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  • Why I See a Near-Term Setback in Real Estate by Markos Kaminis
      An ugly trend in the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Applications Survey has real estate warning sirens blowing again. As the result of a relationship we see between mortgage activity and the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit, we are looking for a near-term pull back in the... More »
    November 20, 2009 • TOL, HOV, BZH
  • HOV - What ar eyou thinking? by Jonathan Blumberg
    Hovnanian has an opportunity right now that is looking them right in the face.  They have been actively buying back debt in the open market thru tender offers - I looked at a 7% (or so) bond of there's today that looked like it was trading around 70.  As they buy in some of their debt... More »
    November 11, 2009 • HOV, HOVNP
  • Looking Deeper Into Housing Numbers by Stephen Rosenman
          New home sales came in at 31 thousand for September which disappointed investors who had been hoping for more like 34 thousand. The market worried that the real estate market had once again fallen off a cliff as the home tax credit was ending. When the numbers came out,... More »
    November 3, 2009 • TOL, NVR, LEN
  • New & Existing Home Sales - Foreclosures Distinguish by Markos Kaminis
    New Home Sales were reported down 3.6% in September, and measured well below economists' expectations. This unexpected disappointment sank stocks on October 28th, as one would expect it might. The Dow Jones Industrials Index slumped 1.21%, while the S&P 500 moved 1.95% lower on the day.... More »
    October 29, 2009 • DHI, CHCI, SRS
  • What happened to the market today? by Band of Analysts
    The market was a bit soft in the open, potentially because a tax bill that would allow companies to claim tax refunds by looking back four years (instead of two, currently) seemed to be dead.  The significance of that bill is that, companies that had profits and paid taxes over the past... More »
    October 28, 2009 • BZH, HOV, MI
  • Housing Inventory in SW Florida by Don Dion
     I have spent the last few days driving around Southwest Florida which has been one of the epicenters of the housing bubble and bust and I can tell you that there are many many houses "available" from Toll Brothers (TOL) and Hovnanian (HOV). These homebuilders are definitely... More »
    October 20, 2009 • TOL, HOV
  • The Home Builders Represent The Biggest Upside In The Market by Stephen Rosenman
        The home builders represent probably the most "humbled" group of stocks out there, a result of a housing debacle that has seen falling home prices, credit shortfalls, and waves of foreclosures.  The home builders also represent some of the best... More »
    October 12, 2009 • TOL, LEN, PHM
  • END OF THE BEAR TRAP RALLY, PART THREE by Michael Clark
    We continue looking at stocks that seem vulnerable to a significant pullback.  In Part Three, we look at:Honeywell (HON), International Business Machines (IBM), Hovnanian Housing (HOV), Intel (INTC), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), KBH Homes (KBH), Kansas City Southern (KSU), Mastercard... More »
    October 4, 2009 • HON, IBM, HOV
  • A Good Sign but Not Enough: HD, HOV, WY, MAS, CX by Thomas Kee
    By: Thomas H. Kee Jr.Editor, Stock Traders Daily (La Jolla, CA) Stabilization in the Housing Market is a good sign, but it is not enough.  We have been expecting stabilization since late 2008, and now it is here.  From the oversold conditions and the absence of demand that existed late... More »
    September 29, 2009 • HD, HOV, WY
  • CLARK'S GATE TIMING SYSTEM WEEKEND EDITION FOR 18 SEPTEMBER 2009 by Michael Clark
    CGTS WEEKEND EDITION 18 SEPTEMBER 2009 I do not think it reasonable that public money --taxpayer money -- be indirectly available to support risk-prone capital market activities simply because they are housed within a commercial banking organization.Paul Volcker, 2009. Readers should... More »
    September 20, 2009 • AMGN, EL, C

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