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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2005

Commission File Number: 001 – 31524

BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
     
Delaware
  37-1446709
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
12865 Pointe Del Mar
   
Suite 200
   
Del Mar, California
  92014
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)

(858) 481-8500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

             
Yes
  þ   No   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).

             
Yes
  þ   No   o

As of April 30, 2005, the registrant had outstanding 30,852,732 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share.



 


INDEX

BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

                 
PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION   PAGE  
                 
Item 1.          
                 
            1  
                 
            2  
                 
            3  
                 
            4  
                 
Item 2.       8  
                 
Item 3.       13  
                 
Item 4.       13  
                 
PART II.          
     
 
     
                 
Item 1.       14  
                 
Item 2.       14  
                 
Item 3.       14  
                 
Item 4.       14  
                 
Item 5.       14  
                 
Item 6.       14  
                 
SIGNATURES  
 
    15  
                 
EXHIBITS
 EX-31.1
 EX-31.2
 EX-32.1


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PART I.     FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.     Financial Statements

BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(all dollar amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars)

                         
            (Unaudited)        
            March 31,     December 31,  
    Note     2005     2004  
Assets
                       
                         
Housing and land inventory
    2     $ 787,775     $ 679,930  
Investments in housing and land joint ventures
    3       49,647       59,810  
Consolidated land inventory not owned
    2       42,131       47,240  
Receivables and other assets
            29,799       73,986  
Cash and cash equivalents
    4       124,666       186,731  
Deferred income taxes
            34,516       33,924  
 
                 
 
          $ 1,068,534     $ 1,081,621  
 
                 
Liabilities and Equity
                       
                         
Project specific and other financings
          $ 529,898     $ 512,098  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
            209,128       256,985  
Minority interest
    2       65,404       66,422  
Preferred stock – 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
                   
Common stock and additional paid-in capital – 65,000,000 shares authorized, 30,860,932 shares issued and outstanding with par value of $309, excluding 1,212,849 treasury shares with a cost of $24,508 (December 31, 2004 – 30,889,632 shares issued and outstanding with par value of $309, excluding 1,184,149 treasury shares with a cost of $23,552)
            119,290       120,246  
Retained earnings
            144,814       125,870  
 
                 
 
          $ 1,068,534     $ 1,081,621  
 
                 

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(all dollar amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

                         
            (Unaudited)  
            Three Months Ended  
            March 31,  
Revenue   Note     2005     2004  
               
Housing
          $ 143,083     $ 138,958  
Land and other revenues
            9,072       4,231  
 
                 
 
            152,155       143,189  
Direct Cost of Sales
    2       (103,978 )     (110,051 )
 
                 
 
            48,177       33,138  
Equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures
    3       7,312       851  
Selling, general and administrative expense
            (21,224 )     (16,171 )
Minority interest
            (3,209 )     (2,146 )
 
                 
Net Income Before Taxes
            31,056       15,672  
Income tax expense
            (12,112 )     (5,955 )
 
                 
Net Income
          $ 18,944     $ 9,717  
 
                 
               
Earnings Per Share
                       
Basic
    1     $ 0.61     $ 0.31  
Diluted
    1     $ 0.60     $ 0.31  
               
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (in thousands)
                       
Basic
    1       30,865       30,881  
Diluted
    1       31,517       31,423  

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(all dollar amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars)

                 
    Unaudited  
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2005     2004  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
               
                 
Net income
  $ 18,944     $ 9,717  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Distribution of joint venture earnings in excess of equity income
    29        
Minority interest
    3,209       2,146  
Deferred income taxes
    (592 )     3,403  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Decrease in receivables and other assets
    44,187       16,133  
Increase in housing and land inventory
    (109,338 )     (67,241 )
(Decrease)/increase in accounts payable and other
    (40,165 )     8,011  
 
           
Net cash used in operating activities
    (83,726 )     (27,831 )
 
           
                 
Cash Flows From Investing Activities
               
Net recovery from housing and land joint ventures
    10,134       3,044  
 
           
Net cash provided by investing activities
    10,134       3,044  
 
           
                 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities
               
Net borrowings under revolving project specific and other financings
    17,800       30,263  
Net distributions to minority interest
    (5,317 )     (3,023 )
Repurchase of common shares
    (956 )     ––  
 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities
    11,527       27,240  
 
           
                 
(Decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (62,065 )     2,453  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    186,731       218,606  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 124,666     $ 221,059  
 
           
                 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
               
                 
Interest paid
  $ 5,771     $ 4,420  
                 
Income taxes paid
  $ 39,411     $ 7,010  
                 
(Decrease)/increase in consolidated land inventory not owned
  $ (6,602 )   $ 6,385  

See accompanying notes to financial statements

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BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in $U.S. thousands except per share amounts)

Note 1.       Significant Accounting Policies

(a)     Basis of Presentation

Brookfield Homes Corporation (the “Company” or “Brookfield Homes”) was incorporated on August 28, 2002 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Properties Corporation (“Brookfield Properties”) to acquire as of October 1, 2002 all of the California and Washington D.C. area homebuilding and land development operations (the “Land and Housing Operations”) of Brookfield Properties pursuant to a reorganization of its business (the “Spin-off”). On January 6, 2003, Brookfield Properties completed the Spin-off by distributing all of the issued and outstanding common stock it owned in the Company to its common stockholders. Brookfield Homes began trading as a separate company on the New York Stock Exchange on January 7, 2003.

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Brookfield Homes and its subsidiaries and investments in joint ventures and variable interests in which the Company is the primary beneficiary.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information. Since they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements, they should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for fair presentation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been made.

The Company historically has experienced, and expects to continue to experience, variability in quarterly results. The consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(b)     Earnings Per Share

Earnings per share is computed in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 128. Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the average number of common shares outstanding including all dilutive potentially issuable shares under various stock option plans.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 were calculated as follows (in thousands except per share amounts):

                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2005     2004  
                 
Numerator:
               
                 
Net income
  $ 18,944     $ 9,717  
 
           
Denominator:
               
                 
Basic average shares outstanding
    30,865       30,881  
Net effect of stock options assumed to be exercised
    652       542  
 
           
Diluted average shares outstanding
    31,517       31,423  
 
           
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.61     $ 0.31  
 
           
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.60     $ 0.31  
 
           

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BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in $U.S. thousands except per share amounts)

(c)     Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment. SFAS No. 123(R) establishes accounting standards for transactions in which a company exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. In particular, this Statement would require companies to record compensation expense for all share-based payments, such as employee stock options, at fair market value. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period of the next fiscal year that begins after June 15, 2005. The Company is currently reviewing the effect of this Statement on its consolidated financial statements.

In December 2003, the FASB issued revised Interpretation 46 (“FIN 46R”), “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“VIEs”), an Interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” and replaces the previous version of FASB Interpretation 46 issued in January 2003 (“FIN 46”). This interpretation applied immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003. A company that holds a variable interest in a VIE it acquired before February 1, 2003 shall apply the provision of this interpretation no later than the first fiscal year or interim period ending after March 15, 2004 unless those entities are considered to be special purpose entities in which the application is to be no later than the end of the first reporting period that ends after December 15, 2003. This interpretation may be applied prospectively with a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date on which it is first applied or by restating previously issued financial statements for one or more years with a cumulative-effect adjustment as of the beginning of the first year restated. The Company applied the provision of this new pronouncement effective January 1, 2003 but did not restate any previously issued financial statements. The decision whether to consolidate a VIE begins with establishing that a VIE exists. A VIE exists when either the total equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities by itself, or the equity investor lack one of three characteristics associated with owning a controlling financial interest. Those characteristics are the direct or indirect ability to make decisions about the entity’s activities through voting rights or similar rights, the obligation to absorb the expected losses of an entity, and the right to receive the expected residual returns. The entity with the majority of the expected losses or expected residual return is considered to be the primary beneficiary of the entity and is required to consolidate such entity. The Company has determined they are the primary beneficiary of certain VIEs which are presented in these financial statements under “Consolidated land inventory not owned” with the interest of others included in “Minority interest.” See Notes 2 and 3 for further discussion on the consolidation of land option contracts and joint ventures.

(d)     Reclassification

Certain prior period amounts in the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the March 31, 2005 presentation. In particular, reclassifications have been made to equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures (now shown as a component of operating income separately from revenue) and to interest expense (now included as a component of Direct Cost of Sales).

Note 2.       Housing and Land Inventory

Housing and land inventory includes homes completed and under construction, model homes, developed land and land under and held for development which will be used in the Company’s homebuilding operations or sold as building lots to other homebuilders. The following summarizes the components of housing and land inventory:

                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2005     2004  
Housing inventory
  $ 419,913     $ 244,041  
Model homes
    27,359       19,179  
Land and land under development
    340,503       416,710  
 
           
 
  $ 787,775     $ 679,930  
 
           

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BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in $U.S. thousands except per share amounts)

The Company capitalizes interest which is expensed as housing units and building lots are sold. For the three months ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 interest incurred and capitalized by the Company was $5.8 million and $4.4 million, respectively. Capitalized interest expensed for the same periods was $3.1 million and $3.9 million, respectively.

Capitalized costs are expensed as costs of sales on a specific identification basis or on a relative value in proportion to anticipated revenue. Included in direct costs of sales is $101.6 million of costs related to housing revenue (March 31, 2004 – $108.2 million) and $2.4 million of costs related to land sales and other revenues (March 31, 2004 – $1.8 million).

In the ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into a number of option contracts to acquire lots in the future in accordance with specific terms and conditions of such agreements. Under these option contracts, the Company will fund deposits to secure the right to purchase land or lots at a future point in time. The Company has evaluated its option contracts and determined that for those entities considered to be VIEs, it is the primary beneficiary on options for 354 lots with aggregate exercise prices of $42.1 million (December 31, 2004 – 375 lots with an exercise price of $47.2 million), which are required to be consolidated. In these cases, the only asset recorded is the Company’s exercise price for the option to purchase, with an increase in minority interest of $36.2 million (December 31, 2004 – $42.8 million) for the assumed third party investment in the VIE. Where the land sellers are not required to provide the Company with financial information related to the VIE, certain assumptions by the Company were required in its assessment as to whether or not it is the primary beneficiary.

Housing and land inventory includes non-refundable deposits and other costs totaling $49.6 million (December 31, 2004 – $36.0 million) in connection with options that are not required to be consolidated under the provisions of FIN 46R. The total exercise price of these options is $649.4 million (December 31, 2004 – $627.7 million) including the non-refundable deposits identified above. The number of lots for which the Company has obtained an option to purchase, excluding those already consolidated, and their respective dates of expiry and their exercise price are as follows:

                 
            Total  
    Number of     Exercise  
Year of Expiry   Lots     Price  
2005
    948     $ 81,372  
2006
    5,204       207,102  
2007
    3,276       133,503  
Thereafter
    7,248       227,409  
 
           
 
    16,676     $ 649,386  
 
           

Note 3.       Investments in Housing and Land Joint Ventures

The Company participates in a number of joint ventures in which it has less than a controlling interest. Summarized condensed financial information on a combined 100% basis of the joint ventures is as follows:

                 
    March 31,     December 31,  
    2005     2004  
Assets
               
Housing and land inventory
  $ 331,905     $ 345,939  
Other assets
    47,017       54,510  
 
           
 
  $ 378,922     $ 400,449  
 
           
Liabilities and Equity
               
Accounts payable and other liabilities
  $ 18,769     $ 46,313  
Project specific financings
    266,758       277,568  
Investment and advances
               
Brookfield Homes
    49,647       59,810  
Others
    43,748       16,758  
 
           
 
  $ 378,922     $ 400,449  
 
           

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BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Tabular amounts in $U.S. thousands except per share amounts)

                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31  
    2005     2004  
Revenue and Expenses
               
Revenue
  $ 44,349     $ 19,678  
Expenses
    (28,803 )     (17,805 )
 
           
Net income
  $ 15,546     $ 1,873  
 
           
Company’s share of net income
  $ 7,312     $ 851  
 
           

In reporting the Company’s share of net income, all inter-company profits or losses from housing and land joint ventures are eliminated on lots purchased by the Company.

Joint ventures in which the Company has a non-controlling interest are accounted for using the equity method. In addition, the Company has performed an evaluation of its existing joint venture relationships by applying the provisions of FIN 46R. The Company has determined that for those entities in which this interpretation applies, none of these joint ventures were considered to be a VIE requiring consolidation pursuant to the requirement of FIN 46R.

The Company and/or its joint venture partners have provided varying levels of guarantees of debt in its joint ventures. At March 31, 2005, the Company had recourse guarantees of $4.1 million and limited maintenance guarantees of $74.8 million with respect to debt in its joint ventures.

Note 4.       Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Other

(a) The Company had demand deposits included in cash and cash equivalents of $75.0 million at March 31, 2005 (December 31, 2004 — $125.0 million) with a financial subsidiary of the Company’s largest stockholder, Brascan Corporation.

(b) The Company is party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that none of these actions, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

(c) When selling a home, the Company’s subsidiaries provide customers with a limited warranty. The Company estimates the costs that may be incurred under each limited warranty and records a liability in the amount of such costs at the time the revenue associated with the sale of each home is recognized. In addition, the Company has insurance in place where its subsidiaries are subject to the respective warranty statutes in the State where the Company conducts business which range up to ten years for latent construction defects. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability include the number of homes sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and cost per claim. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liabilities and adjusts the amounts as necessary. The following table reflects the changes in the Company’s warranty liability for the three months ended March 31, 2005:

         
    2005  
Balance, January 1, 2005
  $ 18,202  
Payments made during the period
    (716 )
Warranties issued during the period
    1,198  
 
     
Balance, March 31, 2005
  $ 18,684  
 
     

(d) The Company entered into an interest rate swap contract during the third quarter of 2004 which effectively fixes $60.0 million of the Company’s variable rate debt at 5.89% until the contract expires in 2009. At March 31, 2005, the fair market value of the contract was $1.4 million.

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Item 2.       Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This discussion includes forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors including risks discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Forward-Looking Statements” elsewhere in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

Overview

We design, construct and market single-family and multi-family homes primarily to move-up and luxury homebuyers and develop land for sale to other homebuilders. Our operations are currently focused primarily in five markets: San Francisco Bay Area; Southland / Los Angeles; San Diego / Riverside; Sacramento; and the Washington D.C. Area. Our goal is to maximize the total return on our common stockholders’ equity.

The 29,748 lots that we control, 12,718 of which we own directly or through joint ventures, provide a strong foundation for our future homebuilding business and visibility on our future cash flow and earnings. The lots we own directly or through joint ventures represent approximately a seven year lot supply, based on 2005 planned home closings.

Homebuilding is our primary source of revenue and has represented approximately 90% of our total revenue since 2000. We believe our operations are positioned to close between 1,700 and 2,000 homes per year. Operating in markets with higher price points and catering to move-up and luxury buyers, our average sales price as of March 31, 2005 of $645,000 was well in excess of the national average sales price of approximately $273,000. We also sell serviced and unserviced lots to other homebuilders generally on an opportunistic basis where we can redeploy capital to an asset providing higher returns or reduce risk in a market.

In addition to our housing and land inventory and investments in housing and land joint ventures, which together comprised 82% of our total assets as of March 31, 2005, we had $125 million in cash and cash equivalents and $64 million in other assets. Other assets consist of homebuyer receivables of $16 million, deferred taxes of $34 million, and mortgages and other receivables of $14 million. Homebuyer receivables consist primarily of proceeds due from homebuyers on the closing of homes.

Since 2000, our revenues and net income have grown at compounded annual growth rates of 17% and 50%, respectively. Over this period, we generated over $450 million in operating cash flow that was used mainly to return cash to shareholders. At the same time, we believe we have positioned our business for future growth through the selective optioning or acquisition of a significant number of large projects and our overall level of lots controlled. Our recent growth is primarily the result of strong economic fundamentals in the markets in which we operate, our success in acquiring strategic parcels of land and in controlling costs at all levels of our operation.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared to those disclosed in Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.

                 
    Three Months Ended  
Results of Operations   March 31,  
Selected Financial Information ($ millions)   2005     2004  
Revenue:
               
Housing
  $ 143     $ 139  
Land and other revenues
    9       4  
 
           
Total revenues (1)
    152       143  
Direct cost of sales (1)
    (104 )     (110 )
 
           
Gross margin (1)
    48       33  
Equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures
    7       1  
Selling, general and administrative expense
    (21 )     (16 )
 
           
Operating income
    34       18  
Minority interest
    (3 )     (2 )
 
           
Net income before taxes
    31       16  
Income tax expense
    (12 )     (6 )
 
           
Net income
  $ 19     $ 10  
 
           

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    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2005     2004  
Selected Operating Data
               
Home closings (units):
               
San Francisco Bay Area
    34       54  
Southland / Los Angeles
    24       58  
San Diego / Riverside
    83       51  
Washington D.C. Area
    81       81  
 
           
Total
    222       244  
 
           
Average selling price:
               
San Francisco Bay Area
  $ 844,000     $ 743,000  
Southland / Los Angeles
    1,113,000       731,000  
San Diego / Riverside
    586,000       304,000  
Washington D.C. Area
    484,000       506,000  
 
           
Average
  $ 645,000     $ 570,000  
 
           
 
Net new orders (units): (2)                
San Francisco Bay Area
    63       131  
Southland / Los Angeles
    94       140  
San Diego / Riverside
    159       161  
Washington D.C. Area
    201       135  
 
           
Total
    517       567  
 
           
Backlog (units at end of period): (3)
               
San Francisco Bay Area
    83       190  
Southland / Los Angeles
    156       267  
San Diego / Riverside
    357       224  
Washington D.C. Area
    315       291  
 
           
Total
    911       972  
 
           
Lots Controlled:
               
Lots owned:
               
San Francisco Bay Area
    1,368       1,874  
Southland / Los Angeles
    614       421  
San Diego / Riverside
    6,435       6,215  
Sacramento
    310       310  
Washington D.C. Area
    3,991       2,580  
 
           
 
    12,718       11,400  
Lots under option
    17,030       11,483  
 
           
Total
    29,748       22,883  
 
           


(1)   To conform to the current period’s presentation, for the three months ended March 31, 2004, revenue excludes equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures and gross margin excludes equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures and includes interest expense.
 
(2)   Net new orders for any period represent the aggregate of all homes ordered by customers, net of cancellations for consolidated projects.
 
(3)   Backlog represents the number of new homes subject to pending sales contracts for consolidated projects.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2005 Compared with Three Months Ended March 31, 2004

Net Income

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $19 million an increase of $9 million over the three months ended March 31, 2004. Our increase in net income for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was primarily attributable to increased housing margins as a result of continued strong market conditions in all our markets.

Results of Operations

Housing revenues were $143 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, an increase of $4 million over the three months ended March 31, 2004. The increase in housing revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was due primarily to a 13% increase in our average selling price to $645,000, partially offset by a decrease in the number of homes closed. The increase in our average selling price is a result of house price appreciation in all our markets and product mix when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2004, however it is consistent with our average

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selling price for the full year 2004. Home closings declined in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southland/Los Angeles as a result of a short term decline in active selling communities.

The gross margin on housing revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $41 million or 29.0% compared with $31 million or 22.1% for the same period in 2004. The increase in the gross margin percentage is due to continued strong market conditions in all our markets and a higher concentration of home closings in San Diego / Riverside where our margins are the highest.

Land and other revenues totaled $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005, an increase of $5 million over the same period in 2004. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the number of lots sold and an increase in interest and other revenue. Our land revenues may vary significantly from period to period due to the timing and the nature of land sales as they generally occur on an opportunistic basis.

The gross margin on land and other revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $7 million compared with $2 million for the same period in 2004.

Equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $7 million, an increase of $6 million over the same period in 2004. The increase was primarily attributable to the bulk sale of 41 lots in Southern California held in a joint venture, which contributed earnings of $5 million.

Other Expenses

Selling, general and administrative expense was $21 million for the three months ended March 31, 2005 compared with $16 million for the same period in 2004. The increase of $5 million was primarily a result of an increase in stock compensation expense of $2 million over the same period in 2004.

Sales Activity

Our net new orders for the three months ended March 31, 2005 totaled 517 units, a decrease of 50 units compared to the same period in 2004. The decrease in net new orders resulted from fewer homes available for sale in both our San Francisco Bay Area and Southland / Los Angeles markets, and partially offset by an increase in sales in the Washington D.C. Area.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Financial Position

Our total assets as of March 31, 2005 were $1,069 million, a decrease of $13 million compared to December 31, 2004. The decrease is due primarily to a decrease in receivables and other assets and cash and cash equivalents offset by an increase in housing and land inventory. The increase in our housing and land inventory is due mainly to the acquisition of 300 lots for approximately $47 million and ongoing construction and development on homes in backlog.

Our total debt as of March 31, 2005 was $530 million, an increase of $18 million compared to December 31, 2004. Total debt as of March 31, 2005 consisted mainly of project specific financings which represent construction and development loans that are repaid from home and lot sales proceeds. As new homes are constructed, further loan facilities are arranged on a rolling basis. Our major project specific lenders are Bank of America, Housing Capital Corporation and Wells Fargo. Other debt comprises deferred compensation on which interest is paid at prime and loans outstanding relating to mortgages we originated which are repaid when the underlying mortgages are sold to permanent lenders. As of March 31, 2005, the average interest rate on our debt was 5.9% with maturities as follows:

                                         
    Maturities  
($ millions)   2005     2006     2007     Post 2007     Total  
San Francisco Bay Area
  $ 70     $     $     $     $ 70  
Southland/Los Angeles
    46       33                   79  
San Diego/Riverside
    130       96       11             237  
Washington D.C. Area
    43       15       42       21       121  
Other
    4       10       6       3       23  
 
                             
Total
  $ 293     $ 154     $ 59     $ 24     $ 530  
 
                             

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Cash Flow

Our principal uses of working capital include purchases of land, land development and home construction. Cash flows for each of our communities depend upon the applicable stage of the development cycle and can differ substantially from reported earnings. Early stages of development require significant cash outlays for land acquisitions, site approvals and entitlements, construction of model homes, roads, certain utilities and other amenities and general landscaping. Because these costs are capitalized, income reported for financial statement purposes during such early stages may significantly exceed cash flow. Later, cash flow can significantly exceed earnings reported for financial statement purposes, as cost of sales includes charges for substantial amounts of previously expended costs. A summary of lots owned and their stage of development at March 31, 2005 compared with the same period last year follows:

                 
    2005     2004  
Housing units and model homes
    926       966  
Lots ready for house construction
    721       920  
Graded lots and lots commenced grading
    1,351       1,802  
Undeveloped land
    9,720       7,712  
 
           
 
    12,718       11,400  
 
           

Cash used in our operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $84 million compared with $28 million for the same period in 2004. The increase in cash used was primarily a result of an increase in lots purchased and a decrease in accounts payable and other, partially offset by a decrease in receivables and other assets.

Cash provided by our investing activities in joint ventures for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $10 million, compared with $3 million for the same period in 2004. The increase in cash flow is primarily due to the bulk sale of 41 lots in Southern California.

Cash provided by our financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2005 was $12 million compared with $27 million for the same period in 2004.

Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

We generally fund the development of our communities through the use of project specific financings. As of March 31, 2005, we had available project specific debt lines of $214 million that were available to complete land development and construction activities.

A total of $447 million of our project specific and other financings mature prior to the end of 2006. The high level of maturities in 2005 and 2006 is due to our expected project completions over this period. Although the level of our maturing debt is high, we expect to generate cash flow from our assets in 2005 and 2006 to repay these obligations. Our net debt to total capitalization ratio as of March 31, 2005, which is defined as total interest-bearing debt less cash divided by total interest-bearing debt less cash plus stockholders’ equity and minority interest, was 55% compared to 51% at December 31, 2004. For a description of the specific risks facing us if, for any reason, we are unable to meet these obligations, refer to the section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 entitled “Risk Factors – Our Debt and Leverage Could Adversely Affect our Financial Condition.”

During the third quarter of 2004, we entered into an interest rate swap contract which effectively fixes $60 million of our variable rate debt at 5.89% until the contract expires in 2009. As of March 31, 2005, the fair market value of the contract was $1.4 million.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the ordinary course of business, we use lot option contracts and joint ventures to acquire control of land to mitigate the risk of declining land values. Option contracts for the purchase of land permit us to control lots for an extended period of time, until options expire and/or we are ready to construct homes or sell the land. This reduces our financial risk associated with land holdings. As of March 31, 2005, we had $56 million of primarily non-refundable option deposits and advanced costs. The total exercise price of these options is $692 million. Pursuant to FIN 46R, as defined in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, we have consolidated $42 million of these option contracts.

Please see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q for additional information on our lot options.

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We also control 3,944 lots through joint ventures, formed to own housing and land assets with joint venture partners. As of March 31, 2005, our investment in housing and land joint ventures was $50 million. We have provided varying levels of guarantees of debt in our joint ventures. As of March 31, 2005, we had recourse guarantees of $4 million and limited maintenance guarantees of $75 million with respect to debt in our joint ventures.

We obtain letters of credit, performance bonds and other bonds to support our obligations with respect to the development of our projects. The amount of these obligations outstanding at any time varies in accordance with our development activities. If these letters of credit or bonds are drawn upon, we will be obligated to reimburse the issuer of the letter of credit or bonds. As of March 31, 2005, we had for these purposes $23 million in letters of credit outstanding and $302 million in performance bonds for these purposes. The cost to complete related to our letters of credit and performance bonds are $19 million and $151 million, respectively. We do not believe that any of these letters of credit or bonds are likely to be drawn upon.

Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws. The words “may,” “believe,” “will,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “future,” and other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q include, among others, statements with respect to:

  expected home closings and project completions and the timing thereof;
 
  expected lot supply;
 
  estimates of revenues and cash flows;
 
  the visibility on our future cash flow and earnings;
 
  sources of future growth;
 
  the effect of interest rate changes on our cash flows;
 
  the effect on our business of existing lawsuits; and
 
  whether or not our letters of credit or performance bonds will be drawn upon.

Undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results to differ materially from the anticipated future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forward in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

  changes in general economic, real estate and other conditions;
 
  mortgage rate changes;
 
  availability of suitable undeveloped land at acceptable prices;
 
  adverse legislation or regulation;
 
  ability to obtain necessary permits and approvals for the development of our land;
 
  availability of labor or materials or increases in their costs;
 
  ability to develop and market our master-planned communities successfully;
 
  confidence levels of consumers;
 
  ability to raise capital on favorable terms;
 
  adverse weather conditions and natural disasters;
 
  relations with the residents of our communities;
 
  risks associated with increased insurance costs or unavailability of adequate coverage;
 
  ability to obtain surety bonds;
 
  competitive conditions in the homebuilding industry, including product and pricing pressures; and
 
  additional risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, referred to in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and our other SEC filings.

We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements unless required by law, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K should be consulted.

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Item 3.       Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Exchange Rates

We conduct business in U.S. dollars only, so we are not exposed to currency risks.

Interest Rates

We are exposed to financial risks that arise from the fluctuations in interest rates. Our interest bearing assets and liabilities are mainly at floating rates, so we would be negatively affected, on balance, if interest rates increase. In addition, we have an interest rate swap contract which effectively frees $60 million of our variable rate debt at 5.89%. Based on our debt levels as of March 31, 2005, a 1% change up or down in interest rates would have either a positive or negative effect of approximately $5 million on our cash flows.

Item 4.       Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of the end of our fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) was carried out under the supervision of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”). Based upon that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that as of the end of such fiscal quarter our disclosure controls and procedures are effective (i) to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and (ii) to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

It should be noted that while our management, including the CEO and CFO, believe our disclosure controls and procedures provide a reasonable level of assurance that such controls and procedures are effective, they do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.

There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2005, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II.     OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.       Legal Proceedings

We are party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business. We believe that none of these actions, either individually or in the aggregate will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Item 2.       Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

In February, 2003, our Board of Directors approved and announced our share repurchase program which allows us to repurchase up to $40 million of our outstanding common shares. In February 2005, our Board of Directors approved and announced an increase of $19 million in the share repurchase program. This program does not have an expiration date.

                                 
                            Maximum  
                    Total Number     Approximate  
                    of Shares     Dollar Value  
                    Purchased as     of Shares that  
                    Part of Publicly     May Yet be  
    Total Number             Announced     Purchased  
    of Shares     Average Price     Plans or     Under the Plans  
Period   Purchased     Paid Per Share     Programs     or Programs  
January 1, 2005 to January 31, 2005 (1)
    28,700     $ 33.29       28,700     $ 15,412,614  
February 1, 2005 to February 28, 2005 (2)
                    $ 35,000,000  
March 1, 2005 to March 31, 2005
                    $ 35,000,000  
 
                       
Total
    28,700     $ 33.29       28,700     $ 35,000,000  

(1)   All shares were purchased pursuant to the publicly announced plan in open-market transactions.
(2)   In February, our board of directors approved an increase in the share repurchase program to an aggregate of $35 million.

Item 3.       Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.       Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5.       Other Information

None.

Item 6.       Exhibits

(a)     Exhibits.

     
31.1  
Rule 13a-14(a) certification by Ian G. Cockwell, President and Chief Executive Officer.
     
31.2  
Rule 13a-14(a) certification by Paul G. Kerrigan, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
     
32.1  
Section 1350 certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on this 10th day of May, 2005.
         
  BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
 
 
         
         
  By:   /s/ PAUL G. KERRIGAN    
    Paul G. Kerrigan   
    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

       
Exhibit   Description
       
31.1
  Rule 13a-14(a) certification by Ian G. Cockwell, President and Chief Executive Officer.
       
31.2
  Rule 13a-14(a) certification by Paul G. Kerrigan, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
       
32.1
  Section 1350 certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.

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