SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

RAMA MICHAEL P

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

AVATAR HOLDINGS INC.

201 ALHAMBRA CIRCLE, 12TH FLOOR

(Street)

CORAL GABLES

33134

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AVATAR HOLDINGS INC [ AVTR ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Controller

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/06/2007

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	12/07/2007		M⁽¹⁾		500	A	⁽¹⁾	500	D
Common Stock, $1.00 par value	12/07/2007		F⁽²⁾		132	D	$40.43	368	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Performance Conditioned Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	12/07/2007		M⁽¹⁾			500	12/07/2007	12/07/2007	Common Stock	500	⁽¹⁾	0	D
Performance Conditioned Restricted Stock Units	⁽³⁾	12/06/2007		A		250		⁽⁴⁾	12/06/2010	Common Stock	250	$0⁽⁵⁾	250	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Settlement of performance conditioned Restricted Stock Units

2. Represents 132 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock withheld by Issuer in payment of Reporting Person's tax liability upon the vesting of 500 performance conditioned Restricted Stock Units at a price of $40.43 per share.

3. 1-for-1

4. The grant of the units is conditioned upon the continued employment of the Reporting Person at the time of vesting, which is three years from the date of award.

5. The zero (0) in this column is a "dummy amount, solely for the purpose of permitting the use of a descriptive footnote stating that the price is not applicable.

Remarks:

	Michael P. Rama	12/07/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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