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Housing Stocks Are Poised to Rebound – Barron’s

Housing Stocks Are Poised to ReboundBarron’sPotential targets include Ryland Homes (RYL), Meritage Homes (MTH) and Beazer. The conventional view is there are few economies of scale in home building, … and more » read more

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Housing Stocks Are Poised to Rebound – Barron’s

Housing Stocks Are Poised to ReboundBarron’sLevin likes the group and is partial to Pulte, Toll and Beazer Homes USA (BZH). He says there could be merger activity as the larger home builders seek to … and more » read more

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Options Active in Housing Stocks: Lennar (NYSE:LEN) and D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) – OptionsHouse (blog)

Options Active in Housing Stocks: Lennar (NYSE:LEN) and D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI)OptionsHouse (blog)Homebuilding name Lennar (NYSE:LEN) is closed more than 4% higher yesterday and investors appeared to make a modestly bullish bet with a large block of … and more » read … Continue reading

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Options Active in Housing Stocks: Lennar (NYSE:LEN) and D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI) – OptionsHouse (blog)

Options Active in Housing Stocks: Lennar (NYSE:LEN) and D.R. Horton (NYSE:DHI)OptionsHouse (blog)Meanwhile, in DR Horton (NYSE:DHI), another housing name, traders may be hedging themselves. The out-of-the-money October 11 call saw more than 8000 … and more » read more

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David Benda: Slump creates irony on housing – Record-Searchlight

David Benda: Slump creates irony on housingRecord-SearchlightA week after the NAHB/Wells Fargo affordability index was released, the Federal Housing Finance Agency weighed in with its quarterly survey of values, … and more » read more

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On the Call: Toll Brothers CEO Douglas Yearley – BusinessWeek

Reuters On the Call: Toll Brothers CEO Douglas YearleyBusinessWeekQUESTION: With the current market dynamics the way they are, seems as though there may be more consolidation going on as we saw with Pulte and Centex (last …Housing's a wreck. Builders … Continue reading

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Housing Data Stink. Home-builders … Rally? – Wall Street Journal (blog)

Globe and Mail Housing Data Stink. Home-builders … Rally?Wall Street Journal (blog)The housing market is falling deeper into the toilet and the Dow is having another down day, yet home-builders are actually rising. …Sector Snap: Toll's 3Q profit lifts housing … Continue reading

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Housing Data Stink. Home-builders … Rally? – Wall Street Journal (blog)

Housing Data Stink. Home-builders … Rally?Wall Street Journal (blog)Shares of US homebuilders DR Horton and Toll Brothers are up 3.1% and 3%, respectively, having sunk toward the low end of their 52-week ranges as investors … read more

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Builder stocks shrug off housing data – MarketWatch

Builder stocks shrug off housing dataMarketWatch(NYSE:MTH) added 4.2%, Beazer Homes USA Inc. (NYSE:BZH) gained 1.4% and Ryland Group Inc. (NYSE:RYL) climbed 3.4% in midday trade. "Given the sharp sell-off … and more » read more

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Global Credit Risk Climbs Amid US Housing Slowdown Concerns – BusinessWeek

Global Credit Risk Climbs Amid US Housing Slowdown ConcernsBusinessWeekContracts on KB Home, the US homebuilder that targets first-time buyers, rose the most in two months. Merrill Lynch swaps climbed 10.9 basis points to 192.8 … and more » read more

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