SPDR S&P Homebuilders (XHB) 36.34 $XHB
Zillow's Data Does Not Bode Well For Future Case-Shiller Releases
Anthony Fernandez - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 1:20PM CST
XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
New Home Sales Confirm Resales; New Home Prices Confirm Bubble
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 11:58PM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider The pace of new home sales continues to be stuck right below that 500k SAAR, a flattening of activity that dates back really to January 2013. The data has at times peaked above 500k only to be revised subsequently lower, which...
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
The U.S. Housing Recovery Is Strengthening
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 6:13AM CST
By New Deal democrat Earlier this month, I wrote that housing was primed for a breakout to the upside (and since what happens to housing this year is likely to show up in the broader economy next year, that is good news). While housing didn't break...
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
When The Sellers Go
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 2:40AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider For almost a year now, even before 2014's version of winter, the constant theme has been one of growing and robust jobs. It had become so ubiquitous as to infiltrate every economic data point, including the housing market....
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
Homebuilders cheer Toll Brothers and Meritage reports
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 10:09AM CST
DHI: 27.31 (+0.09), LEN: 50.21 (+0.12), RYL: 45.50 (+0.54), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), SPF: 8.74 (+0.09), PHM: 22.56 (-0.10), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03), KBH: 13.95 (+0.01), HOV: 3.74 (+0.05)
Stocks in Wait-and-See Mode Ahead of Yellen's Congressional Address
at The Street - Mon Feb 23, 3:08PM CST
Stocks didn't make big moves on Monday with investors preferring to wait on the sidelines ahead of key U.S. data out later in the week.
DHI: 27.31 (+0.09), VIP: 5.48 (+0.25), MMM: 168.65 (-0.96), TSLA: 203.34 (-3.85), VRX: 197.48 (-3.77), XOM: 88.54 (-0.11), MBT: 9.90 (+0.09), SLB: 84.16 (+0.27), PPO: 59.29 (-0.23), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), FOXA: 35.00 (+0.19), KBH: 13.95 (+0.01), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35), QIWI: 23.56 (+0.04), HAL: 42.94 (+0.24), SLXP: 157.20 (+0.25), HSBC: 44.62 (-0.23), DISCA: 32.30 (-0.14), BA: 150.85 (-0.88), XLV: 72.24 (-0.35), PHM: 22.56 (-0.10), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), TOL: 38.31 (+0.26), YNDX: 16.45 (-0.09)
Stocks Slide as Energy Weighs; Tesla Pulls Nasdaq Lower
at The Street - Mon Feb 23, 2:22PM CST
Stocks are inching lower on Monday with a selloff among energy and homebuilder stocks offsetting gains in health care.
DHI: 27.31 (+0.09), VIP: 5.48 (+0.25), MMM: 168.65 (-0.96), VRX: 197.48 (-3.77), XOM: 88.54 (-0.11), MBT: 9.90 (+0.09), SLB: 84.16 (+0.27), PPO: 59.29 (-0.23), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), FOXA: 35.00 (+0.19), KBH: 13.95 (+0.01), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35), QIWI: 23.56 (+0.04), HAL: 42.94 (+0.24), SLXP: 157.20 (+0.25), HSBC: 44.62 (-0.23), DISCA: 32.30 (-0.14), BA: 150.85 (-0.88), PHM: 22.56 (-0.10), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), TOL: 38.31 (+0.26), YNDX: 16.45 (-0.09)
Homebuilders lower after soft sales report, downgrades
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 23, 9:51AM CST
DHI: 27.31 (+0.09), LEN: 50.21 (+0.12), RYL: 45.50 (+0.54), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), SPF: 8.74 (+0.09), PHM: 22.56 (-0.10), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03), BZH: 17.04 (+0.04), HOV: 3.74 (+0.05), TOL: 38.31 (+0.26)
Big Changes To 2014 Housing Data Amount To Little Change
Joseph Calhoun - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 4:53AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider For statistics like GDP, what is most important is relative comparison between the most recent quarters (or years). That narrow view misses a lot of important context, an aching factor when structural or longer-term defects in...
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
Housing Starts And Building Permits Miss Expectations
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 11:59PM CST
After Tuesday's big miss in home builder sentiment, Wednesday's release of Housing Starts and Building Permits for the month of January showed additional weakness. In the case of Housing Starts, economists were expecting a seasonally adjusted...
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
Upbeat Trend Data For Industrial Output And Housing In January
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 2:56PM CST
Today's US updates for residential housing construction and industrial production fell short of expectations for the monthly comparisons, but the year-over-year trends are looking brighter. The January release on industrial activity is especially...
IYJ: 110.11 (-0.44), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), UXI: 123.00 (-0.40), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03), VIS: 108.98 (-0.58)
NAHB/Wells Fargo Home Builder Sentiment: February 2015
Sold At The Top - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 3:44AM CST
Today, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released their latest Housing Market Index (HMI) , showing that overall assessments of housing activity declined in February, with the composite HMI index falling to 55, while the "buyer...
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
Things I'm Watching
Calafia Beach Pundit - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 3:17AM CST
Here are some charts, which I have been paying close attention to of late, and why. (click to enlarge) February housing starts are due out tomorrow, but today we got the latest builders' sentiment index - which dropped a little. But as I see...
TIP: 114.14 (+0.66), PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), IPE: 57.01 (+0.35), SIPE: 19.46 (+0.05), TIPX: 19.45 (+0.10), STIP: 99.66 (+0.23), TDTF: 24.94 (+0.14), TIPZ: 58.01 (+0.38), LTPZ: 68.93 (+0.63), VTIP: 48.63 (+0.15), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03), SCHP: 55.18 (+0.33), STPZ: 52.14 (+0.17), TDTT: 24.52 (+0.08), TPS: 26.73 (-0.47)
U.S. Housing Starts: January 2015 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 12:32PM CST
Housing starts are expected to decrease to an annual pace of 1.075 million in tomorrow's update for January, according to The Capital Spectator's median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The projection represents a slightly lower...
XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
Homebuilder Sentiment Drops
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 12:24PM CST
Optimism on the part of homebuilders took a big of a hit this month as the headline sentiment index from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) came in weaker than expected. While economists were expecting a one-point decline from January's...
XHB: 36.34 (+0.05)
Hard To Blame The Weather For The Drop In Home Builder Sentiment
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 11:41AM CST
REZ: 61.27 (+0.50), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03), IYR: 79.12 (+0.56)
Midwest behind decline in builder confidence
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 10:34AM CST
XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
Housing Is Poised For An Upside Breakout
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 8:59AM CST
Will housing break out to the upside tomorrow? Housing leads the economy, and interest rates lead housing. So when the "taper tantrum" hit in mid-2013, I was one of the few voices contending that 2014 housing would take a hit. The housing...
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF Shares Up 20.0% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (XHB)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Feb 13, 4:40PM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (AMEX:XHB) on October 21st, 2014 at $30.30. In approximately 4 months, SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF has returned 20.02% as of today's recent price of $36.36.
XHB: 36.34 (+0.05)
Forestar Group: A Land Of Opportunity As Change Appears On The Horizon
Nitor Capital - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 13, 4:00AM CST
FOR: 14.38 (-0.17), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), BRP: 24.20 (-0.01), HHC: 149.79 (+1.59)
Zillow's Data Does Not Bode Well For Future Case-Shiller Releases
Anthony Fernandez - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 1:20PM CST
XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
New Home Sales Confirm Resales; New Home Prices Confirm Bubble
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 11:58PM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider The pace of new home sales continues to be stuck right below that 500k SAAR, a flattening of activity that dates back really to January 2013. The data has at times peaked above 500k only to be revised subsequently lower, which...
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
The U.S. Housing Recovery Is Strengthening
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 6:13AM CST
By New Deal democrat Earlier this month, I wrote that housing was primed for a breakout to the upside (and since what happens to housing this year is likely to show up in the broader economy next year, that is good news). While housing didn't break...
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
When The Sellers Go
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 2:40AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider For almost a year now, even before 2014's version of winter, the constant theme has been one of growing and robust jobs. It had become so ubiquitous as to infiltrate every economic data point, including the housing market....
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
Homebuilders cheer Toll Brothers and Meritage reports
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 10:09AM CST
DHI: 27.31 (+0.09), LEN: 50.21 (+0.12), RYL: 45.50 (+0.54), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), SPF: 8.74 (+0.09), PHM: 22.56 (-0.10), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03), KBH: 13.95 (+0.01), HOV: 3.74 (+0.05)
Stocks in Wait-and-See Mode Ahead of Yellen's Congressional Address
at The Street - Mon Feb 23, 3:08PM CST
Stocks didn't make big moves on Monday with investors preferring to wait on the sidelines ahead of key U.S. data out later in the week.
DHI: 27.31 (+0.09), VIP: 5.48 (+0.25), MMM: 168.65 (-0.96), TSLA: 203.34 (-3.85), VRX: 197.48 (-3.77), XOM: 88.54 (-0.11), MBT: 9.90 (+0.09), SLB: 84.16 (+0.27), PPO: 59.29 (-0.23), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), FOXA: 35.00 (+0.19), KBH: 13.95 (+0.01), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35), QIWI: 23.56 (+0.04), HAL: 42.94 (+0.24), SLXP: 157.20 (+0.25), HSBC: 44.62 (-0.23), DISCA: 32.30 (-0.14), BA: 150.85 (-0.88), XLV: 72.24 (-0.35), PHM: 22.56 (-0.10), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), TOL: 38.31 (+0.26), YNDX: 16.45 (-0.09)
Stocks Slide as Energy Weighs; Tesla Pulls Nasdaq Lower
at The Street - Mon Feb 23, 2:22PM CST
Stocks are inching lower on Monday with a selloff among energy and homebuilder stocks offsetting gains in health care.
DHI: 27.31 (+0.09), VIP: 5.48 (+0.25), MMM: 168.65 (-0.96), VRX: 197.48 (-3.77), XOM: 88.54 (-0.11), MBT: 9.90 (+0.09), SLB: 84.16 (+0.27), PPO: 59.29 (-0.23), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), FOXA: 35.00 (+0.19), KBH: 13.95 (+0.01), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), XLE: 79.02 (-0.35), QIWI: 23.56 (+0.04), HAL: 42.94 (+0.24), SLXP: 157.20 (+0.25), HSBC: 44.62 (-0.23), DISCA: 32.30 (-0.14), BA: 150.85 (-0.88), PHM: 22.56 (-0.10), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), TOL: 38.31 (+0.26), YNDX: 16.45 (-0.09)
Homebuilders lower after soft sales report, downgrades
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 23, 9:51AM CST
DHI: 27.31 (+0.09), LEN: 50.21 (+0.12), RYL: 45.50 (+0.54), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), SPF: 8.74 (+0.09), PHM: 22.56 (-0.10), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03), BZH: 17.04 (+0.04), HOV: 3.74 (+0.05), TOL: 38.31 (+0.26)
Big Changes To 2014 Housing Data Amount To Little Change
Joseph Calhoun - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 19, 4:53AM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider For statistics like GDP, what is most important is relative comparison between the most recent quarters (or years). That narrow view misses a lot of important context, an aching factor when structural or longer-term defects in...
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
Housing Starts And Building Permits Miss Expectations
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 11:59PM CST
After Tuesday's big miss in home builder sentiment, Wednesday's release of Housing Starts and Building Permits for the month of January showed additional weakness. In the case of Housing Starts, economists were expecting a seasonally adjusted...
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
Upbeat Trend Data For Industrial Output And Housing In January
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 2:56PM CST
Today's US updates for residential housing construction and industrial production fell short of expectations for the monthly comparisons, but the year-over-year trends are looking brighter. The January release on industrial activity is especially...
IYJ: 110.11 (-0.44), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), UXI: 123.00 (-0.40), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03), VIS: 108.98 (-0.58)
NAHB/Wells Fargo Home Builder Sentiment: February 2015
Sold At The Top - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 3:44AM CST
Today, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released their latest Housing Market Index (HMI) , showing that overall assessments of housing activity declined in February, with the composite HMI index falling to 55, while the "buyer...
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
Things I'm Watching
Calafia Beach Pundit - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 18, 3:17AM CST
Here are some charts, which I have been paying close attention to of late, and why. (click to enlarge) February housing starts are due out tomorrow, but today we got the latest builders' sentiment index - which dropped a little. But as I see...
TIP: 114.14 (+0.66), PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), IPE: 57.01 (+0.35), SIPE: 19.46 (+0.05), TIPX: 19.45 (+0.10), STIP: 99.66 (+0.23), TDTF: 24.94 (+0.14), TIPZ: 58.01 (+0.38), LTPZ: 68.93 (+0.63), VTIP: 48.63 (+0.15), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03), SCHP: 55.18 (+0.33), STPZ: 52.14 (+0.17), TDTT: 24.52 (+0.08), TPS: 26.73 (-0.47)
U.S. Housing Starts: January 2015 Preview
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 12:32PM CST
Housing starts are expected to decrease to an annual pace of 1.075 million in tomorrow's update for January, according to The Capital Spectator's median point forecast for several econometric estimates. The projection represents a slightly lower...
XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
Homebuilder Sentiment Drops
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 12:24PM CST
Optimism on the part of homebuilders took a big of a hit this month as the headline sentiment index from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) came in weaker than expected. While economists were expecting a one-point decline from January's...
XHB: 36.34 (+0.05)
Hard To Blame The Weather For The Drop In Home Builder Sentiment
Dr. Duru - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 11:41AM CST
REZ: 61.27 (+0.50), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03), IYR: 79.12 (+0.56)
Midwest behind decline in builder confidence
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 10:34AM CST
XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
Housing Is Poised For An Upside Breakout
Hale Stewart - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 8:59AM CST
Will housing break out to the upside tomorrow? Housing leads the economy, and interest rates lead housing. So when the "taper tantrum" hit in mid-2013, I was one of the few voices contending that 2014 housing would take a hit. The housing...
PKB: 23.15 (-0.11), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), ITB: 27.64 (+0.03)
SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF Shares Up 20.0% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (XHB)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Fri Feb 13, 4:40PM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (AMEX:XHB) on October 21st, 2014 at $30.30. In approximately 4 months, SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF has returned 20.02% as of today's recent price of $36.36.
XHB: 36.34 (+0.05)
Forestar Group: A Land Of Opportunity As Change Appears On The Horizon
Nitor Capital - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 13, 4:00AM CST
FOR: 14.38 (-0.17), XHB: 36.34 (+0.05), BRP: 24.20 (-0.01), HHC: 149.79 (+1.59)
