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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 16, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Racing to the Bottom in Housing KB Homes reports the same tough conditions as everyone else, but are estimates finally low enough? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is KB's Foundation Solid? KB Home has stellar growth at the top and bottom line, but where's the cash flow growth? Investors, carefully consider this one.
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.
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The Motley Fool January 2, 2008 David Lee Smith	Another Dose of Housing Hogwash Reporters' poor understanding of housing economics may be worsening a bad situation, by passing misinformation along to consumers nationwide.
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 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 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 November 27, 2007 Seth Jayson	Home Prices Even More Horrid All over the U.S., home prices are dropping at a record pace, as confirmed by the S&P's Case-Shiller home price index for Q3.
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 November 10, 2006 Selena Maranjian	"Home Prices Plunge!" Calm down -- the news isn't as bad as it seems. What should we investors and homeowners make of this development?
The Motley Fool August 9, 2007 David Lee Smith	The Great, Exploding Housing Demand A part of Toll Brothers' pre-release gave the builders a decent year on Wednesday. So maybe there really is an emerging pent-up demand for houses that's about to explode and obliterate a still-sliding credit market.
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?
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The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 David Lee Smith	5 Steps Necessary for a Housing Cure Here are five reasons why the housing sector is in such a pickle, and by examining them we can see more clearly what needs to be done to make it so that the sun again shines on our nation's housing sector.
The Motley Fool June 26, 2007 Seth Jayson	No Ambiguity in New Housing Numbers An explanation of the latest housing numbers.
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.
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The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 David Lee Smith	Can Toll Lead the Housing Recovery? In addition to its luxury builder position, Toll offers balance sheet strength.
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.
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The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Not Much to Build On at KB Home In advance of third-quarter reports for KB Home, analysts are expecting a loss; perhaps even a mega-loss.
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The Motley Fool March 28, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Cracks in Lennar's Foundation? Are fewer orders and increased incentives temporary phenomena, or warning signs for investors in this home builder?
The Motley Fool October 10, 2007 Seth Jayson	High-End Homebuilder Humbled Luxury homebuilder Robert Lord Builders announces the auction of five of its high-end homes, including the home owned by Robert Lord himself.
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The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Seth Jayson	Housing Takes Another Header The latest S&P/Case-Shiller Home Prices Index shows that home prices are not only dropping like rocks, in many places, the rate of drop is increasing.
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The Motley Fool March 31, 2008 David Lee Smith	KB Home: The Barometer's Still Falling KB Homes says that given declining consumer confidence and high home inventory levels, they don't expect a meaningful improvement in the circumstances surrounding their business in the near term.
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 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.
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The Motley Fool May 25, 2007 David Lee Smith	Housing's Schizophrenic Day April new-home sales and Toll Brothers' earnings only seemed to tell different stories. Investors, this industry clearly isn't out of the woods yet.
The Motley Fool March 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Where You'll Make Money in Housing With home prices for existing and new homes still low, perhaps the best way to profit from the housing downturn is simply to buy real estate directly.
The Motley Fool December 5, 2008 David Lee Smith	The Builders Are Running. Don't Get Trampled. While builders' shares of Toll Brothers, Pulte, and Lennar are roaring, Don't assume we're out of the woods yet.
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 June 10, 2008 David Lee Smith	Housing Must Get Worse There are sound reasons why the housing market likely won't recover soon.
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The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 David Lee Smith	Three More on the Housing Slide Three more homebuilders, Meritage Homes, Pulte, and Centex, have reported, all demonstrating that builders are still hurting.