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Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - More Updates in the Homebuilding and Mortgage Markets

Apr 9, 2020

Demystifying Multi-Family Supply - Near-Term Supply Risk Shifts Favorably for Coastal Names

Apr 9, 2020

Western Markets Report - Market Conditions Continue to Weaken as Cancelations Spike

Apr 9, 2020

Coronavirus Update - Huge Order Declines, but Still Selling and Building Homes

Apr 9, 2020

Mortgage Market in Complete Disarray - Assessing the Most Pressing Issues and Why They Matter

Apr 6, 2020

Tape Measure - Week of April 6, 2020

Apr 6, 2020

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - COVID-19 Starting to Show Impact Across Coverage

Apr 3, 2020

Jobs and Housing - Young Adult Payrolls Shifting from Leader to Laggard

Apr 3, 2020

Turning the Lights on Household Formation - Demand Destruction Underway, but Supply Limits Future Risk

Apr 3, 2020

Western Markets Report - A Big Pullback in Activity

Apr 1, 2020

Coronavirus Update - Mortgage Credit Tightening Magnifies Near-Term Risk

Apr 1, 2020

Redfin - Dilutive Fortification

Mar 31, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - As Expected, Pending Sales Stayed Strong through February

Mar 30, 2020

Tape Measure - Week of March 30, 2020

Mar 30, 2020

Single-Family Rental Survey - Late Responses Provide a Glimpse Into Disruption Ahead

Mar 30, 2020

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Recasting Forecasts Across Coverage Universe as New Reality Sets In

Mar 27, 2020

KB Home - Well Positioned to Navigate the Upcoming Storm

Mar 27, 2020

The Unfortunate New Reality Presentation

Mar 26, 2020

The Art of Measuring Home Prices - As Recession Unfolds, Home Prices Likely Resilient

Mar 26, 2020

Western Markets Report - Surprisingly, Still Selling Homes Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Mar 25, 2020

Top Idea Basket - Adding FAF, FBHS, LEN, PHM, RMAX

Mar 25, 2020

On Precipice of Home Improvement Recession - Recasting HD, LOW Outlook in Search of Opportunity

Mar 25, 2020

Recasting Our Mortgage-Related Outlook - Opportunities Emerging for Companies Across Coverage

Mar 25, 2020

Recasting REIT Estimates in Light of a Recession - Upgrading ESS, UDR and CPT and Downgrading AMH to Hold

Mar 25, 2020

State of the Real Estate Services Stocks - Resetting to a Recessionary Baseline

Mar 25, 2020

Updated Views Across Building Products - Revising Forecasts to Reflect COVID-19 Impact

Mar 25, 2020

Updated Views Across Homebuilding Sector - Buckle up for More Volatility, but Now is the Time to Buy

Mar 25, 2020

Macro Housing Forecasts - The Unfortunate New Reality

Mar 25, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - New Home Sales Solid Prior to COVID-19 Hit

Mar 24, 2020

Tape Measure - Week of March 23, 2020

Mar 23, 2020

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - COVID-19 Disruption Starting to Surface Across Surveys

Mar 20, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - Backward Looking but Strong February Existing Home Sales

Mar 20, 2020

Real Estate Broker Survey - COVID-19 Impact Starting to Show its Face

Mar 20, 2020

Apartment Transactions Survey - Totals Returns Positioned for an Unfavorable Double Whammy

Mar 19, 2020

Lennar - Focused on Stability Today, Opportunity Tomorrow

Mar 19, 2020

Western Markets Report - Traffic Moving Lower, but Sales Still Coming In at Solid Pace

Mar 18, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - Starts Surged in February Prior to COVID-19 Fears

Mar 18, 2020

Presentation - March Update Call 031720

Mar 18, 2020

Apartment Survey - COVID-19 Likely to Magnify Leasing Softness

Mar 18, 2020

Mortgage Survey - Industry Scrambling to Adapt to New Reality

Mar 18, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - NAHB Index Eases and Not Capturing Impact of Turmoil

Mar 17, 2020

Homecenter Survey - Initial Assessment of Home Improvement Risks

Mar 17, 2020

Building Products Survey - February Trends Solid, but Coronavirus Takes Center Stage

Mar 17, 2020

State of the Stocks - Thoughts on Builder Liquidity and Impairment Risk

Mar 17, 2020

Tape Measure - Week of March 16, 2020

Mar 16, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - Mortgage Rates Spiking on Covid-19 Dislocation

Mar 15, 2020

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Demand Holding Up, Anticipating Eventual Disruption

Mar 13, 2020

Homebuilding Survey - Market Still Holding Up Well For Now

Mar 13, 2020

State of the Builder Stocks - Unprecedented Times, but Values Emerging Across the Space

Mar 13, 2020

Western Markets Report - Buyers Rush to Capitalize on Low Rates; Traffic Trends Mixed

Mar 12, 2020

Coronavirus Update - A Solid Weekend of Traffic and Sales for Most Contacts

Mar 10, 2020

Tape Measure - Week of March 9, 2020

Mar 9, 2020

Road Trip Research - Takeaways from ESNT and RDN Headquarter Visits

Mar 9, 2020

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Housing Demand Trending Normally For Now

Mar 6, 2020

Jobs and Housing - A Stale Report but Housing Measures Were Positive

Mar 6, 2020

Hovnanian Enterprises - Encouraging from a Market Perspective, but Longer-Term Profitability Still Questionable

Mar 6, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - 10-Year Yield Plunges, but Mortgage Rate Impact Nuanced

Mar 6, 2020

Hovnanian Enterprises - Solid Read Through; Some Company-Specific Puts and Takes

Mar 5, 2020

Western Markets Report - Homebuyers Shrugging off Virus Fears for Now

Mar 5, 2020

Coronavirus Update - Housing Demand Still Strong for Now; Supply Side a Concern

Mar 5, 2020

Beige Book Breakout - Softer Even Before Latest Virus Concerns

Mar 4, 2020

Armstrong Flooring - Challenging Path Ahead

Mar 4, 2020

Western Markets Report - California Data Holding Firm Amidst Coronavirus Fears

Mar 4, 2020

Armstrong Flooring - A Messy 4Q19

Mar 3, 2020

Tape Measure - Week of March 2, 2020

Mar 2, 2020

American Homes 4 Rent - Revving All Engines, Upgrade to Buy

Mar 2, 2020

TopBuild - Upgrading to Buy

Mar 2, 2020

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Improvement Across Price Points in Real Estate Broker Survey

Feb 28, 2020

Installed Building Products - Entering 2020 on Strong Footing

Feb 28, 2020

American Homes 4 Rent - 4Q19 Results in Line, 2020 Guidance Slightly Below Expectations

Feb 28, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - As Anticipated, Strong Upside to Consensus for Pending Sales

Feb 27, 2020

CoreLogic - Refi Volumes Boost Near-Term Estimates

Feb 27, 2020

Installed Building Products - Solid End to 2019

Feb 27, 2020

Real Estate Broker Survey - Continuation of Positive Demand Trends Across Price Points

Feb 27, 2020

Zelman Top Idea Basket - Adding OC and Removing TOL

Feb 27, 2020

Toll Brothers - In the Penalty Box; Downgrading to Hold

Feb 27, 2020

Lowe's Companies - Risks Evident, but Upgrading to Buy

Feb 27, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - New Home Sales Data Better, But Growth Still Understated

Feb 26, 2020

Realogy Holdings - A New Day Emerging but Much Left to Prove

Feb 26, 2020

Single-Family Rental Survey - Steady Start to the Year

Feb 26, 2020

Lowe's Companies - Acceptable Quarter but Softer Guidance

Feb 26, 2020

Western Markets Report - Robust Order Growth Continues

Feb 26, 2020

TopBuild - Strong Fundamentals, but Risk-Reward Balanced

Feb 26, 2020

American Woodmark - Sell Off Presents Opportunity

Feb 26, 2020

The Home Depot - In a Good Spot

Feb 26, 2020

Toll Brothers - Profitability and Guidance Weaker Than Expected, Awaiting Further Commentary

Feb 25, 2020

TopBuild - Softer 4Q19 Volumes; 2020 Guidance Likely Conservative

Feb 25, 2020

Armstrong World Industries - Above-Market Growth Still Elusive

Feb 25, 2020

American Woodmark - Disappointing 3Q20 Results

Feb 25, 2020

Apartment Transactions Survey - Developer Confidence Rises, Likely Pressuring Future Returns

Feb 25, 2020

The Home Depot - Solid Quarter With Better Macro Tailwinds Ahead

Feb 25, 2020

Armstrong World Industries - 4Q19 Results Light, 2020 Outlook Slightly Above

Feb 24, 2020

RE/MAX Holdings - A Higher Cost for Future Growth

Feb 24, 2020

Tape Measure - Week of February 24, 2020

Feb 24, 2020

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Accelerating Fundamentals Drive Strength in Building Products Survey

Feb 21, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - A Positive Start to 2020 for Existing Home Closings

Feb 21, 2020

Zillow Group - Impressive IMT Margin Gains but Still Cautious Toward Risk-Reward

Feb 21, 2020

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Feb 21, 2020

Mortgage Survey - Low Rates Kick Off Year on a High Note

Feb 21, 2020

CoreLogic - 2020 EBITDA Guidance Modestly Above Consensus Estimates

Feb 20, 2020

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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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