Home-builder stocks soared in 2012 and early this year but have since leveled off their earlier peak.
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July 2 - News
There's a growing chorus of evidence that nationwide home prices have turned the corner.
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July 2 - News
It sounds premature to say that the housing market should be booming again already, but it's true.
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July 2 - News
A Form 4 filed with the SEC has disclosed that Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) Board member Jeffrey Sonnenfeld directly acquired over 3,300 shares of stock on June 27th at an average...
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July 1 - Insider Trading
If you had any doubts about the housing recovery, then June should have assuaged you.
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July 1 - News
The US housing market seems to be recovering amid low mortgage rates and an improving job market that is helping the economy to recover from the financial meltdown.
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June 29 - News
After an epic meltdown following years of rampant speculation, the U.S. housing market has made serious recovery strides.
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June 27 - News
Blue-chip stocks are surging this afternoon following a number of better-than-expected economic reports related to jobs, income, spending, inflation, and home sales.
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June 27 - News
Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) released second-quarter financial results this week.
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June 27 - News
Back in January, green shoots in the housing market were just starting to show. Home prices had risen 7.4% during 2012 - the most since 2005.
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June 27 - News
Despite rising interest rates and some troubling data regarding the housing recovery, homebuilder Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) beat analyst estimates and showed a cheery outlook...
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June 27 - News
Hot-selling homebuilder stocks such as D.R. Horton, Inc.
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June 26 - News
For Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC), betting on strong results is a pretty safe wager. The gun maker issued preliminary results two weeks ago.
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June 25 - News
Existing-home sales increased last month to the highest level since November 2009, and if you exclude the momentary boost from the first-time home-buyer tax credit that year, ...
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June 20 - News
Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) San Antonio is continuing its campaign to significantly expand its presence in the greater San Antonio housing market, via some hefty land deals...
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June 20 - News
The increasing use of school loans to pay for college, combined with the rising cost of such an education, is likely to have long-term consequences.
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June 20 - News
Officially, 7.6% of Americans are unemployed.
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June 20 - News
Last Monday's home builder sentiment report surged for the month of June and broke 50, a key milestone that suggest builders view conditions as favorable versus poor.
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June 18 - News
The U.S. housing market hit a critical milestone today for the first time in more than seven years.
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June 18 - News
Consumer credit increased in April, partly on auto loan growth. That's being driven by pent up demand and the desire to lock in low rates, just like home sales.
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June 17 - News
The most well known home builders are now trading at valuations that fully account for the recent rebound in the housing market.
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June 14 - News
Home sales have been improving of late. The momentum of the recovery has increased notably in recent months.
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June 14 - News
U.S. home sales are rising -- the month of April saw the second highest level of sales in three and half years.
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June 14 - News
The recent rise in home prices is a strong indicator that the economy is recovering. Meritage Homes Corp (NYSE:MTH) and Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) have more than tripled ...
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June 14 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR), Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ), KB Home (NYSE:KBH), Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN), PulteGroup, Inc.
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June 13 - News
After the financial crisis hit, few sectors in the market got hit as hard as the homebuilders.
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June 13 - News
Steve Mandel's Lone Pine Capital just disclosed that it owns a 5.1% stake in realty group Realogy Holdings Corp (NYSE:RLGY).
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June 10 - Hedge Funds
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller founded his Duquesne Capital hedge fund in 1981. It now has some $10 billion in assets under management.
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June 10 - Hedge Funds
New home sales were strong in April, according to Bloomberg. What was more interesting, however, was that the median home price went up.
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June 5 - News
I have generally observed that investing in a company catering to a niche segment can go either way; it can be pretty lucrative, or lead to disastrous consequences when that particular...
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June 4 - News
In mid May, Capital Growth Management, a fund managed by Ken Heebner, filed its 13F with the SEC.
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May 30 - Hedge Funds
It is no secret that the U.S. housing market is on the rebound. More people are getting jobs, the unemployment rate is falling, and the housing price indexes are increasing.
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May 28 - News
If you'd ask most investors, hedge funds are viewed as unimportant, outdated investment tools of the past.
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May 23 - News
No sector was hurt as much as housing during the Great Recession of the last decade. Most analysts said that housing would take a decade or more to recover.
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May 21 - News
An improving housing market should catapult retailers to higher altitudes. The housing market has been picking up recently, and new furniture is needed as home sales increase.
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May 21 - News
Last Friday shares of Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:RSOL) virtually doubled.
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May 20 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Remy International Inc (NASDAQ:REMY), Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA), Boulder Growth & Income Fund Inc (NYSE:BIF), Lennar Corporation (NYSE...
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May 17 - Hedge Funds
When we want to ship a package there are only a few options to choose.
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May 15 - News
The American dream of owning a home looks to be under increasing pressure.
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May 14 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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May 7 - Hedge Funds
The ongoing recovery of the housing market keeps the stocks of leading home-builders such as D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI) and Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) rising.
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April 29 - News
Harvard University's endowment has an impressive track record when it comes to investing.
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April 24 - News
Although the pace of the housing market recovery is gaining momentum, it is important to keep in mind that we are still in the early stages of the recovery.
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April 22 - News
Editor's Note: Related tickers: PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM), D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE:DHI), NVR, Inc. (NYSE:NVR), Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN), Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
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April 18 - News
I've been pounding the table to buy Toll Brothers Inc (NYSE:TOL) for a while now.
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April 17 - News
I am not sure if the phrase “rags to riches” would be a right pick to describe the US housing market; however, my point is that this sector has exhibited an unimaginable growth...
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April 3 - News
It is no secret that the US housing rebound has been a topic of conversation. The US housing market has taken a promising turn.
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March 30 - News
There is no doubt that the U.S. housing market is finally recovering after a severe and protracted slump.
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March 28 - News
Is Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) a worthy investment today? The smart money is reducing their bets on the stock.
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March 27 - Hedge Funds
Every week, I take a look at three companies that beat market expectations, since I believe that it's the biggest factor in a stock beating the market.
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March 25 - News