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December 14, 2007

Taking stock of homebuilders' stock

Yet another glimpse at the drubbing that homebuilders' stocks are taking in this market -- things were heading upward for a bit there:

Source: S&P's Capital IQ

It's nearly impossible to read the key, I know: The blue line represents the S&P 500, the brown line is the major homebuilders and the red line is the S&P 500 Homebuilding Sub-Industry Index (which includes all homebuilders in the S&P). The chart shows the past 12 months.

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About Jamie Smith Hopkins

Jamie Smith Hopkins, a Baltimore Sun reporter since 1999, writes about the regional economy. Her reporting on the housing market has won national and local awards. Hopkins is a Columbia native and has lived in Maryland all her life, save for 10 months spent covering schools in Ames, Iowa.
She trained to become a wonk by spending large chunks of time as a geek and an insufferable know-it-all.
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