Over the past several months I have been paying close attention to the Real Estate market. Some of the activity is worth taking note of and applying that knowledge towards your trading portfolio.
What made me start analyzing Real Estate closely was that it had increased in price by around 28% over the past year. Homeowners yell ‘hooray’ when they discover this. However, it presents some structural issues that are starting to make people wonder if the bubble is starting to pop. Over the past year the Real Estate Investment Trust sector was the #4 best performing asset class generating returns of 22.1%.
Like many investors, I visit Real Estate sites regularly to see how much inventory is available and what the prices are. Over the last 18 months it has been a wonder to behold. But the recent price increase worried me quite a bit simply because the magnitude of the move mixed in with the main factors that drive housing prices clearly say that this type of growth is not sustainable. Over the past 18 months we have seen the Federal Reserve increase the money supply by over $6 trillion. Historically, the real estate market benefits from this type of currency devaluation.
I am not pessimistic here. Quite the opposite, but I feel critical thinking is in order. Traditionally, Real Estate is the largest investment that anyone will ever make in their lives. While it is possible to make as little as a 3% to 5% down payment and borrow the rest in the form of a 30-year mortgage, the initial problem is that when prices move 20%+ higher in a year, first time home buyers, are incapable of saving fast enough or receiving enough salary increases to be able to qualify to purchase their first home. So, the first red flag is that the recent run up in real estate prices has bowed out the first-time home buyer completely.
That means that the remaining activity in the real estate market takes place between commercial investors, home upsizers and home downsizers.
Recently the Wall Street Journal wrote about this phenomenon highlighting the FOMO characteristics that have gripped homebuyers.
The article featured the following graph which should create a contrarian outlook for anyone who studies it. Homes coming on to the market have been selling in a weeks’ time, when historically the average has been 7 ½ weeks. In the world of trading there is a saying that “high volatility begets low volatility and vice versa.“ What the saying tries to communicate is that EXTREMES need to be recognized for when they occur the trend reverts back to the average. This is counterintuitive and goes against the grain of traditional thinking and human nature. Most people buy their air conditioners in the summer months when it is hottest and when the demand is greatest. If it is 120 degrees outside and it is August, statistically speaking it is fair to say that the temperature will only get cooler from here. Likewise, when homebuyers are making the biggest investments of their lives and paying significantly above the offering price to acquire the property, this is not normal, and the tendency will revert to the mean.
The average asking price is now the average selling price.
In a normal housing market, a seller expects to get lower bids as a starting point for back-and-forth negotiation over various parts of the deal until agreement. A bubble market is comparable to everybody putting market orders in simultaneously. I might be wrong, but this is not sustainable in any form, particularly with new home buyers being boxed out of the market. Real Estate is an inflation hedge but what we are witnessing is price appreciation in dollars because the currency is being devalued.
Next, we can start to analyze some of the biggest real estate sellers and developers and see how they are faring in this recent move up.
Take Zillow for example. Zillow ($Z) is down over 70% in the last 9 months. Ouch!
One stock does not make a market but seeing ZILLOW crumble during a booming Real Estate market should force investors to be very discerning in their decision making.
This price collapse in Zillow is noteworthy because ZILLOW was buying thousands of homes across the U.S. and reselling them to homebuyers and investors. In an upwards trending real estate market, you can flip the assets and turn a profit, but it becomes a entirely different business model when prices start going down.
Last week Zillow announced that it would stop buying houses indefinitely and reported it will lay off 2,000 employees. They want to offload the 7,000 houses purchased at over $2.8 billion that they were originally planning to fix and flip.
Last Quarter Zillow reported a $0.95 loss per share, whereas the Street was expecting a profit of $0.16 per share. It looks like Zillow got caught in a FOMO trap.
These Flipper companies like REDFIN and Open Door are holding large quantities of Real Estate assets where their purchase price likely reflects the huge increases in selling prices over the past 18 months and comes at a time when consumers may be starting to shift away from the “buy it at any cost” type of mentality.
This is a chart of REDFIN ($RDFN) which has fallen 55% over the last 9 months. While it has fared better than ZILLOW the chart clearly shows that over the past year the trend is unchanged. Investors are rightfully asking the question “has the REAL ESTATE BUBBLE popped?”
In the backdrop of these events domestically, the Real Estate sector has had to contend with Evergrande the second largest Real Estate developer in China being insolvent and unable to make payments on $300 billion dollars’ worth of obligations. While this news broke in late September of 2021, it appears that over the past 30 days Evergrande has made gestures at trying to restructure its finances. The dark cloud on the horizon is that most of the top largest real estate companies in China are unable to pay creditors, creating a risk for the broader financial system. Evergrande’s default would cause a sharp contraction in the Chinese economy, trigger a drop in real estate prices in both China and abroad, and increase mortgage defaults, thereby harming consumers and the economy at large.
Evergrande is a company that has been a major player, with a 3% stake in the company being a significant concern for investors. The company has a lot of assets: its total assets are around $7.4 trillion, and its debt is about $5.6 trillion. Most of the company has an estimated debt ratio equal to 75% of EBITDA, and more than half of the debt is in the form of convertible bonds. Evergrande is a company that has a big amount of debts that is about $4 trillion, so the company’s debt is almost two times the company’s own funding. That means China has been worried. The global economy has experienced an enormous increase in demand for high-end products. It is currently being heavily impacted by the new pandemic. As a result, a significant portion has a small share of new business, as well as the company’s high-end business. The company is now a very large amount of debt, and the company is forced to use it to reduce the cost of the business. While there has been strong positive impact, it is likely to be more profitable, and the company’s current debt is in the short term, a short-term debt. It still has high debt on a daily basis.
Evergreening is a way of making up for the debt crisis. It’s a very big risk for the market.
Evergrande has been in crisis for a while. It has experienced issues and is facing challenges. The company has not paid the debt, and the potential risk is that it might cause a ripple effect across the financial system. The real estate market is also in danger from the effect of policy changes and market behavior. If the real estate market and the financial market are affected, it will likely lead to higher default rates among consumers and a decline in mortgage debt. The market will be more affected than just the economy.
While it’s not an official confirmation that the debt may be released, the company’s creditors are still waiting for the payment. The company has a great amount of credit risk. The company’s debt is a big risk of default. The company and the company’s potential risk will be considered. The company has to meet the requirements.
In summary, Evergrande remains a risky investment. The company’s debt is a concern, and it is in the position of an impending financial crisis. The company is still at risk as of the current situation, and it is unknown whether it will have any chance of being released.
Real estate markets are being affected by the global economy’s decline, and the real estate market has seen many changes. This is a new period, and the real estate market will face challenges from future markets. The real estate market has already lost many opportunities. The real estate market has a huge impact on the global economy.
It may not be enough for investors to pay attention to this market, and investors can use risk.
In general, the economy depends on how the markets behave and how it can cause changes. A company has to look closely at the market, so that the stock market, real-estate market and other market risks are affected. The economy will be affected by economic changes. If the real estate market continues to develop, the risk of default may increase and may lead to negative market effects.
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Investing in real estate may not be as risky as it is a good way to take advantage of financial market trends. This could encourage people to invest in the real estate market but may not be the real situation. The market is in the process of changing its future. The real estate market may remain to be better than expected or better than the company, because it is likely to continue to invest in a variety of ways to develop the real estate market.
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