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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.
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The Motley Fool November 3, 2011 Neha Chamaria	Turnaround? Downturn? Oh, What a Mess! Is there really a reason to be optimistic about homebuilder stocks.
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.
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The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 David Lee Smith	5 Steps Necessary for a Housing Cure Here are five reasons why the housing sector is in such a pickle, and by examining them we can see more clearly what needs to be done to make it so that the sun again shines on our nation's housing sector.
The Motley Fool October 5, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Housing Stocks Gone Wild? Housing stocks rebound after more horrible news. Has all the bad news already been built into the stock prices of homebuilders? Should investors move in to housing stocks? Those questions are answered in this video.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Hovnanian's House of Horrors The latest quarterly data from Hovnanian might remind you of one of those haunted-house tours you take around Halloween; there's lots of scary stuff in there.
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The Motley Fool August 23, 2007 Lawrence Rothman	It's Not Time for Toll Brothers It's an uncertain market, particularly for homebuilders. Just because the downturn may not hurt Toll as much, that doesn't mean you should buy the stock.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Wells Fargo upgrades Toll Brothers after Toll pre-announces fourth quarter earnings.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2005 Lawrence Meyers	Will 7% Mortgages Hurt Pulte? Mortgage rates may climb, impacting homebuilding demand.
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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?
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BusinessWeek February 6, 2006 James Mehring	Housing: Will Surging Supply Pop The Bubble? As the housing market plateaus, speculative activity will evaporate. That's when housing should slow noticeably.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Rich Duprey	Beazer's Cloudy Future The home-builder reports dismal earnings. Shocking. While Beazer hopes the spring quarter shows more robust results, it has lowered guidance for the full year to $1.25 to $1.50 per share.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2005 Shannon Zimmerman	If Interest Rates Stay Low What would it mean for homebuilders and banks? What should smart investors do in response? Nothing. Investors should let company fundamentals and valuations -- not macroeconomic forecasts -- be their guide.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Where You'll Make Money in Housing With home prices for existing and new homes still low, perhaps the best way to profit from the housing downturn is simply to buy real estate directly.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 Seth Jayson	Home Sales Worsen The drop in home sales (and median prices, by the way) will probably be no surprise to anyone who read past the vapid, misleading headlines last week, when the Commerce Department's new home sales numbers appeared to show a 10.2% drop in year-over-year sales for the month of July.
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The Motley Fool December 7, 2011 Neha Chamaria	Have You Noticed the Interesting Pickup in This Sector? Three factors hint at improvements in the housing sector.
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The Motley Fool June 25, 2007 Seth Jayson	Housing Slumps. Who's Surprised? America's easy-credit, quick-flipping, borrow-now-and-forget-the-consequences lifestyle is coming to an increasingly painful, grinding halt. Welcome to the laws of supply and demand, folks.
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The Motley Fool June 8, 2010 Morgan Housel	Stalling the Housing Recovery, One Stimulus Bill at a Time Congress again proves that it's not a group of economists, as three House members introduce a $15 billion stimulus bill to provide homebuilders with construction loans.
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