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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

Apartment Survey - Operators Position Defensively in January, Atlanta in Focus

Feb 20, 2020

Western Markets Report - Absorptions Stable at Strong Levels

Feb 20, 2020

Road Trip Research - Housing Market is Heating Up in Phoenix

Feb 20, 2020

Invitation Homes - Valuation Still Too Rich For Our Taste

Feb 20, 2020

Building Products Survey - Growth Inflects to Start 2020

Feb 20, 2020

American Woodmark - Maintain Buy Ahead of Fiscal 3Q20 Earnings

Feb 20, 2020

Owens Corning - Housing a Tailwind; Maintain Buy

Feb 20, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - A New Cycle Peak for Building Permits

Feb 19, 2020

Owens Corning - In-Line Quarter, with Solid Cash Flows

Feb 19, 2020

TRI Pointe Homes - Improvement Evident, But Not There Yet

Feb 19, 2020

Invitation Homes - 4Q19 Results and 2020 Guidance Lighter Than Consensus

Feb 19, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - NAHB Index Eases, But Still Confident in Fundamentals

Feb 18, 2020

Essent Group - Sell-Off Overdone for a Positive Outlook

Feb 18, 2020

Fidelity National Financial - Order Pipeline Indicates Near-Term Strength but Deal Remails an Overhang

Feb 18, 2020

Tape Measure - Week of February 17, 2020

Feb 18, 2020

Mohawk Industries - Seeking the Fundamental Turn

Feb 18, 2020

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Strength in Surveys Lift Home Price, Home Improvement Outlooks

Feb 14, 2020

Essent Group - Upside to Consensus and Capital Return

Feb 14, 2020

Black Knight - Pushing Growth Ramp to 2021

Feb 14, 2020

First American Financial - Brighter Near-Term Outlook, but Stock Reflects Good News

Feb 14, 2020

The New Home Company - Signs of Progress

Feb 14, 2020

Macro Housing Forecasts - Survey Leading Indicators Driving Upside to Home Improvement View

Feb 14, 2020

Homecenter Survey - Ramping Momentum for Home Improvements, HD and LOW

Feb 14, 2020

The Art of Measuring Home Prices - Pieces in Place for Stronger Price Appreciation

Feb 14, 2020

Mohawk Industries - Soft Guidance, but Strong Cash Flow

Feb 13, 2020

Fidelity National Financial - Slight Upside to Consensus in a Strong Environment

Feb 13, 2020

First American Financial - Strong Upside to Expectations and a Technology Acquisition

Feb 13, 2020

Redfin - Revving Up to a Higher Gear

Feb 13, 2020

UDR - Consistent Cash Flow Growth, But at What Cost?

Feb 13, 2020

Zelman Top Idea Basket - Adding MHO and Removing LEN

Feb 13, 2020

State of the Builder Stocks - Raising Valuations on KBH, LEN, TOL and HOV

Feb 13, 2020

Homebuilding Survey - Shattering Records

Feb 13, 2020

NMI Holdings - Solid Quarter, but Pricing in a High Bar

Feb 12, 2020

Western Markets Report - Still Humming Along

Feb 12, 2020

Masco - Modest 2020 Earnings Reduction; Remain at Hold

Feb 12, 2020

UDR - 4Q19 Results and 2020 Guidance in Line

Feb 11, 2020

BKI and CLGX Earnings Previews - We Expect Conservative 2020 Guidance from Both

Feb 11, 2020

Masco - Softer-Than-Expected Results and 2020 Guidance

Feb 11, 2020

Fidelity National Financial - Acquisition Adds Diversity, but at What Multiple?

Feb 10, 2020

Tape Measure - Week of February 10, 2020

Feb 10, 2020

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Land Demand Improves Across All Segments, Entry-Level the Strongest

Feb 7, 2020

Jobs and Housing - Stronger Headline, Housing Read-Throughs Staying Positive

Feb 7, 2020

AvalonBay Communities - Build It and Growth Will Come

Feb 7, 2020

Century Communities - Getting to the Promised Land

Feb 7, 2020

Radian Group - Reducing Estimates Slightly

Feb 6, 2020

Stewart Information Services - Early Progress Encouraging, but a High Bar Going Forward

Feb 6, 2020

M/I Homes - A Compelling Opportunity All Things Considered

Feb 6, 2020

Banking Survey - Expect AD&C Loan Growth to Inflect Higher

Feb 6, 2020

Radian Group - Core Results In Line with Consensus

Feb 6, 2020

Taylor Morrison - 2020 Shaping Up to be an Exciting Year

Feb 6, 2020

AvalonBay Communities - Guidance in Line, Growth Outlook Likely Second-Best Among Peers

Feb 5, 2020

Stewart Information Services - Noisy Quarter; Higher Losses Drive Weaker-Than-Expected EPS

Feb 5, 2020

M/I Homes - Incremental Margin Results Light, But Pullback is an Overreaction

Feb 5, 2020

Western Markets Report - Another Step Up in Sales Activity

Feb 5, 2020

Taylor Morrison - A Noisy Quarter, but Fantastic Orders

Feb 5, 2020

MGIC Investment - Positive Story at Attractive Valuation

Feb 4, 2020

MGIC Investment - Positive Capital Announcement

Feb 4, 2020

Constructing a Non-Residential Picture - Several Leading Indicators Point to Slightly Better 2020 Growth

Feb 4, 2020

Toll Brothers - Share Buybacks Continuing in Earnest

Feb 4, 2020

Tape Measure - Week of February 3, 2020

Feb 3, 2020

An Eventful Week in Real Estate Services - Better Macro Trends and Innovation Across the Value Chain

Feb 3, 2020

Essex Property Trust - Past Performance is Not Indicative of Future Returns

Feb 3, 2020

Camden Property Trust - Valuation Pricey as Growth Moderates and Leverage Rises, Downgrading to Sell

Feb 3, 2020

AIMCO - All Cash Flows are Not Created Equal

Feb 3, 2020

Land Development Survey - Demand Moves Higher But Supply Not Yet Following

Feb 3, 2020

Portfolio Manager Weekly Z-Cap - Despite Mixed Macro Data, Surveys and Public Companies Highlight For-Sale Strength

Jan 31, 2020

Sherwin-Williams - Investing for the Long-Term

Jan 31, 2020

Mid-America Apartment Communities - There's More Where That Came From

Jan 31, 2020

M.D.C. Holdings - No Need to Jump in Right Now

Jan 31, 2020

Beazer Homes - Riding the Wave of a Strong Market, but Growth Set to Slow Significantly

Jan 31, 2020

Camden Property Trust - 4Q19 Results Modestly Stronger, 2020 Outlook in Line

Jan 31, 2020

Meritage Homes - Set Up for a Solid 2020 and a Great 2021

Jan 31, 2020

AIMCO - Core FFO Guidance in Line with Expectations, With Deleveraging Planned

Jan 30, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take - Homeownership Surges, Supply Hitting Multi-Decade Lows

Jan 30, 2020

Sherwin-Williams - Soft Results and Guidance

Jan 30, 2020

M.D.C. Holdings - Incremental Data Raise Some Questions

Jan 30, 2020

Fortune Brands Home & Security - Fundamentals Strengthening Entering 2020

Jan 30, 2020

Mid-America Apartment Communities - Higher Same-Store Expenses Drive 2020 Guidance Shortfall

Jan 30, 2020

Stanley Black & Decker - Not Immune to a Slower Global Market

Jan 30, 2020

Equity Residential - Balancing Still Challenged Fundamentals with Better Capital Allocation, Upgrading to Hold

Jan 30, 2020

Western Markets Report - Fourth Strongest Week of the Cycle

Jan 30, 2020

Essex Property Trust - 2020 Guidance Reflects Decelerating Core FFO Growth

Jan 29, 2020

Meritage Homes - Another Stellar Quarter

Jan 29, 2020

Macro Housing Quick Take: Reality is Better than Pending Home Sales Suggest

Jan 29, 2020

Stanley Black & Decker - Modestly Disappointing Guidance

Jan 29, 2020

Single-Family Rental Survey - December Ends the Year on a High, Capital Availability Robust

Jan 29, 2020

Single-Family REIT Earnings Preview - 2020 Guidance Likely to Reflect Strong Industry Fundamentals

Jan 29, 2020

NVR - More Moving Pieces Than Others; Valuation Full

Jan 29, 2020

PulteGroup - Strong Execution, but Too Rich for Our Blood

Jan 29, 2020

Equity Residential - 4Q19 Results and 2020 Guidance in Line, Technology a Key Focus

Jan 28, 2020

Mortgage and Title Insurer Earnings Previews - Above Consensus for the Mortgage Insurers; On Par for Title

Jan 28, 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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