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The Motley Fool
October 29, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Mulling Masco The home-improvement products maker is set to report its third-quarter 2007 earnings shortly. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?   |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2007
Rich Smith |
Mulling Masco's Valuation Home-improvement products maker Masco performs better than expected in the third-quarter. With low valuation and a hefty dividend, this is a stock to take a look at. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Meet Masco Investors want to know: Will the home fixtures maker make it three in a row for earnings beats when it reports its fiscal third-quarter 2006 numbers? |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Scratches on American Woodmark High input and freight costs trip up this cabinetmaker. A bad fourth quarter and poor guidance sent these shares down as much as 19% in morning trading. |
U.S. Banker
February 2006 |
Dwelling on the U.S.'s Affordable-Housing Crisis The housing boom of the last 13 years has lulled many people into a false sense of stability. Look past the numbers and one can easily find evidence of a housing crisis-and it increasingly involves the Everyman. The opportunity to address this crisis starts with banks. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2011
Jim Royal |
There's a Bright Spot in Home Improvement Home improvement looks like it is slowly rising. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Woodmark Scuffed Again While management is doing the right thing by exiting lower-margin business (even at the expense of growth) and looking to trim the headcount to reduce manufacturing inefficiencies, the market doesn't always reward companies for doing the right thing in the short run. |
The Motley Fool
May 2, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
The Slowdown Begins at Building Materials If the selling gets too carried away, Building Materials Holding's stock may emerge as a value. |
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
December 22, 2006
David Lee Smith |
How Strong Is Housing's Foundation? Blueprints for the housing market's future remain sketchy at best. Owning housing stocks is very different from owning a house. It's not only a liquidity thing, but a timing one as well. |
The Motley Fool
August 20, 2007
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: American (Needs) Woodmark(-et Share) The cabinetmaker is set to report its first-quarter 2008 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Tom Keene |
EconoChat: Tom Keene and Karl Case On Housing Keene talks with Wellesley College professor Karl Case, who helped develop the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index |
BusinessWeek
January 17, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The Walls Won't Come Tumbling Down Mortgage rates in 2005 will remain low enough to keep housing affordable. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2007
Rich Smith |
American Woodmark-ed Down American Woodmark's reports show that sales are lagging, and free cash flow has up and disappeared. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
This Bad Housing Number's Better Than It Seems When housing starts shrink, Warren Buffett smiles. As Buffett has explained, "You want to have a bad number for a while." |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Goldilocks in the Housing Market Not too hot, not too cold. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2005
Michael K. Evans |
Evans On The Economy -- Ignore The Bubble Babble Despite what the alarmists contend, U.S. housing prices will continue to rise in 2006 and 2007. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2006
Mike Norman |
A Bubble or a Value? Housing market comments by Toll Brothers' CEO triggers some contrarian reflection. Investors, is this builder a bargain? |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2004
Salim Haji |
Housing Boom Drives Homebuilder Stocks As the housing boom continues, housing stocks are reporting record earnings. Neither is sustainable. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Fool on the Street: Fortune's Mixed Bag of Brands Fortune Brands has a business model with 44% of profits dependent on the struggling home improvement industry. But it is a growing player in the highly profitable spirits and wine segment of the alcohol industry. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2011
Jim Royal |
Rising Star Buy: Fortune Brands The company is set to spin off its home and security business later this year, leaving the spirits business, which will be renamed Beam. I |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2004
Anthony Downs |
Expect Soaring Home Prices in California to Level Off California, the most populous state, has by far the largest economy and contains the greatest investment in real estate of all types in the nation -- so what happens here should concern everyone interested in any kind of real estate. |
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
September 14, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Dueling Fools: Home Depot Bull Rebuttal Investors, despite short-term woes, Home Depot's still going strong. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2011
Jim Royal |
What's Fortune Got Up Its Sleeve? There's a lot to like about this conglomerate. |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Slow Jobs Market? Blame Housing The key to getting the economy back on track is deleveraging -- paying off debt accumulated during the bubble years. For households, the vast majority of that debt is in the form of mortgages. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
March 19, 2007
James Mehring |
Housing: Builders Bite The Bullet It's unlikely that the housing recession has suddenly deepened. Rather, homebuilders have set themselves up finally to reduce their inventories of unsold homes. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005 |
Housing: Don't Panic Yet Soaring home prices are the last remaining problem of the tech boom. The extremely low interest rates that were needed to revive the economy after the bust set the stage for a rally in housing that's now reaching extremes. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2010
Alex Dumortier |
Are You Prepared for a Market Correction? Volatility is coming -- get ready for it. |
The Motley Fool
December 23, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Robert Shiller on Why Home Prices Could Fall for Several Decades After the housing market does bottom, what you should expect from it going forward? |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2004
Salim Haji |
Ready for the Next Bubble? What does it mean for the economy if the housing bubble bursts? A bubble is forming in real estate, and when it bursts, the impact on the U.S. economy will be detrimental, significant, and widespread. |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
American Standard: A Standard for Performance? This company highlights how high return on invested capital numbers don't always guarantee a great investment value. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2005
Anthony Downs |
Dissecting the Housing Bubble Question The most widely discussed real estate issue in the United States today boils down to a two-part question: Does a housing bubble in America exist? And if so, will it burst? |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
It's Boom Time in the Housing Market, But for How Long? Following several years of rapid home price appreciation, real estate experts say current housing prices in the U.S. are based on solid foundations and are not purely a speculative bubble. However, they also say that certain regional markets are vulnerable to a downturn. |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
American Woodmark on the Mark ... This Time Is this the beginning of better margins, or just another head-fake? This is a stock that has been unusually unstable, which operates in an increasingly nervous segment. |
BusinessWeek
October 2, 2006
Peter Coy |
Stocks Can Handle The Housing Chill The numbers are scary. But history shows that the market can shrug them off. |
The Motley Fool
March 27, 2009
Mike Pienciak |
Is Fortune Brands' Luck Finally Turning? Positive news out of the housing market may pass by Fortune Brands. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Fortune Hunting Fortune Brands' continued positive outlook warrants closer consideration of its stock. The firm sells a broad range of consumer products, including Moen bathroom fixtures, Titleist golf clubs, and Jim Beam whiskey. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Fortune Brands' Unfortunate Home Exposure Look to Fortune Brands for its spirit exposure. There's no hurry to buy the shares, since 2007 could be a challenging year, but make sure to keep this company on your watch list. |
BusinessWeek
September 11, 2006
James Mehring |
Housing: The Slump Begins To Hit Payrolls As home sales and construction activity deteriorate at a faster pace, job growth in areas linked to residential real estate is starting to ebb and even decline outright in some parts of the country where the housing boom has been the strongest. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Why Housing is Guaranteed to Recover All markets are cyclical, and when you look at the numbers it's hard not to think we're near the bottom of this cycle. |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2010
Andrew Bond |
2 Retail Insiders Look Into the Housing Market Lowe's and Home Depot both say housing's economic recovery remains slow. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2009
Anand Chokkavelu |
Is There More Pain After This Rally? If so, how much? |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Making a Fortune Diversified consumer products company Fortune Brands has a breakout quarter. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2011
Morgan Housel |
A New Black Eye for Housing Revised sales and inventory data could paint a bleaker picture. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Quick Take: Relax, Housing's Fine! Or is it? Investors, is housing, and possibly our equity-bubble economy, cruising for more bruising? |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Masco Bides Its Time Masco is waiting for home-building conditions to improve. Despite near-term weakness, Masco remains a solid cash generator, and has given investors 39 straight years of increased dividends. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Kathleen Madigan |
After The Housing Boom What the real estate slowdown means for the economy. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Do Housing Statistics Have Meaning? The Commerce Department's monthly housing numbers are eagerly awaited, but they can be difficult to evaluate. |
