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Bernie's Bets: A Trio Of Trades From Schaeffer

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:52:26 GMT

Options expert Bernie Schaeffer combines fundamental, technical and sentiment-based metrics to select his specific trades.[More...]

Starts And Permits Disappoint

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:38:44 GMT

While there is ample evidence that the world economy is starting to pick up steam, one of the traditional engines for driving the U.S. economy out of recession is sputtering.?Both Building Permits and Housing Starts for September came in well below expectations.[More...]

Homebuilders Gain On Hopes Of Extension To Tax Benefit

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:32:41 GMT

Homebuilder stocks are among the biggest price gainers in the market on Thursday, as there are reports that Congress is considering an extension of the first time home buyers tax credit. At this point, the $8,000 tax credit is set to expire at the end of November, but unless home buyers are already under contract on a home, most future buyers will miss out on the credit. Estimates suggest that as many as one-third of home buyers in recent months have taken advantage of this program. Obviously, there are concerns that demand will drop off when this tax credit expires, much like the demand fell off for cars in the aftermath of Cash for Clunkers (Cash for Clunkers Saps Demand).[More...]

The Long And Short Of It

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:53:57 GMT

Looking at tons of charts this weekend, there is similar patterns on various charts. The majority of stocks have declined the past 3 days and are nearing support of their previous break out highs. The patterns look to SPX as it has the potential to move to test its August highs, but has resistance above it from its breakout highs which it broke below.[More...]

August 7, 2009: Nationwide Survey By CSFB Reveals Real Estate Agent Builder Preference

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:36:56 GMT

The July Credit Suisse First Boston Monthly Survey Of Real Estate Agents was made available today fir institutional clients and consultants on the survey. Presented monthly, this 60-page (or thereabouts) publication has been an extremely accurate and predictive document - my first choice when I begin pondering my monthly real estate strategy. Almost always, I focus on the top fifty metro markets and regions, primarily interested in the pure statistics and opinions of "boots on the ground" agents and investors that make this such an excellent read. Another feature of this monthly survey lists agents recommendations for national builders. The percentage number is based upon positive less negative responses from agents. This is an important reflection on these builders, and thus their stock, as over 40% of new home sales involve a real estate agent. Here is the list, best to least favored: Pulte[More...]

WSJ: Land Deals Help Home Builders Stay Alive (Not To Mention Tax Rule Changes, Government Largess)

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:44:28 GMT

One of the few predictions I made in late 2007 about what was to come in the future (Dec 4, 2007: December 2007 Thoughts / Roadmap) that was an airball was the call that quite a few homebuilders would go bust. At the time home builders were so desperate to get rid of inventory, we had example such as Lennar (LEN) selling land at 60% of book value. ([More...]

Housing Trends: The Green, the Small, and the Homes with Chinese Drywall

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:50:00 GMT

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Earnings Review: January 28, 2009

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:36:53 GMT

Late on Wednesday, Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL) announced that it swung to a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.13 billion, or $2.11 a share compared to net income of $760 million, or $1.36 a share, in the same quarter a year ago.[More...]

Housing Starts Tumble Again

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:55:00 GMT

The following article discusses Pulte Homes, Inc. (PHM), D.R. Horton, Inc. (DHI), The Ryland Group, Inc. (RYL) and Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (BZH). In November, both housing starts and permits fell to record lows. I consider this to be good news, since it represents a decline is misallocation of resources and means we might eventually work off some of the huge inventory overhang and some day see an end to the housing mess that is ground zero of the economic turmoil. In the meantime, though, it means that economic growth will be even weaker in the fourth quarter than most are currently expecting. Building permits, the best indicator of future housing starts, fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 616,000, a 15.6% decline from the 730,000 rate in October and 48.1% below the 1,187 million rate of a year ago. All four regions of the country[More...]

New Year U.S. Housing Market Forecast: No Gain, More Pain

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:43:00 GMT

(Editor's Note: This is the sixth installment of a new series that looks at the global investing outlook for 2009.) By Don Miller Contributing Writer Money Morning The U.S. housing market is... Money Morning is here to help investors profit handsomely on this seismic shift in the global economy. Money moves markets. But Money Morning lets you move first. [More...]

Movers: Amazon.Com, Ford, 3M, Qualcomm, Ryland Group

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:47:00 GMT

Amazon.com (AMZN) posts $0.37, vs. $0.19 a year ago, second quarter EPS on 41% sales rise.
Ford Motor (F) posts $3.88 second quarter loss per share, vs. $0.31 EPS a year ago, on 6.1% revenue drop, pre-tax special charges of $8 billion, including impairments of $5.3 billion for Ford North America long-lived assets, $2.1 billion for Ford Motor Credit's operating lease portfolio.
Daimler AG (DAI) posts 1.40, vs. 1.74, second quarter EPS as the company's interest in Chrysler offset 6.5% revenue rise.

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Update: Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Milberg LLP Announce the Filing of a Stockholder Derivative Action on Behalf of the Ryland Group, Inc. Alleging Breaches of Fiduciary Duties by Directors

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:28:00 GMT

NEW YORK, NY -- -- 08/07/09 -- A stockholder derivative lawsuit was filed on April 3, 2009, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles on behalf of The Ryland Group, Inc. against Ryland's Board of Directors and certain of its executive officers. Ryland is engaged in home building and mortgage-lending and financing in the United States. The action alleges breaches of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment and violations of state and federal laws during the period January 1, 2003 through the present . The action is captioned City of Miami Police Relief Pension Fund v. R. Chad Dreier, et al. and is numbered BC411143.[More...]

Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Milberg LLP Announce the Filing of a Stockholder Derivation Action on Behalf of the Ryland Group, Inc. Alleging Breaches of Fiduciary Duties by Directors

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:33:00 GMT

NEW YORK, NY -- -- 08/06/09 -- A stockholder derivative lawsuit was filed on April 3, 2009, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles on behalf of The Ryland Group, Inc. against Ryland's Board of Directors and certain of its executive officers. Ryland is engaged in home building and mortgage-lending and financing in the United States. The action alleges breaches of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment and violations of state and federal laws during the period January 1, 2003 through the present . The action is captioned City of Miami Police Relief Pension Fund v. R. Chad Dreier, et al. and is numbered BC411143.[More...]

Ryland Elects Robert van Schoonenberg as a New Member of Its Board of Directors

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:00:00 GMT

The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE:RYL) today announced the election of Robert G. van Schoonenberg to its board of directors.[More...]

The Ryland Group Declares Third-Quarter Dividend

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:04:00 GMT

The board of directors of The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE:RYL), has declared a third-quarter dividend of $0.03 per share, payable on October 30, 2009, to common stockholders of record on October 15, 2009.[More...]

Ryland Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2009

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:18:00 GMT

The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE: RYL), today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Items of note included:[More...]

Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP and Milberg LLP Announce the Filing of a Stockholder Derivation Action on Behalf of The Ryland Group, Inc. Alleging Breaches of Fiduciary Duties by Directors

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:10:00 GMT

NEW YORK, NY -- -- 07/16/09 -- A stockholder derivative lawsuit was filed on April 3, 2009, in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angles on behalf of The Ryland Group, Inc. against Ryland's Board of Directors and certain of its executive officers. Ryland is engaged in home building and mortgage-lending and financing in the United States. The action alleges breaches of fiduciary duty, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment and violations of state and federal laws during the period January 1, 2003 through the present . The action is captioned City of Miami Police Relief Pension Fund v. R. Chad Dreier, et al. and is numbered BC411143.[More...]

Ryland Announces Second Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:57:00 GMT

The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE:RYL), will release its second quarter earnings on Wednesday, July 29, 2009, after the market closes. The conference call will be held on Thursday, July 30, at 9:00 a.m. PDT (noon EDT).[More...]

Ryland’s Presentation at the Eighth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference to Be Webcast Live

Tue, 12 May 2009 20:30:00 GMT

The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE: RYL), one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, will present at the Eighth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, May 19, at 1:30 p.m. PDT.[More...]

Ryland Elects New Member of Board of Directors

Mon, 04 May 2009 16:52:00 GMT

The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE: RYL) today announced the election of Larry T. Nicholson, who is currently president of Ryland, to its board of directors.[More...]