Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst Mike Widner said 
Share:  Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April<span class="sent"> Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and <span class="company">M/I Homes</span> Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said</span>...Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April<span class="sent"> Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and <span class="company">M/I Homes</span> Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said</span> Tweet this 

Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst Mike Widner said 
Share:  Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April<span class="sent"> Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as <span class="company">Meritage Homes</span> Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said</span>...Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April<span class="sent"> Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as <span class="company">Meritage Homes</span> Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said</span> Tweet this 

Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst Mike Widner said 
Share:  Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April<span class="sent"> Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like <span class="company">Woodside</span>, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said</span>...Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April<span class="sent"> Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like <span class="company">Woodside</span>, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said</span>...<span class="sent">"They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said NOT LIQUIDATING Whether or not <span class="company">Woodside</span> goes public, its emergence from bankruptcy is a sign of recovery, said Ernst & Young's Friedman</span> Tweet this 

Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst Mike Widner said 
Share:  Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April<span class="sent"> Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and <span class="company">M/I Homes</span> Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said</span>...Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April<span class="sent"> Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and <span class="company">M/I Homes</span> Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said</span> Tweet this 

Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst Mike Widner said 
Share:  Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April<span class="sent"> Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as <span class="company">Meritage Homes</span> Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said</span>...Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April<span class="sent"> Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as <span class="company">Meritage Homes</span> Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said</span> Tweet this 

Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like Woodside, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst Mike Widner said 
Share:  Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April<span class="sent"> Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like <span class="company">Woodside</span>, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said</span>...Meanwhile, the Dow Jones US Home Construction Index DJUSHB has risen about 24 percent since early April<span class="sent"> Of course, investors already can choose from smaller, publicly traded builders, such as Meritage Homes Corp ( MTHN ) and M/I Homes Inc ( MHON ), which, like <span class="company">Woodside</span>, closed on about 2,000 homes in 2008 "They trade by almost any metric at discounts to their big peers," Stifel Nicolaus analyst <span class="analyst">Mike Widner</span> said</span> Tweet this 

The Fort Worth, Tex based home builder said the number of new orders and completed sales increased significantly in the quarter, compared with the first quarter last year Stifel Nicholas analyst Michael R Widner was "surprised" DR Horton turned profitable as early as it did, noting that it was the home builder's first profitable quarter since "We see this as a welcome change that comes two quarters before we expected," he said In an interview with Forbes, Winder said: "It's good to see someone in the sector turn profitable again, and we should see the rest of the group follow in the next couple of quarters The next thing to look for will be going from marginal profitability to truly solid earnings 
Share:  <span class="sent">The Fort Worth, Tex based home builder said the number of new orders and completed sales increased significantly in the quarter, compared with the first quarter last year</span> Stifel Nicholas analyst Michael R Widner was "surprised" <span class="company">DR Horton</span> turned profitable as early as it did, noting that it was the home builder's first profitable quarter since "We see this as a welcome change that comes two quarters before we expected," he said In an interview with Forbes, Winder said: "It's good to see someone in the sector turn profitable again, and we should see the rest of the group follow in the next couple of quarters The next thing to look for will be going from marginal profitability to truly solid earnings Tweet this 

However, investors were selling NVR today, and at $687 per share, NVR is an expensive stock on which to stake hopes of a quick turnaround in the homebuilding sector Michael Widner, analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, sees the homebuilding outlook in terms of gross margin improvement after the NVR report While there has been much focus in this earnings season on the homebuilder operating data new orders going up while cancellations go down 
Share:  However, investors were selling <span class="company">NVR</span> today, and at $687 per share, <span class="company">NVR</span> is an expensive stock on which to stake hopes of a quick turnaround in the homebuilding sector<span class="sent"> <span class="analyst">Michael Widner</span>, analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, sees the homebuilding outlook in terms of gross margin improvement after the <span class="company">NVR</span> report</span> While there has been much focus in this earnings season on the homebuilder operating data new orders going up while cancellations go down...However, investors were selling <span class="company">NVR</span> today, and at $687 per share, <span class="company">NVR</span> is an expensive stock on which to stake hopes of a quick turnaround in the homebuilding sector<span class="sent"> <span class="analyst">Michael Widner</span>, analyst at Stifel Nicolaus, sees the homebuilding outlook in terms of gross margin improvement after the <span class="company">NVR</span> report</span> While there has been much focus in this earnings season on the homebuilder operating data new orders going up while cancellations go down Tweet this 

Right or wrong, it seemed to send that message to the market yesterday. "We've got Toll's disappointing numbers today, and D.R. Horton dropped yesterday 4% when the CEO exercised his option to sell shares. You always wonder when you see that," said Michael Widner, analyst at Stifel Nicolaus. Still, while insider stock sales will always raise an eyebrow, in the final analysis the skepticism may not be merited when it comes to executive compensation being paid in stock. It's always going to be notable when a CEO exercises his right to unload the shares of his own company at a profit, especially when that company and its sector are reporting big losses. 
Share:  Right or wrong, it seemed to send that message to the market yesterday. <span class="sent"> "We've got Toll's disappointing numbers today, and <span class="company">D.R. Horton</span> dropped yesterday 4% when the CEO exercised his option to sell shares. You always wonder when you see that," said <span class="analyst">Michael Widner</span>, analyst at Stifel Nicolaus. </span> Still, while insider stock sales will always raise an eyebrow, in the final analysis the skepticism may not be merited when it comes to executive compensation being paid in stock. It's always going to be notable when a CEO exercises his right to unload the shares of his own company at a profit, especially when that company and its sector are reporting big losses. ...Right or wrong, it seemed to send that message to the market yesterday. <span class="sent"> "We've got Toll's disappointing numbers today, and <span class="company">D.R. Horton</span> dropped yesterday 4% when the CEO exercised his option to sell shares. You always wonder when you see that," said <span class="analyst">Michael Widner</span>, analyst at Stifel Nicolaus. </span> Still, while insider stock sales will always raise an eyebrow, in the final analysis the skepticism may not be merited when it comes to executive compensation being paid in stock. It's always going to be notable when a CEO exercises his right to unload the shares of his own company at a p Tweet this 

Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg predicted a loss of 44 cents a share, according to the average of 11 estimates. Like other homebuilders struggling to weather the housing crash, Toll has focused on selling properties in fewer communities , building up cash reserves and writing down the value of inventory to improve liquidity. "Toll got order numbers up by slashing prices," said Michael R. Widner , an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. in Baltimore. "The company's not operating with a positive margin." . Toll dropped as much as 5.5 percent to $18.42 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading , the most since Oct. 28. 
Share:  <span class="sent">Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg predicted a loss of 44 cents a share, according to the average of 11 estimates. Like other homebuilders struggling to weather the housing crash, <span class="company">Toll</span> has focused on selling properties in fewer communities , building up cash reserves and writing down the value of inventory to improve liquidity. </span> "<span class="company">Toll</span> got order numbers up by slashing prices," said Michael R. Widner , an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. in Baltimore. "The company's not operating with a positive margin." . <span class="company">Toll</span> dropped as much as 5.5 percent to $18.42 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading , the most since Oct. 28. Tweet this