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Double-Dip Alert: Foreclosure Pace Picks Up (TOL, DHI, NVR, LEN, PHM, MHO, RYL, BZH)

Posted: September 15, 2011 at 9:37 am

It appears that the slowdown in foreclosure filings has reached an end. Issues surrounding foreclosure processing, state foreclosure laws, and other court rulings are getting resolved and the pace of ...
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After Toll’s Report, Housing Market Still Sick (TOL, NVR, PHM, MHO, RYL, DHI, BZH, XHB)

Posted: August 24, 2011 at 9:07 am

Homebuilder Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL) reported third fiscal quarter earnings this morning, managing to post EPS of $0.25 on revenue of $394 million. Analysts were expecting EPS of $0.03 ...
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Lowe’s & Home Depot Diverge As Homebuilder Proxy (LOW, HD, XHB, ITB, DHI, PHM, PMI)

Posted: August 15, 2011 at 11:36 am

Lowe's Companies Inc. (NYSE: LOW) reported earnings on Monday morning ahead of the Tuesday report from The Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD).  When you look at the Lowe's numbers and ...
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Mortgage Applications Rise, But Not for New Buyers (NVR, PHM, MHO, RYL, DHI, BZH, XHB, STC)

Posted: August 10, 2011 at 10:18 am

For the second week in a row, the number of US mortgage applications rose, but the vast majority of the action came in refinancing, not new purchases. This spells continuing ...
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The Market’s Biggest Selling Fallout Victims (ALU, BAC, LNG, CRU, DHI, F, GM, FFSL, GERN, STEM, IPSU, IRDM, JWN, S, SIRI, VHC, RMBS)

Posted: August 8, 2011 at 11:07 am

When you have a credit rating downgrade of the U.S. followed by a 300+ point drop in the DJIA and another near-100 point drop in the NASDAQ, it is no ...
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Commodities Watch: Iron Ore Prices Hit China’s Steelmakers; Caterpillar Soars; Lumber Prices Remain Soft; Coffee at Near-Record High (BHP, RIO, VALE, CAT, WY, DHI, SBUX)

Posted: April 29, 2011 at 4:38 pm

Today's report on commodities begins with some sobering news from Chinese steel makers and some roaring news from a maker of heavy equipment. Lumber prices remain low, but arabica coffee ...
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Homebuilders Looking at Spring Sales Through Rose-colored Glasses (DHI, LEN, KBH, XHB)

Posted: February 8, 2011 at 11:53 am

Spring is traditionally the best season for new home builders. In 12 of the past 14 years, sales of new homes peaked in March or April. If 2011 is going ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (APC, ACI, BSX, EAT, DHI, FITB, FSLR, IACI, JPM, JNPR, KBH, MRVL, MU, PHM, RFMD, LUV, TLAB)

Posted: February 3, 2011 at 8:22 am

These are some of this Thursday's top analyst calls with upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen from Wall Street research firms. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) Cut to Equal-Weight at Barclays. ...
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Mortgage Applications Up, Refinancings Too

Posted: January 12, 2011 at 12:17 pm

The Mortgage Bankers Association publishes a summary of mortgage applications every week, and as a barometer of home sales it adds some color to the official reports from the government. ...
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Earnings For Homebuilders, They’re Back… Almost (LEN, KBH, RYL, DHI, PHM, TOL, XHB)

Posted: January 11, 2011 at 11:05 am

A second homebuilder has reported fourth quarter and full-year earnings that handily beat very low expectations. Lennar Corp. (NYSE: LEN) reported this morning that it had quarterly EPS of $0.17 ...
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Investors See Signs of Hope for Homebuilders (KBH, LEN, RYL, DHI, PHM, TOL, XHB)

Posted: January 7, 2011 at 9:58 am

Homebuilder KB Home (NYSE: KBH) posted a surprise EPS gain of $0.23 for its fourth quarter of 2010 ended in November. Analysts had expected an EPS loss of -$0.17. The ...
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Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (AMZN, AGNC, AXP, NLY, BUD, ATHR, BJ, BRCD, CHL, DHI, XOM, MSFT, MSI, RAX, GOLD, TOL)

Posted: January 6, 2011 at 8:16 am

These are some of this Thursday's key analyst upgrades, downgrades, and initiations seen in Wall Street research calls. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) Reiterated Buy and raised target to $198 at ...
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Are Homebuilders About to Bounce Back? (DHI, RYL, PHM, LEN, KBH, TOL, XHB)

Posted: December 3, 2010 at 10:08 am

Today's disappointing report on unemployment from the US Labor Department sent stock futures down sharply this morning.  Along with that slide may have gone some glimmers of hope for US ...
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Retail Stock Prices On Fire, Home Builders Burning Down (URBN, COH, LTD, PHM, DHI)

Posted: November 19, 2010 at 2:19 pm

There is a strong revival of retail stocks occurring after two years of the damage done by a free fall in consumer expenditures. Retail companies that are part of the ...
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The Twitter-24/7 Wall St. Market Report (11/12/2010) The Beast M&A, Airbus Trouble

Posted: November 12, 2010 at 8:30 am

Twitter  has, by most estimates, 145 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some ...
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