8-K

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

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  January 12, 2006


                     American Home Mortgage Investment Corp.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


            Maryland                  001-31916             20-0103914
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  (State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
        of Incorporation)           File Number)        Identification No.)


538 Broadhollow Road, Melville, New York                       11747
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                    (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        (516) 396-7700
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      On January 12, 2006, American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. (the
"Company") issued a press release relating to its preliminary financial results
for the quarter ended December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached
as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.

      The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit
99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section, nor shall it be
deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such
filing.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits:

      99.1  -    Press Release, dated January 12, 2006.



                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date:  January 13, 2006                AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE
                                       INVESTMENT CORP.


                                       By:       /s/ Michael Strauss
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                                          Name:  Michael Strauss
                                          Title: Chief Executive Officer
                                                 and President




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

    EXHIBIT NUMBER                                      DESCRIPTION
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         99.1                             Press Release, dated January 12, 2006.

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

[AHM LOGO]



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. Sees Only
                   a Small Profit for the Fourth Quarter 2005

MELVILLE, NY - January 12, 2006 - American Home Mortgage Investment Corp.
announced today that it now expects only a small profit in the fourth quarter
2005. As a result, the Company believes its adjusted earnings for the full year
2005 will fall below its previously issued guidance of between $4.60 and $4.80
per diluted share. The Company also expects other comprehensive loss in the
fourth quarter of approximately $28 million. Toward the end of the fourth
quarter, American Home was adversely affected by a rapid reduction in the value
of its mortgage loans held for sale and its investment portfolio due to changing
market conditions. Specifically, the Company was affected by a widening of the
yield differential between LIBOR and both mortgages and junior mortgage
securities that was unusually severe, and for which the Company does not hedge.

As a result of the changing market conditions the Company achieved lower than
expected prices for the loan production it sold at quarter-end. This production
consisted of loans with interest rates that had been set prior to the change in
market conditions. In addition, at quarter-end the Company chose not to sell a
portion of the loans it had originated for sale due to the low prices being
offered by loan buyers, and instead carried these loans into the first quarter.
During the quarter, the Company sold approximately $11.0 billion of loans
compared to previously anticipated sales of $11.8 billion. Finally, the fourth
quarter market changes affected the value of the Company's permanent assets and
its loans held for sale, which resulted in the recognition of a liability under
Statement of Accounting Standards No. 133 and a corresponding expense.

The Company does not expect that the market changes which affected its fourth
quarter results will continue to impact its results during the first quarter
2006. The principal reason is that the Company continually resets the prices it
charges borrowers to reflect secondary market conditions, and loans being closed
at this time generally have interest rates and points reflective of today's
relationship between the yields on mortgages compared to LIBOR. In addition, it
appears that the rapid change in the relationship between LIBOR and the yields
on mortgages and junior mortgage securities that occurred during the fourth
quarter is beginning to retrace toward a more typical range.

Michael Strauss, American Home's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
commented, "During December the secondary mortgage market became one-sided, with
very few buyers being offered a large amount of product. Most buyers moved to
the sidelines to wait out the holidays, and significant discounts to what had
been standard pricing a few weeks earlier were necessary to sell loans, driving
yields sharply higher. I believe market conditions at the end of the fourth
quarter were, in part, an anomaly, and that equilibrium is returning to the
market as we move into January."

Other Key Results Appear to be In-Line or Above Internal Projections

American Home Mortgage expects that, for the fourth quarter 2005, it will report
record adjusted net interest income, as a result of sharply higher net interest
income from the Company's investment portfolio. Also during the quarter, the
Company's loan production reached $13.6 billion which, based on Freddie Mac's
estimate for fourth quarter national originations, equates to a record market
share for the Company of approximately 1.9%. Finally, during the fourth quarter
the Company continued to build its investment portfolio through the retention of
self-originated loans carried at their cost. During the quarter, the Company
added approximately $2 billion of such loans to its investment portfolio, which
are expected to increase net interest income in future periods. The unrecognized
gain on these loans is expected to exceed the other comprehensive loss suffered
by the Company in the fourth quarter.

Dividends Policy and 2006 Earnings Guidance Reaffirmed

American Home is maintaining its dividend policy of per common share dividends
equal to $0.91 per quarter or $3.64 on an annualized basis. American Home is
also reaffirming its 2006 earnings guidance of $4.85 to $5.15 per diluted share
with lower earnings expected in the first quarter, and higher earnings expected
in the second and third quarters. The dividend policy and earnings guidance are
being reaffirmed because the Company does not expect further material widening
of the spread differential between LIBOR and mortgages and junior mortgage
securities. The Company's experience over its history has been that typically
spread widening or contracting occurs in a narrow range that does not
significantly affect the Company's results. It is important to note that the
dividend policy is subject to ongoing review by the Company's Board of Directors
and the Board may, when it deems doing so is advisable, lower or eliminate the
dividend without prior notice.

Conference Call Scheduled for Today at 1:00 p.m.

American Home has scheduled a conference call today, January 12, 2006, at 1:00
p.m. EST. A live webcast will be available on the Company's website,
www.americanhm.com. A replay of the online broadcast will be available on the
site through January 26, 2006.

Earnings Release Information

The Company expects to report complete financial results for the fourth quarter
and year ended December 31, 2005 on Thursday, January 26, 2006 before the market
opens. It will also conduct a conference call and webcast on January 26, 2006 at
10:30 a.m. EST to discuss the earnings release.

About American Home Mortgage

American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. is a mortgage real estate investment
trust (REIT) focused on earning net interest income from self-originated
mortgage-backed securities, and through its taxable subsidiaries, from
originating and servicing mortgage loans for institutional investors. Mortgages
are originated through a network of loan production offices as well as through
mortgage brokers and correspondents and are serviced at the Company's Irving,
Texas servicing center. For additional information, please visit the Company's
website at www.americanhm.com.

This news release contains "forward-looking statements" that are based upon
expectations, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. Any statement
in this news release that is not a statement of historical fact, including, but
not limited to, earnings guidance and forecasts, projections of financial
results and loan origination volume, expected future financial position,
dividend plans or business strategy, and any other statements of plans,
expectations, objectives, estimates and beliefs, is a forward-looking statement.
Words such as "look forward," "will," "anticipate," "may," "expect," "plan,"
"believe," "intend," "opportunity," "potential," and similar words, or the
negatives of those words, are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that are difficult to predict, and are not guarantees of
future performance. As a result, actual future events may differ materially from
any future results, performance or achievements expressed in or implied by this
news release. Specific factors that might cause such a difference include, but
are not limited to: American Home's limited operating history with respect to
its portfolio strategy; the potential fluctuations in American Home's operating
results; American Home's potential need for additional capital; the direction of
interest rates and their subsequent effect on the business of American Home and
its subsidiaries; risks associated with the use of leverage; changes in federal
and state tax laws affecting REITs; federal and state regulation of mortgage
banking; and those risks and uncertainties discussed in filings made by American
Home with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such forward-looking
statements are inherently uncertain, and stockholders must recognize that actual
results may differ from expectations. American Home does not assume any
responsibility, and expressly disclaims any responsibility, to issue updates to
any forward-looking statements discussed in this news release, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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CONTACT:

Mary M. Feder
Vice President, Investor Relations
(631) 622-6469
mary.feder@americanhm.com