Opinions
Jim Cramer - Mad Money
Lennar Corp.
LEN-N
BUY
Sep 16, 2020
Stock price when the opinion was issued
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They report Monday. Housing the linchpin of the economy and prices keep climbing. We need to hear if they will build more homes or keep the supply so tight that housing prices won't come down. The buildings are limiting supply to keep gross margins up and prices up, but it's terrible to fight inflation. Housing stocks have hung up because we have a housing shortage, but how long can this last when we see pushback on the prices of other items like dining out, apparel and airline tickets, all of which have risen dramatically in the last 5 years.
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Still holds. Last month brutal for homebuilders. Though interest rates drifting lower, clear that won't be going as low or as fast as the market first thought. So the interest-sensitives are being punished. Yet mortgages are going up, somewhat negative for homebuilders.
Long US mortgages cause resale market to dry up, but will eventually force home buyers to homebuilders. He's looking closely to see if this is an opportunity to increase his holding in homebuilders.
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The US housing strength keeps catching stock analysts by surprise. Lennar just released a fine quarter. Home building is surging along with great demand for it. This isn't supposed to happen considering high unemployment and businesses closing for so many., The pandemic has changed everything--if you work from home, you're not waiting for a vaccine, but converting your bedroom into an office. This work at home trend is a tailwind to furniture companies like Wayfair.