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It's Not Too Late To Ride The Housing Recovery
Derek Chipman • Wed, Mar 6 • 3 Comments
Bull Strategy Anticipating Better Housing Starts
Macro Investor • Sun, Dec 16, 2012 • 8 Comments
A Low-Risk ETF Providing Front Line Exposure To Aggressive Industry Growth
Derek Chipman • Fri, Oct 19, 2012
At Long Last, Sustained Signs Of A Housing Rebound - And An ETF To Play It
Morningstar • Fri, Sep 28, 2012 • 8 Comments
Could Homebuilders Be The Next Bear Market Victims?
Mercenary Trader • Mon, Jun 11, 2012 • 62 Comments
Homebuilders ETF Resuming The Rally?
TradersHuddle • Wed, Apr 18, 2012 • 7 Comments
Homebuilder ETFs And Another Bailout For Fannie Mae
Tom Lydon • Fri, Nov 11, 2011
Lennar Earnings Bring iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF Into Focus
Eric Dutram • Thu, Jun 23, 2011
Don't Ignore Weak Housing Market and Bank Stress Issues
Richard Suttmeier • Tue, Mar 15, 2011 • 1 Comment
Chart of the Day: Homebuilder Stocks vs. New Home Sales
Edward Harrison • Tue, Jul 27, 2010 • 6 Comments
Battle of the Homebuilder ETFs: XHB vs. ITB
Morningstar • Thu, Mar 11, 2010 • 3 Comments
The Construction Spending Dip Is Here
Andrew Horowitz • Wed, Feb 3, 2010 • 1 Comment
DeLong Sets the Table for Multiplier Measurement
Casey Mulligan • Thu, Oct 1, 2009 • 1 Comment
Construction Spending: On the Rise
Casey Mulligan • Thu, Oct 1, 2009
Bullish on Homebuilders
optionMONSTER • Wed, Aug 26, 2009 • 3 Comments
Stocks for Home Builders Rally to 10-Month High
Mark J. Perry • Sun, Aug 23, 2009 • 2 Comments
Uptick in Residential Construction Spending (You'll Need a Magnifying Glass to See It)
Walter Kurtz • Sun, Aug 9, 2009 • 1 Comment
When Is the Right Time to Buy Homebuilders?
M F • Wed, Nov 28, 2007 • 4 Comments

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New Residential Construction Report: May 2013
Sold At The Top • Tue, Jun 18
Housing Starts And Building Permits Disappoint
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Jun 18 • 2 Comments
U.S. Housing Starts: May 2013 Preview
James Picerno • Tue, Jun 18
Homebuilder Confidence Contradicts Investor Sentiment
Wall Street Strategies • Mon, Jun 17 • 2 Comments
More On The Spike In Mortgage Rates
Bespoke Investment Group • Tue, Jun 11 • 4 Comments
Has The Fat Lady Started To Sing On The Housing Market?
Pring Turner • Fri, Jun 7 • 3 Comments
Housing Prices Are Being Dangerously Distorted By Big Institutional Money
Chris Martenson • Tue, Jun 4 • 41 Comments
CoreLogic: April Home Prices Posted The Largest Annual Gain In More Than 7 Years
Mark J. Perry • Tue, Jun 4 • 1 Comment
March Case-Shiller Housing Numbers
Bespoke Investment Group • Mon, Jun 3
Construction Spending: April 2013
Sold At The Top • Mon, Jun 3
How To Avoid The Worst Sector ETFs
David Trainer • Mon, Jun 3
'Sell On May 31' Educates ETF Investors
Gary Gordon • Fri, May 31 • 8 Comments
Pending Home Sales: April 2013
Sold At The Top • Thu, May 30 • 1 Comment
No, We're Nowhere Near A Housing Bubble
Hale Stewart • Thu, May 30 • 11 Comments
Housing Prices Are On The Rise Again, But Don't Get Caught Holding The Bag
Vahan Janjigian • Thu, May 30 • 2 Comments
ClearTREND U.S. Health Index Still Strong Despite Recent Volatility
Mark Scheffler • Wed, May 29
The Housing Recovery Is Real
Calafia Beach Pundit • Tue, May 28 • 10 Comments
Dilemmas: Stocks Or Bonds, Long Or Short?
Chris Ciovacco • Tue, May 28
5 Reasons For Caution On Housing Stocks
DoctoRx • Tue, May 28 • 8 Comments
Troubling Signs In The Housing Market
Dave Kranzler • Fri, May 24 • 11 Comments

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The End? Fed's Fisher Signals End to Bond Rally

at CNBC.com (Jun 5, 2013)
Best ETFs to Play Housing Boom

at CNBC.com (May 30, 2013)
Stocks Close Higher; Dow Finishes at Record High

at CNBC.com (May 28, 2013)
Homebuilders Ride the Wave of U.S. Housing Recovery

at CNBC.com (May 28, 2013)
Economic Report: Monthly housing starts lowest since November

at MarketWatch.com (May 16, 2013)
ETFs to Play a Real Estate Recovery

at Fox Business (May 10, 2013)
Economic Report: Annual rise in U.S. home prices biggest since 2006

at MarketWatch.com (Apr 30, 2013)
Economic Report: February home construction rises modestly

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 19, 2013)
Economic Report: Home-builder confidence declines in March

at MarketWatch.com (Mar 18, 2013)
Global Markets: U.S. In, Emerging Markets Out

at CNBC.com (Mar 13, 2013)
Homebuilder ETFs Take a Hit

at Fox Business (Feb 22, 2013)
Economic Report: Housing starts slump as apartment building slows

at MarketWatch.com (Feb 20, 2013)
Economic Report: Homebuilder confidence declines in February

at MarketWatch.com (Feb 19, 2013)
Economic Report: Home prices climb at fastest rate in 6 ½ years

at MarketWatch.com (Feb 5, 2013)
Why Indices Are Flat on Dismal GDP Report

at CNBC.com (Jan 30, 2013)
Earnings put spring in D.R. Horton’s step

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 29, 2013)
Economic Report: Housing starts jump in December

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 17, 2013)
Economic Report: Builder confidence clings to six-year peak

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 16, 2013)
Lennar shares tick down on home orders

at MarketWatch.com (Jan 15, 2013)
A Banner Year for ETFs

at Fox Business (Jan 10, 2013)

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The iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Home Construction Index.
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Country: United States

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Monday, June 17, 10:34 AM NAHB Housing Market Index: +8 to 52, vs. consensus of 45. It's the biggest one-month gain since 2002 and the first time above 50 for the index since April 2006. The reports is consistent with the NAHB forecast of a 29% increase in housing starts this year to more than 1M (first time since 2007), according to the group's David Crowe. XHB +1.5%, 3 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Thursday, May 23, 10:07 AM More on New Home Sales: The March print was revised sharply higher - to 444K from 417K. April sales were 2.3% higher than March and 29% higher than a year ago. The median sales price was $271.6K, the average $330.8K. Inventory stands at 156K, representing a supply of 4.1 months. Homebuilders ETF (XHB -0.4%). (full report) Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, May 22, 3:01 PM Window, door and siding maker Ply Gem Holdings (PGEM) is set to price its 15.8M share IPO today for between $18 to $20 each, valuing the deal at around $300M. If history is any guide, the stock could be poised to have a strong debut. Already this year, three homebuilders have floated initial shares, the first in the industry since 2004. The stocks have all traded higher since, with seasoned homebuilder stocks also posting big gains this year as well. Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, May 16, 8:38 AM SPY -0.3% premarket, giving up small early gains after a big jump in jobless claims and a rather shocking decline in housing starts. Starts were off 16.5% from March, but up 13.1% Y/Y. On a more hopeful note, building permits were up 14.3% from March, up 35.8% Y/Y. Treasurys catch a bid, TLT +0.5% premarket. Homebuilders ETF: XHB -0.2%. Comment!
Wednesday, May 15, 10:09 AM NAHB Housing Market Index: +3 to 44, vs. consensus of 43; 41 in April. "Builders are noting an increased sense of urgency among potential buyers as a result of thinning inventories of homes for sale." Builders' main concerns have little to do with demand, and remain centered on rising costs and lot shortages. The XHB is flat. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, May 8, 3:16 PM The bull story on the homebuilders (XHB) still has years to play out, says Steve Eisman, speaking at Ira Sohn under the topic, "Housing: U.S. vs. Canada." He's especially bullish on the land-rich homebuilders - LEN, PHM, SPF - as there's not enough inventory to support demand and land prices will be heading higher, but the purest land play might be Forestar Group (FOR +5.5%), worth $30/share in his opinion. Comment! [Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, April 30, 11:27 AM Home starts are up by huge amounts in a number of the country's hardest-hit (property-wise) areas, according to an advance look from number-crunchers Metrostudy. More interestingly, builders - without replacement projects to "roll into" - are trying to deliberately slow sales by raising prices. The recent drop in builder confidence, suggests Metrostudy, is more about lot costs and labor shortages than low traffic and sales. XHB -1.1%. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Thursday, April 25, 3:24 PM The Homebuilder ETF (XHB +1.2%) gains after PulteGroup (PHM +5.5%) reported Q1 closings up 23%, with the average selling price up 10%. Meritage Homes (MTH +1.1%) yesterday reported a 17% increase in prices, while Ryland Group (RYL +6.7%) last night said its average price rose 8.2%. "Housing demand is greater than the supply of homes available for sale in many of the areas where we operate," says Meritage CEO Steven Hilton. Comment! [On the Move]
Tuesday, April 23, 11:24 AM Most notable in the New Home Sales report, says Deutsche, is the convergence of sales with starts. For the last few months starts had raced ahead of sales, but the gap closed in March. Maybe not so great for the builders (XHB +2.4%), it appears as if starts have "caught down" to sales as opposed to the other way around. Investors may still be pricing in too high a rate of sales growth. 2 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, April 17, 2:17 PM More from Beige Book: The homebuilders (XHB) might like to know most districts reported strong homebuyer demand with sales being restrained by low inventories. New Jersey noted a "marked reduction" in distressed properties. Home construction is picking up in most districts though tight supplies of building materials are stalling things. The NAHB reported a similar issue. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, April 16, 11:29 AM Homebuilder stocks aren't taking much encouragement off the bigger number in Housing Starts today, as the underlying data doesn't appear to be strong enough to offset yesterday's drubbing: BZH -0.7%, TMHC -0.2%, HOV -0.2%, DHI +0.9%, KBH +0.5%, PHM +1.6%, LEN +0.9%, TOL +1%. Building materials suppliers on the other hand don't care what kind of homes are being built, and are having a much better day on the news: LII +2.3%, WSO +2%, SHW +3.3%, LPX +3.6%). Comment!
Tuesday, April 16, 8:39 AM More on Housing Starts: Offsetting the big headline print a bit are building permits, which fell 3.9% vs. forecasts of a 0.3% gain. The gain in housing starts came from multi-family as single-family starts of 619K were off 4.8% from February. S&P 500 futures are just off session highs, +0.9%. Homebuilders ETF: XHB +1.5% premarket. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy]
Monday, April 15, 10:11 AM More on NAHB: Demand isn't the issue. The slide in confidence instead reflects concerns over rising costs for building materials and "frustration over being unable to respond to the rising demand for new homes" - what your grandfather might have called "high-class worries." The XHB -2.5%, +39% Y/Y. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, April 9, 8:30 PM Homebuilding stocks have been on a tear now for over a year now, with leaders like KB Home (KBH), PulteGroup (PHM), Lennar (LEN), and Toll Brothers (TOL) all racking up solid gains. With such a big move already underway in the sector, today's $200M IPO announcement by William Lyon Homes (WLH), along with the $602M Taylor Morrison (TMHC) IPO due out later this week, may be viewed by some contrarians as a sign of a top in the market. 18 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, March 26, 10:09 AM More on New Home Sales: The seasonally-adjusted rate of 411K is off 4.6% from January, but up 12.3% Y/Y. Inventory rises to a 4.4 month supply from 4.1 in January, but down from around 5 months a year ago. The XHB gains 0.4%. (full report) 1 Comment [U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, March 26, 9:11 AM More on Case-Shiller: Prices for the 20-City Composite rose 8.1% Y/Y in January, with all 20 cities higher - including NYC which went green after more than 2 years of negative returns. The gain brings national home prices to their autumn 2003 level, and about 30% below the summer 2006 peak. (full report) 10 Comments [U.S. Economy]

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Bought some $EMC, $GOV, $ITB, $TWO @ their price weakness today.
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$ITB Do we see the warmer spring and summer weather adding to housing starts and ITB value in the coming weeks?
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ONeil Trader
Homebuilders still looking "toppy" http://stks.co/hNCR $PHM $TOL $LEN $ITB $XHB this two day rally not very convincing.
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ONeil Trader
Homebuilders rallied today, but most of them unable to cross the 50dma $LEN $TOL $PHM $ITB $XHB http://stks.co/t3k3
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ONeil Trader
Have Homebuilders Topped? http://goo.gl/Ur70K $PHM $LEN $TOL $ITB $XHB
Feb 26, 5:37 AM
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Ypa Finance
$ITB is in our Core Portfolio since September http://yfi.fr/YFI_en
Feb 17, 3:40 PM
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Joshua Hayes
Stocks Advance on Higher Turnover http://bit.ly/WbE9C9 $XHB $ITB $QQQ $DIA $SPY $IWM
Jan 18, 12:31 AM
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Macro Investor
Got a 22/23 call spread on $ITB for Feb expiration again ahead of the housing starts.
Jan 17, 12:06 AM
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Macro Investor
As expected, $ITB made a new 52-week high intraday. Housing stats numbers will boost this even more.
12/18/12
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Macro Investor
Expect $ITB to make new 52 week high today ahead of housing stats tmrw
12/18/12
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Dr. Kris
Homebuilders still going strong: 8 are up 2% today to new highs: DHI, PHM, TOL, LEN, RYL, MHO, MTH; the etf, ITB, also @ a new high.
7/5/12
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Hillbilly Stock Star: Hopefully helps my utes,......STR, MDU, OKE,.....Long.
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Toyman317: I wish I would have kept Z. Left some on the table there.
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The Last Boomer
Long AAPL, BBBY, NLY, NICK, ETFC, LUK, C, ITB, XHB, IWM. Some positions sit on sizable gains so far.
1/5/12
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The Last Boomer: XHB is my main position. I bought some ITB hoping that after underperforming for years, ITB may outperform in housing recovery.
1/7/12
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madav1138: Yeah but what housing recovery? There is no housing recovery and probably won't be for years due to giant backlogs.
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Market Maven
Per Josh Hayes 12/7/2011: Homebuilders under massive accumulation here XHB ITB. Bank stks looking wonderful to of off the lows GS BAC MS JPM
12/8/11
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Joshua Hayes: under massive accumulation off the Oct lows. Look @ the volume on the up days. This isnt my opinion. These r simple facts. Look at ur charts
12/8/11
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Joshua Hayes: Just because they are under accumulation does not mean they will continue to be.I have a website where all buys/sells are posted. Get real.
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Joshua Hayes
Homebuilders under massive accumulation here $XHB $ITB. Bank stocks looking wonderful too off the lows $GS $BAC $MS $JPM
12/7/11
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jason2788: if tomorrow we get a huge gap down, that would just be a hoot.
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TonyNed: Nobody is expecting that. It would be a magnificent gap down if the EU disappoints.
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