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The Motley Fool November 21, 2006 David Lee Smith	How Now the Homebuilders? Homebuilders' share prices have always correlated inversely to interest rate movements. No one knows when the Fed will reverse its recent string of rate increases. Given these imponderables, investors may want to avoid the group until the picture turns brighter.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Foundation for Homebuilder Profits? The housing market may have finally found its trough. Careful monitoring and a slightly extended investment time horizon can be a solid first step toward profiting from the homebuilders.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 David Lee Smith	Can Toll Lead the Housing Recovery? In addition to its luxury builder position, Toll offers balance sheet strength.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Homebuilders Hit Bottom? Have we reached a trough in the housing market? For investors who believe that 2007 will see homebuilding slowly, steadily rise again, Toll and Ryland might deserve your attention.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2007 David Lee Smith	Are the Builders Getting Bored? The builders still aren't happy, and -- surprise -- they're not as busy as they used to be.
The Motley Fool May 13, 2008 David Lee Smith	Skittish Buyers Still Taking Their Toll Toll could be the first builder to recover, but it's still suffering.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Rich Duprey	Ryland Puts the Hammer Down The homebuilder manages to exceed expectations and raise home prices. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2008 David Lee Smith	Could the Builders Begin to Topple? Homebuilding news is worsening, leading some to doubt that all the builders will survive.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2008 David Lee Smith	Housing's Horrible Hiatus As bad as they were, the 2007 housing start numbers probably should have been worse.
The Motley Fool May 14, 2007 David Lee Smith	Subprime's Expanding Toll Despite its luxury niche position, Toll Brothers is also being affected by the nation's subprime-mortgage disaster. But investors still have an opportunity here.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 David Lee Smith	KB Home the Latest of a Lot The slowdown in home sales reaches this builder, too. Investors, when the malaise will end is anyone's guess.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2006 David Lee Smith	How Strong Is Housing's Foundation? Blueprints for the housing market's future remain sketchy at best. Owning housing stocks is very different from owning a house. It's not only a liquidity thing, but a timing one as well.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	House Prices and a Bailout: What Gives? Will a bailout suddenly brighten the world of housing news? What is the outlook for the stocks of homebuilders?
The Motley Fool April 25, 2008 David Lee Smith	The Housing Roundup The housing news is still bleak, but the builders are edging slowly upward.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2007 David Lee Smith	Housing's Schizophrenic Day April new-home sales and Toll Brothers' earnings only seemed to tell different stories. Investors, this industry clearly isn't out of the woods yet.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	Is the Roof Falling on Housing? The housing activity level for January was the lowest in almost a decade. Investors with a somewhat longer-than-normal investment horizon should continue to keep an eye on builders.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	KB Home Is OK KB Home, while clearly not out of the woods, is experiencing the sort of results that could lead to improved fortunes. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2008 David Lee Smith	The Housing Roundup Is it too soon to begin building positions in the nation's big builders?
The Motley Fool January 23, 2008 Sham Gad	Basic Economics for Homebuilders Homebuilders can't sell their existing inventory, yet 1 million homes are under construction.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Centex Back at the Chopping Block Even Dallas-based Centex home builders, in the 'healthiest' market in the country, reported big losses this quarter.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	Housing's Maladies Hammer Builders FirstSource Given the company's customers -- homebuilders -- it was an unsurprisingly soft quarter. Investors shouldn't dismiss the company completely though.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Joseph Khattab	Foolish Forum: Homebuilder Havoc Homebuilders have reported nothing but cancellations and asset write-downs, and even the staunch bulls aren't seeing a bottom. Here to discuss the housing situation is homebuilder analyst David Lee Smith.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 David Lee Smith	Take a Hiatus From Housing With the housing market a mess, perhaps this is a good time to take a hiatus from it, and research sectors of the market that are more promising.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2007 David Lee Smith	Hovnanian Gets Floored The New Jersey-based builder pegs subprime-lending difficulties and a hard-hit Florida market as key to its woes. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2010 Andrew Bond	Is Less Homebuilding a Bad Thing? The latest numbers from the homebuilding industry aren't as sobering as you might think.
The Motley Fool November 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Are Any Builders Worth Your Shekels? The time isn't yet right to buy the homebuilders, but some preliminary analysis can't hurt.
The Motley Fool April 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	Two More Homebuilders Get Nailed Pulte and Beazer become the latest large homebuilders to sink into loss positions. Investors without a longer than average time horizon are urged to avoid this sector.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2007 David Lee Smith	The Housing Slump's Third Phase It seems that Pulte signaled another phase of the housing crisis with its recent restructuring announcement. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	Do Housing Statistics Have Meaning? The Commerce Department's monthly housing numbers are eagerly awaited, but they can be difficult to evaluate.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2006 David Lee Smith	Toll Brothers' Dancing CEO Coming amidst still-sloppy housing start and permit numbers, Toll's results for the quarter were in line with expectations. The company's shares increased $0.96 to $32.87, as investors were buoyed by the willingness of the head of a major builder to call a bottom for housing's recent declines.
The Motley Fool June 10, 2008 David Lee Smith	Housing Must Get Worse There are sound reasons why the housing market likely won't recover soon.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2008 David Lee Smith	A Bigger Housing Knockdown in '09? With prices still sliding and a softer job market, housing could fall farther next year.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2008 David Lee Smith	Building Up for Toll Brothers? This homebuilder might be on its way back, despite a loss for the quarter.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2007 David Lee Smith	Don't Neglect Builders FirstSource For investors eager to buy builders' shares, Builders FirstSource deserves attention.
The Motley Fool March 12, 2007 David Lee Smith	Hovnanian Huffing and Puffing The New Jersey-based builder is KO'd by continued softness in southwest Florida's housing market. But ultimately, the sector will recover. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2008 David Lee Smith	Housing's Health Meter Is Near Empty This table provides a quick scan of the key metrics that indicate -- and quantify -- whether the housing market is still sliding, has reached a direction-changing point, or appears to be recovering.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 David Lee Smith	No Light in Horton's Tunnel The homebuilder D.R. Horton saw earnings plummet 85% year over year, and management foresees no real improvement.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Tim Hanson	The Worst Stock for 2007: Toll Brothers There are no values if there aren't value traps. Toll Brothers is a stock to avoid.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 David Lee Smith	Homebuilders Up 25% in One Day? Crazy? Absolutely. And housing's flood of bad news since then has already washed away the results. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 David Lee Smith	The Housing Roundup Let's take a quick look at recent housing news and events and try to predict the group's future.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2007 David Lee Smith	The Great, Exploding Housing Demand A part of Toll Brothers' pre-release gave the builders a decent year on Wednesday. So maybe there really is an emerging pent-up demand for houses that's about to explode and obliterate a still-sliding credit market.
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The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Hovnanian Near the Ceiling? Does slightly lower guidance mean the new-housing boom is getting long in the tooth? The risk/reward ratio in these stocks is tilted too much toward "risk" for my comfort.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2006 Mike Norman	A Bubble or a Value? Housing market comments by Toll Brothers' CEO triggers some contrarian reflection. Investors, is this builder a bargain?
The Motley Fool December 7, 2007 David Lee Smith	Toll Finally Rolls Over The nation's largest luxury builder isn't enjoying the luxury of ongoing profits; in the fourth-quarter the company reported their first-ever loss.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Mike Norman	On the Up-And-Up Homebuilders' rise is catching analysts' attention, but caution still suggests further gains.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2007 David Lee Smith	Centex Gives Inventory the Chop This major homebuilder holds the lead among major builders in cutting land positions and options. But patient investors may yet be rewarded.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 David Lee Smith	Three More on the Housing Slide Three more homebuilders, Meritage Homes, Pulte, and Centex, have reported, all demonstrating that builders are still hurting.
The Motley Fool May 16, 2007 David Lee Smith	Housing Schizophrenia The homebuilders and the Realtors give very different reads on housing's health. What's an investor to believe?