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Macro Housing Quick Take - Existing Home Sales Accelerated But Less Than Anticipated

Oct 22, 2019

Sherwin-Williams - Strong TAG Results Partially Offset By Soft International Markets

Oct 22, 2019

MGIC Investment - Strong Revenue Drives Upside

Oct 22, 2019

The Floor Plan - An Investor's Guide to Rental Housing

Oct 22, 2019

Community by Community - Store Count Still Moving Higher Even After Robust Sales

Oct 22, 2019

PulteGroup - Upside to Consensus, As Expected

Oct 22, 2019

CoreLogic - Riding the Refi Wave Into 3Q19 Earnings

Oct 21, 2019

Apartment Transactions Survey - Cap Rates Stable, Decision to "Buy" Takes Share From "Sell"

Oct 21, 2019

NVR - Great Company, Waiting for a Better Entry Point

Oct 21, 2019

Zelman's Weekly Tape Measure - Week of October 21, 2019

Oct 21, 2019

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Expect Upside to 3Q19 Consensus Expectations for Building Products Suppliers

Oct 18, 2019

NVR - A Solid Quarter, Repurchase Activity Slows Again

Oct 18, 2019

Apartment Survey - Third Quarter Survey Results Reaffirm Moderating REIT Growth

Oct 18, 2019

Macro Housing Quick Take - September Starts Lag Our View; Multi-Family the Big Shortfall

Oct 17, 2019

Building Products 3Q19 Earnings Preview - Fundamental Momentum Emerging; Upgrade IBP to Buy

Oct 17, 2019

Homecenter Survey - On Back of Better Housing, Spending Improving

Oct 17, 2019

Building Products Survey and Company Takeaways - Green Shoots Finally Emerging for Better Revenue Growth

Oct 17, 2019

Beige Book Breakout - Economic Activity Lingering According to Index

Oct 16, 2019

Macro Housing Quick Take - Momentum in NAHB Index Supports Positive View

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Western Markets Report - A Broken Record of Robust Absorption Growth

Oct 16, 2019

Demystifying Multi-Family Supply - AVB Most Burdened, Pipelines Extended Across Many Markets

Oct 16, 2019

Mortgage Survey - Underwriting Tightening as Lenders Reach Capacity

Oct 16, 2019

Mortgage and Title Insurer Earnings Previews - See Upside for the Mortgage Insurers; More In-Line for Title

Oct 16, 2019

Zelman's Weekly Tape Measure - Week of October 14, 2019

Oct 14, 2019

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Another Strong Month for Builders, Lifting 3Q19 Order Outlook

Oct 11, 2019

Homebuilding Survey - Price Appreciation and Starts Growth Beginning to Accelerate

Oct 11, 2019

Raising 3Q19 Builder Order Estimates - Favorable Outlook into Earnings; Buy on Any Weakness

Oct 11, 2019

Multi-Family Market-Level Forecasts - Refreshing Market Forecasts and Introducing 2021 Estimates

Oct 10, 2019

Proprietary Look at Builder Price Points - Entry-Level Share Holds Steady at Highest Level of the Cycle

Oct 10, 2019

Western Markets Report - Growth Surges Against Easing Comparisons

Oct 9, 2019

Turning the Lights on Household Formation - Housing on Strong Footing, but Formation Slightly Delayed

Oct 9, 2019

Invitation Homes - Investor Day Highlights Future Opportunity Backed by Favorable Fundamentals, Raising Fair Value

Oct 7, 2019

Zelman's Weekly Tape Measure - Week of October 7, 2019

Oct 7, 2019

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Non-QM Market Quickly Expanding; Set to Play an Important Role Going Forward

Oct 4, 2019

Jobs and Housing - Job Growth Stabilizes, Wage Growth Accelerates

Oct 4, 2019

Constructing a Non-Residential Picture - Slowing Overall Trends Leading to Heightened Uncertainty

Oct 3, 2019

Lennar - Bull Thesis On Full Display

Oct 2, 2019

Western Markets Report - Year-Over-Year Gains Narrow, But Activity Still Encouraging

Oct 2, 2019

Lennar - Very Strong Quarter

Oct 2, 2019

A Deep Dive on Non-QM Lending - Filling a Void for Underserved Borrowers

Oct 1, 2019

Zelman's Weekly Tape Measure - Week of September 30, 2019

Sep 30, 2019

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Walking Away from 2019 Housing Summit with an Optimistic Tone

Sep 27, 2019

Single-Family Rental Survey - Strong Fundamentals, Historically-High Financing Availability

Sep 27, 2019

Macro Housing Quick Take - As Expected, Upside to August Pending Home Sales

Sep 26, 2019

Real Estate Broker Survey - Sales Activity Remaining Ahead of Last Year

Sep 26, 2019

KB Home - Executing Well With the Wind at Their Back

Sep 26, 2019

Macro Housing Quick Take - Big Jump in New Home Sales Data Another Sign of Strength

Sep 25, 2019

Western Markets Report - Steady, Double-Digit Growth

Sep 25, 2019

Apartment Transactions Survey - Cap Rates Likely Steady, Development Financing Abundant

Sep 24, 2019

2019 Housing Summit Wrap-Up - What a Difference a Year Makes

Sep 24, 2019

Presentation - 2019 Housing Summit

Sep 23, 2019

Zelman's Weekly Tape Measure - Week of September 23, 2019

Sep 23, 2019

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Refreshing Macro Outlook After Strong Start to the Year for Single-Family

Sep 20, 2019

Western Markets Report - Rolling Along

Sep 19, 2019

Macro Housing Quick Take - Across-the-Board Increase in Starts

Sep 18, 2019

Apartment Survey - Survey Suggests Moderation in Pace of Growth for REITs

Sep 18, 2019

Thoughts Ahead of LEN and KBH Earnings - Strong Results Likely, but Mindful of Bullish Expectations

Sep 18, 2019

Masco - Reasonable Outlook Through 2021, Reiterate Buy

Sep 17, 2019

Macro Housing Quick Take - NAHB Index Highlights Strong Fundamental Backdrop

Sep 17, 2019

A Tale of Two Markets - Still-Robust Entry-Level Velocity, High-End Later Cycle

Sep 17, 2019

Building Products Survey Points to Margin Upside - Lifting Estimates for Most of Coverage Universe

Sep 17, 2019

Homecenter Survey - Core Home Improvement Categories Yet to Rebound

Sep 17, 2019

Building Products Survey and Company Takeaways - New Residential Better, and Margins Too

Sep 17, 2019

The Art of Measuring Home Prices - Year-Over-Year Deceleration Nears Stability, Holding Forecasts

Sep 16, 2019

Macro Housing Forecasts - Looking Forward to Strong 2019 Exit Rate

Sep 16, 2019

Zelman's Weekly Tape Measure - Week of September 16, 2019

Sep 16, 2019

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Homebuilding Orders Better Than Typical Seasonality Again!

Sep 13, 2019

Mortgage Survey - Lenders Adding Capacity as Volume Remains Strong

Sep 13, 2019

Raising Builder Valuations on Order Upside - Fair Value Targets Moving Higher by 7%, On Average

Sep 12, 2019

Homebuilding Survey - All Key Data Points Moving in the Right Direction

Sep 12, 2019

Western Markets Report - Another Week of Double-Digit Growth

Sep 11, 2019

Zelman's Weekly Tape Measure - Week of September 9, 2019

Sep 9, 2019

FTC Moves to Block the Merger of FNF and STC - Reducing Price Targets to Reflect Expected Deal Termination

Sep 9, 2019

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Housing Finance Reform Plan Unveiled, but Imminent Changes Unlikely

Sep 6, 2019

Jobs and Housing - Less Robust Employment Growth but Wages Staying Strong

Sep 6, 2019

Mortgage Reform Proposal Released - Likely to be a Catalyst for Targeted Changes to GSEs and FHA

Sep 6, 2019

Hovnanian Enterprises - Wind at its Back, But is That Enough?

Sep 6, 2019

Hovnanian Enterprises - Solid Momentum in Orders, Margin

Sep 5, 2019

Western Markets Report - Strong Sales Activity Continues Through Labor Day Weekend

Sep 5, 2019

Beige Book Breakout - Index Points to Modest Economic Growth; Supports Dovish Fed Stance

Sep 4, 2019

Zelman's Weekly Tape Measure - Week of September 3, 2019

Sep 3, 2019

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Existing Home Market Stronger Than It Looks

Aug 30, 2019

Macro Housing Quick Take - July Pending Sales Understating Market Reality, In Our View

Aug 29, 2019

Realogy Holdings - Loss of Cartus Affinity Partner an Added Headwind for 2020

Aug 29, 2019

Single-Family Rental Survey - Pricing Power Strength Continued From 2Q19 Into July

Aug 29, 2019

Western Markets Report - Solid Activity as Close of Summer Approaches

Aug 29, 2019

Zelman Top Idea Basket - Adding AMWD and Removing EQR

Aug 28, 2019

American Woodmark - Fundamentals Strengthening; Adding to Top Idea Basket

Aug 28, 2019

American Woodmark - Solid 1Q20 Margins and Cash Flow in Soft Volume Setting

Aug 27, 2019

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Presentation - 2017 Housing Summit

Sep 18, 2017

Macro Housing Forecasts - Raising Caution on Higher Rates

Dec 9, 2016

2016 Housing Summit Wrap-Up - Middle Innings of an Extra-Inning Game

Sep 27, 2016

Presentation - 2016 Housing Summit

Sep 22, 2016

Preliminary 2015 Birth Data Released - Growth Moderates for Core Ages, But Strong In Isolation

Jun 6, 2016

Urban Supply Catching Up to Multi-Family Sector - Downgrading CPT, EQR and PPS to Sell

May 10, 2016

Macro Housing Forecasts - Consistency for Housing Despite Macro Swings

Mar 18, 2016

Turning the Lights on Household Formation - Still A Lot of Homes Needed in Coming Years

Mar 9, 2016

Homebuilding Survey - Another Solid Month, Outlook Encouraging

Feb 10, 2016

Homebuilding Survey - A Strong End to the Year

Jan 12, 2016

Macro Housing Forecasts - Single-Family Market Strong, but Less Robust Than Expected

Dec 11, 2015

Presentation - 2015 Housing Summit

Sep 10, 2015

Macro Housing Forecasts - Many Positives but Single-Family Starts Pushed Out

Sep 8, 2015

Turning the Lights on Household Formation - Normalized Level Reached for First Time Since Crisis Began

Aug 17, 2015

Macro Housing Forecasts - Rate Fears Aside, Market Fundamentals Very Strong

Jun 15, 2015

Give the Kids a Break - Young Adults Leaving Home a Strong Housing Tailwind

May 11, 2015

Insuring a Strong Recovery - Our Big Picture View of the Mortgage Insurance Industry

Mar 31, 2015

Macro Housing Forecasts - Strong Start to Year Supportive of Optimistic 2015 Outlook

Mar 16, 2015

Turning the Lights on Household Formation - 2014 Increase Strongest Since 2007, Aided by Young Adults

Mar 4, 2015

Taking a Cut from the Trillion Dollar Market - Dissecting the Brokerage Industry

Jan 20, 2015

Macro Housing Forecasts - A Mixture of Positives and Negatives

Dec 9, 2014

History Repeated - Single-Family REITs Through Eyes of Multi-Family Evolution

Nov 10, 2014

A Path to Housing Nirvana with a Bit Less Drama - Initiating Coverage of FNF, FAF and STC at Buy

Oct 21, 2014

2014 Housing Summit Wrap-Up - Flat for Now, But Optimism for the Future

Sep 22, 2014

Presentation - 2014 Housing Summit

Sep 17, 2014

Macro Housing Forecasts - Existing Closings, Mortgage Revisions Positive While Starts Weaker

Sep 4, 2014

Turning the Lights on Household Formation - Data You Can Trust

Aug 11, 2014

Presentation - June 2014 Client Conference Call

Jun 20, 2014

Macro Housing Forecasts - Don't Bet Against the Young

Jun 20, 2014

Turning the Lights on Household Formation - Strong Momentum Continued into 1Q14

May 30, 2014

Turning the Lights on Household Formation - A Different Angle Confirms Accelerating Demand

May 5, 2014

Presentation - The Great Unwind - The Recovery of Post-Crisis Mortgage Credit

Apr 16, 2014

The Great Unwind - The Recovery of Post-Crisis Mortgage Credit

Apr 15, 2014

Macro Housing Forecasts - Holding Firm on New Construction, Existing Sales Weaker

Apr 11, 2014

Presentation - January 2014 Client Conference Call

Jan 27, 2014

Early Read on Spring Selling Season is Positive - Feedback From Recent Channel Checks...

Jan 27, 2014

Turning Focus to Second Half of Decade - Rolling Out Builder Valuation Framework to 2016

Jan 27, 2014

Macro Housing Forecasts - Reversing 2013 Trend, 2014 A Volume Story Over Price

Dec 13, 2013

Building a Foundation... Sizing Up the Small Caps - Initiating Coverage of TPH, UCP and WCIC at Hold

Oct 22, 2013

Presentation - A Light at the End of the Tunnel - Re-Launching on the Apartment REITs

Oct 15, 2013

A Coiled Demographic Spring - Updating Our Long-Term View of Housing Demand

Oct 14, 2013

A Light at the End of the Tunnel - Re-Launching on the Apartment REITs

Oct 14, 2013

2013 Housing Summit Wrap-Up - Working Overtime in D.C.

Oct 3, 2013

Presentation - 2013 Housing Summit

Sep 24, 2013

Macro Housing Forecasts - Digging Below the Surface

Aug 26, 2013

The Housing Waterfall - The Powerful Employment Multiplier of Housing

Aug 6, 2013

Macro Housing Forecasts - Production Builders Driving Single-Family Recovery

May 28, 2013

Macro Housing Forecasts - Sector Poised for Strongest Growth Since 1983, Aiding Macro

Mar 4, 2013

Silver Bay Realty Trust - NAV Analysis Justifies Buy Rating, Double-Digit IRR

Jan 8, 2013

The New Old Thing - The Economics of Single-Family Rentals

Jan 8, 2013

Macro Housing Forecasts - Entering the Second Leg of Housing Recovery

Dec 10, 2012

2012 Housing Summit Wrap-Up - Thematic Discussions Reinforce Bullish Stance on Housing

Oct 8, 2012

Walk This Way - The Multi-Family Industry's Growing Focus on Walkability

Oct 2, 2012

Presentation - 2012 Housing Summit - Ten Prevailing Themes for Next Year

Oct 1, 2012

The Shrinking Shadow - Home Prices Respond to Supply-Demand Imbalance

Sep 10, 2012

Macro Housing Forecasts - Housing a Tailwind the Economy Needs

Aug 20, 2012

Presentation - Shining a Bright Light on the Shadow

Mar 30, 2012

Shining a Bright Light on the Shadow - Why What's Lurking Doesn't Concern Us

Mar 29, 2012

Macro Housing Forecasts - In the Early Stages of a Recovery...Finally

Feb 21, 2012

Homebuilding Survey - Order Growth Accelerates, Builders Ratchet Back Incentives

Feb 13, 2012

Presentation - Putting More Housing Chips on the Table

Jan 13, 2012

Putting More Housing Chips on the Table - Raising Fair Values Across Our Coverage Universe

Jan 10, 2012

900 Square Feet Only Goes So Far - Pent-Up Demand for Houses from Apartment Renters is Evident

Nov 10, 2011

Living With Mom and Dad - Household Implications of 23 Million "Children" Living at Home

Oct 18, 2011

2011 Housing Summit Wrap-Up - Digging Through It All in Dallas

Sep 26, 2011

Housing Summit Survey Results - Clients and Contacts Offer Economic and Housing

Sep 26, 2011

GSE Foreclosure Rental Strategy - An Opportunity Awaits the GSEs to Aid Housing Recovery

Sep 7, 2011

Macro Sensitivity Analysis Reveals Relative Values

Aug 18, 2011

Presentation - Leasing the American Dream...For Now

Jun 2, 2011

Initiating Coverage of Apartment REITs - Leasing the Apartment REIT Rally

Jun 2, 2011

Leasing the American Dream...For Now - Apartment REIT Macro Analysis

Jun 2, 2011

Presentation - Summary of February 2011 Survey Results

Mar 11, 2011

Macro Housing Forecasts - Upside to Starts, Sorting Through Existing Home Sale Figures

Feb 28, 2011

White Paper or White Noise? - Let the Debates Begin

Feb 14, 2011

Confidence is Contagious - The Consumer's Perception of Housing

Feb 7, 2011

NVR - The Homebuilder In a League of Its Own

Jan 6, 2011

Putting Facts Behind Housing's "Third Rail" - Mortgage Interest Deduction at Risk...

Dec 14, 2010

Mortgage Putback Concerns Picking Up Steam - Exposure Difficult to Quantify, But Overhang...

Oct 19, 2010

2010 Housing Summit Wrap-Up - Touching Everything Housing-Related

Sep 28, 2010

Absolutely Bearish But Relatively Bullish - Framing the Housing and Home Improvement Recovery

Sep 16, 2010

Updating Macro Housing Outlook - Forecasts Tweaked Lower Again

Sep 13, 2010

A Lost Decade for Housing? - Our View on Long-Term Housing Fundamentals

Aug 5, 2010

Muddling Through 2010 - Lowering Macro Housing Assumptions and Builder Valuations

Jun 18, 2010

Foreclosure Pipeline to Govern Home Price Inflation - A Dialogue with Mortgage Servicers and Policy Officials

May 18, 2010

Realistic Housing Growth - Revisiting Macro Housing Assumptions

Apr 26, 2010

Spending About More Than Just Turnover - Confidence Trumps Home Sales

Mar 30, 2010

Initiating Coverage of Homecenters - Zelman Steps Into The Big Boxes With Buy Ratings

Nov 11, 2009

2009 Housing Summit Wrap-Up - How Realistic is Cautiously Optimistic?

Oct 1, 2009

Foreclosures Du Jour - Underappreciated For Sure

Sep 9, 2009

Presentation - July 2009 Survey Summary & Macro Outlook

Aug 10, 2009

Plan Misses the Point Without Principal Reduction

Feb 18, 2009

Presentation - The Consumers' House of Cards - Why the Housing Market Matters Most

Feb 6, 2009

Foreclosures Presenting Unprecedented Conditions - Lowering Housing Outlook Further

Jan 26, 2009

Housing Stimulus is Inevitable - Can Proposed Plans Cure Housing's Woes?

Oct 27, 2008

Will the Government's Plan Save Housing? - Still Many Uncertainties About Plan Specifics

Sep 22, 2008

2008 Housing Summit Wrap-Up - Market Plagued with Uncertainties

Sep 22, 2008

Wonder-Loans - AD&C Next on Tee

Jun 5, 2008

Building Products Initiation - Building Up to a Tough 2008

Nov 19, 2007

Homebuilding Initiation - Down But Not Out

Oct 2, 2007

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