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		<title>(IMF) IMF Introduces Bailout Fund &#8211; A Thanksgiving Gift For Europe?</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/24/imf-imf-introduces-bailout-fund-a-thanksgiving-gift-for-europe/87507</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 17:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the world economy is reeling under the European sovereign debt crisis and ever-increasing uncertainty in the continent across the Atlantic, here’s some good news from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF has introduced a bailout fund called Precautionary and Liquidity Lines (PLL), to help the troubled Eurozone countries. For investors, this heartening announcement made on Tuesday seems like the best gift this Thanksgiving season. This brings some respite to the nervous investors and the struggling Euro zone countries including Greece, Italy, Spain and Ireland as the bailout indicates some more access to liquidity. But an analytical thinking will actually foretell an even deeper crisis that has compelled the IMF to create new liquidity lines as buffers. Furthermore, questions have been raised on the feasibility of the IMF to ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. Housing Starts Slip Less Than Expected</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/11/21/dhi-u-s-housing-starts-slip-less-than-expected/87153</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got some fairly good news on the housing front this morning. Housing Starts fell in September to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 628,000 from 630,000 in August, a drop of 0.3%. But the number was much better than the expected level of 603,000. However, the September numbers were revised sharply lower from 658,000. Thus it looks like a lot of the starts we thought happened got pushed into October. So call the beat of expectations and the downward revisions a wash. Relative to a year ago, they are up 16.5%. The question is: Are the higher starts are being absorbed by the market? Or are they simply adding to inventory? That question should be answered on November 28th when we get the New Home Sales figures. If one looks ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. New Home Sales Move Down Slightly</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/27/dhi-u-s-new-home-sales-move-down-slightly/84102</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 20:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Home Sales in August fell by 2.3% from July to a rate of 295,000. Relative to a year ago, sales are up 6.1%. While the year-over-year rebound is more than welcome, it is still a very dismal rate of new home sales. However, there was an upward revision to the July numbers of 4,000 to 302,000. Thus, relative to where we thought we were, it could be seen as a 1.0% decrease. The August level was also slightly better than the expected rate of 295,000. Regardless of the changes at the edges, this is still a very bad level. The 16 lowest months on record (back to 1963) for new home sales have all been in the last 16 months. New home sales have only exceeded the 400,000 level ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. Housing Starts Down &#8211; Permits Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/09/21/dhi-u-s-housing-starts-down-permits-up/83681</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:58:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing Starts fell in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 571,000 from 601,000 in July, a decrease of 5.0%. However, the July numbers were revised lower from 604,000, so it is possible to see the decrease as 34,000, or 5.5%. The number was also slightly below the expected level of 575,000. Relative to a year ago, housing starts are down 5.8%. Quite frankly, a year ago was also a pretty lousy time for the homebuilders, so the drop is off a pretty easy comp. Given the extremely depressed state of the housing industry, the decline is not good news. It does, however, mean less inventory is the pipeline, so there is sort of a silver lining in the dark cloud. That is helpful for the longer-term health of ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. Housing Starts and Building Permits Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/07/20/dhi-u-s-housing-starts-and-building-permits-rise/79395</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing Starts rose in June to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 629,000 from 549,000 in May, an increase of 14.6%. However, the May numbers were revised lower from 560,000, so it is possible to see the increase as 69,000, or 12.3%. Relative to a year ago they are up 11.8%. Quite frankly, a year ago was also a pretty lousy time for the home builders, so the rise is off a pretty easy comp. Still, any increase is very welcome given the extremely depressed state of the housing industry. Provided, of course, that the homebuilders can actually sell the new houses they are building. We will find out about new home sales next week. If one looks at only single family houses, the picture was also encouraging. Single family starts ]]></description>
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		<title>(HCP) REIT Industry &amp; Stock Outlook &#8211; June 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/06/09/hcp-reit-industry-stock-outlook-june-2011-industry-outlook/75824</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) industry has sustained the improving trend this year, driven by a largely increased inflow of funds as institutional investors allocated more capital to the industry. This has helped the group generate market-beating returns. The FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index had total returns of 6.3% in the first quarter of 2011 vs. 4.8% and 5.4% for the NASDAQ Composite and the S&#38;P 500 Index, respectively. This was preceded by a solid back-to-back returns performances by the industry, as the above referred benchmark index returned roughly 28% each in 2010 and 2009. Investors looking for high dividend yields also favored the REIT sector. Solid dividend payouts are arguably the biggest enticement for REIT investors as the U.S. law requires REITs to distribute 90% of their ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. New Housing Starts and Permits Rise</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/04/23/dhi-u-s-new-housing-starts-and-permits-rise/71884</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:24:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing Starts rose in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 549,000 from 512,000 in February, an increase of 7.2%. Also, the February numbers were revised sharply higher from 479,000, so it is possible to see the increase as 70,000, or 14.6%. Relative to a year ago they are down 13.4%. Quite frankly, a year ago was also a pretty lousy time for homebuilders, so the fall is off a pretty easy comp. If one looks at only single-family houses, the picture was more or less the same, rising to 422,000 from 392,000 in February, a rise of 7.7%, and down 21.1% from a year ago. February starts were revised up from 375,000, so single-family starts are up 12.5% from where we thought they were last month.  The volatile ]]></description>
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		<title>(BOBE) U.S. Housing Starts Plunge Yet Again</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/03/31/bobe-u-s-housing-starts-plunge-yet-again/68884</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vitalstocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing Starts plunged in February to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of just 479,000 from 618,000 in January, a drop of 22.5%. As a small silver lining, the January numbers were revised higher from 596,000, so it is possible to see the decrease as 117,000, or &#8220;just&#8221; 19.6%. Relative to a year ago, they are down 20.8%. Quite frankly, a year ago was also a pretty lousy time for the home builders, so the drop is off a pretty easy comp. If one looks at only single family houses, the picture was just plain ugly, falling to 375,000 from 425,000 in January, a drop of 11.8% and down 28.8% from a year ago. The volatile multi family (Apartment, Condo and Co-op) sector fell a massive 47.0% to an annual rate of ]]></description>
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		<title>(HCP) REIT Industry Outlook &#8211; February 2011 &#8211; Industry Outlook</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/23/hcp-reit-industry-outlook-february-2011-industry-outlook/67489</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) industry continued its growth momentum in fiscal 2010 with sustained improvements in the economy, driven by a spurt in real estate fundamentals and an increased inflow of funds as institutional investors have allocated more capital to the industry. The FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index reported total returned 27.96% for full year 2010 vs. a 16.91% and a 15.06% for the NASDAQ Composite and the S&#38;P 500 Index, respectively. This marks a solid back-to-back fiscal performance for the industry, as the FTSE NAREIT Equity REIT Index reported total returns of 27.99% in 2009. The continued robust fiscal results of the REIT industry were primarily due to its unique business model. During the crest-to-trough period of 2007 to 2009, REITs took on far less debt ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) Multi-family Housing Starts Explode</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/02/18/dhi-multi-family-housing-starts-explode/67085</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:39:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing Starts rose in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of just 596,000 from 520,000 in December, a rise of 14.6%. The December numbers were revised lower from 529,000, so it is possible to see the increase as 67,000, or 12.7%. Relative to a year ago they are down 2.6%. Quite frankly, a year ago was also a pretty lousy time for homebuilders, so the increase is off a pretty easy comp. If one looks at only single-family houses, the picture was worse, falling to 413,000 from 417,000 in December a drop of 1.0%, and down 19.2% from a year ago. The multi-family (Apartment, Condo and Co-op) sector rose a massive 80.0% to an annual rate of 171,000. Year over year, multi-family starts are up 81.9%. The total starts ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. Housing Starts Fall in December 2010 &#8211; Permits Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2011/01/24/dhi-u-s-housing-starts-fall-in-december-2010-permits-up/65402</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing Starts fell in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of just 529,000 from 553,000 in November, a fall of 4.3%. The November numbers were revised slightly lower from 555,000, so it is possible to see the decline as 26,000. Relative to a year ago they are down 8.2%. Quite frankly, a year ago was a pretty lousy time for the home builders as well. If one looks at only single-family houses, the decline was even worse &#8212; falling to 417,000 from 458,000 in November, a drop of 9.0%. The volatile multi-family (Condo and Co-op) sector, rose 25.9% to an annual rate of  102,000. Year-over-year single-family starts are down 14.2%, and multi-family starts are up 30.8%. The total starts number was below consensus expectations of a 550,000 annual rate. ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. Housing Starts Up, Permits Down</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Housing Starts rose in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 555,000 from 534,000 in September, an increase of 3.9%. The October numbers were revised higher from 519,000, so it is possible to see the increase as 21,000 or 6.9%. Relative to a year ago, they are down 5.8%. Quite frankly, a year ago was a pretty lousy time for the home builders, as well. If one looks at only single-family houses, the improvement was somewhat better, rising to 465,000 from 435,000 in October (revised down slightly from 436,000), an increase of 6.9%. The volatile multi-family (condo and co-op) sector plunged 18.2% to an annual rate of just 72,000 (although October was revised much higher to 88,000 from 74,000 units). Year over year, single-family starts are down 5.8% and ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. Housing Starts Still Weak</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/08/17/dhi-u-s-housing-starts-still-weak/48201</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 20:44:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In July, Housing Starts rose to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 546,000, an increase of 1.7% over the 537,000 rate in June. However, the June rate was revised down from 549,000 so, relative to where we thought we were yesterday, it is a decline of 0.5%. Relative to the 587,000 pace of a year ago, it is a drop of 7.9%. Housing was not exactly booming a year ago, when we were near the deepest point of the Great Recession. Housing starts were also below the consensus expectations of a 555,000 annual rate. The numbers are even weaker than they appear in the headline number. All of the strength was in the extremely volatile Condo and Apartment segment. Starts of single family houses fell 4.2% to an annual rate of ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCL) U.S. New Home Sales Rise in June</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/07/27/pcl-u-s-new-home-sales-rise-in-june/44910</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Home Sales rose 23.6% in June from May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 330,000. However, the May total was revised down sharply from a rate of 300,000 to 267,000. Thus, relative to where we thought we were, the increase was more like 10%. Relative to a year ago, sales were down 16.7% from last year’s rate of 396,000. On a not-seasonally-adjusted basis, sales were just 30,000 for the month &#8212; the weakest June on record. Results by Region Regionally, based on the seasonally adjusted numbers and the revised May figures, the biggest increase was in the Northeast where sales jumped 46.4%, and were up 17.1% from a year ago. The Northeast is the smallest of the four census regions for housing data, and even with the big ]]></description>
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		<title>(LEN) U.S. New Home Sales Collapse</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone expected that New Home Sales would be weak, but not that weak. In May, new homes were selling at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 300,000, 32.7% below the 446,000 rate in April and even 18.3% below the very depressed levels of a year ago. Actually, given the huge downward revision to the April numbers relative to where we thought we were, sales were down more like 40.5%. The consensus expectation was that sales would fall to a 430,000 rate. The reason everyone was expecting a decline was that new home sales are recorded when the contract is signed, not at closing as is the case with existing home sales. Thus, all the people who were taking advantage of the home buyer tax credit were recorded in April. Someone would ]]></description>
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		<title>(DHI) U.S. New Home Sales Impress! $$</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/26/dhi-u-s-new-home-sales-impress/38511</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 20:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Home Sales jumped 14.8% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000. That easily beat expectations for a rise to 425,000. Well actually, after the revisions, that would not be a rise. The March numbers were revised sharply higher to an annual rate of 439,000 from the originally reported level of 411,000. Thus new home sales are actually running 22.6% above what we thought the March level was last night. Sales are up 47.8% from extremely low levels of a year ago. The revision to the March numbers is one more reason to expect that when the second look at the first quarter GDP is released on Thursday, growth will be revised higher than the original 3.2% rate. I would not be at all surprised to see ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCL) Plum Creek Timber 2010 First Quarter Earnings Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/24/pcl-plum-creek-timber-2010-first-quarter-earnings-scorecard/37608</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 21:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (PCL), a real estate investment trust (REIT) owning and managing timberlands in the U.S., reported fiscal 2010 first quarter recurring earnings of 47 cents per share that exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9 cents. Below we will cover the results of the recent earnings announcement, subsequent analyst estimate revisions and Zacks ratings for the short-term and long-term outlook for the stock. Earnings Report Review During first quarter 2010, Plum Creek reported revenues of $317 million vis-à-vis $470 million in the year-ago quarter. Although revenues and earnings declined year-over-year, the company reported better-than-expected performances across all segments, with stabilization in most timber markets and modest log price improvements. In addition, Plum Creek benefited from its manufacturing downsizing and cost management efforts. Earnings Estimate Revisions &#8211; ]]></description>
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		<title>(WMT) National Association of Realtor’s Pending Homes Sales Index Up</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/05/05/wmt-national-association-of-realtor%e2%80%99s-pending-homes-sales-index-up/36177</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 21:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Association of Realtor’s (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index rose 5.3 percent in March to 102.9 from 97.7 in February, and is 21.15 above March 2009 when it was 85.0. This is on top of a  8.3% increase in February. The data reflects contracts and not closings, which usually occur with a lag time of one or two months. The increase was slightly above consensus expectations of a 5.3% increase. However, the rise is most likely due to the homebuyer tax credit that was granted only for homes under contract by the end of April, and which have until the end of June to close. Last fall, it was widely expected that the tax credit would expire, but it was unexpectedly renewed at the last minute. The result was a ]]></description>
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		<title>(MFB) Institute for Supply Management Shows U.S. Manufacturing Increasing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 21:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing survey rose to a reading of 60.4 from 59.6 in February, an increase of 0.8 points and above the 60.0 reading that was expected. Any reading over 50 indicates that the manufacturing economy is expanding, so this is a very strong reading, indicating that the manufacturing economy is not only expanding but doing so at an accelerating rate relative to March. And it is at the highest level so far in this economic cycle. It is the highest reading since June of 2004, and is the fifth highest overall reading since the start of 1988! It is also a huge improvement over the rates we were seeing a year ago. The ISM is a good coincident indicator of the economy, plunging during recessions ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCL) U.S. Existing Home Sales Rise in March</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Existing Home Sales rose 6.8% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.35 million. That rate is 16.1% higher than the 4.61 million rate of a year ago. The number was slightly better than the consensus expectations of a 5.29 million annual rate. Existing homes sales are recorded at the time of closing, not when the contract is signed. Thus while there is some impact from the tax credit that expires for houses where the contract is signed after April 30, they still have until the end of June to close. Therefore, most of the surge due to the end of the tax credit will probably come in May and June. In tomorrow’s New Home Sales data, the effect should be more pronounced for March, since new home ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCL) Plum Creek Timber Company &#8211; Analyst Estimates Continue Inching Higher</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/04/13/pcl-plum-creek-timber-company-analyst-estimates-continue-inching-higher/33536</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plum Creek Timber Co. (PCL) has a Zacks #2 Rank. Its stock trades at 28.6x 2010 consensus EPS estimates and 26.1x 2011 consensus EPS estimates. Growth and Income Analysts estimate that Plum Creek Timber will grow its EPS at 10% annually for the next 3 to 5 years. The stock also offers investors a fat dividend yield of 4.2%. Company Description Plum Creek Timber is a publicly owned real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and manages timberlands in the U.S. Its products include lumber, plywood, medium density fiberboard, and related by-products, such as wood chips. Recent Results On February 1, Plum Creek announced first-quarter revenue of $258 million, down 44% from the fourth quarter of 2008. The REIT still managed to beat analyst expectations. PCL earned $0.19 per share, ]]></description>
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		<title>(LEN) Investors and Homeowners Ask When Will Housing Come Back?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we got news that New Home Sales had fallen to their second all-time record low (since the data started in 1963) in a row.  With other areas of the economy clearly on the mend (at least for now) the question arises: when will housing come back? I want to focus on new home sales, not existing home sales, because new home sales directly contribute to economic growth, while existing home sales have only an indirect effect. The U.S. is a much larger place now than it was back in 1963, both in terms of population and the overall size of the economy, even adjusted for inflation. With more and richer people, one would expect that there would be a demand for more and newer houses. In the graph below I show ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCL) Timberland Stocks: Why It’s Time to Knock on Wood for Profits</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/03/12/pcl-timberland-stocks-why-it%e2%80%99s-time-to-knock-on-wood-for-profits/30352</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InvestmentU</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re not following the money into timberland stocks, you should. Here’s why… Timberland has outperformed the S&#38;P 500 since 1910. In recent history, timber has outperformed the market significantly. Since 1987, the NCREIF Timberland Index climbed by an average of 15% per year, compared to roughly 11% for the S&#38;P 500. Such strong outperformance boils down to one factor – biology. Biology accounts for 65% to 75% of timberland’s performance. Nothing can stop it from adding to the value of timberland investments. Come rain or shine, trees grow. And so does their value. By an average of 2% to 8% per year, in fact. Not even natural disasters can undermine timberland’s value, because companies can still sell damaged timber. For example, after Mount St. Helens erupted, nearly 80% of ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCL) Plum Creek Timber Company Beats Marginally</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2010/02/02/pcl-plum-creek-timber-company-beats-marginally/26818</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (PCL), a real estate investment trust (REIT) owning and managing timberlands in the U.S., reported fourth quarter earnings of $28 million or 17 cents per share, compared to $95 million or 57 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. For full year 2009, the company reported earnings of $236 million or $1.44 per share compared to $233 million or $1.37 per share in 2008. While quarterly earnings marginally beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny, the fiscal earnings were in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. During fourth quarter 2009, Plum Creek reported revenues of $258 million vis-à-vis $461 million in the year-ago quarter. Although revenues and earnings declined year-over-year, the company has witnessed stabilization in most timber markets with modest log price improvements. ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCL) Plum Creek Timber Company Beats Estimates</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/10/27/pcl-plum-creek-timber-company-beats-estimates/18928</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. (PCL), a real estate investment trust (REIT) owning and managing timberlands in the U.S., reported third quarter earnings of $19 million or 12 cents per share, compared to $69 million or 40 cents per share in the year-earlier quarter. Earnings results beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 4 cents. During the quarter, Plum Creek reported revenues of $294 million vis-à-vis $414 million in the year-ago quarter. Although revenues and earnings declined year over year, the company has witnessed stabilization in most timber markets with modest log price improvements. In addition, Plum Creek is gradually benefiting from its manufacturing downsizing and cost management efforts. By segment, the Northern Resources division reported a $3 million operating profit during the quarter compared to $12 million in the previous ]]></description>
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		<title>(PCL) Overvalued Timber REITs: Why Timber Investing Isn’t What It Used To Be</title>
		<link>http://www.stockbloghub.com/2009/08/19/pcl-overvalued-timber-reits-why-timber-investing-isn%e2%80%99t-what-it-used-to-be/12632</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 23:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by David Fessler, Advisory Panelist Ten years ago, it would be hard to imagine a more stable investment than timber, or those Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) that bought millions of acres of harvestable trees. The 1990s were an ideal period to have timber as an investment: Housing was doing well, and growth was beginning to take off in major cities. The world was still pre-digital, and business still relied heavily on shuffling paper. Electronic news was still a novelty; magazines and newspapers were still going strong. What a difference a decade makes… Housing is in the dumper, with no clear sign of a resurgence on the horizon. Business has embraced the smartphone and has gone digital, shunning paper. The world is increasingly getting its news in electronic form, as ]]></description>
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