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The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Palm Harbor Docks The manufactured housing builder completed its first quarter of fiscal 2007 last month, and plans to tell us how it went tomorrow afternoon. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Champion Enters the Ring Last quarter, the manufactured housing company didn't just reverse its year-ago loss -- it crushed the Street's estimates. Will Champion retain its title when it reports earnings tomorrow morning?
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	A Champion in a Tough Industry Champion Enterprises, a manufactured housing builder, reports more sales but so-so earnings. The these results suggest a recovery is finally under way? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Hail, Champion! Manufactured home builder Champion Enterprises gets ready to report its fiscal third-quarter 2006 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see?
The Motley Fool January 18, 2006 Rich Smith	Smooth Sailing at Palm Harbor The manufactured-home maker bests estimates by a wide margin. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2005 Rich Smith	Champion's Comeback Story Profits and free cash flow are back for the modular home builder. Is it time to invest?
The Motley Fool October 20, 2005 Rich Smith	Champion Dodges a Bullet But the manufactured housing maker's numbers suggest it's still wearing a bulls-eye. For investors' sakes, we can only hope that the extra business provided by federal buyers will help to reverse the trend that began building in the third quarter.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2005 Rich Smith	Trailer Park Treasures The recent hurricanes have been anything but disastrous for RV builders. Quick-to-build housing is now the order of the day. Here's a look at the investability of a few of the companies able to fill this need.
The Motley Fool September 12, 2005 Rich Smith	Fleetwood's Stock Floats Upward The business is still floundering, but short-term prospects are bright. Over the past week, the mobile and manufactured home maker's shares have risen $2 from the low nines and now sell for just over $11 apiece.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Champion on Deck The manufactured housing company reports its first-quarter 2007 shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Enter the Champion Temporary housing manufacturer Champion Enterprises reports its second-quarter 2006 results Monday. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek May 22, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	Raising The Roof At Champion Enterprises Who said homebuilder stocks were over? Champion Enterprises is surging, trading at 15.57, close to its 52-week high of $16.00 -- almost double its price a year ago.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Palm Harbor Docks The manufactured housing builder aims to build on last quarter's results as it closes out its reporting on fiscal 2006. Palm Harbor reports fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 results after market close on Tuesday. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 12, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Champion Fighting Smarter The manufactured housing purveyor is set to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Palm Harbor's Shady Quarter The manufactured homebuilder reports third-quarter 2007 earnings results shortly. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool July 25, 2005 Rich Smith	Palm Harbor: Next in Line? Can the modular homebuilder work itself back to profitability? Industry turnarounds take time. When choosing an investment, you should, too.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Will This Champion Knock Out the Competition? A prolonged recovery for Champion Enterprises will depend on the modular business. This story is getting better, but the stock market is already at least somewhat on to that fact.
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 Rich Smith	Drew Industries Ready to Draw What picture will the manufactured home parts supplier paint when it reports its quarterly results? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Palm Harbor Wide Open The manufactured homebuilder gets ready to report second-quarter 2007 results. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Could Subprime Save Fleetwood? First-quarter results came in slightly ahead of pessimistic analyst projections at the manufactured home and RV maker. Looking forward, management feels the current subprime challenges could actually end up helping its housing segment.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2007 Sham Gad	Nobility Homes Still Noble The Florida home manufacturer feels the pinch and decides to stay the course. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Palm Reading Palm Harbor Homes doesn't catch the real estate flu. The stock trades at a richer, double-digit earnings multiple than the larger developers. The premium may be money well spent, though, given the price that investors are willing to pay for a sturdier roof in this tenuous sector.
BusinessWeek June 5, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian	Prefab Gains Signal Housing Pain Manufactured home sales are reviving. That may be bad news for the larger market.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Nobody's Home at Fleetwood Enterprises It will be an even longer road to recovery for manufactured housing and RV company. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2006 Rich Smith	A Crack in Cavalier's Armor The manufactured-housing company beats estimates but inspires fear. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2007 Rich Smith	Palm Harbor Founders Reporting fiscal fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings recently, the manufactured-home builder announced that quarterly sales slumped 25% year over year. Investors, things actually get worse.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2006 Emil Lee	The Gleam on Manufactured Housing This beaten-down industry shows a lot of promise to some value investors.
U.S. Banker February 2006	Gimme Shelter The U.S. residential real-estate boom masks an ugly truth: Affordable housing is increasingly hard to find. Enter manufactured housing, an $8 billion industry that promises to grow by 10% a year.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Cavalier Stable Manufactured home builder Cavalier Homes has turned in three straight quarters of improved earnings numbers (in comparison to the previous year's numbers). Can the little company from Alabama make it four for four? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2007 Rich Smith	Drew Draws a Smiley Face Drew has readied itself for continued turbulence in the industry, improving its own chances of surviving. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2004 Phil Wohl	Toll Brothers Raises the Roof Can the leading builder of luxury homes continue its record pace despite fluctuating interest rates?
Registered Rep. September 1, 2004 Bob Hirschfeld	Trailer Cash Mobile homes and the people who live in them are easy marks for comedians, but it'd be a mistake to let the jokes influence your opinion of the industry as an investment opportunity.
BusinessWeek October 3, 2005	Shelter After The Storm Real estate ace Samuel Lieber sees lots of opportunities - and no bubble.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Anders Bylund	In the Shade of the Palm: Fool by Numbers The gadget maker released third-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool May 4, 2005 Rich Smith	Drew Builds Momentum Manufactured housing parts? Boring -- unless you're Warren Buffett. Investors, take a look at Drew Industries.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2006 Rich Smith	What's Driving Drew's Stock? Margins fall and costs rise for the company, which makes parts for RVs and manufactured homes. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2004 Bill Mann	Crazy on Credit How the manufactured housing industry got burned by easy credit.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Wheels May Put Fleetwood Back on Its Feet After reaching an all-time high near $46 in March 1998, Fleetwood's stock has had a bumpy ride to a recent $8.38. When will the hangover end?
IDB America February 2003	Housing after a disaster In the wake of natural disasters, governments have traditionally had the responsibility for providing the victims with temporary shelter, and later, permanent housing. But the question of who should take charge of each aspect of residential housing reconstruction is far from simple.
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The Motley Fool December 21, 2006 Rich Smith	No Looking Back for Palm Yes, there's those darn second-quarter numbers. There's no denying the results were miserable -- and yet, the stock didn't sink on the news. Why?
The Motley Fool May 29, 2007 Richard Gibbons	How to Catch a Falling Knife Buying when a stock is plummeting takes guts, but it can be exceptionally profitable when it works out.
National Defense July 2008 Breanne Wagner	FEMA on a Mission to Regain Credibility Scarred from its poor performance during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, agency leadership openly said it would take a major disaster to prove itself. It got that chance when wildfires swept through Southern California.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2008 David Lee Smith	Another Dose of Bad Builder News The latest negative housing numbers, released by the Commerce Department early this week, showed that the sales rate of new houses was lower last year than any time since we started keeping track of housing figures.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Forecast: Fleetwood Enterprises Checks Its Breaks In advance of earnings, investors hope for a long-awaited turnaround at the manufactured-house and recreational-vehicle maker.
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The Motley Fool December 21, 2005 Steven Mallas	Cash in the Palm Potential buyers in this sector would serve themselves well by musing carefully on the competitive advantages of this company. For now, though, Palm is definitely bringing in the cash.
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