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The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 David Lee Smith	Builders to the Junkyard? The next step in housing's multi-phase crisis could be downgrading the builders to junk status. Several big building stocks, including Lennar, Centex, and Pulte, are currently being scrutinized by Moody's.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 David Lee Smith	Pulte Joins Builders' Bad News Line Pulte only adds to the lengthening line of builders already warning of softer-than-expected quarterly results.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Battered Builders Falling Faster As part of a horrible week for housing, big builders lined up with huge quarterly losses. In the midst of this continuously declining set of circumstances, investors are urged to build a barrier between themselves and the battered builders.
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 August 7, 2008 David Lee Smith	Horton Hammered Hard Yes, the quarterly results were more than half again better than a year ago. But the losses are still relatively large and aren't falling at a rate that would indicate that the end of the company's travails is near.
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?
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 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 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 April 30, 2007 David Lee Smith	Building Materials' Sawed-Off Results Investors, with the housing market and building construction continuing to retreat, Building Materials Holding Corporation has seen its roof cave in.
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 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 May 19, 2009 Rich Duprey	Home-Improvement Retailers Still Under Construction Spring cleaning helped results at Lowe's and Home Depot, but the paint is still peeling on housing.
The Motley Fool October 29, 2007 David Lee Smith	Meritage Homes Joins the Slide Meritage Homes has joined the housing company slide into write-off wonderland. Investors, take note.
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 December 22, 2003 Carla Pasternak	Is KB Home Built to Last? KB Home's shares may fall as interest rates rise.
The Motley Fool April 10, 2007 David Lee Smith	Housing's Next Down Leg? D.R. Horton's second-quarter sales figures represented more negative news from the homebuilders. Investors, if you can't justify a longer-than-normal investment time horizon, keep your wallet in your pocket.
The Motley Fool September 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	Lennar Builds Bigger Losses With housing still sliding, Lennar opens the builders' reporting period with a record loss, three times as bad as analysts' consensus expectations.
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 November 16, 2010 Alyce Lomax	Home Stocks Aren't Hospitable Investors should seek better stock shelters than Home Depot and Lowe's.
The Motley Fool February 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Taking a Toll on Homebuilders The nation's ongoing soft housing market continues to take a toll on the major homebuilders. Last week, luxury builder Toll Brothers reported lower results for its first quarter of fiscal 2007.
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 July 11, 2007 David Lee Smith	More Cracks in Housing's Foundation With dire pre-releases from two major builders, the future of housing becomes progressively more uncertain. Investors, beware.
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 November 30, 2007 Rich Duprey	The Silver Lining in Housing's Demise Despite the housing industry doom and gloom, homeowners do have some things to smile about. Now might be the perfect time for those remodeling projects you've been wanting to do.
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 March 8, 2005 Lawrence Meyers	Will 7% Mortgages Hurt Pulte? Mortgage rates may climb, impacting homebuilding demand.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2008 David Lee Smith	The Housing Roundup Despite a longing for profits from the homebuilders, the group remains in intensive care.
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 January 2, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Face-Off: Home-Improvement Giants One of the biggest questions on investors' minds is what will happen to the homebuilding market in 2007. Home Depot wins the face-off, with three wins to Lowe's two, but the best strategy may be to consider a weighting in both.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2008 David Lee Smith	How Much Longer Will Housing Be Hammered? As the opportunity for tax benefits expires, housing will still be slammed.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 David Lee Smith	Fogging the Mirror in Mortgage Lending The housing industry is getting bogged down in the aftermath of subprime loans. Investors, take note.
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 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 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 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 August 28, 2007 David Lee Smith	Housing's Increased Signs of Trouble The number of homes on the market is big, and likely to get much bigger.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 David Lee Smith	Hovnanian's Losing Streak Continues With its third-quarter results, big builder Hovnanian appears to be saying that things could get worse before they improve. Management plans to slash the prices on homes across the country.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2007 David Lee Smith	Lennar's Sensible Fire Sale Taking $0.40 on the dollar for many properties may be a necessary recovery step for homebuilders before any sort of a turnaround can take place.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Leaky Roof at Centex The homebuilder will report its third-quarter 2007 financial results shortly, where it is likely investors will see another homebuilder falling into a state of disrepair.
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 February 23, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Can Home Improvement's Improvement Last? Hardware retailers are no safe haven for investors.
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.
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Dean Foust	A Scary Stretch Of Vacant Lots If demand for homes slows, builders' recent land grabs could hammer profits.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2007 Rich Duprey	This Dead Cat Won't Bounce For the third consecutive day, shares of some of the biggest homebuilders rallied. Investors, beware, all data indicates that housing won't be doing well for a very long time to come.
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 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Lowe's Laps Laggard Home Depot Although sales at Lowe's did manage to eke out a small gain this quarter, comps were again down, and net profits fell.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Will Soaring Lumber Prices Hurt? That deck you wanted to build has gotten much more expensive.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	Keeping the Builders at Arm's Length In the week that was, the market found its sea legs a little, there was some good housing news; investors could have bought the builders big on that economic news; thankfully they didn't.
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.