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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
News Release


Contact:
J. Larry Sorsby
Jeffrey T. O’Keefe
 
Executive Vice President & CFO
Vice President, Investor Relations
 
732-747-7800
732-747-7800
     
 
HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES REPORTS FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2012 RESULTS
 
RED BANK, NJ, March 7, 2012 – Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: HOV), a leading national homebuilder, reported results for its first quarter ended January 31, 2012.

RESULTS FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED JANUARY 31, 2012:

Total revenues were $269.6 million in the fiscal 2012 first quarter compared with $252.6 million in the prior year’s first quarter.

Homebuilding gross margin percentage, before interest expense included in cost of sales, was 16.5% for the fiscal 2012 first quarter, compared to 16.9% during the first quarter of 2011 and 15.5% for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.

Total SG&A, which includes homebuilding selling, general and administrative and corporate general and administrative expenses, was $46.0 million for the quarter ended January 31, 2012 compared to $55.2 million in the 2011 first quarter and $57.8 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011.

Consolidated pre-tax land-related charges for the three months ended January 31, 2012 were $3.3 million, compared with $13.5 million in the first quarter of the prior year.

Other operations was a loss of $5.4 million in the first quarter of 2012, $4.6 million of which is related to expenses associated with the $195 million debt for debt exchange offer completed during November 2011, compared with a loss of $0.9 million in the 2011 first quarter.

During the first quarter of fiscal 2012, $44.0 million of unsecured senior notes were repurchased for $20.5 million in cash, including accrued interest, resulting in a $24.7 million gain on extinguishment of debt.

Excluding land-related charges, expenses associated with the debt exchange offer and gain on extinguishment of debt, the pre-tax loss for the quarter ended January 31, 2012 was $34.3 million compared with $51.0 million in last year’s first quarter.

For the first quarter of 2012, the after-tax net loss was $18.3 million, or $0.17 per common share, compared with $64.1 million, or $0.82 per common share, in the same period of the prior year.

Net contracts for the three months ended January 31, 2012, including unconsolidated joint ventures, increased 27% to 1,079 homes compared with 850 homes during the same quarter a year ago.
 
 
 

 
 
Net contracts for the month of February 2012 were 528, an increase of 38% over the same month last year.

Contract backlog, as of January 31, 2012, including unconsolidated joint ventures, was 1,730 homes with a sales value of $578.4 million, which was an increase of 28% and 33%, respectively, compared to January 31, 2011.

The contract cancellation rate, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, in the fiscal 2012 first quarter was 21%, compared with 22% in the prior year’s first quarter.

At January 31, 2012, there were 220 active selling communities, including unconsolidated joint ventures, compared with 201 active selling communities at January 31, 2011 and 214 active selling communities at October 31, 2011.

Deliveries, including unconsolidated joint ventures, were 1,012 homes for the fiscal 2012 first quarter, up 13% compared with 892 homes during the first quarter of 2011.

The valuation allowance was $905.2 million as of January 31, 2012.  The valuation allowance is a non-cash reserve against the tax assets for GAAP purposes.  For tax purposes, the tax deductions associated with the tax assets may be carried forward for 20 years from the date the deductions were incurred.

CASH AND INVENTORY AS OF JANUARY 31, 2012:

After spending $74.1 million in the first quarter on land and land development and $42.6 million to complete the debt exchange offer and to repurchase debt, homebuilding cash was $201.7 million, as of January 31, 2012, including $35.7 million of restricted cash required to collateralize letters of credit.

Cash flow in the first quarter of fiscal 2012 was negative $49.3 million, after spending $74.1 million of cash to purchase approximately 690 lots and to develop land across the Company’s markets.  Excluding land and land development spending, cash flow would have been approximately $24.8 million positive in the first quarter of 2012.

As of January 31, 2012, the land position, including unconsolidated joint ventures, was 29,613 lots, consisting of 9,139 lots under option and 20,474 owned lots.

COMMENTS FROM MANAGEMENT:

“We were very pleased with the 27% year-over-year growth in net contracts, the 28% year-over-year increase in backlog and the 100 basis point sequential improvement in gross margin during our first quarter,” commented Ara K. Hovnanian, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer.  “Additionally, the spring selling season is off to a good start in February 2012, with 38% year-over-year growth in net contracts and home prices remained relatively stable throughout the first quarter.  We are hopeful that these positive trends continue throughout the spring selling season,” concluded Mr. Hovnanian.

WEBCAST INFORMATION:

Hovnanian Enterprises will webcast its fiscal 2012 first quarter financial results conference call at 11:00 a.m. E.T. on Wednesday, March 7, 2012.  The webcast can be accessed live through the “Investor Relations” section of Hovnanian Enterprises’ Website at http://www.khov.com.  For those who are not available to listen to the live webcast, an archive of the broadcast will be available under the “Audio Archives” section of the Investor Relations page on the Hovnanian Website at http://www.khov.com.  The archive will be available for 12 months.
 
 
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ABOUT HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES®, INC.:

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., founded in 1959 by Kevork S. Hovnanian, is headquartered in Red Bank, New Jersey.  The Company is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia.  The Company’s homes are marketed and sold under the trade names K. HovnanianÒ HomesÒ, Matzel & Mumford, Brighton Homes, Parkwood Builders, Town & Country Homes and Oster Homes.  As the developer of K. Hovnanian’sÒ Four Seasons communities, the Company is also one of the nation’s largest builders of active adult homes.

Additional information on Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., including a summary investment profile and the Company’s 2011 annual report, can be accessed through the “Investor Relations” section of the Hovnanian Enterprises’ website at http://www.khov.com. To be added to Hovnanian's investor e-mail or fax lists, please send an e-mail to IR@khov.com or sign up at http://www.khov.com.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES:

Consolidated earnings before interest expense and income taxes (“EBIT”) and before depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and before inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs, expenses associated with debt exchange offer and gain on extinguishment of debt (“Adjusted EBITDA”) are not U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) financial measures.  The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net loss.  The reconciliation of net loss to EBIT, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is presented in a table attached to this earnings release.

Cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure.  The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is Net Cash provided by (or used in) Operating Activities.  The Company uses cash flow to mean the amount of Net Cash provided by (or used in) Operating Activities for the period, as reported on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, excluding changes in mortgage notes receivable at the mortgage company, plus (or minus) the amount of Net Cash provided by (or used in) Investing Activities.  For the first quarter of 2012, cash flow was negative $49.3 million, which was derived from $43.1 million from net cash used in operating activities minus the change in mortgage notes receivable of $4.9 million  minus $1.3 million of net cash used in investing activities.

Loss Before Income Taxes Excluding Land-Related Charges, Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer and Gain on Extinguishment of Debt is a non-GAAP financial measure.  The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is Loss Before Income Taxes.  The reconciliation of Loss Before Income Taxes to Loss Before Income Taxes Excluding Land-Related Charges, Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer and Gain on Extinguishment of Debt is presented in a table attached to this earnings release.

 
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

All statements in this press release that are not historical facts should be considered as “forward-looking statements”. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, (1) changes in general and local economic and industry and business conditions and impacts of the sustained homebuilding downturn, (2) adverse weather and other environmental conditions and natural disasters, (3) changes in market conditions and seasonality of the Company’s business, (4) changes in home prices and sales activity in the markets where the Company builds homes, (5) government regulation, including regulations concerning development of land, the home building, sales and customer financing processes, tax laws, and the environment, (6) fluctuations in interest rates and the availability of mortgage financing, (7) shortages in, and price fluctuations of, raw materials and labor, (8) the availability and cost of suitable land and improved lots, (9) levels of competition, (10) availability of financing to the Company, (11) utility shortages and outages or rate fluctuations, (12) levels of indebtedness and restrictions on the Company’s operations and activities imposed by the agreements governing the Company’s outstanding indebtedness, (13) the Company's sources of liquidity, (14) changes in credit ratings, (15) availability of net operating loss carryforwards, (16) operations through joint ventures with third parties, (17) product liability litigation, warranty claims and claims by mortgage investors, (18) successful identification and integration of acquisitions, (19) significant influence of the Company’s controlling stockholders, (20) changes in tax laws affecting the after-tax costs of owning a home, (21) geopolitical risks, terrorist acts and other acts of war, and (22) other factors described in detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2011. Except as otherwise required by applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.

 (Financial Tables Follow)

 
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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
     
January 31, 2012
     
Statements of Consolidated Operations
     
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
     
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
January 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Total Revenues
  $ 269,599     $ 252,567  
Costs and Expenses (a)
    311,836       316,138  
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt
    24,698       -  
Loss from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
    (23 )     (992 )
Loss Before Income Taxes
    (17,562 )     (64,563 )
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
    703       (421 )
Net Loss
  $ (18,265 )   $ (64,142 )
                 
Per Share Data:
               
Basic:
               
Loss  Per Common Share
  $ (0.17 )   $ (0.82 )
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding (b)
    108,735       78,598  
Assuming Dilution:
               
Loss Income Per Common Share
  $ (0.17 )   $ (0.82 )
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding (b)
    108,735       78,598  
 
(a) Includes inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs.
(b) For periods with a net loss, basic shares are used in accordance with GAAP rules.
 
 
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
   
January 31, 2012
   
Reconciliation of Loss Before Income Taxes Excluding Land-Related
   
Charges, Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer and Gain on Extinguishment of Debt to Loss Before Income Taxes
 
(Dollars in Thousands)
   
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
January 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Loss Before Income Taxes
  $ (17,562 )   $ (64,563 )
Inventory Impairment Loss and Land Option Write-Offs
    3,325       13,525  
Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer (a)
    4,594       -  
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt
    (24,698 )     -  
Loss Before Income Taxes Excluding Land-Related Charges, Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer and Gain on Extinguishment of Debt (b)
  $ (34,341 )   $ (51,038 )
 
(a) Included in Other operations on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(b) Loss Before Income Taxes Excluding Land-Related Charges, Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer and Gain on Extinguishment of Debt is a non-GAAP Financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is Loss Before Income Taxes.

 
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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
       
January 31, 2012
       
Gross Margin
       
(Dollars in Thousands)
       
 
   
Homebuilding Gross Margin
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
January 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Sale of Homes
  $ 252,330     $ 235,885  
Cost of Sales, Excluding Interest (a)
    210,573       195,914  
Homebuilding Gross Margin, Excluding Interest
    41,757       39,971  
Homebuilding Cost of Sales Interest
    10,936       13,493  
Homebuilding Gross Margin, Including Interest
  $ 30,821     $ 26,478  
                 
Gross Margin Percentage, Excluding Interest
    16.5 %     16.9 %
Gross Margin Percentage, Including Interest
    12.2 %     11.2 %
 
   
Land Sales Gross Margin
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
January 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Land Sales
  $ 8,604     $ 8,043  
Cost of Sales, Excluding Interest (a)
    6,854       5,516  
Land Sales Gross Margin, Excluding Interest
    1,750       2,527  
Land Sales Interest
    1,540       2,133  
Land Sales Gross Margin, Including Interest
  $ 210     $ 394  
 
(a) Does not include cost associated with walking away from land options or inventory impairment losses which are recorded as Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
 
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Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
January 31, 2012
 Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Loss
 (Dollars in Thousands)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
January 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Net Loss
  $ (18,265 )   $ (64,142 )
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
    703       (421 )
Interest Expense
    34,471       39,611  
EBIT (a)
    16,909       (24,952 )
Depreciation
    1,658       2,319  
Amortization of Debt Costs
    963       846  
EBITDA (b)
    19,530       (21,787 )
Inventory Impairment Loss and Land Option Write-offs
    3,325       13,525  
Expenses Associated with Debt Exchange Offer
    4,594       -  
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt
    (24,698 )     -  
Adjusted EBITDA (c)
  $ 2,751     $ (8,262 )
                 
Interest Incurred
  $ 36,345     $ 37,827  
                 
Adjusted EBITDA to Interest Incurred
    0.08       (0.22 )
 
(a)  EBIT is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net loss.  EBIT represents earnings before interest expense and income taxes.
(b)  EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net loss.  EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
(c)  Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is net loss.  Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs, expenses associated with debt exchange offer, and gain on extinguishment of debt.
 
 
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
January 31, 2012
Interest Incurred, Expensed and Capitalized
(Dollars in Thousands)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
January 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
Interest Capitalized at Beginning of Period
  $ 121,441     $ 136,288  
Plus Interest Incurred
    36,345       37,827  
Less Interest Expensed
    34,471       39,611  
Interest Capitalized at End of Period (a)
  $ 123,315     $ 134,504  
 
(a)  The Company incurred significant inventory impairments in recent years, which are determined based on total inventory including capitalized interest.  However, the capitalized interest amounts are shown gross before allocating any portion of impairments to capitalized interest.

 
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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands)

   
January 31,
2012
   
October 31,
2011
 
ASSETS
 
(Unaudited)
    (1)  
               
Homebuilding:
             
  Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 166,033     $ 244,356  
                 
  Restricted cash
    49,483       73,539  
                 
  Inventories:
               
    Sold and unsold homes and lots under development
    735,364       720,149  
                 
    Land and land options held for future development or sale
    243,100       245,529  
                 
    Consolidated inventory not owned - Specific performance options
    387       2,434  
                 
       Total inventories
    978,851       968,112  
                 
  Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures
    58,757       57,826  
                 
  Receivables, deposits, and notes
    53,385       52,277  
                 
  Property, plant, and equipment – net
    52,010       53,266  
                 
  Prepaid expenses and other assets
    66,700       67,698  
                 
       Total homebuilding
    1,425,219       1,517,074  
                 
Financial services:
               
  Cash and cash equivalents
    3,656       6,384  
  Restricted cash
    3,497       4,079  
  Mortgage loans held for sale
    67,230       72,172  
  Other assets
    2,121       2,471  
                 
       Total financial services
    76,504       85,106  
                 
Total assets
  $ 1,501,723     $ 1,602,180  

(1) Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2011.
 
 
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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In Thousands Except Share Amounts)

   
January 31,
2012
   
October 31,
2011
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
(Unaudited)
    (1)  
               
Homebuilding:
             
Nonrecourse land mortgages
  $ 29,322     $ 26,121  
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    266,043       303,633  
Customers’ deposits
    17,925       16,670  
Nonrecourse mortgages secured by operating properties
    19,510       19,748  
Liabilities from inventory not owned
    387       2,434  
                 
Total homebuilding
    333,187       368,606  
                 
Financial services:
               
Accounts payable and other liabilities
    14,067       14,517  
Mortgage warehouse line of credit
    49,043       49,729  
                 
Total financial services
    63,110       64,246  
                 
Notes payable:
               
Senior secured notes
    966,441       786,585  
Senior notes
    565,691       802,862  
TEU senior subordinated amortizing notes
    12,162       13,323  
Accrued interest
    32,399       21,331  
                 
Total notes payable
    1,576,693       1,624,101  
                 
Income taxes payable
    42,520       41,829  
                 
Total liabilities
    2,015,510       2,098,782  
                 
Equity:
               
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. stockholders’ equity deficit:
               
Preferred stock, $.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of $140,000 at January 31, 2012 and at October 31, 2011 
    135,299       135,299  
Common stock, Class A, $.01 par value – authorized Investments in and advances to unconsolidated 200,000,000 shares; issued 93,742,999 shares at January 31, 2012 and 92,141,492 shares at October 31, 2011 (including 11,760,763 and 11,694,720 shares at January 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011, respectively, held in Treasury)
    937       921  
Common stock, Class B, $.01 par value (convertible to  Class A at time  of sale) – authorized 30,000,000 shares; issued 15,353,126 shares at January 31,  2012 and 15,252,212 shares  at October 31, 2011 (including 691,748 shares at January 31, 2012 and October 31, 2011 held in Treasury)
    154       153  
Paid in capital - common stock
    592,781       591,696  
Accumulated deficit
    (1,127,771 )     (1,109,506 )
Treasury stock - at cost
    (115,360 )     (115,257 )
                 
Total Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. stockholders’ equity deficit
    (513,960 )     (496,694 )
                 
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures
    173       92  
                 
Total equity deficit
    (513,787 )     (496,602 )
                 
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 1,501,723     $ 1,602,180  
 
(1) Derived from the audited balance sheet as of October 31, 2011.

 
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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In Thousands Except Per Share Data)
(Unaudited)

   
Three Months Ended January 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Revenues:
           
  Homebuilding:
           
    Sale of homes
  $ 252,330     $ 235,885  
    Land sales and other revenues
    10,579       9,588  
                 
      Total homebuilding
    262,909       245,473  
  Financial services
    6,690       7,094  
                 
      Total revenues
    269,599       252,567  
                 
Expenses:
               
  Homebuilding:
               
    Cost of sales, excluding interest
    217,427       201,430  
    Cost of sales interest
    12,476       15,626  
    Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs
    3,325       13,525  
                 
      Total cost of sales
    233,228       230,581  
                 
    Selling, general and administrative
    33,254       40,207  
                 
      Total homebuilding expenses
    266,482       270,788  
                 
  Financial services
    5,177       5,470  
                 
  Corporate general and administrative
    12,784       15,008  
                 
  Other interest
    21,995       23,985  
                 
  Other operations
    5,398       887  
                 
      Total expenses
    311,836       316,138  
                 
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    24,698       -  
                 
Loss from unconsolidated joint ventures
    (23 )     (992 )
                 
Loss before income taxes
    (17,562 )     (64,563 )
                 
State and federal income tax provision (benefit):
               
  State
    633       665  
  Federal
    70       (1,086 )
                 
    Total income taxes
    703       (421 )
                 
Net loss
  $ (18,265 )   $ (64,142 )
                 
Per share data:
               
Basic:
               
  Loss per common share
  $ (0.17 )   $ (0.82 )
  Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
    108,735       78,598  
                 
Assuming dilution:
               
  Loss per common share
  $ (0.17 )   $ (0.82 )
  Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
    108,735       78,598  
 
 
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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS EXCEPT AVG. PRICE)
(UNAUDITED)
 
                       
Communities Under Development
                   
                       
Three Months - January 31, 2012
                   
   
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Deliveries
   
Contract
 
   
Three Months Ending
   
Three Months Ending
   
Backlog
 
   
January 31,
   
January 31,
   
January 31,
 
   
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Northeast
                                                     
 
Home
    68       92     (26.1 )%     76       101     (24.8 )%     257       227     13.2 %
 
Dollars
  $ 28,198     $ 37,435     (24.7 )%   $ 33,077     $ 43,285     (23.6 )%   $ 106,724     $ 90,400     18.1 %
 
Avg. Price
  $ 414,678     $ 406,899     1.9 %   $ 435,224     $ 428,564     1.6 %   $ 415,273     $ 398,238     4.3 %
Mid Atlantic
                                                                 
 
Home
    127       127     0.0 %     126       121     4.1 %     326       268     21.6 %
 
Dollars
  $ 49,622     $ 52,013     (4.6 )%   $ 53,113     $ 46,263     14.8 %   $ 133,916     $ 112,268     19.3 %
 
Avg. Price
  $ 390,726     $ 409,556     (4.6 )%   $ 421,532     $ 382,339     10.3 %   $ 410,788     $ 418,910     (1.9 )%
Midwest
                                                                 
 
Home
    143       65     120.0 %     80       81     (1.2 )%     289       206     40.3 %
 
Dollars
  $ 28,408     $ 12,331     130.4 %   $ 18,157     $ 14,034     29.4 %   $ 56,162     $ 33,987     65.2 %
 
Avg. Price
  $ 198,659     $ 189,709     4.7 %   $ 226,963     $ 173,259     31.0 %   $ 194,331     $ 164,985     17.8 %
Southeast
                                                                 
 
Home
    108       68     58.8 %     87       68     27.9 %     145       82     76.8 %
 
Dollars
  $ 24,471     $ 15,640     56.5 %   $ 20,125     $ 15,504     29.8 %   $ 34,430     $ 20,525     67.7 %
 
Avg. Price
  $ 226,585     $ 230,002     (1.5 )%   $ 231,322     $ 228,000     1.5 %   $ 237,453     $ 250,308     (5.1 )%
Southwest
                                                                 
 
Home
    398       357     11.5 %     388       360     7.8 %     341       334     2.1 %
 
Dollars
  $ 103,860     $ 85,787     21.1 %   $ 91,153     $ 87,227     4.5 %   $ 99,650     $ 90,045     10.7 %
 
Avg. Price
  $ 260,954     $ 240,298     8.6 %   $ 234,930     $ 242,297     (3.0 )%   $ 292,225     $ 269,596     8.4 %
West
                                                                 
 
Home
    96       83     15.7 %     132       114     15.8 %     80       79     1.3 %
 
Dollars
  $ 30,206     $ 22,282     35.6 %   $ 36,705     $ 29,573     24.1 %   $ 26,487     $ 20,353     30.1 %
 
Avg. Price
  $ 314,650     $ 268,461     17.2 %   $ 278,068     $ 259,412     7.2 %   $ 331,071     $ 257,632     28.5 %
Consolidated Total
                                                                 
 
Home
    940       792     18.7 %     889       845     5.2 %     1,438       1,196     20.2 %
 
Dollars
  $ 264,765     $ 225,488     17.4 %   $ 252,330     $ 235,886     7.0 %   $ 457,369     $ 367,578     24.4 %
 
Avg. Price
  $ 281,665     $ 284,707     (1.1 )%   $ 283,836     $ 279,155     1.7 %   $ 318,059     $ 307,339     3.5 %
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
                                                                 
 
Home
    139       58     139.7 %     123       47     161.7 %     292       156     87.2 %
 
Dollars
  $ 61,212     $ 23,596     159.4 %   $ 52,400     $ 22,534     132.5 %   $ 121,070     $ 68,134     77.7 %
 
Avg. Price
  $ 440,372     $ 406,830     8.2 %   $ 426,013     $ 479,456     (11.1 )%   $ 414,625     $ 436,758     (5.1 )%
Grand Total
                                                                 
 
Home
    1,079       850     26.9 %     1,012       892     13.5 %     1,730       1,352     28.0 %
 
Dollars
  $ 325,977     $ 249,084     30.9 %   $ 304,730     $ 258,420     17.9 %   $ 578,439     $ 435,712     32.8 %
 
Avg. Price
  $ 302,111     $ 293,040     3.1 %   $ 301,116     $ 289,709     3.9 %   $ 334,358     $ 322,272     3.8 %
 
DELIVERIES INCLUDE EXTRAS
 
Notes:
 
(1) Net contracts are defined as new contracts signed during the period for the purchase of homes, less cancellations of prior contracts.


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