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Overall Thoughts –The housing market has returned to being a

very local business. For your listeners, I’d sum up national

conditions as follows:

o Prices are still falling in the highest priced neighborhoods

where listings are still priced at 2004 levels or higher, but

prices have generally stabilized where investor activity is

high or renters can become homeowners without increasing

their monthly payment, which is in many neighborhoods.

o New home construction bottomed in 2011 and we believe it

will grow 21% in 2012, which will still make it the 4th

lowest

year on record

o Apartment construction bottomed in 2009 and we believe

it will grow 30% in 2012 and even faster thereafter as renters

are in for a steady dose of rent hikes the next few years

Hurdles – There are 4 hurdles: the economy, excess vacancy,

distressed home sales and mortgage availability:

1. Economy – This goes without saying, but the economy has

to grow for housing to recover and the best case scenario is

that it grows slowly due to the excess leverage worldwide

2. Vacancy – Construction won’t return to normal until the

excess vacancy clears. We have already reduced it from 3.2

million to 2.4 million and we are on pace to clear it all out in

some markets in 2012, but in most markets in 2014. The

faster the economy the grows, the faster the vacancy clears

out.

3. Distressed Home Sales – This is the real wild card and

where government policy can make a huge

difference. Lawsuits, understaffing and government

intervention have kept many foreclosures stuck inside the

loan servicing system. If they allow them to come out

quickly, housing will take a huge nose dive and everything I

said earlier about housing bottoming will be wrong. I don’t

think this is the most likely scenario.

4. Mortgage Availability – I am betting on continued

aggressive credit being provided by FHA and the GSEs that

will become slightly more expensive as Congress and the

FHFA increase fees, which they should. I am also betting

that we will get some more underwriting clarity, which will

make it easier to get a mortgage. Right now, the banks don’t

know what the putback and risk retention rules are, so they

are lending more conservatively than they would otherwise.

NAR Revision – It is big news to national firms that make

investment and policy decisions based on NAR data, which they

use because it is free. Local real estate executives have been

relying on their local MLS and therefore using the correct data the

whole time. We have been reporting this misstatement to our

clients since 2007 since we buy the correct data locally.

Case Shiller – Today’s Case Shiller release says “October” but it

is really only telling us what was going on in the housing market in

July – 5 months ago! Again, this is a big deal to national players

who don’t do their homework, but it is old news to those who work

in the industry full-time.

Home Price Trends – We purchase and study a dizzying array of

proprietary home price metrics, some of which have very

comprehensive sample sizes and others of which are far more

timely but have smaller sample sizes. We built our own price

measure to summarize it all, and it has been showing us that the

typical home in America is declining in value at an annual rate of

about 0.2% per month, which isn’t very much.

Timing – If I had to wager on 3 things going up in the next 5-10

years, it would be 1) home prices, 2) mortgage rates, and 3) rental

rates. Things could get more affordable next year, but if you are

sitting on the fence waiting for affordability to get even better, at

some point you are going to get burned. I would buy now.

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Housing’s Road to Recovery December 15, 2011

John Burns, CEO

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1. About JBREC

2. Conclusions

3. Consensus: Housing Has Bottomed

4. Bear Case: Vacancy, Mortgage Distress

5. Bull Case: A Return to Normal

6. Current Forecast

Agenda

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Our Consulting Team– 1000’s of Assignments in Most Major Markets

HAWAII

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JBREC Clients Are Surrounded by the Most Valuable Housing Industry Insight

CONSULTING TEAM • 13 Consultants • Average 15 Years Experience • 2 Former building execs • 1000’s of Valuations and

Feasibilities in all major MSAs • Consumer Research • Litigation Support

LOCAL DATA COLLECTION & FORECASTING

• 9+ pages of data, proprietary calcs, & forecasts on 100 MSAs every month

• Vetted by local experts /clients • SQL Database

PROPRIETARY SURVEYS • Early call on starts, sales,

inventory levels, HMI • Regional detail on prices, sales

rates, land values

OUTSIDE EXPERTISE • Paid Local Experts • DC Policy Insiders • Notes from Industry

Conferences

INDUSTRY REPORTS • Home Building • Apartments • Banking • Building Products

DIVERSIFIED CLIENTELE • Home Builders, Land

Developers, Apartments • Building Product

Manufacturers • Banks • Private equity and public

markets investors

RESEARCH TEAM • 12 Analysts • Rigorous, Detailed Proprietary

Research Clients

CUSTOMER SERVICE • Highly responsive via email

and phone • Limited number of customers

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Our forecasted strategic changes have been on target:

In 2006: We called that Southern California was a time bomb ready to explode, and then construction fell 84%.

In 2007: We said resale prices would fall another 15%, and they fell 19%. In 2008: We said future growth would be dominated by renters, and the apartment REIT stocks soared by 84% and renter household formation surged. In 2009: We said “great land will be bid up aggressively,” and land prices

soared in early 2010 before falling again.

In 2010: Our Starts forecast was 20% more accurate than WSJ economists. Our forecasted price appreciation was within 2% of the actual We pitched the idea of mass rental of SF homes as a potential solution directly to government, and they pursued the idea.

Our Research Team Has A Proven History of Accurately Calling the Market

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All Available on Bloomberg (JBRE) or (BI HOMB)

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1. About JBREC

2. Conclusions

3. Consensus: Housing Has Bottomed

4. Bear Case: Vacancy, Mortgage Distress

5. Bull Case: A Return to Normal

6. Current Forecast

Agenda

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2012 Outlook: Consensus = Housing Has Bottomed. Bear Case More Likely than Bull Case

Housing is at The Bottom, most likely with a Slow Recovery Why the Bottom?: Starts, sales and prices have been relatively flat for many months,

at lowest levels on record Reasons for a Slow Recovery

Low Entry-level Activity due to lack of savings, backend Debt-to-Income challenges, and uncertainty

Low Moveup Activity Due to High LTVs of existing homeowners 2.4 million excess vacant homes and falling Price Appreciation is necessary for many of the land parcels to become profitable

to build Recessions caused by excess leverage take a long time to heal Texas in the late 1980s/early 1990s, and So Cal in 1990s are the best comps

Upside Potential / Bull Case: Great affordability, low construction, declining resale listings thanks to lawsuits and investors, rising rents

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Downside Potential / Bear Case: Huge number of delinquent mortgages will go through foreclosure and be sold under duress. Sovereign and U.S. Fed and local government debt challenges.

Uncertain Federal Policy: Mortgage rates, Continued GSE/FHA mortgage support, Clarity regarding Mortgage Interest deduction and Dodd-Frank capital requirements (particularly DTI, LTV), Rental REO relief.

Focus on Geography Texas and the Plains states have the strongest economies. Northeast has

fewest problems. Florida challenged by foreclosures but helped by investors. California challenged by economy, but resale listings are getting very low.

Apartment owners will raise rents faster than inflation for many years to come.

2012 Outlook: Consensus = Housing Has Bottomed. Bear Case More Likely than Bull Case

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1. About JBREC

2. Conclusions

3. Consensus: Housing Has Bottomed

4. Bear Case: Vacancy, Mortgage Distress

5. Bull Case: A Return to Normal

6. Current Forecast

Agenda

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Housing is a huge component of the economy

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Texas is the only strong regional economy.

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Regional Analysis and Forecast, November 2011

Region 1-Year Growth 1-Year Growth Rate

S. California 82,000 1.0% N. California 37,700 0.7% CALIFORNIA 119,700 0.9%

N. Florida 38,200 1.0% S. Florida 29,900 1.0%

FLORIDA 68,100 1.0% Texas 204,300 2.2% Midwest 208,600 0.8% Northeast 114,500 0.4% Northwest 50,100 1.0% Southeast 36,600 0.2% Southwest 86,700 1.3%

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, US Analysis and Forecast, November 2011

The government sector is a drag on the economy.

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Job growth in excess of construction is great for housing! Most markets are growing much faster than construction!

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Regional Analysis and Forecast, November 2011

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Metro Area Total High-Income Job

Growth

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Dallas, TX 30,000 25,700 55,700 2.8% Seattle, WA 17,200 9,600 26,800 2.0% Washington D.C. 16,300 -7,000 9,300 0.4% Houston, TX 15,900 50,400 66,300 2.6% San Francisco, CA 11,400 -2,500 8,900 0.9% San Jose, CA 10,500 16,100 26,600 3.1% Tampa, FL 10,000 14,500 24,500 2.2% Minneapolis, MN-WI 9,300 10,800 20,100 1.2% Los Angeles, CA 8,200 23,200 31,400 0.8% Baltimore, MD 7,300 -800 6,500 0.5% Salt Lake City, UT 6,700 3,600 10,300 1.7% San Diego, CA 6,600 10,700 17,300 1.4% Fort Worth, TX 4,100 12,400 16,500 1.9% Tucson, AZ 3,600 5,400 9,000 2.6% Ventura, CA 3,100 1,400 4,500 1.7%

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Regional Analysis and Forecast, November 2011

High-Income Jobs Create Potential Buyers

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Year-Over-Year Employment Growth

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Regional Analysis and Forecast, November 2011

High-Income Jobs Create Potential Buyers

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Moveup purchases will remain very slow in Nevada, Arizona, Florida, California, Georgia and Michigan, where 30%+ of current homeowners

owe more than the house value.

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Resale sales volumes are stabilizing, which is a precursor to stable home prices.

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, US Housing Analysis and Forecast, December 2011

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Resale price corrections have varied a lot by market. Prices have corrected to…. “what year?”

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Regional Analysis and Forecast, November 2011

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Tucson Durham Fresno Indianapolis

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Last Month Current Median Price Achieved (2006 and Prior)

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Listings have plummeted in the last year, primarily due to delays in the foreclosure process.

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Despite falling listings, it is still a Buyer’s market according to 2600 realtors. Will that change soon?

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Regional Analysis and Forecast, November 2011

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting Housing from the Frontlines Survey, 12/6/11

The New Home Market remained flat in November.

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New home orders rose 20% YOY in November (easy comp) and remained flat from October.

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting Housing from the Frontlines Survey, 12/6/2011

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New home sales are strongest in Texas and Florida. So Cal had a 1 month spike.

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting Housing from the Frontlines Survey, 12/6/2011

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting Regional Analysis and Forecast, December 2011

TX and FL are doing best. The Southeast, Midwest and CA are doing the worst.

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John Burns Real Estate Consulting independent survey. NSA October 2011

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John Burns Real Estate Consulting independent survey. NSA October 2011

For-sale land prices are flat but vary by market, while apartment land prices are rising rapidly.

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting Land Broker Survey, 10/2011

Finished Lot Prices Apartment Land Prices

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1. About JBREC

2. Conclusions

3. Consensus: Housing Has Bottomed

4. Bear Case: Vacancy, Mortgage Distress

5. Bull Case: A Return to Normal

6. Current Forecast

Agenda

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• From 2000 to 2010: • Total housing stock grew by 15.8 million • Households only grew by 11.2 million • Vacancy increased from 9.0% to 11.4%

Excess Vacancy Peaked at 3.2 million units in 2009.

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, May 2011Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, May 2011

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• Speed to Equilibrium is caused by Demand (job growth / household formation) and supply (construction)

• Household growth averaging 1.46MM/yr through 2015 • Construction averaging 1.03MM/yr through 2015

U.S. vacancy back to equilibrium in 2015

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting , Road to Recovery report, June 2011

Vacancy will clear as household formations outpace construction.

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Seattle San Diego Phoenix New York Los Angeles Nassau San Francisco

Sacramento Orlando Miami Chicago Newark

Houston Atlanta Riverside- San Bernardino Tampa St. Louis Denver Oakland Ft. Lauderdale

Kansas City Las Vegas Indianapolis Cleveland Warren MI Cincinnati Pittsburgh Edison NJ Columbus Detroit

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting , Road to Recovery report, June 2011

Excess vacant units will clear nationally in 2015, but varies by market.

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12.9% of all mortgages are delinquent.

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting , US Housing Analysis and Forecast, December 2011

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Source: Mortgage Bankers Association, JBREC; 2011Q2

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Debt / Income Ratios Before Mod After Mod Front-end Ratio (Housing costs) 45.2% 31.0%

Back-end Ratio (Housing + Other Debt Payments) 78.9% 61.7%

Loan modifications are a waste of time, as most defaulted borrowers have too much “non-housing” debt service.

Source: Treasury Dept., Making Homes Affordable, June 2011

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The number of homes entering the foreclosure process is declining but still quite high.

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Roughly 4 million 90+ day delinquent or in foreclosure borrowers moving through process slowly.

Pre-Foreclosure Notices

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Loans 90+ days delinquent

Foreclosure Sales

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Foreclosures in Process Sep. 2011

• Only 3.2% of foreclosure inventory sold in month

• Over 3 homes entered foreclosure for every one sold

2.17 million as of Sep. 2011

1.8 million as of Sep. 2011

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, LPS

U.S. Foreclosure Bottleneck

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Government intervention and litigation are allowing people to live in their house for free for 20 months!

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, US Analysis and Forecast, December 2011 Note: This Census Bureau data has a large margin of error.

Renters are on the rise while homeowners are on the decline.

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Homeownership Rate to Fall to 62.1% in 2015.

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Factors that Drive Homeownership Rate

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Bank Housing REO has been relatively flat, proving that banks are not intentionally holding onto Housing REO.

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REO and Short sales should peak in 2012, and remain elevated through 2014

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Banking Analysis and Forecast: B.S. Also Stands for Balance Sheet, October 2011

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Distressed sales are expected to be 29% of the market through 2014.

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, October 2011

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1. About JBREC

2. Conclusions

3. Consensus: Housing Has Bottomed

4. Bear Case: Vacancy, Mortgage Distress

5. Bull Case: A Return to Normal

6. Current Forecast

Agenda

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Affordability is Fantastic. Scale is 0 (most affordable time in 30 years) to 5 (median affordability) to 10 (most expensive).

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Banking Analysis and Forecast: B.S. Also Stands for Balance Sheet, October 2011

Cheap Land is the Key to Home Builder Recovery. Bank land loans have been written down, while other loans have not.

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Banking Analysis and Forecast: B.S. Also Stands for Balance Sheet, October 2011

20% of SF construction loans are still delinquent.

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Banking Analysis and Forecast: B.S. Also Stands for Balance Sheet, October 2011

And $18 billion of Construction loans are still in REO.

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Distressed AD&C loans are concentrated in California, Florida, Illinois and Georgia.

Source: JBREC Banking Analysis and Forecast, October 2011

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Doubled-up households have risen sharply during the recession.

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We expect demand for apartments to nearly double over the next 5 years.

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Apartment Analysis & Forecast, December 2011

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Builders expect sales to grow 6% in 2012.

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting Housing from the Frontlines Survey of 182 execs, August 2011

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Homeownership is Very Affordable, which creates the potential for appreciation.

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting Regional Analysis and Forecast, Nov. 2011

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Mortgage Rates play a huge role in the outlook.

2011 2015 IncreaseMortgage $160,000 $160,000 0%Mortgage Rate 4.00% 5.70%Monthly Payment $764 $929 22%

If rates rises as expected, mortgage payments will increase 22% in 4 years.

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We are monitoring apartments carefully for 3 highly likely outcomes.

1. Converting to Homeownership: The after-tax cost of owing is now less than renting in the US., and rent increases cause renters to consider ownership.

2. Rent/Income Limits: Landlords may test the limits of what their renters can afford, forcing tenants to double up or move to lower-quality properties.

3. Increased Competition: Apartment construction is set to balloon, especially in certain metropolitan areas like Washington, D.C., San Jose, Tampa and Austin, TX. Apartment land prices have increased in many markets and capital is flooding in.

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Apartment Analysis and Forecast, Nov. 2011

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting, Apartment Analysis & Forecast, Dec. 2011

Many reasons to own: In Phoenix, the monthly cost of owning is usually 30% more expensive than renting. Today, it is 21% cheaper.

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Build where the vacancy is lowest. Texas is better than California, which is better than Arizona and Florida.

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Source: JBREC Regional Analysis and Forecast, September 2011

And where the distress is lowest, which means avoid CA, AZ, NV and FL, so Texas will be the best market.

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The Government will keep supporting new mortgages. Only 30% of 2009 GSE Loans Would Qualify for QRM!!!!

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1. About JBREC

2. Conclusions

3. Consensus: Housing Has Bottomed

4. Bear Case: Vacancy, Mortgage Distress

5. Bull Case: A Return to Normal

6. Current Forecast

Agenda

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We believe 3 things will hold home prices down.

1. Underwriting: Gradual tightening of mortgage underwriting, including higher mortgage rates and fees, especially for those with lower down payments and lower credit scores.

2. Distressed Sales: 7.6 million distressed home sales over the next 5 years

3. Too Many Existing Homes: 2.4 million excess vacant homes will take 3-4 years to occupy.

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Today Today

A slow, steady construction recovery is consistent with prior regional downturns.

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We forecast a construction bottom in 2011, with Multifamily picking up market share thru 2015.

Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting US Analysis and Forecast, December 2011

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Source: John Burns Real Estate Consulting Building Products Analysis and Forecast, October 2011

Construction will start contributing to economic growth in 2012.

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Return to profitability is misleading, as profits are marred by “above market” book values on legacy land.

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Housing is a great business, especially when you get in at the bottom.

Looking forward • Demand will always be there –

people need a place to live • Resale homes were designed for a

different generation • Builders benefit from price appreciation Cyclical Business • You have to monitor the cycle

carefully. Many factors contribute to market conditions.

• Worst downturn in 70+ years. • What will the recovery be like?

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Make Great Decisions Using Great Analysis

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