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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.
The Motley Fool August 8, 2007 Seth Jayson	Still More Housing Bull The National Association of Realtors issues another suspiciously misleading press release. It is in the NAR's interest to convince people to buy; therefore, investors, please read their words carefully.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2007 Seth Jayson	Realtors Fiddle While Home Sales Sink The National Association of Realtors sets a new low in reporting, continuing to insist that all is well in the housing market, despite a 21% drop in year-over-year home sales and a 15% increase in inventory.
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 May 1, 2007 Seth Jayson	Lipstick on the Housing Pig Further evidence of the deflating bubble is supposed to be good news? Investors, the NAR's newest pending sales report is an absolute hog.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2007 Seth Jayson	Charting the Housing Spin In its latest press release, the National Association of Realtors makes the argument that homes are better investments than stocks.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2005 Seth Jayson	Housing Roars Back? Not So Fast. Make sure you know what the real numbers say before you make that bet on a home or housing stocks.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2006 Dan Caplinger	Know Your Numbers: Home Sales The housing industry is an important component of the U.S. economy, affecting everyone. By looking at data on sales of homes, you can track how well the housing industry is doing, which can help you with decisions about investing in real estate.
The Motley Fool September 4, 2007 Seth Jayson	Desperate Realtors Applaud Bailout The National Association of Realtors likes the idea of a subprime bailout. Big surprise.
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 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 September 8, 2006 Seth Jayson	Housing Cheerleaders Losing Pep When the NAR issues a feel-bad press release, we should pay attention. Unfortunately, this may be too little, too late. After all, the NAR has been quietly admitting, for a few weeks now, that things are getting ugly in a lot of markets, and that a correction was necessary.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2007 David Lee Smith	More Useful Housing Data, Please! If the Realtors, the Department of Commerce, or the National Association of Home Builders put more effort into the types of numbers they released, investors would be better able to judge how soon the likes of Centex, Pulte, Lennar, Hovnanian, and Toll Brothers might recover from the current crisis.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2007 Seth Jayson	Down Isn't Up. Really. Seems like every week, the National Association of Realtors finds a reason to pump residential homebuying by looking at numbers and spinning them to appear that things are getting better. They're not.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2007 Seth Jayson	No Ambiguity in New Housing Numbers An explanation of the latest housing numbers.
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.
BusinessWeek October 15, 2007 James Mehring	Housing Speculators Are Ready To Bail The current explosion in inventory of existing homes appears to be linked to a high degree of speculative activity.
The Motley Fool June 9, 2006 Seth Jayson	I Want My Bubble Back! The National Association of Realtors wants the Fed to quit with the rate hikes. Big surprise. The simple fact is that no one wants the party to end
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.
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Seth Jayson	Quick Take: Realtors Get Desperate The National Association of Realtors announces a nationwide advertising campaign designed to counter recent negative housing reports in the media.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Seth Jayson	More Housing Bull The NAR praises pending home sales numbers. Big surprise. The moral of the story for investors of all stripes: Beware the cycle of enthusiasm and pain.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Others' Foreclosures Can Hurt You Even if your mortgage and your portfolio have not been affected by the credit crunch, the current crisis may adversely affect your home's value.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2006 Seth Jayson	Housing's Ups and Downs The data conflict again. So what else is new? However, investors seem to have decided long ago that the new-home boom is on the wane.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Seth Jayson	Hiding the Ugly Truth About Housing The NAR continues, month after month, to release home-sales predictions that are overly optimistic and completely misleading. The true housing sector figures are much worse than they want you to know.
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.
BusinessWeek August 21, 2006 James Mehring	Why Housing Looks A Little Rickety Recent data indicate further weakening in the housing market is yet to come.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2007 Seth Jayson	Housing's Direction Not Hazy Building permits drop 24% since last year. This may finally create a more healthy supply/demand equilibrium, but how long that will take is anyone's guess.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2005 Seth Jayson	H is for Housing. And Hiss. The housing market is getting a bit squishier, but whether that indicates a soft landing is anyone's guess. And a potential implosion of the sub-prime mortgage market is part of the bear argument against originators like H&R Block.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Morgan Housel	Housing: Still in the Dumps Many economists feel housing will remain face down in the mud for a while. Not only is this an uncomfortable truth for homeowners, but also for housing-heavy banks.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2007 Seth Jayson	Home Prices Just Keep Crashing The only thing left to wonder is why the media consistently reports on a return to normalcy in home sales and home pricing as if it's a bad thing. Sure, it hurts. But there's no such thing as free money, at least not forever.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2007 David Lee Smith	The Credit Crunch on Housing Savvy investors should wait until the homebuilders' business strengthens obviously and meaningfully before accumulating positions in the group.
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 June 11, 2007 David Lee Smith	Housing's New World of Cautious Lending Stronger lending standards are justified, but they'll slow the recovery. Still, investors can make money by very slowly building positions in the better builders and exercising considerable investor patience.
Financial Planning November 1, 2010 Donald Jay Korn	Real Estate Revisited Have real estate prices finally hit bottom? As far as home prices go, the data says they have.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2007 Rich Duprey	Freezing Mortgage Rates Is Not the Answer People who shouldn't have qualified for a mortgage got their keys to a piece of the American dream. But now the bill is coming due.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2009 Mike Pienciak	Don't Be Fooled by the Housing Numbers Game It's not just how many houses are selling that matters, but what kind.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2007 Seth Jayson	Housing Collapse Squishes Bear The risky mortgages that drove the housing mania were also prime ways for Wall Street to cash in on the greedy and naive. And now that the air is escaping and credit is being crunched, we're seeing the results.
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Rich Duprey	Worst Stock for 2009: Hovnanian Enterprises Which 10 companies should you keep out of your portfolio? Find out in our special series on the Worst Stocks for 2009. Here, take a look at why you stay away from this home-wrecker.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Will the Housing Slump Hurt You? Falling prices may have a big effect on many homeowners. But if you have your financial house in order, you probably won't feel the hurt, and you may be able to turn bad market conditions to your advantage.
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006	Phantom Profits Countrywide Financial has been among the most aggressive underwriters of option ARMs.
BusinessWeek May 28, 2009 James Cooper	Business Outlook: Housing Demand Stabilizes A housing turnaround will be crucial to economic recovery. Recent signs that housing activity is at least stabilizing are a key milestone.
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 September 25, 2007 Seth Jayson	Home Sales Still Sink The National Association of Realtors reports a 12.8% year-over-year drop in home sales as the market returns to normal levels following the housing bubble.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Is Housing Headed for the Basement? When the National Association of Realtors begins disseminating negative news, it must be bad.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2007 David Lee Smith	Hovnanian's Housing Hoedown Hovnanian sells 2,100 houses in a three-day, $100,000 off sale. Does this cut-and-slash approach make sense for other beleaguered builders?
The Motley Fool December 30, 2009 Dan Caplinger	The Best Bargain for 2010? Whether you're looking to buy your first home or want to move up to a better one, don't let fear about the future direction of home prices dissuade you from taking a serious look at buying right now.
The Motley Fool September 19, 2007 David Lee Smith	Not the Time for Countrywide The news certainly isn't all bad at mortgage giant Countrywide these days. It is a solid company that will likely emerge stronger from the current crisis, but it will take time.
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 March 28, 2007 Dan Caplinger	3 Tips for Spring Homebuyers Falling home prices and upcoming rate adjustments on creative mortgages have current homeowners up against the ropes. It's a buyer's market. Take advantage!
The Motley Fool August 22, 2008 David Lee Smith	Housing's Bottom Isn't Showing Yet While builders' shares have improved, the housing news remains weak.