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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, 2010 Morgan Housel	The Death of a Stupid Stimulus If you want to take advantage of the first-time homebuyers tax credit, run. Today is the last day the government will pay you to buy a house.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2010 Morgan Housel	New Home Sales Dive to Record Low Yesterday brought news of exisiting home sales falling to the lowest level in a decade. This morning was new home sales' turn, and the news was hardly better.
The Motley Fool July 2, 2010 Morgan Housel	Second Half Slowdown: Here's What to Expect Stimulus and housing could throw a wrench in the recovery.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2010 Morgan Housel	Goldilocks in the Housing Market Not too hot, not too cold.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2010 Morgan Housel	Housing's Worst Nightmare Let the hangover begin. After new home sales surged in April, May's numbers collapsed by almost a third to the lowest level since we started keeping track in 1963.
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 February 10, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	4 Stock Winners of the Housing Stimulus Profit from the housing tax credits without buying a single property by investing in these stocks.
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.
The Motley Fool December 11, 2009 Morgan Housel	Bailouts Gone Astray Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has extended the $700 billion bank bailout known as TARP for another ten months because, "the recovery of our financial system remains incomplete."
The Motley Fool February 19, 2010 Morgan Housel	What Happens to Housing After Life Support? So much stimulus, so little time left. Much of housing's life support will have its plug pulled in the coming weeks and months.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2009 Morgan Housel	JPMorgan Hunkers Down JPMorgan's cut is more practical than desperate, an attempt to position the company to repay TARP as soon as is prudent, and still maintain a strong capital position.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	Standing Alone Amid the Rubble Lennar reports good quarter while housing sentiment remains low.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2011 Neha Chamaria	Don't Miss This Homebuilder Turnaround Higher orders, higher backlog, profits, and encouraging industry signs mean good things for D.R. Horton.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2007 Mac Greer	Fool Video: Time to Buy Housing Stocks? Have housing stocks hit rock bottom? Is it time to buy them? Will the Fed's interest-rate cut boost housing stocks? What does the housing meltdown mean for other stocks? These questions are discussed in this video.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2008 Morgan Housel	China's Stimulus vs. America's Bailout Last summer, China was looking for ways to put the brakes on its searing economy. Now its government is spending a fortune to speed things up.
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 August 27, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger	The Outlook for Housing: The Experts Weigh In Yale professor Robert Shiller and NAR's Jed Smith talk about the housing market.
Finance & Development December 2010	Stimulus Worked Without the quick and massive policy response, the Great Recession might still plague the United States.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2007 Dan Caplinger	The Easy Path to Home Ownership Yes, housing markets have slowed. Sure, plenty of borrowers got burned by overextending themselves. It's also a unique opportunity for those who had been previously priced out of their housing market to consider buying.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Dominion's Sagging Foundation Dominion Homes stock takes a fall, right along with the company's sales and contracts numbers. The stock was down more than 16% by the end of trading.
The Motley Fool April 16, 2009 Morgan Housel	Solid News From JPMorgan Chase Another great quarter. So when will JPMorgan Chase follow through on its desire to repay the $25 billion of TARP capital?
The Motley Fool May 13, 2009 Morgan Housel	TARP's Next Victim: Small Banks Providing capital to banks that might simply feel left out of the party is tiptoeing dangerously close to socialized banking.
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The Motley Fool September 8, 2010 Morgan Housel	Stimulus Round 3: Will It Work This Time? President Barack Obama is expected to announce plans today to let businesses write off 100% of their new investments from now until the end of 2011.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2011	A Brief History of Commerce Bancshares' Returns Commerce was one of only a few large banks that made it through the 2008 financial crisis without accepting TARP bailout funds. CEO David Kemper said turning down TARP "was one of the best decisions of my adult life."
The Motley Fool January 18, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: The DR (Horton) Is In It will take more than a housing market slowdown to defeat this homebuilder. According to analyst estimates, the company likely achieved 24% profits growth over the year-ago quarter, on an 18% rise in sales.
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The Motley Fool September 27, 2006 Stephen Ellis	Is Lennar a Housing Value? Housing stocks have been pounded endlessly, with no sign of a bottom in the housing market. Does this offer investors a value opportunity?
The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 David Lee Smith	Lennar, Now With Reduced Expectations The idea of a housing bottom has become far less immediate and less meaningful than it used to be. Disappointing results from the homebuilder lead to a lack of guidance for 2007. Investors, take note.
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 February 20, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Housing Market Stimulants Bush administration remedies for the ailing housing market may provide much-needed inducements for the market to heal itself.
The Motley Fool January 21, 2010 Alex Dumortier	Where Does Wells Fargo Stand Now? (Post-)crisis and opportunity.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Billy Fisher	Housing Construction Takes One on the Chin Homebuilders' stock drops on the Commerce Department's gloomy report. For investors looking to add real estate to their portfolios, REITs will provide a good alternative to the homebuilders until new-housing construction trends rebound.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2007 Rich Duprey	Lennar Kicks Up More Industry Gloom The homebuilder reports a worsening picture of the housing industry. For an industry hoping for a soft landing, Lennar's numbers did not portend anything good. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek September 30, 2010	Where Did the TARP Money Go? Love it or hate it, TARP didn't bust the bank. Here's where the money went.
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 January 20, 2012 Sean Williams	I Call Shenanigans on This Economic Indicator Don't believe everything an indicator tells you! Although we have the highest level of optimism among homebuilders since June 2007, I'm still going to call shenanigans on this indicator.
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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.
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The Motley Fool March 2, 2006 Seth Jayson	Another Housing Hoohah Did new home sales really drop last month? Not according to the numbers. Investing in companies that ride macroeconomic trends is never easy, and that's nowhere more evident than in the housing sector.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2008 Morgan Housel	Another Stimulus Package? Say It Ain't So. Just months after millions of checks made their way into mailboxes, there's talk of yet another stimulus package.
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