10-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

☒  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT

OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended OCTOBER 31, 2016

☐  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number: 1-8551

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	22-1851059
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
110 West Front Street, P.O. Box 500, Red Bank, N.J.	07701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
732-747-7800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	New York Stock Exchange
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1,000th  of a share of 7.625% Series A Preferred Stock	NASDAQ Global Market
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Class B Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
(Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933.  Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  Yes ☐  No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate “website”, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes ☒  No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a nonaccelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer ☐	Accelerated Filer ☒	Nonaccelerated Filer ☐	Smaller Reporting Company ☐
(Do Not Check if a smaller reporting Company)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ☐  No ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting and nonvoting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity as of April 30, 2016 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was $199,859,246.

As of the close of business on December 14, 2016, there were outstanding 132,046,012 shares of the Registrant’s Class A Common Stock and 15,251,061 shares of its Class B Common Stock.

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HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Part III — Those portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with registrant’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held on March 14, 2017, which are responsive to those parts of Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 as identified herein.

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FORM 10-K

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item		Page
	PART I	5
1	Business	5
1A	Risk Factors	12
1B	Unresolved Staff Comments	22
2	Properties	22
3	Legal Proceedings	22
4	Mine Safety Disclosures	23
	Executive Officers of the Registrant	23
	PART II	23
5	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	23
6	Selected Financial Data	24
7	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	25
7A	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	54
8	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	54
9	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	54
9A	Controls and Procedures	55
9B	Other Information	57
	PART III	57
10	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	57
11	Executive Compensation	58
12	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	58
13	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	59
14	Principal Accountant Fees and Services	59
	PART IV	59
15	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	59
	Signatures	65

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Part I

ITEM 1

BUSINESS

Business Overview

We design, construct, market, and sell single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill, and active lifestyle homes in planned residential developments and are one of the nation’s largest builders of residential homes. Founded in 1959 by Kevork Hovnanian, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) was incorporated in New Jersey in 1967 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1983. Since the incorporation of our predecessor company and including unconsolidated joint ventures, we have delivered in excess of 324,000 homes, including 6,712 homes in fiscal 2016. The Company has two distinct operations: homebuilding and financial services. Our homebuilding operations consist of six segments: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest and West. Our financial services operations provide mortgage loans and title services to the customers of our homebuilding operations.

We are currently, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, offering homes for sale in 167 communities in 33 markets in 14 states throughout the United States. We market and build homes for first-time buyers, first-time and second-time move-up buyers, luxury buyers, active lifestyle buyers and empty nesters. We offer a variety of home styles at base prices ranging from $93,000 to $1,676,000 with an average sales price, including options, of $402,000 nationwide in fiscal 2016.

Our operations span all significant aspects of the home-buying process – from design, construction, and sale, to mortgage origination and title services.

The following is a summary of our growth history:

1959 - Founded by Kevork Hovnanian as a New Jersey homebuilder.

1983 - Completed initial public offering.

1986 - Entered the North Carolina market through the investment in New Fortis Homes.

1992 - Entered the greater Washington, D.C. market.

1994 - Entered the Coastal Southern California market.

1998 - Expanded in the greater Washington, D.C. market through the acquisition of P.C. Homes.

1999 - Entered the Dallas, Texas market through our acquisition of Goodman Homes. Further diversified and strengthened our position as New Jersey’s largest homebuilder through the acquisition of Matzel & Mumford.

2001 - Continued expansion in the greater Washington D.C. and North Carolina markets through the acquisition of Washington Homes. This acquisition further strengthened our operations in each of these markets.

2002 - Entered the Central Valley market in Northern California and Inland Empire region of Southern California through the acquisition of Forecast Homes.

2003 - Expanded operations in Texas and entered the Houston market through the acquisition of Parkside Homes and Brighton Homes. Entered the greater Ohio market through our acquisition of Summit Homes and entered the greater metro Phoenix market through our acquisition of Great Western Homes.

2004 - Entered the greater Tampa, Florida market through the acquisition of Windward Homes and started operations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota market.

2005 - Entered the Orlando, Florida market through our acquisition of Cambridge Homes and entered the greater Chicago, Illinois market and expanded our position in Florida and Minnesota through the acquisition of the operations of Town & Country Homes, which occurred concurrently with our entering into a joint venture with affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Advisors to own and develop Town & Country Homes’ existing residential communities. We also entered the Cleveland, Ohio market through the acquisition of Oster Homes.

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2006 - Entered the coastal markets of South Carolina and Georgia through the acquisition of Craftbuilt Homes.

 During fiscal 2016, we decided to exit the Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC markets and sold land portfolios in those markets. We have also decided to wind down our operations in the San Francisco Bay area in Northern California and in Tampa, FL by building and delivering homes to sell through our existing land position.

Geographic Breakdown of Markets by Segment

The Company markets and builds homes that are constructed in 18 of the nation’s top 50 housing markets. We segregate our homebuilding operations geographically into the following six segments:

Northeast: New Jersey and Pennsylvania

Mid-Atlantic: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia

Midwest: Illinois and Ohio

Southeast: Florida, Georgia and South Carolina

Southwest: Arizona and Texas

West: California

For financial information about our segments, see Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Employees

We employed 1,961 full-time employees (whom we refer to as associates) as of October 31, 2016.

Corporate Offices and Available Information

Our corporate offices are located at 110 West Front Street, P.O. Box 500, Red Bank, New Jersey 07701. Our telephone number is 732-747-7800, and our Internet web site address is www.khov.com. Information available on or through our web site is not a part of this Form 10-K. We make available through our web site our Annual Report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(d) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), as soon as reasonably practicable after they are filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Copies of the Company’s Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports are available free of charge upon request. Any materials we file with the SEC may be read and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C., 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

Business Strategies

Given the low levels of total U.S. housing starts, and our belief in the long-term recovery of the homebuilding market, we remain focused on identifying new land parcels, which are critical to improving our financial performance. During fiscal 2016, we had approximately $260 million of bonds mature, which we were unable to refinance because financing was unavailable in the capital and loan markets to companies with comparable credit ratings to ours. As a result, we shifted our focus from growth to gaining operating efficiencies and improving our bottom line, and we decided to temporarily reduce some of our future land acquisition and to exit from four underperforming markets during fiscal 2016. In addition, we increased our use of land bank financings and joint ventures in order to enhance our liquidity position. The net effect of these liquidity enhancing efforts was to temporarily adversely affect our ability to invest as aggressively in new land parcels as previously planned, which resulted in a reduction in our community count in fiscal 2016, along with a decrease in net contracts. However, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, we were able to refinance certain of our upcoming debt maturities as discussed in Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and we ended the fiscal year with homebuilding cash of $339.8 million at October 31, 2016. This cash position will allow us to actively seek land investment opportunities in fiscal 2017, which should ultimately result in community count growth.

In addition to our current focus on maintaining adequate liquidity and evaluating new investment opportunities, we intend to continue to focus on our historic key business strategies, as enumerated below. We believe that these strategies separate us from our competitors in the residential homebuilding industry and the adoption, implementation and adherence to these principles will continue to benefit our business.

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 Our goal is to become a significant builder in each of the selected markets in which we operate, which will enable us to achieve powers and economies of scale and differentiate ourselves from most of our competitors.

We offer a broad product array to provide housing to a wide range of customers. Our customers consist of first-time buyers, first-time and second-time move-up buyers, luxury buyers, active lifestyle buyers and empty nesters. Our diverse product array includes single-family detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill and active lifestyle homes.

We are committed to customer satisfaction and quality in the homes that we build. We recognize that our future success rests in the ability to deliver quality homes to satisfied customers. We seek to expand our commitment to customer service through a variety of quality initiatives. In addition, our focus remains on attracting and developing quality associates. We use several leadership development and mentoring programs to identify key individuals and prepare them for positions of greater responsibility within our Company.

We focus on achieving high return on invested capital. Each new community is evaluated based on its ability to meet or exceed internal rate of return requirements. Our belief is that the best way to create lasting value for our shareholders is through a strong focus on return on invested capital.

We prefer to use a risk-averse land strategy. We attempt to acquire land with a minimum cash investment and negotiate takedown options, thereby limiting the financial exposure to the amounts invested in property and predevelopment costs. This approach significantly reduces our risk and generally allows us to obtain necessary development approvals before acquisition of the land.

We enter into homebuilding and land development joint ventures from time to time as a means of controlling lot positions, expanding our market opportunities, establishing strategic alliances, reducing our risk profile, leveraging our capital base and enhancing our returns on capital. Our homebuilding joint ventures are generally entered into with third-party investors to develop land and construct homes that are sold directly to home buyers. Our land development joint ventures include those with developers and other homebuilders, as well as financial investors to develop finished lots for sale to the joint venture’s members or other third parties.

We manage our financial services operations to better serve all of our home buyers. Our current mortgage financing and title service operations enhance our contact with customers and allow us to coordinate the home-buying experience from beginning to end.

Operating Policies and Procedures

We attempt to reduce the effect of certain risks inherent in the housing industry through the following policies and procedures:

Training - Our training is designed to provide our associates with the knowledge, attitudes, skills and habits necessary to succeed in their jobs. Our training department regularly conducts online or webinar training in sales, construction, administration and managerial skills.

Land Acquisition, Planning, and Development - Before entering into a contract to acquire land, we complete extensive comparative studies and analyses which assist us in evaluating the economic feasibility of such land acquisition. We generally follow a policy of acquiring options to purchase land for future community developments.

● Where possible, we acquire land for future development through the use of land options, which need not be exercised before the completion of the regulatory approval process. We attempt to structure these options with flexible takedown schedules rather than with an obligation to take down the entire parcel upon receiving regulatory approval. If we are unable to negotiate flexible takedown schedules, we will buy parcels in a single bulk purchase. Additionally, we purchase improved lots in certain markets by acquiring a small number of improved lots with an option on additional lots. This allows us to minimize the economic costs and risks of carrying a large land inventory, while maintaining our ability to commence new developments during favorable market periods.

● Our option and purchase agreements are typically subject to numerous conditions, including, but not limited to, our ability to obtain necessary governmental approvals for the proposed community. Generally, the deposit on the agreement will be returned to us if all approvals are not obtained, although predevelopment costs may not be recoverable. By paying an additional nonrefundable deposit, we have the right to extend a significant number of our options for varying periods of time. In most instances, we have the right to cancel any of our land option agreements by forfeiture of our deposit on the agreement. In fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, rather than purchase additional lots in underperforming communities, we took advantage of this right and walked away from 6,102 lots, 4,730 lots and 5,148 lots, respectively, out of 19,210 lots, 20,653 total lots and 22,119 total lots, respectively, under option, resulting in pretax charges of $8.9 million, $4.7 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

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Design - Our residential communities are generally located in urban and suburban areas easily accessible through public and personal transportation. Our communities are designed as neighborhoods that fit existing land characteristics. We strive to create diversity within the overall planned community by offering a mix of homes with differing architecture, textures and colors. Recreational amenities, such as swimming pools, tennis courts, clubhouses, open areas and tot lots, are frequently included.

Construction - We design and supervise the development and building of our communities. Our homes are constructed according to standardized prototypes, which are designed and engineered to provide innovative product design while attempting to minimize costs of construction. We generally employ subcontractors for the installation of site improvements and construction of homes. Agreements with subcontractors are generally short term and provide for a fixed price for labor and materials. We rigorously control costs through the use of computerized monitoring systems.

Because of the risks involved in speculative building, our general policy is to construct an attached condominium or townhouse building only after signing contracts for the sale of at least 50% of the homes in that building. A majority of our single-family detached homes are constructed after the signing of a sales contract and mortgage approval has been obtained. This limits the buildup of inventory of unsold homes and the costs of maintaining and carrying that inventory.

Materials and Subcontractors - We attempt to maintain efficient operations by utilizing standardized materials available from a variety of sources. In addition, we generally contract with subcontractors to construct our homes. We have reduced construction and administrative costs by consolidating the number of vendors serving certain markets and by executing national purchasing contracts with select vendors. In recent years, we have experienced some construction delays due to shortage of labor in certain markets like Houston and Dallas; and we cannot predict the extent to which shortages in necessary materials or labor may occur in the future.

Marketing and Sales - Our residential communities are sold principally through on-site sales offices. In order to respond to our customers’ needs and trends in housing design, we rely upon our internal market research group to analyze information gathered from, among other sources, buyer profiles, exit interviews at model sites, focus groups and demographic databases. We make use of our website, internet, newspaper, radio, television, magazine, billboard, video and direct mail advertising, special and promotional events, illustrated brochures and full-sized and scale model homes in our comprehensive marketing program. In addition, we have home design galleries in our Florida, New Jersey and Virginia markets, which offer a wide range of customer options to satisfy individual customer tastes.

Customer Service and Quality Control - In many of our markets, associates are responsible for customer service and preclosing quality control inspections as well as responding to postclosing customer needs. Prior to closing, each home is inspected and any necessary completion work is undertaken by us or our subcontractors. Our homes are enrolled in a standard limited warranty program which, in general, provides a homebuyer with a limited warranty for the home’s materials and workmanship which follows each State’s applicable statute of repose. All of the warranties contain standard exceptions, including, but not limited to, damage caused by the customer.

Customer Financing - We sell our homes to customers who generally finance their purchases through mortgages. Our financial services segment provides our customers with competitive financing and coordinates and expedites the loan origination transaction through the steps of loan application, loan approval, and closing and title services. We originate loans in each of the states in which we build homes, except Ohio. We believe that our ability to offer financing to customers on competitive terms as a part of the sales process is an important factor in completing sales.

During the year ended October 31, 2016, for the markets in which our mortgage subsidiaries originated loans, 10.7% of our home buyers paid in cash and 76.5% of our noncash home buyers obtained mortgages from our mortgage banking subsidiary. The loans we originated in fiscal 2016 were 74.4% prime, 25.5% Federal Housing Administration/Veterans Affairs (“FHA/VA”) and 0.1% United States Department of Agriculture.

We customarily sell virtually all of the loans and loan-servicing rights that we originate within a short period of time. Loans are sold either individually or against forward commitments to institutional investors, including banks, mortgage banking firms, and savings and loan associations.

Residential Development Activities

Our residential development activities include site planning and engineering, obtaining environmental and other regulatory approvals and constructing roads, sewer, water, and drainage facilities, recreational facilities, and other amenities and marketing and selling homes. These activities are performed by our associates, together with independent architects, consultants and contractors. Our associates also carry out long-term planning of communities. A residential development generally includes single-family detached homes and/or a number of residential buildings containing from 2 to 24 individual homes per building, together with amenities, such as club houses, swimming pools, tennis courts, tot lots and open areas.

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Current base prices for our homes in contract backlog at October 31, 2016, range from $93,000 to $868,000 in the Northeast, from $233,000 to $1,475,000 in the Mid-Atlantic, from $121,000 to $818,000 in the Midwest, from $124,000 to $1,000,000 in the Southeast, from $152,000 to $1,114,000 in the Southwest and from $190,000 to $1,676,000 in the West. Closings generally occur and are typically reflected in revenues within six to nine months of when sales contracts are signed.

Information on homes delivered by segment for the year ended October 31, 2016, is set forth below:

(Housing revenue in thousands)	Housing Revenues	Homes Delivered	Average Price
Northeast	$274,126	557	$492,147
Mid-Atlantic	457,906	960	476,985
Midwest	287,469	921	312,127
Southeast	214,585	581	369,339
Southwest	1,024,410	2,750	372,512
West	342,294	695	492,509
Consolidated total	$2,600,790	6,464	$402,350
Unconsolidated joint ventures	140,576	248	566,836
Total including unconsolidated joint ventures	$2,741,366	6,712	$408,427

The value of our net sales contracts, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, increased 2.6% to $2.5 billion for the year ended October 31, 2016 from $2.4 billion for the year ended October 31, 2015. The number of homes contracted decreased 1.2% to 6,109 in fiscal 2016 from 6,183 in fiscal 2015. The decrease in the number of homes contracted occurred along with a 23.7% decrease in the number of open-for-sale communities from 219 at October 31, 2015 to 167 at October 31, 2016. We contracted an average of 31.3 homes per average active selling community in fiscal 2016 compared to 30.0 homes per average active selling community in fiscal 2015, a 4.3% increase in sales pace per community as our performance per community improved in fiscal 2016, especially in the latter half of the year.

 Information on the value of net sales contracts by segment for the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, is set forth below:

(Value of net sales contracts in thousands)	2016	2015	Percentage of Change
Northeast	$226,635	$262,726	(13.7	)%
Mid-Atlantic	467,782	448,307	4.3	%
Midwest	222,835	317,059	(29.7	)%
Southeast	287,538	232,272	23.8	%
Southwest	887,341	949,763	(6.6	)%
West	420,681	238,080	76.7	%
Consolidated total	$2,512,812	$2,448,207	2.6	%
Unconsolidated joint ventures	160,924	202,879	(20.7	)%
Total including unconsolidated joint ventures	$2,673,736	$2,651,086	0.9	%

The following table summarizes our active selling communities under development as of October 31, 2016. The contracted not delivered and remaining homes available in our active selling communities are included in the consolidated total homesites under the total residential real estate chart in Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

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Active Selling Communities

	Communities		Approved Homes		Homes Delivered		Contracted Not Delivered(1)		Remaining Homes Available(2)
Northeast		7		1,630		988		204		438
Mid-Atlantic		30		4,343		2,356		430		1,557
Midwest		18		2,599		1,042		374		1,183
Southeast		22		2,725		1,179		332		1,214
Southwest		72		11,066		7,300		763		3,003
West		18		3,017		1,408		295		1,314
Total		167		25,380		14,273		2,398		8,709

(1)	Includes 414 home sites under option.
(2)	Of the total remaining homes available, 804 were under construction or completed (including 77 models and sales offices), and 4,782 were under option.

Backlog

At October 31, 2016 and 2015, including unconsolidated joint ventures, we had a backlog of signed contracts for 2,649 homes and 3,112 homes, respectively, with sales values aggregating $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion, respectively. The majority of our backlog at October 31, 2016 is expected to be completed and closed within the next six to nine months. At November 30, 2016 and 2015, our backlog of signed contracts, including unconsolidated joint ventures, was 2,644 homes and 3,317 homes, respectively, with sales values aggregating $1.2 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively. For information on our backlog excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, see the table on page 44 under Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Results of Operations -Homebuilding.”

Sales of our homes typically are made pursuant to a standard sales contract that provides the customer with a statutorily mandated right of rescission for a period ranging up to 15 days after execution. This contract requires a nominal customer deposit at the time of signing. In addition, in the Northeast, and some sections of the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest, we typically obtain an additional 5% to 10% down payment due within 30 to 60 days after signing. In most markets, an additional deposit is required when a customer selects and commits to optional upgrades in the home. The contract may include a financing contingency, which permits customers to cancel their obligation in the event mortgage financing at prevailing interest rates (including financing arranged or provided by us) is unobtainable within the period specified in the contract. This contingency period typically is four to eight weeks following the date of execution of the contract. When housing values decline in certain markets, some customers cancel their contracts and forfeit their deposits. Cancellation rates are discussed further in Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Sales contracts are included in backlog once the sales contract is signed by the customer, which in some cases includes contracts that are in the rescission or cancellation periods. However, revenues from sales of homes are recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations, when title to the home is conveyed to the buyer, adequate initial and continuing investments have been received, and there is no continued involvement.

Residential Land Inventory in Planning

It is our objective to control a supply of land, primarily through options, whenever possible, consistent with anticipated homebuilding requirements in each of our housing markets. Controlled land (land owned and under option) as of October 31, 2016, exclusive of communities under development described above under “Active Selling Communities” and excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, is summarized in the following table. The proposed developable home sites in communities in planning are included in the 26,797 consolidated total home sites under the total residential real estate table in Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” on page 37.

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Communities in Planning

(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Proposed Communities	Proposed Developable Home Sites	Total Land Option Price	Book Value
Northeast:
Under option(1)	35	3,182	$168,974	$9,440
Owned	9	1,038		$72,747
Total	44	4,220		$82,187
Mid-Atlantic:
Under option(1)	12	559	$61,096	$2,821
Owned	8	1,643		$27,360
Total	20	2,202		$30,181
Midwest:
Under option(1)	13	1,653	$69,879	$2,332
Owned	7	883		$8,982
Total	20	2,536		$11,314
Southeast:
Under option(1)	12	1,394	$64,545	$6,383
Owned	6	544		$21,550
Total	18	1,938		$27,933
Southwest:
Under option(1)	15	886	$71,270	$5,600
Owned	-	-		$18
Total	15	886		$5,618
West:
Under option(1)	2	238	$17,028	$863
Owned	19	3,670		$18,220
Total	21	3,908		$19,083
Totals:
Under option(1)	89	7,912	$452,792	$27,439
Owned	49	7,778		$148,877
Combined total	138	15,690		$176,316

(1) The book value of properties under option also includes costs incurred on properties not under option but which are under evaluation. For properties under option, as of October 31, 2016, option fees and deposits aggregated $18.5 million. As of October 31, 2016, we spent an additional $8.9 million in nonrefundable predevelopment costs on such properties.

We either option or acquire improved or unimproved home sites from land developers or other sellers. Under a typical agreement with the land developer, we purchase a minimal number of home sites. The balance of the home sites to be purchased is covered under an option agreement or a nonrecourse purchase agreement. During the declining homebuilding market, we decided to mothball (or stop development on) certain communities where we determined that current market conditions did not justify further investment at that time. When we decide to mothball a community, the inventory is reclassified on our Consolidated Balance Sheet from Sold and unsold homes and lots under development to Land and land options held for future development or sale. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion on mothballed communities. For additional financial information regarding our homebuilding segments, see Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Raw Materials

The homebuilding industry has from time to time experienced raw material and labor shortages. In particular, shortages and fluctuations in the price of lumber or in other important raw materials could result in delays in the start or completion of or increase the cost of developing one or more of our residential communities. We attempt to maintain efficient operations by utilizing standardized materials available from a variety of sources. In recent years, we have experienced some construction delays due to shortage of labor in certain markets like Houston and Dallas; and we cannot predict the extent to which shortages in necessary materials or labor may occur in the future. In addition, we generally contract with subcontractors to construct our homes. We have reduced construction and administrative costs by consolidating the number of vendors serving certain markets and by executing national purchasing contracts with select vendors.

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Seasonality

Our business is seasonal in nature and, historically, weather-related problems, typically in the fall, late winter and early spring, can delay starts or closings and increase costs.

Competition

Our homebuilding operations are highly competitive. We are among the top 10 homebuilders in the United States in both homebuilding revenues and home deliveries. We compete with numerous real estate developers in each of the geographic areas in which we operate. Our competition ranges from small local builders to larger regional builders to publicly owned builders and developers, some of which have greater sales and financial resources than we do. Previously owned homes and the availability of rental housing provide additional competition. We compete primarily on the basis of reputation, price, location, design, quality, service and amenities.

Regulation and Environmental Matters

We are subject to extensive and complex laws and regulations that affect the development of land and home building, sales and customer financing processes concerning zoning, building design, construction, and similar matters, including local regulations which impose restrictive zoning and density requirements in order to limit the number of homes that can eventually be built within the boundaries of a particular locality. In addition, we are subject to registration and filing requirements in connection with the construction, advertisement and sale of our communities in certain states and localities in which we operate even if all necessary government approvals have been obtained. We may also be subject to periodic delays or may be precluded entirely from developing communities due to building moratoriums that could be implemented in the future in the states in which we operate. Generally, such moratoriums relate to insufficient water or sewerage facilities or inadequate road capacity.

In addition, some state and local governments in markets where we operate have approved, and others may approve, slow-growth, or no-growth initiatives that could negatively affect the availability of land and building opportunities within those areas. Approval of these initiatives could adversely affect our ability to build and sell homes in the affected markets and/or could require the satisfaction of additional administrative and regulatory requirements, which could result in slowing the progress or increasing the costs of our homebuilding operations in these markets. Any such delays or costs could have a negative effect on our future revenues and earnings.

We are also subject to a variety of local, state, federal and foreign laws and regulations concerning protection of health and the environment, including those regulating the emission or discharge of materials into the environment, the management of stormwater runoff at construction sites, the handling, use, storage and disposal of hazardous substances, impacts to wetlands and other sensitive environments, and the remediation of contamination at properties that we have owned or developed or currently own or are developing (“environmental laws”). The particular environmental laws which apply to any given community vary greatly according to the community site, the site’s environmental conditions and the present and former uses of the site. See Risk Factors – “ Homebuilders are subject to a number of federal, local, state, and foreign laws and regulations concerning the development of land, the homebuilding, sales, and customer financing processes and the protection of the environment, which can cause us to incur delays and costs associated with compliance and which can prohibit or restrict our activity in some regions or areas”, Item 3 “Legal Proceedings” and Note 18 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Despite our past ability to obtain necessary permits and approvals for our communities, we anticipate that increasingly stringent requirements will be imposed on developers and homebuilders in the future. Although we cannot reliably predict the extent of any effect these requirements may have on us, they could result in time-consuming and expensive compliance programs and in substantial expenditures, which could cause delays and increase our cost of operations. In addition, our ability to obtain or renew permits or approvals and the continued effectiveness of permits already granted or approvals already obtained is dependent upon many factors, some of which are beyond our control, such as changes in policies, rules and regulations and their interpretation and application.

ITEM 1A

RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the following risks in addition to the other information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto.

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The homebuilding industry is significantly affected by changes in general and local economic conditions, real estate markets, and weather and other environmental conditions, which could affect our ability to build homes at prices our customers are willing or able to pay, could reduce profits that may not be recaptured, could result in cancellation of sales contracts, and could affect our liquidity.

The homebuilding industry is cyclical, has from time to time experienced significant difficulties, and is significantly affected by changes in general and local economic conditions such as:

● Employment levels and job growth;

● Availability of financing for home buyers;

● Interest rates;

● Foreclosure rates;

● Inflation;

● Adverse changes in tax laws;

● Consumer confidence;

● Housing demand in general and for our particular community locations and product designs, as well as consumer interest in purchasing a home compared to other housing alternatives;

● Population growth; and

● Availability of water supply in locations in which we operate.

Turmoil in the financial markets could affect our liquidity. In addition, our cash balances are primarily invested in short-term government-backed instruments. The remaining cash balances are held at numerous financial institutions and may, at times, exceed insurable amounts. We seek to mitigate this risk by depositing our cash in major financial institutions and diversifying our investments. In addition, our homebuilding operations often require us to obtain letters of credit. We have a $75.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility that can be used for general purposes, or under which letters of credit may be issued. We also have certain stand-alone letter of credit facilities and agreements pursuant to which letters of credit are issued. However, we may need additional letters of credit above the amounts provided under these facilities and agreements. If we are unable to obtain such additional letters of credit as needed to operate our business, we may be adversely affected.

Weather conditions and man-made or natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, droughts, fires and other environmental conditions, can harm the local homebuilding business. For example, our production process slowed and our cost of operations increased in Texas during fiscal 2015 as a result of record wet conditions in this state. In August 2011 and October 2012, Hurricane Irene and Hurricane Sandy, respectively, caused widespread flooding and disruptions on the Atlantic seaboard, which impacted our sales and construction activity in affected markets during those months.

The difficulties described above could cause us to take longer and incur more costs to build our homes. In addition, our insurance may not fully cover business interruptions or losses caused by weather conditions and man- made or natural disasters and we may not be able to recapture increased costs by raising prices in many cases because we fix our prices up to 12 months in advance of delivery by signing home sales contracts. Some home buyers may also cancel or not honor their home sales contracts altogether.

The homebuilding industry experienced a significant and sustained downturn which has, and could continue to, materially and adversely affect our business, liquidity, and results of operations.

The homebuilding industry experienced a significant and sustained downturn that began in 2007 and during which the lowest volumes of housing starts were significantly below troughs in previous downturns. The market has improved in the last few years, but the volume of 2016 housing starts was still just above previous volume troughs in historical cycles. An industry-wide softening of demand for new homes resulted from a lack of consumer confidence, decreased availability of mortgage financing, and large supplies of resale and new home inventories, among other factors. In addition, an oversupply of alternatives to new homes, such as rental properties, resale homes, and foreclosures, depressed prices, and reduced margins for the sale of new homes. Industry conditions had a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations in fiscal years 2007 through 2011 and may continue to materially adversely affect our business and results of operations in future years. Further, we substantially increased our inventory through fiscal 2006, which required significant cash outlays and which increased our price and margin exposure as we worked through this inventory.

Several challenges, such as general U.S. economic uncertainty, extreme weather conditions, increasing cycle times due to labor shortages, the restrictive mortgage lending environment and rising mortgage interest rates, could further impact the housing market and, consequently, our performance. Both national new home sales and our home sales remain below historical levels. We continue to believe that we are still in the early stages of the housing recovery. However, given our recent uneven operating performance, we may continue to experience mixed results.

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Our leverage places burdens on our ability to comply with the terms of our indebtedness, may restrict our ability to operate, may prevent us from fulfilling our obligations, and may adversely affect our financial condition.

We have a significant amount of debt.

● Our debt (excluding nonrecourse secured debt and debt of our financial subsidiaries), as of October 31, 2016, including the debt of the subsidiaries that guarantee our debt, was $1,583.2 million ($1,570.5 million net of discount), which includes borrowings under our $75.0 million revolving credit facility under which at October 31, 2016, there were $52.0 million of borrowings and $17.9 million of letters of credit outstanding resulting in available borrowing capacity of $5.1 million.

● Our debt service payments for the 12-month period ended October 31, 2016, were $389.0 million, substantially all of which represented principal payments on our senior unsecured notes and interest incurred and the remainder of which represented payments on the principal of our amortizing notes, and do not include principal and interest on nonrecourse secured debt, debt of our financial subsidiaries and fees under our letter of credit and other credit facilities and agreements.

In addition, as of October 31, 2016, including the $17.9 million letters of credit outstanding under the revolving credit facility, we had $19.6 million in aggregate outstanding face amount of letters of credit issued under various letter of credit and other credit facilities and agreements, certain of which were collateralized by $1.7 million of cash. Our fees for these letters of credit for the year ended October 31, 2016, which are based on both the used and unused portion of the facilities and agreements, were $1.5 million. We also had substantial contractual commitments and contingent obligations, including $221.3 million of performance bonds as of October 31, 2016. See Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Contractual Obligations.”

Our significant amount of debt could have important consequences. For example, it could: 

● Limit our ability to obtain future financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, debt service requirements, or other requirements;

● Require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to the payment of our debt and reduce our ability to use our cash flow for other purposes, including land investments;

● Limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business;

● Place us at a competitive disadvantage because we have more debt than some of our competitors;

● Limit our ability to implement our strategies and operational actions;

● Require us to consider selling some of our assets or debt or equity securities, possibly on unfavorable terms, to satisfy obligations; and

● Make us more vulnerable to downturns in our business and general economic conditions.

Our ability to meet our debt service and other obligations will depend upon our future performance. We are engaged in businesses that are substantially affected by changes in economic cycles. Our revenues and earnings vary with the level of general economic activity in the markets we serve. Our businesses are also affected by customer sentiment and financial, political, business, and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. The factors that affect our ability to generate cash can also affect our ability to raise additional funds for these purposes through the sale of equity securities, the refinancing of debt, or the sale of assets. Changes in prevailing interest rates may affect our ability to meet our debt service obligations to the extent we have any floating rate indebtedness. A higher interest rate on our debt service obligations could result in lower earnings or increased losses.

Our sources of liquidity are limited and may not be sufficient to meet our needs.

We are largely dependent on our current cash balance and future cash flows from operations (which may not be positive) to enable us to service our indebtedness, to cover our operating expenses, and/or to fund our other liquidity needs. Cash provided from operating activities in fiscal 2016 was $387.7 million, but we used $320.5 million of cash from operating activities in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015. Depending on the levels of our land purchases, we could generate negative or positive cash flow in future years. If the homebuilding industry does not experience improved conditions over the next several years, our cash flows could be insufficient to fund our obligations and support land purchases; if we cannot buy additional land we would ultimately be unable to generate future revenues from the sale of houses. In addition, we may need to refinance all or a portion of our debt on or before maturity, which we may not be able to do on favorable terms or at all. If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations or we are unable to refinance our indebtedness, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures, sell assets, seek additional capital, or restructure our indebtedness. These alternative measures may not be successful or, if successful, made on desirable terms and may not permit us to meet our debt service obligations. We have also entered into certain cash collateralized letters of credit agreements and facilities that require us to maintain specified amounts of cash in segregated accounts as collateral to support our letters of credit issued thereunder. If our available cash and capital resources are insufficient to meet our debt service and other obligations, we could face liquidity problems and might be required to dispose of material assets or operations to meet our debt service and other obligations. We may not be able to consummate those dispositions or the proceeds from the dispositions may not be adequate to meet any debt service obligations then due. For additional information about capital resources and liquidity, see Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Capital Resources and Liquidity.”

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Our cash flows, liquidity and consolidated financial statements could be materially and adversely affected if we are unable to obtain letters of credit.

Our homebuilding operations often require us to obtain letters of credit. We have a $75.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility under which letters of credit may be issued. We also have certain stand-alone letter of credit facilities and agreements pursuant to which letters of credit are issued. However, we may need additional letters of credit above the amounts provided under these facilities and agreements. If we are unable to obtain such additional letters of credit as needed to operate our business, we may be adversely affected.

We may have difficulty in obtaining the additional financing required to operate and develop our business.

Our operations require significant amounts of cash, and we may be required to seek additional capital, whether from sales of debt or equity securities or borrowing additional money, for the future growth and development of our business. The terms and/or availability of additional capital is uncertain. Moreover, the agreements governing our outstanding debt instruments contain provisions that restrict the debt we may incur in the future (including a requirement that any new or refinancing indebtedness may not be scheduled to mature earlier than specified dates in 2021) and our ability to pay dividends on equity. If we are not successful in obtaining sufficient capital, it could reduce our sales and may hinder our future growth and results of operations. In addition, pledging substantially all of our assets to support our Term Loan Facility and our senior secured notes may make it more difficult to raise additional financing in the future.

Restrictive covenants in our debt instruments may restrict our and certain of our subsidiaries’ ability to operate and if our financial performance worsens, we may not be able to undertake transactions within the restrictions of our debt instruments.

The indentures governing our outstanding debt securities and our revolving credit facility impose certain restrictions on our and certain of our subsidiaries’ operations and activities. The most significant restrictions relate to debt incurrence (including maturity date requirements), creating liens, sales of assets (including in certain land banking transactions), cash distributions, including paying dividends on common and preferred stock, capital stock and subordinated debt repurchases, and investments by us and certain of our subsidiaries. Because of these restrictions, we are currently prohibited from paying dividends on our common and preferred stock and anticipate that we will remain prohibited for the foreseeable future.

The restrictions in our debt instruments could prohibit or restrict our and certain of our subsidiaries’ activities, such as undertaking capital raising or restructuring activities or entering into other transactions. In such a situation, we may be unable to amend the instrument or obtain a waiver. In addition, if we fail to comply with these restrictions or to make timely payments on this debt and other material indebtedness, an event of default could occur and our debt under these debt instruments could become due and payable prior to maturity. Any such event of default could lead to cross defaults under certain of our other debt or negatively impact other covenants. In these situations, we may be unable to amend the applicable instrument or obtain a waiver without significant additional cost, or at all. In such a situation, there can be no assurance that we would be able to obtain alternative financing. Any such situation could have a material adverse effect on the solvency of the Company.

The terms of our debt instruments allow us to incur additional indebtedness.

Under the terms of our indebtedness under our indentures and under our revolving credit facility, we have the ability, subject to our debt covenants, to incur additional amounts of debt. The incurrence of additional indebtedness could magnify the risks described above. In addition, certain obligations, such as standby letters of credit and performance bonds issued in the ordinary course of business, including those issued under our stand-alone letter of credit agreements and facilities, are not considered indebtedness under our debt instruments (and may be secured), and therefore, are not subject to limits in our debt covenants.

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We could be adversely affected by a negative change in our credit rating.

Our ability to access capital on favorable terms is a key factor in our ability to service our indebtedness to cover our operating expenses and to fund our other liquidity needs. For example, during fiscal 2011 and thereafter, credit agencies took a series of negative actions with respect to their credit ratings of us and our debt. More recently, in April, May and August 2016, Moody’s Investor Services and S&P Global Ratings, respectively, took certain negative rating actions, including downgrades with respect to their credit ratings of us and our debt, as discussed in Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations–Capital Resources and Liquidity”. Downgrades may make it more difficult and costly for us to access capital. Therefore, any further downgrade by any of the principal credit agencies may exacerbate these difficulties. There can be no assurances that our credit ratings will not be further downgraded in the future, whether as a result of deteriorating general economic conditions, a more protracted downturn in the housing industry, failure to successfully implement our operating strategy, the adverse impact on our results of operations or liquidity position of any of the above, or otherwise.

Our business is seasonal in nature and our quarterly operating results can fluctuate.

Our quarterly operating results generally fluctuate by season. The construction of a customer’s home typically begins after signing the agreement of sale and can take six to nine months or more to complete. Weather-related problems, typically in the fall, winter and early spring, can delay starts or closings and increase costs and thus reduce profitability. In addition, delays in opening communities could have an adverse effect on our sales and revenues. Due to these factors, our quarterly operating results will likely continue to fluctuate.

Our success depends on the availability of suitable undeveloped land and improved lots at acceptable prices and our having sufficient liquidity to fund such investments.

Our success in developing land and in building and selling homes depends in part upon the continued availability of suitable undeveloped land and improved lots at acceptable prices. The homebuilding industry is highly competitive for land that is suitable for residential development and the availability of undeveloped land and improved lots for purchase at favorable prices depends on a number of factors outside of our control, including the risk of competitive over bidding on land and lots, geographical or topographical constraints and restrictive governmental regulation. Should suitable land opportunities become less available, our ability to implement our strategies and operational actions would be limited and the number of homes we may be able to build and sell would be reduced, which would reduce revenue and profits. In addition, our ability to make land purchases will depend upon us having sufficient liquidity to fund such purchases. We may be at a disadvantage in competing for land due to our significant debt obligations, which require substantial cash resources.

Raw material and labor shortages and price fluctuations could delay or increase the cost of home construction and adversely affect our operating results.

The homebuilding industry has from time to time experienced raw material and labor shortages. In particular, shortages and fluctuations in the price of lumber or in other important raw materials could result in delays in the start or completion of, or increase the cost of, developing one or more of our residential communities. For example, manufacturers increased the price of drywall in 2013 by approximately 20% as compared to the prior year, and there is a potential for significant future price increases. In addition, we contract with subcontractors to construct our homes. Therefore, the timing and quality of our construction depends on the availability, skill, and cost of our subcontractors. Delays or cost increases caused by shortages and price fluctuations, including as a result of inflation, could harm our operating results, the impact of which may be further affected depending on our ability to raise sales prices to offset increased costs. We have experienced some labor shortages and increased labor costs over the past few years, which has resulted in longer delivery times. It is uncertain whether these shortages will continue as is, improve or worsen.

We rely on subcontractors to construct our homes and should our homes not be properly constructed, it may be costly.

We engage subcontractors to perform the actual construction of our homes. Despite our quality control efforts, we may discover that our subcontractors failed to properly construct our homes. The occurrence of such events could require us to repair the homes in accordance with our standards and as required by law. The cost of satisfying our legal obligations in these instances may be significant, and we may be unable to recover the cost of repair from subcontractors and insurers.

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Changes in economic and market conditions could result in the sale of homes at a loss or holding land in inventory longer than planned, the cost of which can be significant.

Land inventory risk can be substantial for homebuilders. We must continuously seek and make acquisitions of land for expansion into new markets and for replacement and expansion of land inventory within our current markets. We incur many costs even before we begin to build homes in a community. Depending on the stage of development of a land parcel when we acquire it, these may include costs of preparing land, finishing and entitling lots, installing roads, sewers, water systems and other utilities, taxes and other costs related to ownership of the land on which we plan to build homes. The market value of undeveloped land, buildable lots, and housing inventories can fluctuate significantly as a result of changing economic and market conditions. In the event of significant changes in economic or market conditions, we may have to sell homes at a loss or hold land in inventory longer than planned. In the case of land options, we could choose not to exercise them, in which case we would write off the value of these options. Inventory carrying costs can be significant and can result in losses in a poorly performing project or market. The assessment of communities for indication of impairment is performed quarterly. While we consider available information to determine what we believe to be our best estimates as of the reporting period, these estimates are subject to change in future reporting periods as facts and circumstances change. See Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation - Critical Accounting Policies”. For example, during more recent years we did not have significant land option write-offs or impairments; however, during fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, we decided not to exercise many option contracts and walked away from land option deposits and predevelopment costs, which resulted in land option write-offs of $24.3 million, $13.2 million and $45.4 million, respectively. Also, in fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009, as a result of the difficult market conditions, we recorded inventory impairment losses on owned property of $77.5 million, $122.5 million and $614.1 million, respectively. If market conditions worsen, additional inventory impairment losses and land option write-offs will likely be necessary.

We conduct a significant portion of our business in Arizona, California, Florida, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia, and accordingly, regional factors affecting home sales and activities in these markets may have a large impact on our results of operations.

We presently conduct a significant portion of our business in Arizona, California, Florida, New Jersey, Texas and Virginia, which subjects us to risks associated with the regional and local economies of these markets. Home prices and sales activities in these markets and in most of the other markets in which we operate have declined from time to time, particularly as a result of slow economic growth. These markets may also depend, to a degree, on certain sectors of the economy and any declines in those sectors may impact home sales and activities in that region. For example, to the extent the oil and gas industries, which can be very volatile, are negatively impacted by declining commodity prices, climate change, legislation or other factors, it could result in reduced employment, or other negative economic consequences, which in turn could adversely impact our home sales and activities in Texas. Furthermore, precarious economic and budget situations at the state government level may adversely affect the market for our homes in the affected areas. Events impacting these markets could also negatively affect the other markets in which we operate. If home prices and sales activity decline in one or more of the markets in which we operate, our costs may not decline at all or at the same rate and the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.

Because almost all of our customers require mortgage financing, increases in interest rates or the decreased availability of mortgage financing could impair the affordability of our homes, lower demand for our products, limit our marketing effectiveness, and limit our ability to fully realize our backlog.

Virtually all of our customers finance their acquisitions through lenders providing mortgage financing. Increases in interest rates (or the perception that interest rates will rise, including as a result of government actions), increases in the costs to obtain mortgages or decreases in availability of mortgage financing could lower demand for new homes because of the increased monthly mortgage costs and cash required to close on mortgages to potential home buyers. Even if potential customers do not need financing, changes in interest rates and mortgage availability could make it harder for them to sell their existing homes to potential buyers who need financing. This could prevent or limit our ability to attract new customers as well as our ability to fully realize our backlog because our sales contracts generally include a financing contingency. Financing contingencies permit the customer to cancel his/her obligation in the event mortgage financing at prevailing interest rates, including financing arranged or provided by us, is unobtainable within the period specified in the contract. This contingency period is typically four to eight weeks following the date of execution of the sales contract.

Starting in 2007, many lenders have been significantly tightening their underwriting standards, even above the minimum standards set by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and HUD/FHA, and subprime and other alternative mortgage products are no longer being made available in the marketplace. If these trends continue and mortgage loans continue to be difficult to obtain, the ability and willingness of prospective buyers to finance home purchases or to sell their existing homes will be adversely affected, which will adversely affect our operating results. In addition, we believe that the availability of mortgage financing, including Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp, and FHA/VA financing, is an important factor in marketing many of our homes. The maximum size of mortgage loans that are treated as conforming by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was reduced in the past few years, which could further weaken home sales in general as mortgages may become more expensive and, if conforming loan limits are further reduced, it could have a material adverse effect on the Company. In addition, in 2010 HUD tightened FHA underwriting standards and the mortgage environment remains constrained. Any limitations or restrictions on the availability of those types of financing could reduce our sales. Further, if we are unable to originate mortgages for any reason going forward, our customers may experience significant mortgage loan funding issues, which could have a material impact on our homebuilding business and our consolidated financial statements.

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Increases in cancellations of agreements of sale could have an adverse effect on our business.

Our backlog reflects agreements of sale with our home buyers for homes that have not yet been delivered. We have received a deposit from our home buyer for each home, which is reflected in our backlog, and we generally have the right to retain the deposit if the home buyer does not complete the purchase. In some situations, however, a home buyer may cancel the agreement of sale and receive a complete or partial refund of the deposit for reasons, such as state and local law, his or her inability to obtain mortgage financing at prevailing interest rates (including financing arranged or provided by us), his or her inability to sell his or her current home, or our inability to complete and deliver the home within the specified time. At October 31, 2016, including unconsolidated joint ventures, we had a backlog of signed contracts for 2,649 homes with a sales value aggregating $1.2 billion. If mortgage financing becomes less accessible, or if economic conditions deteriorate, more home buyers may cancel their agreements of sale with us, which could have an adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Increases in the after-tax costs of owning a home could prevent potential customers from buying our homes and adversely affect our business or financial results.

Significant expenses of owning a home, including mortgage interest expenses and real estate taxes, generally are deductible expenses for an individual’s federal, and in some cases state, income taxes, subject to limitations under current tax law and policy. If the federal government or a state government were to change its income tax laws to eliminate or substantially limit these income tax deductions, as has been discussed from time to time, the after-tax cost of owning a new home would increase for many of our potential customers. The loss or reduction of these homeowner tax deductions, if such tax law changes were enacted without any offsetting legislation, would adversely impact demand for and sales prices of new homes, including ours. In addition, increases in property tax rates or fees on developers by local governmental authorities, as experienced in response to reduced federal and state funding or to fund local initiatives, such as funding schools or road improvements, or increases in insurance premiums can adversely affect the ability of potential customers to obtain financing or their desire to purchase new homes, and can have an adverse impact on our business and financial results.

We conduct certain of our operations through unconsolidated joint ventures with independent third parties in which we do not have a controlling interest. These investments involve risks and are highly illiquid.

We currently operate through a number of unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures with independent third parties in which we do not have a controlling interest. At October 31, 2016, we had invested an aggregate of $100.5 million in these joint ventures, including advances and a note receivable to these joint ventures of $8.9 million. In addition, as part of our strategy, we intend to continue to evaluate additional joint venture opportunities.

These investments involve risks and are highly illiquid. There are a limited number of sources willing to provide acquisition, development, and construction financing to land development and homebuilding joint ventures, and if market conditions become more challenging, it may be difficult or impossible to obtain financing for our joint ventures on commercially reasonable terms. Over the past few years, it has been difficult to obtain financing for newly created joint ventures. In addition, we lack a controlling interest in these joint ventures and, therefore, are usually unable to require that our joint ventures sell assets or return invested capital, make additional capital contributions, or take any other action without the vote of at least one of our venture partners. Therefore, absent partner agreement, we will be unable to liquidate our joint venture investments to generate cash.

Homebuilders are subject to a number of federal, local, state, and foreign laws and regulations concerning the development of land, the homebuilding, sales, and customer financing processes and the protection of the environment, which can cause us to incur delays and costs associated with compliance and which can prohibit or restrict our activity in some regions or areas.

We are subject to extensive and complex laws and regulations that affect the development of land and homebuilding, sales and customer financing processes, including zoning, density, building standards and mortgage financing. These laws and regulations often provide broad discretion to the administering governmental authorities. This can delay or increase the cost of development or homebuilding. In light of recent developments in the home building industry and the financial markets, federal, state, or local governments may seek to adopt regulations that limit or prohibit homebuilders from providing mortgage financing to their customers. If adopted, any such regulations could adversely affect future revenues and earnings. In addition, some state and local governments in markets where we operate have approved, and others may approve, slow-growth or no-growth initiatives that could negatively impact the availability of land and building opportunities within those areas. Approval of these initiatives could adversely affect our ability to build and sell homes in the affected markets and/or could require the satisfaction of additional administrative and regulatory requirements, which could result in slowing the progress or increasing the costs of our homebuilding operations in these markets. Any such delays or costs could have a negative effect on our future revenues and earnings.

We also are subject to a variety of local, state, federal and foreign laws and regulations concerning protection of health and the environment, including those regulating the emission or discharge of materials into the environment, the management of stormwater runoff at construction sites, the handling, use, storage and disposal of hazardous substances, impacts to wetlands and other sensitive environments, and the remediation of contamination at properties that we have owned or developed or currently own or are developing (“environmental laws”). The particular environmental laws that apply to any given community vary greatly according to the community site, the site’s environmental conditions and the present and former uses of the site. These environmental laws may result in delays, may cause us to incur substantial compliance, remediation and/or other costs, and can prohibit or severely restrict development and homebuilding activity. In addition, noncompliance with these laws and regulations could result in fines and penalties, obligations to remediate, permit revocations or other sanctions; and contamination or other environmental conditions at or in the vicinity of our developments may result in claims against us for personal injury, property damage or other losses.

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For example, in March 2013, we received a letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) requesting information about our involvement in a housing redevelopment project in Newark, New Jersey that a Company entity undertook during the 1990s. We understand that the development is in the vicinity of a former lead smelter and that recent tests on soil samples from properties within the development conducted by the EPA show elevated levels of lead. We also understand that the smelter ceased operations many years before the Company entity involved acquired the properties in the area and carried out the re-development project. We responded to the EPA’s request. In August 2013, we were notified that the EPA considers us a potentially responsible party (or “PRP”) with respect to the site, that the EPA will clean up the site, and that the EPA is proposing that we fund and/or contribute towards the cleanup of the contamination at the site. We have begun preliminary discussions with the EPA concerning a possible resolution but do not know the scope or extent of the Company's obligations, if any, that may arise from the site and therefore cannot provide any assurance that this matter will not have a material impact on the Company. The EPA requested additional information in April 2014 and the Company has responded to its information request.

We anticipate that increasingly stringent requirements will be imposed on developers and homebuilders in the future. Although we cannot reliably predict the extent of any effect these requirements may have on us, they could result in time-consuming and expensive compliance programs and in substantial expenditures, which could cause delays and increase our cost of operations. In addition, our ability to obtain or renew permits or approvals and the continued effectiveness of permits already granted or approvals already obtained is dependent upon many factors, some of which are beyond our control, such as changes in policies, rules, and regulations and their interpretations and application.

Several other homebuilders have received inquiries from regulatory agencies regarding the potential for homebuilders using contractors to be deemed employers of the employees of their contractors under certain circumstances. Contractors are independent of the homebuilders that contract with them under normal management practices and the terms of trade contracts and subcontracts within the industry; however, if regulatory agencies reclassify the employees of contractors as employees of homebuilders, homebuilders using contractors could be responsible for wage, hour and other employment-related liabilities of their contractors.

Product liability litigation and warranty claims that arise in the ordinary course of business may be costly.

As discussed in Item 3 –“Legal Proceedings,” in the ordinary course of business we are involved in litigation from time to time, including with home buyers and other persons with whom we have contractual relationships. As a homebuilder, we are subject to construction defect and home warranty claims, including moisture intrusion and related claims, arising in the ordinary course of business. Such claims are common in the homebuilding industry and can be costly. For example, in the past we have received construction defect and home warranty claims associated with, and we were involved in a multidistrict litigation concerning, allegedly defective drywall manufactured in China (“Chinese Drywall”) that may have been responsible for noxious smells and accelerated corrosion of certain metals in certain homes we have constructed. We remediated certain homes in response to such claims and settled the litigation.

With regard to certain general liability exposures such as product liability claims, construction defect claims and related claims, assessment of claims and the related liability and reserve estimation process is highly judgmental and subject to a high degree of variability due to uncertainties such as trends in construction defect claims relative to our markets and the types of products we build, claim settlement patterns, insurance industry practices and legal interpretations, among others. Because of the high degree of judgment required in determining these estimated liability amounts, actual future costs could differ significantly from our currently estimated amounts. Furthermore, after claims are asserted for construction defects, it can be difficult to determine the extent to which assertions of such claims will expand geographically. In addition, the amount and scope of coverage offered by insurance companies is currently limited, and this coverage may be further restricted and become more costly. If we are not able to obtain adequate insurance against such claims, if the costs associated with such claims significantly exceed the amount of our insurance coverage, or if our insurers do not pay on claims under our policies (whether because of dispute, inability, or otherwise), we may experience losses that could hurt our financial results.

Our financial results could also be adversely affected if we were to experience an unusually high number of claims or unusually severe claims. Our insurance companies have the right to review our claims and claims history, and do so from time to time, and could decline to pay on such claims if such reviews determine the claims did not meet the terms for coverage. For example, we had a dispute with XL, our insurance carrier for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006 through the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, regarding coverage issues pertaining to the fiscal 2006 insurance policy. Specifically, XL maintained that the Company had not satisfied its aggregate retention of $21 million for fiscal 2006 and therefore the Company’s submitted claims in excess of the aggregate retention for fiscal 2006 were not reimbursable by XL under the policy terms (XL disputed the Company’s interpretation of certain definitions within the policy and therefore was denying coverage). The dispute was resolved as a result of mediation pursuant to which XL made a payment in October 2015 to the Company to fully settle coverage for its 2006 and 2007 insurance policy years. The Company is therefore self-insured for those policy years (policy years 2008 through 2010 remain in effect and to date, the Company has not met the aggregate retention for any of these other policy years). Additionally, we may need to significantly increase our construction defect and home warranty reserves as a result of insurance not being available for any of the reasons discussed above, such claims or the results of our annual actuarial study.

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Mortgage investors could seek to have us buy back loans or compensate them for losses incurred on mortgages we have sold based on claims that we breached our limited representations or warranties.

Our financial services segment originates mortgages, primarily for our homebuilding customers. Substantially all of the mortgage loans originated are sold within a short period of time in the secondary mortgage market on a servicing released, nonrecourse basis, although we remain liable for certain limited representations, such as fraud, and warranties related to loan sales. Accordingly, mortgage investors have in the past and could in the future seek to have us buy back loans or compensate them for losses incurred on mortgages we have sold based on claims that we breached our limited representations or warranties. We believe there continues to be an industry-wide issue with the number of purchaser claims in which purchasers purport to have found inaccuracies related to sellers’ representations and warranties in particular loan sale agreements. We have established reserves for potential losses. While we believe these reserves are adequate for known losses and projected repurchase requests, given the volatility in the mortgage industry and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, if either actual repurchases or the losses incurred resolving those repurchases exceed our expectations, additional expense may be incurred. There can be no assurance that we will not have significant liabilities in respect of such claims in the future, which could exceed our reserves, or that the impact of such claims on our results of operations will not be material. Further, an increase in the default rate on the mortgages we originate may adversely affect our ability to sell mortgages or the pricing we receive upon the sale of mortgages.

We compete on several levels with homebuilders that may have greater sales and financial resources, which could hurt future earnings.

We compete not only for home buyers but also for desirable properties, financing, raw materials, and skilled labor often within larger subdivisions designed, planned, and developed by other homebuilders. Our competitors include other local, regional, and national homebuilders, some of which have greater sales and financial resources or more established relationships with suppliers and subcontractors in the markets in which we operate. In addition, we compete with other housing alternatives, such as existing homes and rental housing. In the homebuilding industry, we compete primarily on the basis of reputation, price, location, design, quality, service and amenities. Our financial services segment competes with other mortgage bankers, primarily on the basis of fees, interest rates and other features of mortgage loan products.

The competitive conditions in the homebuilding industry together with current market conditions have, and could continue to, result in:

● difficulty in acquiring suitable land at acceptable prices;

● increased selling incentives;

● lower sales;

● delays in construction; or

● impairment of our ability to implement our strategies and operational actions.

Any of these problems could increase costs and/or lower profit margins.

Our future growth may include additional acquisitions of companies that may not be successfully integrated and may not achieve expected benefits.

Acquisitions of companies have contributed to our historical growth and may again be a component of our growth strategy in the future. In the future, we may acquire businesses, some of which may be significant. As a result of acquisitions of companies, we may need to seek additional financing and integrate product lines, dispersed operations, and distinct corporate cultures. These integration efforts may not succeed or may distract our management from operating our existing business. Additionally, we may not be able to enhance our earnings as a result of acquisitions. Our failure to successfully identify and manage future acquisitions could harm our operating results.

Our controlling stockholders are able to exercise significant influence over us.

Members of the Hovnanian family, including Ara K. Hovnanian, our chairman of the board, president, and chief executive officer, have voting control, through personal holdings, the limited partnership and the limited liability company established for members of Mr. Hovnanian’s family, family trusts and shares held by the estate of our former chairman, Kevork S. Hovnanian, of Class A and Class B common stock that enabled them to cast approximately 57% of the votes that could be cast by the holders of our outstanding Class A and Class B common stock combined as of October 31, 2016. Their combined stock ownership enables them to exert significant control over us, including power to control the election of the Board of Directors and to approve matters presented to our stockholders. This concentration of ownership may also make some transactions, including mergers or other changes in control, more difficult or impossible without their support. Also, because of their combined voting power, circumstances may occur in which their interests could be in conflict with the interests of other stakeholders.

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Our net operating loss carryforwards could be substantially limited if we experience an ownership change as defined in the Internal Revenue Code.

Based on past impairments and our current financial performance, we generated a federal net operating loss carryforward of $1.5 billion through the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, and we may generate net operating loss carryforwards in future years.

Section 382 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) contains rules that limit the ability of a company that undergoes an ownership change, which is generally any change in ownership of more than 50% of its stock over a three year period, to utilize its net operating loss carryforwards and certain built-in losses recognized in years after the ownership change. These rules generally operate by focusing on ownership shifts among stockholders owning directly or indirectly 5% or more of the stock of a company and any change in ownership arising from a new issuance of stock by the company.

If we undergo an ownership change for purposes of Section 382 as a result of future transactions involving our stock, including purchases or sales of stock between 5% shareholders, our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards and to recognize certain built-in losses would be subject to the limitations of Section 382. Depending on the resulting limitation, a significant portion of our net operating loss carryforwards could expire before we would be able to use them. A limitation imposed under Section 382 on our ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards could have a negative impact on our financial position and results of operations.

In August 2008, we announced that the Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”) designed to preserve shareholder value and the value of certain tax assets primarily associated with net operating loss carryforwards and built-in losses under Section 382 of the Code, and on December 5, 2008, our stockholders approved the Board’s decision to adopt the Rights Plan. The Rights Plan is intended to act as a deterrent to any person or group acquiring 4.9% or more of our outstanding Class A common stock (any such person an “Acquiring Person”), without the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors. Subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Rights Plan, if and when they become exercisable, each right would entitle its holder to purchase from the Company one ten-thousandth of a share of the Company’s Series B Junior Preferred Stock for a purchase price of $35.00 per share (the “purchase price”). The rights will not be exercisable until the earlier of (i) 10 business days after a public announcement by us that a person or group has become an Acquiring Person and (ii) 10 business days after the commencement of a tender or exchange offer by a person or group for 4.9% of the Class A common stock (the “distribution date”). If issued, each fractional share of Series B Junior Preferred Stock would give the stockholder approximately the same dividend, voting and liquidation rights as does one share of the Company’s Class A common stock. However, prior to exercise, a right does not give its holder any rights as a stockholder of the Company, including without limitation any dividend, voting or liquidation rights. After the distribution date, each holder of a right, other than rights beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person (which will thereupon become void), will thereafter have the right to receive upon exercise of a right and payment of the purchase price, that number of shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock, as the case may be, having a market value of two times the purchase price. After the distribution date, our Board of Directors may exchange the rights (other than rights owned by an Acquiring Person which will have become void), in whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of one share of common stock, or a fractional share of Series B Junior Preferred Stock (or of a share of a similar class or series of Hovnanian’s preferred stock having similar rights, preferences and privileges) of equivalent value, per right (subject to adjustment).

In addition, on December 5, 2008, our stockholders approved an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to restrict certain transfers of our common stock in order to preserve the tax treatment of our net operating loss carryforwards and built-in losses under Section 382 of the Code. Subject to certain exceptions pertaining to pre-existing 5% stockholders and Class B stockholders, the transfer restrictions in the amended Certificate of Incorporation generally restrict any direct or indirect transfer (such as transfers of the Company’s stock that result from the transfer of interests in other entities that own the Company’s stock) if the effect would be to: (i) increase the direct or indirect ownership of the Company’s stock by any person (or public group) from less than 5% to 5% or more of the Company’s stock; (ii) increase the percentage of the Company’s stock owned directly or indirectly by a person (or public group) owning or deemed to own 5% or more of the Company’s stock; or (iii) create a new “public group” (as defined in the applicable United States Treasury regulations).

Utility shortages and outages or rate fluctuations could have an adverse effect on our operations.

In prior years, the areas in which we operate in California have experienced power shortages, including periods without electrical power, as well as significant fluctuations in utility costs. We may incur additional costs and may not be able to complete construction on a timely basis if such power shortages and outages and utility rate fluctuations continue. Furthermore, power shortages and outages and rate fluctuations may adversely affect the regional economies in which we operate, which may reduce demand for our homes. Our operations may be adversely affected if further rate fluctuations and/or power shortages and outages occur in California, the Northeast or in our other markets.

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Geopolitical risks and market disruption could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.

Geopolitical events, acts of war or terrorism, civil unrest, or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities throughout the world or health pandemics, may have a substantial impact on the economy, consumer confidence, the housing market, our associates and our customers. Further, perceived threats to national security and other actual or potential conflicts or wars and related geopolitical risks have created many economic and political uncertainties. If any such events were to occur, it could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.

We could be adversely impacted by the loss of key management personnel or if we fail to attract qualified personnel.

To a significant degree, our future success depends on the efforts of our senior management, many of whom have been with the Company for a significant number of years, and our ability to attract qualified personnel. Our operations could be adversely affected if key members of our senior management leave the Company or if we cannot attract qualified personnel to manage growth in our business.

Information technology failures and data security breaches could harm our business.

We use information technology, digital telecommunications and other computer resources to carry out important operational activities and to maintain our business records. Our computer systems, including our backup systems, are subject to damage or interruption from computer and telecommunications failures, computer viruses, power outages, security breaches (including through data-theft and cyber-attack), usage errors by our associates and catastrophic events, such as fires, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes. If our computer systems and our backup systems are breached, compromised, damaged, or otherwise cease to function properly, we could suffer interruptions in our operations or unintentionally allow misappropriation of proprietary or confidential information, including information about our business partners and home buyers, which could require us to incur significant costs to remediate or otherwise resolve these issues and could damage our reputation.

ITEM 1B

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2

PROPERTIES

We own a 69,000 square-foot office complex located in the Northeast that serves as our corporate headquarters. We own 215,000 square feet of office and warehouse space throughout the Midwest. We lease approximately 450,000 square feet of space for our segments located in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest and West. Included in this amount is 95,000 square feet of abandoned lease space.

ITEM 3

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are involved in litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, and we are subject to extensive and complex laws and regulations that affect the development of land and home building, sales and customer financing processes, including zoning, density, building standards and mortgage financing. These laws and regulations often provide broad discretion to the administering governmental authorities. This can delay or increase the cost of development or homebuilding.

We also are subject to a variety of local, state, federal and foreign laws and regulations concerning protection of health and the environment, including those regulating the emission or discharge of materials into the environment, the management of stormwater runoff at construction sites, the handling, use, storage and disposal of hazardous substances, impacts to wetlands and other sensitive environments, and the remediation of contamination at properties that we have owned or developed or currently own or are developing (“environmental laws”). The particular environmental laws that apply to any given community vary greatly according to the community site, the site’s environmental conditions and the present and former uses of the site. These environmental laws may result in delays, may cause us to incur substantial compliance, remediation and/or other costs, and can prohibit or severely restrict development and homebuilding activity. In addition, noncompliance with these laws and regulations could result in fines and penalties, obligations to remediate, permit revocations or other sanctions; and contamination or other environmental conditions at or in the vicinity of our developments may result in claims against us for personal injury, property damage or other losses.

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In March 2013, we received a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) requesting information about our involvement in a housing redevelopment project in Newark, New Jersey that a Company entity undertook during the 1990s. We understand that the development is in the vicinity of a former lead smelter and that recent tests on soil samples from properties within the development conducted by the EPA show elevated levels of lead. We also understand that the smelter ceased operations many years before the Company entity involved acquired the properties in the area and carried out the re-development project. We responded to the EPA’s request. In August 2013, we were notified that the EPA considers us a potentially responsible party (or “PRP”) with respect to the site, that the EPA will clean up the site, and that the EPA is proposing that we fund and/or contribute towards the cleanup of the contamination at the site. We began preliminary discussions with the EPA concerning a possible resolution but do not know the scope or extent of the Company’s obligations, if any, that may arise from the site and therefore cannot provide any assurance that this matter will not have a material impact on the Company. The EPA requested additional information in April 2014 and the Company has responded to its information request.

We anticipate that increasingly stringent requirements will be imposed on developers and homebuilders in the future. Although we cannot reliably predict the extent of any effect these requirements may have on us, they could result in time-consuming and expensive compliance programs and in substantial expenditures, which could cause delays and increase our cost of operations. In addition, our ability to obtain or renew permits or approvals and the continued effectiveness of permits already granted or approvals already obtained is dependent upon many factors, some of which are beyond our control, such as changes in policies, rules and regulations and their interpretations and application. 

ITEM 4

MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Information on executive officers of the registrant is incorporated herein from Part III, Item 10.

Part II

ITEM 5

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Our Class A Common Stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “HOV” and was held by 468 stockholders of record at December 14, 2016. There is no established public trading market for our Class B Common Stock, which was held by 227 stockholders of record at December 14, 2016. In order to trade Class B Common Stock, the shares must be converted into Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. The high and low closing sales prices for our Class A Common Stock were as follows for each fiscal quarter during the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015:

	October 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Quarter	High	Low	High	Low
First	$2.05	$1.36	$4.38	$3.32
Second	$1.79	$1.30	$3.87	$3.12
Third	$1.93	$1.54	$3.35	$1.97
Fourth	$1.98	$1.55	$2.35	$1.48

Certain debt instruments to which we are a party contain restrictions on the payment of cash dividends. As a result of the most restrictive of these provisions, we are not currently able to pay any cash dividends. We have never paid a cash dividend to common stockholders.

For information regarding the equity securities that are authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans, see Part III. Item 12. “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” –Equity Compensation Plan Information.

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Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities

 None.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

No shares of our Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock were purchased by or on behalf of the Company or any affiliated purchaser during the fiscal fourth quarter of 2016. The maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the Company’s repurchase plans or programs is 0.5 million.

ITEM 6

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table sets forth our selected consolidated financial data and should be read in conjunction with Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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	Year Ended
Summary of Consolidated Statements of Operations Data (In thousands, except per share data)	October 31, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 31, 2014		October 31, 2013		October 31, 2012
Revenues	$2,752,247		$2,148,480		$2,063,380		$1,851,253		$1,485,353
Expenses excluding inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs	2,708,912		2,162,370		2,044,718		1,835,633		1,550,406
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs	33,353		12,044		5,224		4,965		12,530
Total expenses	2,742,265		2,174,414		2,049,942		1,840,598		1,562,936
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,200	)	-		(1,155	)	(760	)	(29,066	)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(4,346	)	4,169		7,897		12,040		5,401
Income (loss) before income taxes	2,436		(21,765	)	20,180		21,935		(101,248	)
State and federal income tax provision (benefit)	5,255		(5,665	)	(286,964	)	(9,360	)	(35,051	)
Net (loss) income	$(2,819	)	$(16,100	)	$307,144		$31,295		$(66,197	)
Per share data:
Basic:
(Loss) income per common share	$(0.02	)	$(0.11	)	$2.05		$0.22		$(0.52	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	147,451		146,899		146,271		145,087		126,350
Assuming dilution:
(Loss) income per common share	$(0.02	)	$(0.11	)	$1.87		$0.22		$(0.52	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	147,451		146,899		162,441		162,329		126,350

Summary of Consolidated Balance Sheet Data
(In thousands)	October 31, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 31, 2014		October 31, 2013		October 31, 2012
Total assets	$2,379,440		$2,602,298		$2,289,930		$1,759,130		$1,684,250
Mortgages, lines of credit and revolving credit agreement	$295,370		$315,249		$197,446		$172,299		$164,562
Senior secured term loan, senior secured notes, senior notes, senior amortizing notes, senior exchangeable notes and tangible equity unit (“TEU”) senior subordinated amortizing notes (net of discount)	$1,593,490		$1,848,247		$1,657,557		$1,529,445		$1,542,196
Total equity deficit	$(128,510	)	$(128,084	)	$(117,799	)	$(432,799	)	$(485,345	)

ITEM 7

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Overview

During fiscal 2016, we continued to experience some positive operating trends compared to fiscal 2015. The Company had income before income taxes of $2.4 million for the year ended October 31, 2016, compared to a loss before income taxes of $21.8 million for the year ended October 31, 2015. For the year ended October 31, 2016, sale of homes revenue increased 24.6% as compared to the prior year. The increase in revenues was primarily due to a 17.4% increase in deliveries, along with an increase in average price per home, which was a result of changes in geographic and community mix of our deliveries. Selling, general and administrative costs (including corporate general and administrative expenses) as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 9.2% for the year ended October 31, 2016 compared to 11.7% for the year ended October 31, 2015. These positive operating improvements were largely offset by a decrease in gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, which decreased from 17.6% for the year ended October 31, 2015 to 16.9% for the year ended October 31, 2016. This decrease was a result of deliveries in certain of our new communities in the year ended October 31, 2016 having higher land costs as a percentage of revenue compared to deliveries in the same period of the prior year, as well as higher construction costs in many of our markets. Net contracts per average active selling community increased to 31.3 for the year ended October 31, 2016 compared to 30.0 in the same period in the prior year. However, net contracts decreased slightly by 1.2% for the year ended October 31, 2016 as compared to the prior year, as active selling communities decreased from 219 at October 31, 2015 to 167 at October 31, 2016, as discussed further below.

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When comparing sequentially from the third quarter of fiscal 2016 to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, our gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges, increased to 17.6% compared to 16.9%. Selling, general and administrative costs decreased $14.3 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2016, primarily due to a $9.2 million adjustment to our construction defect reserves, based on our annual actuarial analysis of estimated construction defect costs on previously delivered homes. Selling, general and administrative costs (including corporate general and administrative expenses) as a percentage of total revenue decreased from 9.3% to 6.7% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2016 as a result of the decrease in selling, general and administrative costs, along with a 12.0% increase in homebuilding revenues in the fourth quarter.

We had 2,398 homes in backlog with a dollar value of $1.1 billion at October 31, 2016 (a decrease of 12.1% in dollar value compared to the year ended October 31, 2015). Despite this decrease in backlog, we believe the improvement in our selling, general and administrative costs and reduction in interest expense as a result of reducing our notes payable balance by $249.8 million during fiscal 2016 are positive factors for fiscal 2017 compared with fiscal 2016. However, several challenges, such as economic weakness and uncertainty, lower oil prices (which could affect our Texas markets), the restrictive mortgage lending environment and rising mortgage interest rates, continue to impact the housing market and, consequently, our performance. Additionally, we could be negatively impacted by our inability to access capital as described below under “ – Capital Resources and Liquidity.” Both national new home sales and our home sales remain below historical levels. We continue to believe that we are still in the early stages of the housing recovery. However, given our recent uneven operating performance, we may continue to experience mixed results.

Given the low levels of total U.S. housing starts, and our belief in the long-term recovery of the homebuilding market, we remain focused on identifying new land parcels, growing our community count and growing our revenues, which are critical to improving our financial performance. As previously disclosed in the first quarter of fiscal 2016, as a result of our evaluation of our geographic operating footprint as it related to our strategic objectives we decided to exit the Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC markets by selling our land portfolios in those markets and to wind down our operations in the San Francisco Bay area in Northern California and in Tampa, FL by building and delivering homes to sell through our existing land position. In the third quarter of fiscal 2016, we completed the sales of our Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC markets land portfolios. In our remaining markets, we continue to see opportunities to purchase land at prices that make economic sense in light of our current sales prices and sales paces and plan to continue pursuing such land acquisitions. New land purchases at pricing that we believe will generate appropriate investment returns and drive greater operating efficiencies are needed to return to sustained profitability.

During fiscal 2016, we had approximately $260 million of bonds mature, which we were unable to refinance because financing was unavailable in the capital and loan markets to companies with comparable credit ratings to ours. As a result, we shifted our focus from growth to gaining operating efficiencies and improving our bottom line, and we decided to temporarily reduce some of our future land acquisition and to exit from four underperforming markets during fiscal 2016. In addition, we increased our use of land bank financings and joint ventures in order to enhance our liquidity position. The net effect of these liquidity enhancing efforts was to temporarily adversely affect our ability to invest as aggressively in new land parcels as previously planned, which resulted in a reduction in our community count in fiscal 2016, along with a decrease in net contracts. However, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016, we were able to refinance certain of our upcoming debt maturities as discussed further below in “Capital Resources and Liquidity−Debt Transactions” and we ended the fiscal year with homebuilding cash of $339.8 million at October 31, 2016. This cash position will allow us to actively seek land investment opportunities in fiscal 2017, which should ultimately result in community count growth and, assuming favorable market conditions, higher levels of profitability in the future.

During the year ended October 31, 2016, our active communities decreased by 52 communities from 219 communities at October 31, 2015 to 167 communities at October 31, 2016, partially due to the sale of 10 communities (related to the sale of our land portfolios in our Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC divisions), along with the contribution of four of our communities to a new joint venture during the period. In addition, we opened for sale 70 new communities and closed 108 communities during the same period. Also during the year ended October 31, 2016, we put under option or acquired approximately 8,700 lots in 100 wholly owned communities (which includes 1,860 lots in 35 wholly owned communities which are no longer owned inventory but are optioned inventory under our land banking transactions closed during the first quarter of fiscal 2016) and walked away from 6,102 lots in 88 wholly owned communities. Most of the walk-aways occurred during the due diligence period, in which case we recovered our option deposits and only wrote-off predevelopment costs. Homebuilding selling, general and administrative expenses (“SGA”) increased $4.5 million from $188.4 million for the year ended October 31, 2015 to $192.9 million for the year ended October 31, 2016. As a percentage of total revenues, SGA decreased 1.8% to 7.0% for the year ended October 31, 2016 as compared to the prior year, as revenues increased year over year. Corporate general and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenue decreased to 2.2% for the year ended October 31, 2016 compared to 2.9% for the year ended October 31, 2015. Improving the efficiency of our selling, general and administrative expenses will continue to be a significant area of focus.

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Critical Accounting Policies

Management believes that the following critical accounting policies require its most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements:

Income Recognition from Mortgage Loans - Our Financial Services segment originates mortgages, primarily for our homebuilding customers. We use mandatory investor commitments and forward sales of mortgage backed securities (“MBS”) to hedge our mortgage-related interest rate exposure on agency and government loans.

We elected the fair value option for our mortgage loans held for sale in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 825, “Financial Instruments,” which permits us to measure our loans held for sale at fair value. Management believes that the election of the fair value option for loans held for sale improves financial reporting by mitigating volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring the fair value of the loans and the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions.

Substantially all of the mortgage loans originated are sold within a short period of time in the secondary mortgage market on a servicing released, nonrecourse basis, although the Company remains liable for certain limited representations, such as fraud, and warranties related to loan sales. Mortgage investors could seek to have us buy back loans or compensate them for losses incurred on mortgages we have sold based on claims that we breached our limited representations and warranties. We believe there continues to be an industry-wide issue with the number of purchaser claims in which purchasers purport to have found inaccuracies related to the sellers’ representations and warranties in particular loan sale agreements. We have established reserves for probable losses. While we believe these reserves are adequate for known losses and projected repurchase requests, given the volatility in the mortgage industry and the uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of these claims, if either actual repurchases or the losses incurred resolving those repurchases exceed our expectations, additional expense may be incurred.  

Inventories - Inventories consist of land, land development, home construction costs, capitalized interest, construction overhead and property taxes. Construction costs are accumulated during the period of construction and charged to cost of sales under specific identification methods. Land, land development and common facility costs are allocated based on buildable acres to product types within each community, then charged to cost of sales equally based upon the number of homes to be constructed in each product type.

We record inventories in our consolidated balance sheets at cost unless the inventory is determined to be impaired, in which case the inventory is written down to its fair value. Our inventories consist of the following three components: (1) sold and unsold homes and lots under development, which includes all construction, land, capitalized interest and land development costs related to started homes and land under development in our active communities; (2) land and land options held for future development or sale, which includes all costs related to land in our communities in planning or mothballed communities; and (3) consolidated inventory not owned, which includes all costs related to specific performance options, variable interest entities and other options, which consists primarily of model homes financed with an investor and inventory related to land banking arrangements accounted for as financings.

We decide to mothball (or stop development on) certain communities when we determine that the current performance does not justify further investment at the time. When we decide to mothball a community, the inventory is reclassified on our Consolidated Balance Sheets from "Sold and unsold homes and lots under development" to "Land and land options held for future development or sale." As of October 31, 2016, the net book value associated with our 29 mothballed communities was $74.4 million, net of impairment charges recorded in prior periods of $296.3 million. We regularly review communities to determine if mothballing is appropriate. During fiscal 2016, we mothballed one new community, sold one previously mothballed community, re-activated one previously mothballed community and contributed one previously mothballed community to a new joint venture which began construction in fiscal 2016.

From time to time we enter into option agreements that include specific performance requirements, whereby we are required to purchase a minimum number of lots. Because of our obligation to purchase these lots, for accounting purposes in accordance with ASC 360-20-40-38, we are required to record this inventory on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of October 31, 2016, we had no specific performance options recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Consolidated inventory not owned also consists of other options that were included on our Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”). 

We sell and lease back certain of our model homes with the right to participate in the potential profit when each home is sold to a third party at the end of the respective lease. As a result of our continued involvement, for accounting purposes in accordance with ASC 360-20-40-38, these sale and leaseback transactions are considered a financing rather than a sale. Therefore, for purposes of our Consolidated Balance Sheets, at October 31, 2016, inventory of $79.2 million was recorded to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding amount of $70.8 million recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned.”

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We have land banking arrangements, whereby we sell our land parcels to the land banker and they provide us an option to purchase back finished lots on a quarterly basis. Because of our options to repurchase these parcels, for accounting purposes, in accordance with ASC 360-20-40-38, these transactions are considered financings rather than sales. For purposes of our Consolidated Balance Sheets, at October 31, 2016, inventory of $129.5 million was recorded as “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding amount of $82.4 million recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned” for the amount of net cash received from the transactions.

The recoverability of inventories and other long-lived assets is assessed in accordance with the provisions of ASC 360-10, “Property, Plant and Equipment − Overall” (“ASC 360-10”). ASC 360-10 requires long-lived assets, including inventories, held for development to be evaluated for impairment based on undiscounted future cash flows of the assets at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows. As such, we evaluate inventories for impairment at the individual community level, the lowest level of discrete cash flows that we measure.

We evaluate inventories of communities under development and held for future development for impairment when indicators of potential impairment are present. Indicators of impairment include, but are not limited to, decreases in local housing market values, decreases in gross margins or sales absorption rates, decreases in net sales prices (base sales price net of sales incentives), or actual or projected operating or cash flow losses. The assessment of communities for indication of impairment is performed quarterly. As part of this process, we prepare detailed budgets for all of our communities at least semi-annually and identify those communities with a projected operating loss. For those communities with projected losses, we estimate the remaining undiscounted future cash flows and compare those to the carrying value of the community, to determine if the carrying value of the asset is recoverable.

The projected operating profits, losses, or cash flows of each community can be significantly impacted by our estimates of the following:

● future base selling prices;

● future home sales incentives;

● future home construction and land development costs; and

● future sales absorption pace and cancellation rates.

These estimates are dependent upon specific market conditions for each community. While we consider available information to determine what we believe to be our best estimates as of the end of a quarterly reporting period, these estimates are subject to change in future reporting periods as facts and circumstances change. Local market-specific conditions that may impact our estimates for a community include:

● the intensity of competition within a market, including available home sales prices and home sales incentives offered by our competitors;

● the current sales absorption pace for both our communities and competitor communities;

● community specific attributes, such as location, availability of lots in the market, desirability and uniqueness of our community, and the size and style of homes currently being offered;

● potential for alternative product offerings to respond to local market conditions;

● changes by management in the sales strategy of the community;

● current local market economic and demographic conditions and related trends of forecasts; and

● existing home inventory supplies, including foreclosures and short sales.

These and other local market-specific conditions that may be present are considered by management in preparing projection assumptions for each community. The sales objectives can differ between our communities, even within a given market. For example, facts and circumstances in a given community may lead us to price our homes with the objective of yielding a higher sales absorption pace, while facts and circumstances in another community may lead us to price our homes to minimize deterioration in our gross margins, although it may result in a slower sales absorption pace. In addition, the key assumptions included in our estimate of future undiscounted cash flows may be interrelated. For example, a decrease in estimated base sales price or an increase in homes sales incentives may result in a corresponding increase in sales absorption pace. Additionally, a decrease in the average sales price of homes to be sold and closed in future reporting periods for one community that has not been generating what management believes to be an adequate sales absorption pace may impact the estimated cash flow assumptions of a nearby community. Changes in our key assumptions, including estimated construction and development costs, absorption pace and selling strategies, could materially impact future cash flow and fair-value estimates. Due to the number of possible scenarios that would result from various changes in these factors, we do not believe it is possible to develop a sensitivity analysis with a level of precision that would be meaningful to an investor.

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If the undiscounted cash flows are more than the carrying value of the community, then the carrying amount is recoverable, and no impairment adjustment is required. However, if the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount, then the community is deemed impaired and is written down to its fair value. We determine the estimated fair value of each community by determining the present value of its estimated future cash flows at a discount rate commensurate with the risk of the respective community, or in limited circumstances, prices for land in recent comparable sale transactions, market analysis studies, which include the estimated price a willing buyer would pay for the land (other than in a forced liquidation sale), and recent bona fide offers received from outside third parties. Our discount rates used for all impairments recorded from October 31, 2014 to October 31, 2016 ranged from 16.8% to 19.8%. The estimated future cash flow assumptions are virtually the same for both our recoverability and fair value assessments. Should the estimates or expectations used in determining estimated cash flows or fair value, including discount rates, decrease or differ from current estimates in the future, we may be required to recognize additional impairments related to current and future communities. The impairment of a community is allocated to each lot on a relative fair value basis.

From time to time, we write off deposits and approval, engineering and capitalized interest costs when we determine that it is no longer probable that we will exercise options to buy land in specific locations or when we redesign communities and/or abandon certain engineering costs. In deciding not to exercise a land option, we take into consideration changes in market conditions, the timing of required land takedowns, the willingness of land sellers to modify terms of the land option contract (including timing of land takedowns), and the availability and best use of our capital, among other factors. The write-off is recorded in the period it is deemed not probable that the optioned property will be acquired. In certain instances, we have been able to recover deposits and other pre-acquisition costs that were previously written off. These recoveries have not been significant in comparison to the total costs written off.

Inventories held for sale are land parcels ready for sale in their current condition, where we have decided not to build homes but are instead actively marketing for sale. These land parcels represented $48.7 million and $1.3 million of our total inventories at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. In determining fair value for land held for sale, management considers, among other things, prices for land in recent comparable sale transactions, market analysis studies, which include the estimated price a willing buyer would pay for the land (other than in a forced liquidation sale) and recent bona fide offers received from outside third parties. The increase in land held for sale during the period was related to a few parcels that are planned to be sold in various markets.

Unconsolidated Homebuilding and Land Development Joint Ventures - Investments in unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, we recognize our proportionate share of earnings and losses earned by the joint venture upon the delivery of lots or homes to third parties. Our ownership interests in the joint ventures vary but our voting interests are generally 50% or less. In determining whether or not we must consolidate joint ventures where we are the managing member of the joint venture, we assess whether the other partners have specific rights to overcome the presumption of control by us as the manager of the joint venture. In most cases, the presumption is overcome because the joint venture agreements require that both partners agree on establishing the significant operating and capital decisions of the partnership, including budgets, in the ordinary course of business. The evaluation of whether or not we control a venture can require significant judgment. In accordance with ASC 323-10, “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures – Overall,” we assess our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures for recoverability, and if it is determined that a loss in value of the investment below its carrying amount is other than temporary, we write down the investment to its fair value. We evaluate our equity investments for impairment based on the joint venture’s projected cash flows. This process requires significant management judgment and estimates. There were no write-downs in fiscal 2014, 2015 or 2016.

Post-Development Completion, Warranty Costs and Insurance Deductible Reserves - In those instances where a development is substantially completed and sold and we have additional construction work to be incurred, an estimated liability is provided to cover the cost of such work. We accrue for warranty costs that are covered under our existing general liability and construction defect policy as part of our general liability insurance deductible. This accrual is expensed as selling, general, and administrative costs. For homes delivered in fiscal 2016 and 2015, our deductible under our general liability insurance is a $20 million aggregate for construction defect and warranty claims. For bodily injury claims, our deductible per occurrence in fiscal 2016 and 2015 is $0.25 million, up to a $5 million limit. Our aggregate retention in fiscal 2016 and 2015 is $21 million for construction defect, warranty and bodily injury claims. We do not have a deductible on our worker's compensation insurance. Reserves for estimated losses for construction defects, warranty and bodily injury claims have been established using the assistance of a third-party actuary. We engage a third-party actuary that uses our historical warranty and construction defect data to assist our management in estimating our unpaid claims, claim adjustment expenses and incurred but not reported claims reserves for the risks that we are assuming under the general liability and construction defect programs. The estimates include provisions for inflation, claims handling and legal fees. These estimates are subject to a high degree of variability due to uncertainties such as trends in construction defect claims relative to our markets and the types of products we build, claim settlement patterns, insurance industry practices and legal interpretations, among others. Because of the high degree of judgment required in determining these estimated liability amounts, actual future costs could differ significantly from our currently estimated amounts. In addition, we establish a warranty accrual for lower cost-related issues to cover home repairs, community amenities and land development infrastructure that are not covered under our general liability and construction defect policy. We accrue an estimate for these warranty costs as part of cost of sales at the time each home is closed and title and possession have been transferred to the homebuyer. See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on the amount of warranty costs recognized in cost of goods sold and administrative expenses.

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Deferred Income Taxes - Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between amounts recorded for financial reporting and for income tax purposes. If the combination of future years’ income (or loss) combined with the reversal of the timing differences results in a loss, such losses can be carried back to prior years or carried forward to future years to recover the deferred tax assets. In accordance with ASC 740-10, “Income Taxes - Overall” (“ASC 740-10”), we evaluate our deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if valuation allowances are required. ASC 740-10 requires that companies assess whether valuation allowances should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more-likely-than-not” standard. See “Total Taxes” below under “Results of Operations” for further discussion of the valuation allowances.

In evaluating the exposures associated with our various tax filing positions, we recognize tax liabilities in accordance with ASC 740-10, for more likely than not exposures. We re-evaluate the exposures associated with our tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on factors such as changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law, new audit activity by taxing authorities and effectively settled issues. Determining whether an uncertain tax position is effectively settled requires judgment. Such a change in recognition or measurement would result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision. A number of years may elapse before a particular matter for which we have established a liability is audited and fully resolved or clarified. We adjust our liability for unrecognized tax benefits and income tax provision in the period in which an uncertain tax position is effectively settled, or the statute of limitations expires for the relevant taxing authority to examine the tax position or when more information becomes available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a liability that is materially different from our current estimate. Any such changes will be reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense in the period in which they are determined.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

 Our operations consist primarily of residential housing development and sales in the Northeast (New Jersey and Pennsylvania), the Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C. and West Virginia), the Midwest (Illinois and Ohio), the Southeast (Florida, Georgia and South Carolina), the Southwest (Arizona and Texas) and the West (California). In addition, we provide certain financial services to our homebuilding customers.

We have historically funded our homebuilding and financial services operations with cash flows from operating activities, borrowings under our bank credit facilities, the issuance of new debt and equity securities and other financing activities. Due to covenant restrictions in our debt instruments, we are currently limited in the amount of debt we can incur that does not qualify as refinancing indebtedness with certain maturity requirements (a limitation that we expect to continue for the foreseeable future), even if market conditions would otherwise be favorable, which could also impact our ability to grow our business. As a result of our evaluation of our geographic operating footprint as it relates to our strategic objectives, we decided to exit the Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC markets, and in the third quarter of fiscal 2016, we completed the sale of our land portfolios in those markets. In addition, we entered into a new joint venture by contributing eight communities to the joint venture and receiving cash in return. The combination of these activities resulted in $78.9 million of net cash proceeds to us, enhancing our liquidity. We have also decided to wind down our operations in the San Francisco Bay area in Northern California and in Tampa, FL by building and delivering homes to sell through our existing land position. Any other liquidity-enhancing transaction will depend on identifying counterparties, negotiation of documentation and applicable closing conditions and any required approvals. 

Operating, Investing and Financing Activities - Overview

Our homebuilding cash balance at October 31, 2016 increased $94.4 million from October 31, 2015 to $339.8 million. In addition to paying debt during the period, we spent $567.0 million on land and land development. After considering this land and land development and all other operating activities, including revenue received from deliveries, we generated $387.7 million of cash from operations. During the year ended October 31, 2016, net cash used in investing activities was $49.0 million, primarily related to investments in two new joint ventures. Net cash used in financing activities was $245.7 million during the year ended October 31, 2016, which included payments of our debt securities, partially offset by $150.0 million of new debt issuances as discussed below along with net proceeds from land banking. We intend to continue to use nonrecourse mortgage financings, model sale leaseback and, subject to covenant restrictions in our debt instruments, land banking programs as our business needs dictate.

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Our cash uses during the year ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 were for operating expenses, land purchases, land deposits, land development, construction spending, financing transactions, debt payments, state income taxes, interest payments and investments in joint ventures. During these periods, we provided for our cash requirements from available cash on hand, housing and land sales, financing transactions, debt issuances, our revolving credit facility, model sale leasebacks, land banking transactions, joint ventures, financial service revenues and other revenues. We believe that these sources of cash along with our existing cash balance will be sufficient in fiscal 2017 to finance our working capital requirements. In addition, because we do not have any significant debt maturities (other than non-recourse loans) due during the next fiscal year, compared to $400.8 million of debt retirements in fiscal 2016, we believe we will have sufficient capital to invest in more new communities in fiscal 2017 than we did in fiscal 2016.

Our net income (loss) historically does not approximate cash flow from operating activities. The difference between net income (loss) and cash flow from operating activities is primarily caused by changes in inventory levels together with changes in receivables, prepaid and other assets, mortgage loans held for sale, interest and other accrued liabilities, deferred income taxes, accounts payable and other liabilities, and noncash charges relating to depreciation, stock compensation awards and impairment losses for inventory. When we are expanding our operations, inventory levels, prepaids and other assets increase causing cash flow from operating activities to decrease. Certain liabilities also increase as operations expand and partially offset the negative effect on cash flow from operations caused by the increase in inventory levels, prepaids and other assets. Similarly, as our mortgage operations expand, net income from these operations increases, but for cash flow purposes net income is partially offset by the net change in mortgage assets and liabilities. The opposite is true as our investment in new land purchases and development of new communities decrease, which is what happened during the last half of fiscal 2007 through fiscal 2009, allowing us to generate positive cash flow from operations during this period. Since the latter part of fiscal 2009 cumulative through January 31, 2016, as a result of new land purchases and land development, we have used cash in operations as we have added new communities. Thereafter in fiscal 2016, we shifted our focus from growing our community count and revenues to increasing operating efficiency and profitability while generating positive cash flow from operations in fiscal 2016 to pay debt as it matured. While we plan to actively seek land investment opportunities in fiscal 2017, because we may not be able to refinance our future debt maturities, we will also remain focused on liquidity.

See “Inventory Activity” below for a detailed discussion of our inventory position.

Debt Transactions

As of October 31, 2016, we had a $75.0 million outstanding senior secured Term Loan (defined below), and $1,067.0 million of outstanding senior secured notes ($1,054.3 million, net of discount), comprised of $577.0 million 7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2020 (the “First Lien Notes”), $145 million 9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020 (the “Existing Second Lien Notes”), $75.0 million New Second Lien Notes (defined below), $53.2 million 2.0% 2021 Notes (defined below), $141.8 million 5.0% 2021 Notes (defined below) and $75.0 million Exchange Notes (defined below). As of October 31, 2016, we also had $400.0 million of outstanding senior notes, comprised of $150.0 million 7.0% Senior Notes due 2019 and $250.0 million 8.0% Senior Notes due 2019. In addition, as of October 31, 2016, we had outstanding $6.3 million 11.0% Senior Amortizing Notes due 2017 (issued as a component of our 6.0% Exchangeable Note Units) and $57.8 million Senior Exchangeable Notes due 2017 (issued as a component of our 6.0% Exchangeable Note Units).

Except for K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (“K. Hovnanian”), the issuer of the notes, our home mortgage subsidiaries, joint ventures and subsidiaries holding interests in our joint ventures and certain of our title insurance subsidiaries, we and each of our subsidiaries are guarantors of the senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes outstanding at October 31, 2016 (collectively, the “Notes Guarantors”). In addition to the Notes Guarantors, the 5.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “5.0% 2021 Notes”), the 2.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “2.0% 2021 Notes” and together with the 5.0% 2021 Notes, the “2021 Notes”) and the 9.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (collectively with the 2021 Notes, the “JV Holdings Secured Group Notes”) are guaranteed by K. Hovnanian JV Holdings, L.L.C. and its subsidiaries except for certain joint ventures and joint venture holding companies (collectively, the “JV Holdings Secured Group”). Members of the JV Holdings Secured Group do not guarantee K. Hovnanian's other indebtedness.  

The Term Loan Credit Agreement (defined below) and the indentures governing the notes outstanding at October 31, 2016 do not contain any financial maintenance covenants, but do contain restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, the Company’s ability and that of certain of its subsidiaries, including K. Hovnanian, to incur additional indebtedness (other than certain permitted indebtedness and refinancing indebtedness, under the Term Loan and certain of the senior secured notes, any new or refinancing indebtedness may not be scheduled to mature earlier than January 15, 2021 (so long as no member of the JV Holdings Secured Group is an obligor thereon), or February 15, 2021 (if otherwise) and nonrecourse indebtedness), pay dividends and make distributions on common and preferred stock, repurchase subordinated indebtedness (with respect to the Term Loan and certain of the senior secured and senior notes) and common and preferred stock, make other restricted payments, make investments, sell certain assets (including in certain land banking transactions), incur liens, consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all assets and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The Term Loan Credit Agreement and the indentures also contain events of default which would permit the lenders/holders thereof to exercise remedies with respect to the collateral (as applicable), declare the loans made under the Term Loan Facility (defined below) (the “Term Loans”)/notes to be immediately due and payable if not cured within applicable grace periods, including the failure to make timely payments on the Term Loans/notes or other material indebtedness, cross default to other material indebtedness, the failure to comply with agreements and covenants and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency, with respect to the Term Loans, material inaccuracy of representations and warranties and a change of control, and, with respect to the indentures governing the Term Loans and senior secured notes, the failure of the documents granting security for the Term Loans and senior secured notes to be in full force and effect, and the failure of the liens on any material portion of the collateral securing the Term Loans and senior secured notes to be valid and perfected. As of October 31, 2016, we believe we were in compliance with the covenants of Term Loan Facility the indentures governing our outstanding notes.

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Under the terms of our debt agreements, we have the right to make certain redemptions and prepayments and, depending on market conditions and covenant restrictions, may do so from time to time. We also continue to evaluate our capital structure and may also continue to make debt purchases and/or exchanges for debt or equity from time to time through tender offers, open market purchases, private transactions, or otherwise, or seek to raise additional debt or equity capital, depending on market conditions and covenant restrictions.

If our consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the agreements governing our debt instruments (other than the 6.0% Exchangeable Note Units), is less than 2.0 to 1.0, we are restricted from making certain payments, including dividends, and from incurring indebtedness other than certain permitted indebtedness, refinancing indebtedness and nonrecourse indebtedness. As a result of this ratio restriction, we are currently restricted from paying dividends, which are not cumulative, on our 7.625% Series A Preferred Stock. We anticipate that we will continue to be restricted from paying dividends for the foreseeable future. Our inability to pay dividends is in accordance with covenant restrictions and will not result in a default under our debt instruments or otherwise affect compliance with any of the covenants contained in our debt instruments.

On January 15, 2016, $172.7 million principal amount of our 6.25% Senior Notes due 2016 matured and was paid and on May 15, 2016, $86.5 million principal amount of our 7.5% Senior Notes due 2016 matured and was paid. On October 11, 2016 (the next business day following the redemption date of October 8, 2016), all $121.0 million principal amount of our 8.625% Senior Notes due 2017 were redeemed for a redemption price of approximately $126.1 million, which included accrued and unpaid interest. The redemption was funded with proceeds from the Term Loan and New Second Lien Notes discussed below.

On September 8, 2016, the Company and K. Hovnanian completed certain financing transactions with certain investment funds managed by affiliates of H/2 Capital Partners LLC (collectively, the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Investor (1) funded a $75.0 million senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”), which was borrowed by K. Hovnanian and guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors, (2) purchased $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10.0% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due October 15, 2018 (the “New Second Lien Notes”) issued by K. Hovnanian and guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors, and (3) exchanged $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of Existing Second Lien Notes held by such Investor for $75.0 million of newly issued 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2020 issued by K. Hovnanian and guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors and the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group (the “Exchange Notes” and together with the Term Loan Facility and the New Second Lien Notes, the “Financings”) for aggregate cash proceeds of approximately $146.3 million, before expenses.

In accordance with the conditions of the Financings, K. Hovnanian used all of the proceeds from the Financings in excess of the aggregate amount of funds needed for the redemption of the 8.625% Senior Notes due 2017 discussed above together with cash on hand to repurchase a total of 20,823 Exchangeable Note Units for an aggregate purchase price of $20.6 million.

The Term Loan Facility has a maturity of August 1, 2019 (provided that if any of K. Hovnanian’s 7.0% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “7.0% Notes”) remain outstanding on October 15, 2018, the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility will be October 15, 2018, or if any refinancing indebtedness with respect to the 7.0% Notes has a maturity date prior to January 15, 2021, the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility will be October 15, 2018) and bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 7.0% or, at K. Hovnanian’s option, a base rate plus an applicable margin of 6.0%, payable monthly. At any time from and after September 8, 2018, K. Hovnanian may voluntarily repay outstanding Term Loans, provided that voluntary prepayments of Eurodollar loans made on a date other than the last day of an interest period applicable thereto are subject to customary breakage costs and voluntary prepayments made prior to February 1, 2019 are subject to a premium equal to 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so prepaid (any prepayment of the Term Loans made on or after February 1, 2019 are without any prepayment premium).

The New Second Lien Notes have a maturity of October 15, 2018, and bear interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum, payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2017, to holders of record at the close of business on February 1 and August 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding such interest payment dates. The New Second Lien Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time prior to July 15, 2018 at 100% of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make-Whole Amount.” At any time and from time to time on or after July 15, 2018, K. Hovnanian may also redeem some or all of the New Second Lien Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount. In addition, we may also redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the New Second Lien Notes prior to July 15, 2018 with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at 110.00% of principal.

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The Exchange Notes have a maturity of November 15, 2020, and bear interest at a rate of 9.50% per annum, payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2017, to holders of record at the close of business on February 1 and August 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding such interest payment dates. The Exchange Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time prior to November 15, 2018 at 100% of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make-Whole Amount.” At any time and from time to time on or after November 15, 2018, K. Hovnanian may also redeem some or all of the Exchange Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount. In addition, we may also redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Exchange Notes prior to November 15, 2018 with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at 109.50% of principal.

All of K. Hovnanian’s obligations under the Term Loan Facility and the New Second Lien Notes are guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors. The Term Loan Facility and the guarantees thereof are secured on a first lien super priority basis relative to K. Hovnanian’s First Lien Notes, the Existing Second Lien Notes and the New Second Lien Notes, and the New Second Lien Notes and the guarantees thereof are secured on a pari passu second lien basis with K. Hovnanian’s Existing Second Lien Notes, by substantially all of the assets owned by K. Hovnanian and the Notes Guarantors, in each case subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions. The Exchange Notes are guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors and the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group. The Exchange Notes are secured on a pari passu first lien basis with K. Hovnanian’s 2021 Notes, by substantially all of the assets of the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions.

In connection with borrowing the Term Loan Facility and the issuance of the New Second Lien Notes and the Exchange Notes, K. Hovnanian and the applicable guarantors entered into security and pledge agreements pursuant to which K. Hovnanian, the Company and the applicable guarantors pledged substantially all of their assets to secure their obligations under the Term Loan Facility, the New Second Lien Notes and the Exchange Notes, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions as set forth in such agreements. K. Hovnanian, the Company and the applicable guarantors also entered into applicable intercreditor and collateral agency agreements which set forth agreements with respect to the relative priority of their various secured obligations.

The Term Loan Facility was incurred pursuant to a Credit Agreement dated July 29, 2016 (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”) entered into among K. Hovnanian, the Notes Guarantors, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and the Investor. The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains representations and warranties, affirmative and restrictive covenants and customary events of default (discussed above). The Indenture governing the New Second Lien Notes (the “New Second Lien Notes Indenture”) was entered into on September 8, 2016 among K. Hovnanian, the Notes Guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The Indenture governing the Exchange Notes (the “Exchange Notes Indenture”) was entered into on September 8, 2016 among K. Hovnanian, the Notes Guarantors, the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The covenants and events of default in the New Second Lien Notes Indenture and the Exchange Notes Indenture are described further above.

See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a further discussion of the Company’s Term Loan, senior secured notes, senior notes and 6% Exchangeable Note Units.

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Mortgages and Notes Payable

We have nonrecourse mortgage loans for certain communities totaling $83.5 million and $143.9 million at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which are secured by the related real property, including any improvements, with an aggregate book value of $201.8 million and $388.1 million, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate on these obligations was 4.9% and 5.1% at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and the mortgage loan payments on each community primarily correspond to home deliveries. We also have nonrecourse mortgage loans on our corporate headquarters totaling $14.3 million and $15.5 million at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These loans had a weighted-average interest rate of 8.8% at both October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015. As of October 31, 2016, these loans had installment obligations with annual principal maturities in the years ending October 31 of: $1.3 million in 2017, $1.4 million in 2018, $1.5 million in 2019, $1.7 million in 2020, $1.8 million in 2021 and $6.6 million after 2021.

In June 2013, K. Hovnanian, as borrower, and we and certain of our subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a five-year, $75.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent and issuing bank, and Citibank, N.A., as a lender. The Credit Facility is available for both letters of credit and general corporate purposes. The Credit Facility does not contain any financial maintenance covenants, but does contain certain restrictive covenants that track those contained in our indenture governing the 8.0% Senior Notes due 2019, which are described in Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The Credit Facility also contains certain customary events of default which would permit the administrative agent at the request of the required lenders to, among other things, declare all loans then outstanding to be immediately due and payable if such default is not cured within applicable grace periods, including the failure to make timely payments of amounts payable under the Credit Facility or other material indebtedness or the acceleration of other material indebtedness, the failure to comply with agreements and covenants or for representations or warranties to be correct in all material respects when made, specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency, and the entry of a material judgment against a loan party. Outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility accrue interest at an annual rate equal to either, as selected by K. Hovnanian, (i) the alternate base rate plus the applicable spread determined on the date of such borrowing or (ii) an adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate plus the applicable spread determined as of the date two business days prior to the first day of the interest period for such borrowing. As of October 31, 2016 there were $52.0 million of borrowings and $17.9 million of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility. As of October 31, 2015, there were $47.0 million of borrowings and $25.9 million of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility. As of October 31, 2016, we believe we were in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Facility.

In addition to the Credit Facility, we have certain stand–alone cash collateralized letter of credit agreements and facilities under which there were a total of $1.7 million and $2.6 million letters of credit outstanding at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These agreements and facilities require us to maintain specified amounts of cash as collateral in segregated accounts to support the letters of credit issued thereunder, which will affect the amount of cash we have available for other uses. As of October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the amount of cash collateral in these segregated accounts was $1.7 million and $2.6 million, respectively, which is reflected in “Restricted cash and cash equivalents” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Our wholly owned mortgage banking subsidiary, K. Hovnanian American Mortgage, LLC (“K. Hovnanian Mortgage”), originates mortgage loans primarily from the sale of our homes. Such mortgage loans and related servicing rights are sold in the secondary mortgage market within a short period of time. In certain instances, we retain the servicing rights for a small amount of loans. The loan is secured by the mortgages held for sale and is repaid when we sell the underlying mortgage loans to permanent investors. As of October 31, 2016 and 2015, we had an aggregate of $145.6 million and $108.9 million, respectively, outstanding under several of K. Hovnanian Mortgage’s short-term borrowing facilities.

See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a discussion of these agreements and facilities.

Equity

On July 3, 2001, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to purchase up to 4 million shares of Class A Common Stock. We did not repurchase any shares under this program during fiscal 2016 or 2015. As of October 31, 2016, the maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock that may yet be purchased under this program is 0.5 million. (See Part II, Item 5 for information on equity purchases).  

On July 12, 2005, we issued 5,600 shares of 7.625% Series A Preferred Stock, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are not cumulative and are payable at an annual rate of 7.625%. The Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible into the Company’s common stock and is redeemable in whole or in part at our option at the liquidation preference of the shares. The Series A Preferred Stock is traded as depositary shares, with each depositary share representing 1/1000th of a share of Series A Preferred Stock. The depositary shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “HOVNP.” In fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, we did not make any dividend payments on the Series A Preferred Stock as a result of covenant restrictions in our debt instruments. We anticipate that we will continue to be restricted from paying dividends, which are not cumulative, for the foreseeable future.

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Ratings Actions

On November 9, 2015, Moody’s Investors Services (“Moody’s”) took certain rating actions as follows:

● Corporate Family Rating, downgraded to Caa1; 

● Probability of Default Rating, downgraded to Caa1;

● 7.625% Series A Preferred Stock, downgraded to Caa3;

● First Lien Notes, downgraded to B1;

● Existing Second Lien Notes, downgraded to Caa1; and

● Senior unsecured notes, downgraded to Caa2.

On December 9, 2015, Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”) took certain rating actions as follows:

● Long-term Issuer Default Rating, downgraded to CCC;

● First Lien Notes, downgraded to B;

● Existing Second Lien Notes, downgraded to CCC-;

● Senior unsecured notes, downgraded to CCC-; and

● 7.625% Series A Preferred Stock, downgraded to C.

On April 20, 2016, Moody’s took certain rating actions as follows:

● Corporate Family Rating, downgraded to Caa2;

● Probability of Default Rating, downgraded to Caa2;

● 7.625% Series A Preferred Stock, downgraded to Ca;

● First Lien Notes, downgraded to B2;

● Existing Second Lien Notes, downgraded to Caa2; and

● Senior unsecured notes, downgraded to Caa3.

On May 3, 2016, S&P Global Ratings took certain rating actions as follows:

● Corporate Credit Rating, downgraded to CCC+;

● First Lien Notes, downgraded to CCC+;

● 2021 Notes, downgraded to CCC;

● Existing Second Lien Notes, downgraded to CCC-; and

● Senior unsecured notes, downgraded to CCC-.

On August 1, 2016, Moody’s took certain rating actions as follows:

● First Lien Notes, downgraded to B3;

● Existing Second Lien Notes, downgraded to Caa3

Downgrades in our credit ratings do not accelerate the scheduled maturity dates of our debt or affect the interest rates charged on any of our debt issues or our debt covenant requirements or cause any other operating issue. A potential risk from negative changes in our credit ratings is that they may make it more difficult or costly for us to access capital. 

Inventory Activities

Total inventory, excluding consolidated inventory not owned, decreased $448.0 million during the year ended October 31, 2016 from October 31, 2015. Total inventory, excluding consolidated inventory not owned, decreased in the Northeast by $125.6 million, in the Mid-Atlantic by $75.4 million, in the Midwest by $96.5 million, in the Southeast by $10.0 million and in the Southwest by $144.2 million and increased in the West by $3.7 million. The decreases were primarily attributable to land banking transactions during the period (discussed below), along with home deliveries, land sales, and the contribution of certain of our communities to a new joint venture, partially offset by new land purchases and land development during the period. During the year ended October 31, 2016, we had aggregate impairments in the amount of $24.5 million primarily related to land held for sale in the Midwest (in connection with the sale of our land portfolio in the Minneapolis, MN market discussed above) and the Northeast. We wrote off costs in the amount of $8.9 million during the year ended October 31, 2016 related to land options that expired or that we terminated, as the communities’ forecasted profitability was not projected to produce adequate returns on investment commensurate with the risk. In the last few years, we have been able to acquire new land parcels at prices that we believe will generate reasonable returns under current homebuilding market conditions. There can be no assurances that this trend will continue in the near term. Substantially all homes under construction or completed and included in inventory at October 31, 2016 are expected to be closed during the next six to nine months.  

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The total inventory decrease discussed above excluded the increase in consolidated inventory not owned of $86.5 million. Consolidated inventory not owned consists of specific performance options and other options that were included in our Consolidated Balance Sheet in accordance with US GAAP. The increase in consolidated inventory not owned from October 31, 2015 to October 31, 2016 was primarily due to an increase in land banking transactions, partially offset by a decrease in the sale and leaseback of certain model homes and specific performance options during the period. We have land banking arrangements, whereby we sell land parcels to the land bankers and they provide us an option to purchase back finished lots on a predetermined schedule. Because of our options to repurchase these parcels, for accounting purposes in accordance with ASC 360-20-40-38, these transactions are considered a financing rather than a sale. For purposes of our Consolidated Balance Sheet, at October 31, 2016, inventory of $129.5 million was recorded to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding amount of $82.4 million recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned” for the amount of net cash received from the transactions. In addition, we sell and lease back certain of our model homes with the right to participate in the potential profit when each home is sold to a third party at the end of the respective lease. As a result of our continued involvement, for accounting purposes in accordance with ASC 360-20-40-38, these sale and leaseback transactions are considered a financing rather than a sale. Therefore, for purposes of our Consolidated Balance Sheet, at October 31, 2016, inventory of $79.2 million was recorded to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding amount of $70.8 million recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned” for the amount of net cash received from the transactions. From time to time, we enter into option agreements that include specific performance requirements whereby we are required to purchase a minimum number of lots. Because of our obligation to purchase these lots, for accounting purposes in accordance with ASC 360-20-40-38, we are required to record this inventory on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of October 31, 2016, we had no specific performance options recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

When possible, we option property for development prior to acquisition. By optioning property, we are only subject to the loss of the cost of the option and predevelopment costs if we choose not to exercise the option (other than with respect to specific performance options discussed above). As a result, our commitment for major land acquisitions is reduced. The costs associated with optioned properties are included in “Land and land options held for future development or sale” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Also included in “Land and land options held for future development or sale” are amounts associated with inventory in mothballed communities. We mothball (or stop development on) certain communities when we determine the current performance does not justify further investment at the time. That is, we believe we will generate higher returns if we decide against spending money to improve land today and save the raw land until such time as the markets improve or we determine to sell the property. As of October 31, 2016, we had mothballed land in 29 communities. The book value associated with these communities at October 31, 2016 was $74.4 million, which was net of impairment charges recorded in prior periods of $296.3 million. We continually review communities to determine if mothballing is appropriate. During fiscal 2016, we mothballed one new community, sold one previously mothballed community, re-activated one previously mothballed community and contributed one previously mothballed community to a new joint venture which began construction in fiscal 2016.

Inventories held for sale, which are land parcels where we have decided not to build homes, represented $48.7 million and $1.3 million of our total inventories at October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, respectively, and are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. In determining fair value for land held for sale, management considers, among other things, prices for land in recent comparable sale transactions, market analysis studies, which include the estimated price a willing buyer would pay for the land (other than in a forced liquidation sale) and recent bona fide offers received from outside third parties. The increase in land held for sale during the period was related to a few land parcels that are planned to be sold in various markets.

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The following tables summarize home sites included in our total residential real estate. The decrease in remaining home sites available at October 31, 2016 compared to October 31, 2015 was primarily attributable to the reduction of 2,185 lots related to the sale of our land portfolios in our Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC divisions and the contribution of lots to our two new joint ventures during the period. The remaining reduction was due to our focus on liquidity in fiscal 2016 and delivering homes without investing in new land at the same rate during the period. As previously discussed, based on our cash position at October 31, 2016, we expect to actively seek new land investment opportunities in fiscal 2017.

	Total Home Sites		Contracted Not Delivered		Remaining Home Sites Available
October 31, 2016:
Northeast		4,862		204		4,658
Mid-Atlantic		4,189		430		3,759
Midwest		4,093		374		3,719
Southeast		3,484		332		3,152
Southwest		4,652		763		3,889
West		5,517		295		5,222
Consolidated total		26,797		2,398		24,399
Unconsolidated joint ventures		4,631		251		4,380
Total including unconsolidated joint ventures		31,428		2,649		28,779
Owned		13,542		1,837		11,705
Optioned		13,108		414		12,694
Construction to permanent financing lots		147		147		-
Consolidated total		26,797		2,398		24,399
Lots controlled by unconsolidated joint ventures		4,631		251		4,380
Total including unconsolidated joint ventures		31,428		2,649		28,779
October 31, 2015:
Northeast		5,610		293		5,317
Mid-Atlantic		5,588		453		5,135
Midwest		4,504		644		3,860
Southeast		6,263		279		5,984
Southwest		6,906		1,033		5,873
West		5,858		203		5,655
Consolidated total		34,729		2,905		31,824
Unconsolidated joint ventures		3,124		207		2,917
Total including unconsolidated joint ventures		37,853		3,112		34,741
Owned		18,612		2,456		16,156
Optioned		15,923		255		15,668
Construction to permanent financing lots		194		194		-
Consolidated total		34,729		2,905		31,824
Lots controlled by unconsolidated joint ventures		3,124		207		2,917
Total including unconsolidated joint ventures		37,853		3,112		34,741

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The following table summarizes our started or completed unsold homes and models, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, in active and substantially completed communities. The decrease in the number of unsold homes and models from October 31, 2015 to October 31, 2016 is due to the decrease in community count during the period.

	October 31, 2016						October 31, 2015
	Unsold Homes		Models		Total		Unsold Homes		Models		Total
Northeast		57		11		68		68		14		82
Mid-Atlantic		113		4		117		132		13		145
Midwest		33		14		47		61		3		64
Southeast		66		20		86		99		17		116
Southwest		425		8		433		395		4		399
West		33		20		53		65		26		91
Total		727		77		804		820		77		897
Started or completed unsold homes and models per active selling communities(1)		4.3		0.5		4.8		3.7		0.4		4.1

(1) Active selling communities (which are communities that are open for sale with ten or more home sites available) were 167 and 219 at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Ratio does not include substantially completed communities, which are communities with less than ten home sites available. 

Other Balance Sheet Activities

Homebuilding – Restricted cash and cash equivalents decreased $3.4 million from October 31, 2015 to $3.9 million at October 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to the release of escrow cash related to operations in our Minnesota division which was sold in the third quarter of fiscal 2016, along with the release of escrow cash being held for a community in the Northeast that delivered its remaining homes during the period, and the release of escrow cash being held as collateral against a letter of credit which was settled during the period.

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures increased $39.3 million during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 compared to October 31, 2015. The increase was primarily due to an investment in two new joint ventures in the first and third quarters of fiscal 2016, along with an additional contribution to an existing joint venture during the period, partially offset by joint venture partnership distributions received during the period. As of October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, we had investments in ten and nine homebuilding joint ventures, respectively, and one land development joint venture. We have no guarantees associated with our unconsolidated joint ventures, other than guarantees limited only to performance and completion of development, environmental indemnification and standard warranty and representation against fraud misrepresentation and similar actions, including a voluntary bankruptcy.

Receivables, deposits and notes, net decreased $20.6 million from October 31, 2015 to $49.7 million at October 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to the timing of cash received related to home closings and a decrease in refundable deposits.

Property, plant and equipment, net increased $4.8 million from October 31, 2015 to October 31, 2016 primarily due to additions for building and leasehold improvements during the period.

Prepaid expenses and other assets were as follows as of:

(In thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015	Dollar Change
Prepaid insurance	$3,228	$2,389	$839
Prepaid project costs	38,032	42,459	(4,427	)
Net rental properties	447	924	(477	)
Prepaid bond fees	20,157	20,323	(166	)
Other prepaids	8,820	11,173	(2,353	)
Other assets	562	403	159
Total	$71,246	$77,671	$(6,425	)

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Prepaid insurance increased $0.8 million due to the timing of premium payments. These costs are amortized over the life of the associated insurance policy, which can be one to three years. Prepaid project costs consist of community specific expenditures that are used over the life of the community. Such prepaids are expensed as homes are delivered. The decrease of $4.4 million from October 31, 2015 to October 31, 2016 was the result of the number of closed communities outpacing the number of new communities during fiscal 2016. Other prepaids decreased $2.4 million during the period, primarily due to the timing of payments and amortization of various prepaid costs including commissions and annual software licenses.

Financial Services - Mortgage loans held for sale consist primarily of residential mortgages receivable held for sale of which $155.0 million and $124.1 million at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, were being temporarily warehoused and are awaiting sale in the secondary mortgage market. The increase in mortgage loans held for sale from October 31, 2015 was related to an increase in the volume of loans originated during the fourth quarter of 2016 compared to the fourth quarter of 2015, along with an increase in the average loan value and an increase in the fair value adjustment required at October 31, 2016 compared to October 31 2015.

Financial Services - Other Assets increased $4.0 million from October 31, 2015 to October 31, 2016, as a result of the timing of closings of certain mortgages, which were funded at October 31, 2016, but did not close until November 2016.

Income Taxes Receivable decreased $6.7 million from $290.3 million at October 31, 2015 to $283.6 million at October 31, 2016 primarily due to a decrease in deferred tax assets.

Nonrecourse mortgages decreased to $83.5 million at October 31, 2016, from $143.9 million at October 31, 2015. The decrease was primarily due to the payment of existing mortgages, including mortgages on certain communities which were sold to a new joint venture in the third quarter of fiscal 2016, partially offset by new mortgages for communities primarily in the Northeast, Midwest, Southeast and West obtained during the period. 

Accounts payable and other liabilities are as follows as of:

(In thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015	Dollar Change
Accounts payable	$160,924	$144,735	$16,189
Reserves	126,888	140,566	(13,678	)
Accrued expenses	17,913	19,280	(1,367	)
Accrued compensation	44,715	36,349	8,366
Other liabilities	18,788	7,586	11,202
Total	$369,228	$348,516	$20,712

The increase in accounts payable was due to both the 8.3% increase in deliveries in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016 compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, as well as adjusted payment schedules in fiscal 2016 so that payments are made in accordance with payment due dates. Reserves decreased during fiscal 2016 primarily as our reserves related to construction defects were reduced as a result of the annual actuarial study as discussed in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The decrease in accrued expenses was primarily due to the amortization of accruals related to abandoned lease space along with the timing of other accruals. The increase in accrued compensation was primarily due to accrued bonuses payable at the end of fiscal 2016 as compared to the end of fiscal 2015. Other liabilities increased primarily due to deferred income from municipality reimbursements for infrastructure costs and development fees related to work performed under a bond issuance in one of our communities in the West.

Customers’ deposits decreased $6.8 million to $37.4 million at October 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily related to the decrease in backlog during the period.

Liabilities from inventory not owned increased $47.3 million to $153.2 million at October 31, 2016. The increase was due to new land banking transactions during the period, partially offset by a decrease in the sale and leaseback of certain model homes and specific performance options, all accounted for as financing transactions as described above.

Financial Services - Mortgage warehouse lines of credit increased $36.7 million from $108.9 million at October 31, 2015, to $145.6 million at October 31, 2016. The increase correlates to the increase in the volume of mortgage loans held for sale during the period as discussed above.

Accrued interest decreased $8.0 million to $32.4 million at October 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to the decrease in our notes payable balances from October 31, 2015 to October 31, 2016, as we paid at maturity approximately $260 million and redeemed $121.0 million in senior notes during fiscal 2016, partially offset by the issuances in the Financings, as discussed above.

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Results of Operations

Total Revenues

Compared to the prior period, revenues increased (decreased) as follows:

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	October 31, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Homebuilding:
Sale of homes	$512,661		$75,116		$228,686
Land sales	75,191		(4,374	)	(12,487	)
Other revenues	(37	)	107		1,241
Financial services	15,952		14,251		(5,313	)
Total change	$603,767		$85,100		$212,127
Total revenues percent change	28.1	%	4.1	%	11.5	%

Homebuilding

Sale of homes revenues increased $512.7 million, or 24.6%, for the year ended October 31, 2016, increased $75.1 million, or 3.7%, for the year ended October 31, 2015 and increased $228.7 million, or 12.8%, for the year ended October 31, 2014 as compared to the same period of the prior year. The increased revenues in fiscal 2016 were primarily due to the 17.4% increase in deliveries, as well as the average price per home increasing to $402,350 in fiscal 2016 from $379,177 in fiscal 2015. The increased revenues in fiscal 2015 were primarily due to the average price per home increasing to $379,177 in fiscal 2015 from $366,202 in fiscal 2014. The increased revenues in fiscal 2014 were primarily due to the number of home deliveries increasing 4.4% and the average price per home increasing to $366,202 in fiscal 2014 from $338,839 in fiscal 2013. For fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, the fluctuations in average prices were a result of the geographic and community mix of our deliveries, as opposed to home price increases (which we increase or decrease in communities depending on the respective community’s performance). Our ability to raise prices in fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 was limited because in order to increase our sales pace per community, we lowered prices or increased incentives in certain communities, especially with respect to certain started unsold homes in the first half of fiscal 2015. For information on land sales, see the section titled “Land Sales and Other Revenues” below.

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Information on homes delivered by segment is set forth below:

	Year Ended
(Housing Revenue in thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015	October 31, 2014
Northeast:
Housing revenues	$274,126	$189,049	$274,734
Homes delivered	557	380	550
Average price	$492,147	$497,497	$499,516
Mid-Atlantic:
Housing revenues	$457,906	$398,132	$331,759
Homes delivered	960	854	701
Average price	$476,985	$466,197	$473,266
Midwest:
Housing revenues	$287,469	$311,364	$225,958
Homes delivered	921	958	789
Average price	$312,127	$325,015	$286,386
Southeast:
Housing revenues	$214,585	$207,407	$202,620
Homes delivered	581	675	652
Average price	$369,339	$307,269	$310,768
Southwest:
Housing revenues	$1,024,410	$822,371	$747,753
Homes delivered	2,750	2,263	2,389
Average price	$372,512	$363,399	$312,998
West:
Housing revenues	$342,294	$159,806	$230,189
Homes delivered	695	377	416
Average price	$492,509	$423,889	$553,337
Consolidated total:
Housing revenues	$2,600,790	$2,088,129	$2,013,013
Homes delivered	6,464	5,507	5,497
Average price	$402,350	$379,177	$366,202
Unconsolidated joint ventures:
Housing revenues	$140,576	$119,920	$164,082
Homes delivered	248	269	437
Average price	$566,836	$445,799	$375,475
Total including unconsolidated joint ventures:
Housing revenues	$2,741,366	$2,208,049	$2,177,095
Homes delivered	6,712	5,776	5,934
Average price	$408,427	$382,280	$366,885

The increase in housing revenues during year ended October 31, 2016, as compared to year ended October 31, 2015, was primarily attributed to our increased deliveries, along with an increase in average sales price. Housing revenues and average sales prices in fiscal 2016 increased in all of our homebuilding segments combined by 24.6% and 6.1%, respectively, excluding joint ventures. In our homebuilding segments, homes delivered increased in fiscal 2016 as compared to fiscal 2015 by 46.6%, 12.4%, 21.5% and 84.4% in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southwest and West, respectively, and decreased by 3.9% and 13.9% in the Midwest and Southeast, respectively. Overall in fiscal 2016 as compared to fiscal 2015 homes delivered increased 17.4% across all our segments, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures.

The increase in housing revenues during year ended October 31, 2015, as compared to year ended October 31, 2014, was primarily attributed to an increase in average sales price. Housing revenues and average sales prices in fiscal 2015 increased in all of our homebuilding segments combined by 3.7% and 3.5%, respectively, excluding joint ventures. In our homebuilding segments, homes delivered increased in fiscal 2015 as compared to fiscal 2014 by 21.8%, 21.4% and 3.5% in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Southeast, respectively, and decreased by 30.9%, 5.3% and 9.4% in the Northeast, Southwest and West, respectively. Overall in fiscal 2015 as compared to fiscal 2014 homes delivered only increased 0.2% across all our segments, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures. 

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Quarterly housing revenues and net sales contracts by segment, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 are set forth below:

	Quarter Ended
(In thousands)	October 31, 2016	July 31, 2016	April 30, 2016	January 31, 2016
Housing revenues:
Northeast	$81,467	$66,308	$53,913	$72,438
Mid-Atlantic	162,902	111,579	89,873	93,552
Midwest	62,193	56,643	76,793	91,840
Southeast	67,690	56,471	51,230	39,194
Southwest	298,689	248,228	273,304	204,189
West	104,531	101,157	81,044	55,562
Consolidated total	$777,472	$640,386	$626,157	$556,775
Sales contracts (net of cancellations):
Northeast	$50,179	$61,945	$74,727	$39,784
Mid-Atlantic	99,179	97,338	150,369	130,316
Midwest(1)	38,339	49,260	69,445	67,569
Southeast(2)	53,372	59,242	84,665	90,259
Southwest	190,426	225,929	262,344	208,642
West	102,819	99,284	126,505	92,073
Consolidated total	$534,314	$592,998	$768,055	$628,643

(1) The Midwest net contracts include $1.9 million, $7.1 million and $18.4 million, respectively, for the quarters ended July 31, 2016, April 30, 2016 and January 31, 2016, from Minneapolis, MN.

(2) The Southeast net contracts include $9.9 million and $21.7 million, respectively, for the quarters ended April 30, 2016 and January 31, 2016, from Raleigh, NC.

	Quarter Ended
(In thousands)	October 31, 2015	July 31, 2015	April 30, 2015	January 31, 2015
Housing revenues:
Northeast	$63,175	$36,109	$39,123	$50,642
Mid-Atlantic	127,233	113,886	76,102	80,911
Midwest	91,122	82,618	73,214	64,410
Southeast	63,074	57,294	49,255	37,784
Southwest	262,713	203,075	189,974	166,609
West	66,013	33,174	27,504	33,115
Consolidated total	$673,330	$526,156	$455,172	$433,471
Sales contracts (net of cancellations):
Northeast	$66,846	$69,410	$69,717	$56,753
Mid-Atlantic	114,191	115,164	116,843	102,109
Midwest(1)	73,693	70,578	101,807	70,981
Southeast(2)	58,382	54,776	66,824	52,290
Southwest	216,371	248,907	290,901	193,584
West	95,419	60,573	54,648	27,440
Consolidated total	$624,902	$619,408	$700,740	$503,157

(1) The Midwest net contracts include $23.0 million, $21.8 million, $31.6 million and $21.8 million, respectively, for the quarters ended October 31, 2015, July 31, 2015, April 30, 2015 and January 31, 2015, from Minneapolis, MN.

(2) The Southeast net contracts include $12.2 million, $7.8 million, $12.5 million and $9.9 million, respectively, for the quarters ended October 31, 2015, July 31, 2015, April 30, 2015 and January 31, 2015, from Raleigh, NC.

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	Quarter Ended
(In thousands)	October 31, 2014	July 31, 2014	April 30, 2014	January 31, 2014
Housing revenues:
Northeast	$95,886	$60,165	$65,550	$53,133
Mid-Atlantic	113,144	89,834	68,431	60,350
Midwest	78,203	55,392	48,624	43,739
Southeast	57,297	55,403	50,792	39,128
Southwest	254,668	200,788	164,212	128,085
West	82,325	76,425	40,693	30,746
Consolidated total	$681,523	$538,007	$438,302	$355,181
Sales contracts (net of cancellations):
Northeast	$51,176	$64,356	$75,485	$52,038
Mid-Atlantic	96,981	91,701	119,935	70,897
Midwest	77,917	72,287	65,242	48,391
Southeast	51,495	39,855	59,467	34,218
Southwest	194,178	204,460	269,985	158,084
West	40,030	44,686	79,167	44,390
Consolidated total	$511,777	$517,345	$669,281	$408,018

Contracts per average active selling community in fiscal 2016 were 31.3 compared to fiscal 2015 of 30.0. Our reported level of sales contracts (net of cancellations) has been impacted by an increase in the pace of sales in most of the Company’s segments during fiscal 2016. Cancellation rates represent the number of cancelled contracts in the quarter divided by the number of gross sales contracts executed in the quarter. For comparison, the following are historical cancellation rates, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures:

Quarter	2016		2015		2014		2013		2012
First	20	%	16	%	18	%	16	%	21	%
Second	19	%	16	%	17	%	15	%	16	%
Third	21	%	20	%	22	%	17	%	20	%
Fourth	20	%	20	%	22	%	23	%	23	%

Another common and meaningful way to analyze our cancellation trends is to compare the number of contract cancellations as a percentage of the beginning backlog. The following table provides this historical comparison, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures.

Quarter	2016		2015		2014		2013		2012
First	13	%	11	%	11	%	12	%	18	%
Second	14	%	14	%	17	%	15	%	21	%
Third	12	%	13	%	13	%	12	%	18	%
Fourth	11	%	12	%	14	%	14	%	18	%

Most cancellations occur within the legal rescission period, which varies by state but is generally less than two weeks after the signing of the contract. Cancellations also occur as a result of a buyer's failure to qualify for a mortgage, which generally occurs during the first few weeks after signing. The contract cancellations over the past several years, as shown in the tables above, have been within what we believe to be a normal range. However, market conditions remain uncertain and it is difficult to predict what cancellation rates will be in the future.

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An important indicator of our future results is recently signed contracts and our home contract backlog for future deliveries. Our consolidated contract backlog, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, by segment is set forth below:

(Dollars In thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015	October 31, 2014
Northeast:
Total contract backlog	$99,512	$147,004	$73,327
Number of homes	204	293	146
Mid-Atlantic:
Total contract backlog	$248,974	$239,099	$188,923
Number of homes	430	453	371
Midwest: (1)
Total contract backlog	$104,527	$194,290	$188,595
Number of homes	374	644	665
Southeast: (2)
Total contract backlog	$145,171	$105,935	$81,071
Number of homes	332	279	232
Southwest:
Total contract backlog	$285,644	$422,711	$295,319
Number of homes	763	1,033	770
West:
Total contract backlog	$185,274	$106,886	$28,612
Number of homes	295	203	45
Totals:
Total consolidated contract backlog	$1,069,102	$1,215,925	$855,847
Number of homes	2,398	2,905	2,229

(1) The Midwest contract backlog as of October 31, 2016 reflects the reduction of 64 homes and $24.1 million related to the sale of our land portfolio in Minneapolis, MN.

(2) The Southeast contract backlog as of October 31, 2016 reflects the reduction of 67 homes and $33.7 million related to the sale of our land portfolio in Raleigh, NC. 

Contract backlog dollars decreased 12.1% as of October 31, 2016 compared to October 31, 2015, and the number of homes in backlog decreased 17.5% for the same period. The decrease in backlog was driven by a 17.4% increase in deliveries and a 1.2% decrease in net contracts, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, for the year ended October 31, 2016 compared to the prior fiscal year as community count shrunk during fiscal 2016. In the month of November 2016, excluding unconsolidated joint ventures, we signed an additional 351 net contracts amounting to $144.3 million in contract value.

Total cost of sales on our Consolidated Statements of Operations includes expenses for consolidated housing and land and lot sales, including inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs (defined as “land charges” in the tables below). A breakout of such expenses for housing sales and housing gross margin is set forth below:

	Year Ended
(Dollars In thousands)	October 31, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Sale of homes	$2,600,790		$2,088,129		$2,013,013
Cost of sales, excluding interest expense	2,162,284		1,721,336		1,612,122
Homebuilding gross margin, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges	438,506		366,793		400,891
Cost of sales interest expense, excluding land sales interest expense	86,593		59,574		53,101
Homebuilding gross margin, after cost of sales interest expense, before land charges	351,913		307,219		347,790
Land charges	33,353		12,044		5,224
Homebuilding gross margin, after cost of sales interest expense and land charges	$318,560		$295,175		$342,566
Gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges	16.9	%	17.6	%	19.9	%
Gross margin percentage, after cost of sales interest expense, before land charges	13.5	%	14.7	%	17.3	%
Gross margin percentage after cost of sales interest expense and land charges	12.2	%	14.1	%	17.0	%

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Cost of sales expenses as a percentage of consolidated home sales revenues are presented below:

	Year Ended
	October 31, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Sale of homes	100	%	100	%	100	%
Cost of sales, excluding interest:
Housing, land and development costs	73.2	%	72.0	%	70.3	%
Commissions	3.5	%	3.6	%	3.4	%
Financing concessions	1.3	%	1.4	%	1.3	%
Overheads	5.1	%	5.4	%	5.1	%
Total cost of sales, before interest expense and land charges	83.1	%	82.4	%	80.1	%
Gross margin percentage, before cost of sales interest expense and land charges	16.9	%	17.6	%	19.9	%
Cost of sales interest	3.4	%	2.9	%	2.6	%
Gross margin percentage, after cost of sales interest expense and before land charges	13.5	%	14.7	%	17.3	%

We sell a variety of home types in various communities, each yielding a different gross margin. As a result, depending on the mix of communities delivering homes, consolidated gross margin may fluctuate up or down. Total homebuilding gross margin percentage, before interest expense and land impairment and option write-off charges, decreased to 16.9% for the year ended October 31, 2016 compared to 17.6% for the same period last year. We have experienced higher land and development costs as a percentage of sale of homes revenue in certain of our new communities delivering in fiscal 2016 compared to the same period last year, as well as higher construction costs in many of our markets, which resulted in a decrease in gross margin percentage for fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015. During the first half of fiscal 2015, we significantly discounted some of our started unsold homes to sell them. In addition, we have experienced pricing pressure since midway through fiscal 2014, leading us to increase incentives and concessions on to be built homes as well, although to a lesser extent than started unsold homes. Combined, this resulted in a decrease in gross margin percentage for fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. For the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, gross margin was favorably impacted by the reversal of prior period inventory impairments of $57.9 million, $35.6 million and $48.0 million, respectively, which represented 2.2%, 1.7% and 2.4%, respectively, of “Sale of homes” revenue.

Reflected as inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs in cost of sales (“land charges”), we have written off or written down certain inventories totaling $33.4 million, $12.0 million and $5.2 million during the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, to their estimated fair value. See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for an additional discussion. During the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, we wrote off residential land options and approval and engineering costs totaling $8.9 million, $4.7 million and $4.0 million, respectively, which are included in the total land charges mentioned above. Option, approval and engineering costs are written off when a community’s pro forma profitability is not projected to produce adequate returns on the investment commensurate with the risk and when we believe it is probable we will cancel the option, or when a community is redesigned engineering costs related to the initial design are written off. Such write-offs were located in all segments in fiscal 2016 and 2015, and all segments except the West in fiscal 2014. The inventory impairments amounted to $24.5 million, $7.3 million and $1.2 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The amount of inventory impairments recorded in fiscal 2016 was higher than the past several years, primarily due to the land sales in the Midwest in fiscal 2016 related to our exit of the Minneapolis, MN market, as previously discussed, along with certain land held for sale in the Northeast. It is difficult to predict impairment levels, and should it become necessary or desirable to have additional land sales, further lower prices, or should the estimates or expectations used in determining estimated cash flows or fair value decrease or differ from current estimates in the future, we may need to recognize additional impairments.

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Below is a breakdown of our lot option walk-aways and impairments by segment for fiscal 2016. In fiscal 2016, we walked away from 31.8% of all the lots we controlled under option contracts. The remaining 68.2% of our option lots are in communities that we believe remain economically feasible.

The following table represents lot option walk-aways by segment for the year ended October 31, 2016:

(Dollars in millions)	Dollar Amount of Walk Away	Number of Walk- Away Lots	% of Walk- Away Lots		Total Option Lots(1)	Walk- Away Lots as a % of Total Option Lots
Northeast	$1.6	1,727	28.3	%	5,217	33.1	%
Mid-Atlantic	0.8	926	15.2	%	2,925	31.7	%
Midwest	1.3	1,032	16.9	%	3,107	33.2	%
Southeast	1.8	1,399	22.9	%	3,424	40.9	%
Southwest	3.2	915	15.0	%	4,027	22.7	%
West	0.2	103	1.7	%	510	20.2	%
Total	$8.9	6,102	100.0	%	19,210	31.8	%

(1) Includes lots optioned at October 31, 2016 and lots optioned that the Company walked away from in the year ended October 31, 2016.

The following table represents impairments by segment for the year ended October 31, 2016:

(In millions)	Dollar Amount of Impairment	% of Impairments		Pre- Impairment Value(1)	% of Pre- Impairment Value
Northeast	$9.5	38.8	%	$33.8	28.1	%
Mid-Atlantic	-	0	%	-	0	%
Midwest	13.5	55.1	%	43.7	30.9	%
Southeast	1.5	6.1	%	10.9	13.8	%
Southwest	-	0	%	-	0	%
West	-	0	%	-	0	%
Total	$24.5	100.0	%	$88.4	27.7	%

(1) Represents carrying value, net of prior period impairments, if any, at the time of recording the applicable period’s impairments.

Land Sales and Other Revenues

Land sales and other revenues consist primarily of land and lot sales. A breakout of land and lot sales is set forth below:

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015	October 31, 2014
Land and lot sales	$76,041	$850	$5,224
Cost of sales, excluding interest	68,173	702	3,077
Land and lot sales gross margin, excluding interest	7,868	148	2,147
Land and lot sales interest expense	5,798	39	865
Land and lot sales gross margin, including interest	$2,070	$109	$1,282

Land sales are ancillary to our residential homebuilding operations and are expected to continue in the future but may significantly fluctuate up or down. Although we budget land sales, they are often dependent upon receiving approvals and entitlements, the timing of which can be uncertain. As a result, projecting the amount and timing of land sales is difficult. There were 26 land sales in the year ended October 31, 2016, compared to three in the same period of the prior year, resulting in a $75.2 million increase in land sales revenue. This increase was primarily due to the sale of six land parcels in the Midwest and ten land parcels in the Southeast in the third quarter of fiscal 2016 in connection with our previously discussed strategy to exit the Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC markets. There were three land sales in the year ended October 31, 2015, compared to 13 in the same period of the prior year. 

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Land sales and other revenues increased $75.2 million for the year ended October 31, 2016, and decreased $4.3 million for the year ended October 31, 2015 compared to the same periods in the prior year. Other revenues include income from contract cancellations where the deposit has been forfeited due to contract terminations, interest income, cash discounts and miscellaneous one-time receipts.

Homebuilding Selling, General and Administrative

Homebuilding selling, general and administrative (“SGA”) expenses increased $4.5 million to $192.9 million for the year ended October 31, 2016 as compared to the year ended October 31, 2015; however, SGA as a percentage of total revenues decreased 1.8% for the same period. The dollar increase was mainly due to increases in sales and other compensation related to increased headcount and increased compensation reflective of the competitive homebuilding market, increased advertising costs related to community count growth that occurred at the end of fiscal 2015 and higher bonus expense due to higher profits in certain markets. These increases were partially offset by the decrease of $3.7 million from the impact of our exit from the Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC markets during the third quarter of fiscal 2016 and a decrease in insurance reserves of $9.2 million, as a result of our annual actuarial analysis of estimated construction defect costs on previously delivered homes, as discussed further in Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. SGA decreased $3.1 million to $188.4 million for the year ended October 31, 2015 compared to the year ended October 31, 2014. This decrease was mainly due to the reduction of $15.2 million of our construction defect reserves based on our annual actuarial estimates, partially offset by increases due to additional headcount related costs and increased architectural expense, related to community growth, as well as a reduction of joint venture management fees, which offset general and administrative expenses, received as a result of fewer joint venture deliveries in the year ended October 31, 2015 as compared to the year ended October 31, 2014.

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 Homebuilding Operations by Segment

Financial information relating to the Company’s operations was as follows:

 Segment Analysis (Dollars in thousands, except average sales price)

	Years Ended October 31,
	2016		Variance 2016 Compared to 2015		2015		Variance 2015 Compared to 2014		2014
Northeast
Homebuilding revenue	$278,028		$88,531		$189,497		$(86,333	)	$275,830
(Loss) before income taxes	$(3,869	)	$3,873		$(7,742	)	$(225	)	$(7,517	)
Homes delivered	557		177		380		(170	)	550
Average sales price	$492,147		$(5,350	)	$497,497		$(2,019	)	$499,516
Mid-Atlantic
Homebuilding revenue	$458,579		$59,079		$399,500		$66,781		$332,719
Income before income taxes	$17,476		$(3,955	)	$21,431		$(2,466	)	$23,897
Homes delivered	960		106		854		153		701
Average sales price	$476,985		$10,788		$466,197		$(7,069	)	$473,266
Midwest
Homebuilding revenue	$311,322		$(127	)	$311,449		$85,275		$226,174
(Loss) income before income taxes	$(11,416	)	$(25,428	)	$14,012		$(3,867	)	$17,879
Homes delivered	921		(37	)	958		169		789
Average sales price	$312,127		$(12,888	)	$325,015		$38,629		$286,386
Southeast
Homebuilding revenue	$260,584		$52,922		$207,662		$2,991		$204,671
(Loss) income before income taxes	$(17,791	)	$(11,461	)	$(6,330	)	$(15,577	)	$9,247
Homes delivered	581		(94	)	675		23		652
Average sales price	$369,339		$62,070		$307,269		$(3,499	)	$310,768
Southwest
Homebuilding revenue	$1,028,529		$204,676		$823,853		$72,427		$751,426
Income before income taxes	$84,424		$16,987		$67,437		$(7,090	)	$74,527
Homes delivered	2,750		487		2,263		(126	)	2,389
Average sales price	$372,512		$9,113		$363,399		$50,401		$312,998
West
Homebuilding revenue	$342,447		$182,478		$159,969		$(70,339	)	$230,308
Income (loss) before income taxes	$3,445		$20,590		$(17,145	)	$(38,448	)	$21,303
Homes delivered	695		318		377		(39	)	416
Average sales price	$492,509		$68,620		$423,889		$(129,448	)	$553,337

Homebuilding Results by Segment

Northeast – Homebuilding revenues increased 46.7% in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 primarily due to a 46.6% increase in homes delivered and a $3.5 million increase in land sales and other revenue, partially offset by a 1.1% decrease in average selling price. The decrease in average sales prices was the result of the mix of communities delivering, along with pricing pressure in certain communities in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015. Loss before income taxes decreased $3.9 million to a loss of $3.9 million, which was mainly due to the increase in homebuilding revenues discussed above and a $4.0 million decrease in selling, general and administrative costs. Additionally, the gross margin percentage before interest expense was relatively flat for fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015.

Homebuilding revenues decreased 31.3% in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 primarily due to a 30.9% decrease in homes delivered, a 0.4% decrease in average selling price and a $0.6 million decrease in land sales and other revenue. The decrease in average sales prices was the result of the mix of communities delivering, along with pricing pressure in certain communities in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. Loss before income taxes increased $0.2 million to a loss of $7.7 million, which was mainly due to the decrease in homebuilding revenues discussed above. Additionally, the gross margin percentage before interest expense was relatively flat for fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014.

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Mid-Atlantic – Homebuilding revenues increased 14.8% in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 primarily due to a 12.4% increase in homes delivered and a 2.3% increase in average sales price. The increase in average sales price was due to the mix of communities delivering in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015. Income before income taxes decreased $4.0 million to $17.4 million, due mainly to a $4.5 million decrease in income from unconsolidated joint ventures. Additionally, the gross margin percentage before interest expense was relatively flat for fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015.

Homebuilding revenues increased 20.1% in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 primarily due to a 21.8% increase in homes delivered, partially offset by a 1.5% decrease in average selling price. The decrease in average sales price was due to the mix of communities delivering, along with pricing pressure in certain communities in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. Income before income taxes decreased $2.5 million to $21.4 million, due mainly to a $1.9 million increase in selling, general and administrative costs, a $0.9 million increase in inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs, partially offset by the increase in homebuilding revenues discussed above. Additionally, the gross margin percentage before interest expense was relatively flat for fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014.

Midwest – Homebuilding revenues were essentially flat for fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015. There was a 3.9% decrease in homes delivered and a 4.0% decrease in average sales price. The decrease in average sales price was due to the mix of communities delivering in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015. These decreases were partially offset by a $23.8 million increase in land sales and other revenue due primarily to the sale of our land portfolio in our Minneapolis, MN division. Income before income taxes decreased $25.4 million to a loss of $11.4 million. The decrease in income was primarily due to a $12.9 million increase in inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs relating to our land portfolio sold in our Minneapolis, MN division, a $1.2 million decrease in income from unconsolidated joint ventures and a decrease in gross margin percentage before interest expense.

Homebuilding revenues increased 37.7% in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. The increase was primarily due to a 21.4% increase in homes delivered and a 13.5% increase in average sales price. The increase in average sales price was due to the mix of communities delivering in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. Income before income taxes decreased $3.9 million to $14.0 million. The decrease in income was primarily due to a $10.7 million increase in selling, general and administrative costs and a slight decrease in gross margin percentage before interest expense, partially offset by the increase in homebuilding revenues discussed above.

Southeast – Homebuilding revenues increased 25.5% in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015. The increase was primarily due to a 20.2% increase in average sales price, partially offset by a 13.9% decrease in homes delivered. In addition, there was a $45.7 million increase in land sales and other revenue mainly due to the sale of our land portfolio in our Raleigh, NC division during the period. The increase in average sales price was due to the mix of communities delivering in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015. Loss before income taxes increased $11.5 million to a loss of $17.8 million due to a $3.2 million increase in selling, general and administrative costs, a $3.0 million decrease in income from unconsolidated joint ventures and a slight decrease in gross margin percentage before interest expense.

Homebuilding revenues increased 1.5% in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. The increase was primarily due to a 3.5% increase in homes delivered, partially offset by a 1.1% decrease in average sales price. The decrease in average sales price was due to the mix of communities delivering, along with pricing pressure in certain communities in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. Income before income taxes decreased $15.6 million to a loss of $6.3 million due to a $5.4 million increase in selling, general and administrative costs, a $3.1 million increase in inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs and a slight decrease in gross margin percentage before interest expense.

Southwest – Homebuilding revenues increased 24.8% in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 primarily due to a 21.5% increase in homes delivered, a 2.5% increase in average sales price and a $2.6 million increase in land sales and other revenue. The increase in average sales price was due to the mix of communities delivering in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015. Income before income taxes increased $17.0 million to $84.4 million in fiscal 2016 mainly due to the increase in homebuilding revenues discussed above.

Homebuilding revenues increased 9.6% in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 primarily due to a 16.1% increase in average sales price, partially offset by a 5.3% decrease in homes delivered and a $2.2 million decrease in land sales and other revenue. The increase in average sales price was due to the mix of communities delivering in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. Income before income taxes decreased $7.1 million to $67.4 million in fiscal 2015 mainly due to a $2.3 million increase in selling, general and administrative costs, the decrease in land sales and other revenue discussed above and a slight decrease in gross margin percentage before interest expense, offset by the increase in homebuilding revenues discussed above.

West – Homebuilding revenues increased 114.1% in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015 primarily due to an 84.4% increase in homes delivered, mainly resulting from increased community count, as well as a 16.2% increase in average sales price, which was due to the different mix of communities delivering in fiscal 2016 compared to fiscal 2015. Loss before income taxes decreased $20.6 million to income of $3.4 million in fiscal 2016 due mainly to the increase in homebuilding revenues discussed above, a $1.9 million decrease in inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs and an increase in gross margin percentage before interest expense. This decrease in loss was partially offset by a $3.6 million increase in selling, general and administrative costs.

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Homebuilding revenues decreased 30.5% in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014 primarily due to a 23.4% decrease in average sales price and a 9.4% decrease in homes delivered, which was due to the different mix of communities delivering, along with pricing pressure in certain communities in fiscal 2015 compared to fiscal 2014. Income before income taxes decreased $38.4 million to a loss of $17.1 million in fiscal 2015 due mainly to a $1.5 million increase in selling, general and administrative costs, a $2.1 million increase in inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs, a significant decrease in gross margin percentage before interest expense and the decrease in homebuilding revenues discussed above.

Financial Services

Financial services consist primarily of originating mortgages from our home buyers, selling such mortgages in the secondary market, and title insurance activities. We use mandatory investor commitments and forward sales of MBS to hedge our mortgage-related interest rate exposure on agency and government loans. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk. Credit risk associated with MBS forward commitments and loan sales transactions is managed by limiting our counterparties to investment banks, federally regulated bank affiliates and other investors meeting our credit standards. Our risk, in the event of default by the purchaser, is the difference between the contract price and fair value of the MBS forward commitments. For the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, FHA/VA loans represented 25.5%, 27.1%, and 28.4%, respectively, of our total loans. While the origination of FHA/VA loans have decreased over the last three fiscal years, our conforming conventional loan originations as a percentage of our total loans increased from 69.2% for fiscal 2014 and 2015 to 69.6% for fiscal 2016. The remaining 4.9%, 3.7% and 2.4% of our loan originations represent USDA and jumbo loans. Profits and losses relating to the sale of mortgage loans are recognized when legal control passes to the buyer of the mortgage and the sales price is collected.

During the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, financial services provided a $35.5 million, $24.7 million and $13.8 million pretax profit, respectively. In fiscal 2016, financial services pretax profit increased $10.8 million due to the increase in the percentage of homebuyers that used our mortgage company and the average price of loans settled. In fiscal 2015, financial services pretax profit increased $10.9 million compared to fiscal 2014 due to the same reasons discussed above. In the market areas served by our wholly owned mortgage banking subsidiaries, approximately 77%, 75%, and 65% of our noncash home buyers obtained mortgages originated by these subsidiaries during the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively. Servicing rights on new mortgages originated by us are sold with the loans.

Corporate General and Administrative

Corporate general and administrative expenses include the operations at our headquarters in Red Bank, New Jersey. These expenses include payroll, stock compensation, facility and other costs associated with our executive offices, information services, human resources, corporate accounting, training, treasury, process redesign, internal audit, construction services and administration of insurance, quality and safety. Corporate general and administrative expenses decreased $2.4 million for the year ended October 31, 2016 compared to the year ended October 31, 2015, and decreased $0.9 million for the year ended October 31, 2015 compared to the year ended October 31, 2014. The decrease in expense for fiscal 2016 was due mainly to the reversal of previously recognized expense for certain performance based stock grants for which the performance metrics are no longer expected to be satisfied, along with a decrease in stock compensation expense resulting from lower fair values on our more recent grants. The decrease in expense for fiscal 2015 was due mainly to lower stock compensation expense, largely due to the impact of lower fair values on stock awards granted in fiscal 2015, and a remeasurement of the Company’s 2013 long term incentive plan, which reached the end of its measurement period on October 31, 2015. See the discussion of the stock awards granted under the Company’s 2013 long term incentive plan in Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Other Interest

Other interest decreased $0.8 million to $91.0 million for the year ended October 31, 2016 compared to October 31, 2015, but increased $4.5 million to $91.8 million for the year ended October 31, 2015 compared to October 31, 2014. Our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) are less than our debt, and therefore a portion of interest not covered by qualifying assets must be directly expensed. In fiscal 2016, the slight decrease was attributed to the reduction in total notes payable as a result of debt maturities that occured over the course of the year, offset by the increase in land banking transactions during the year. For fiscal 2015, other interest increased despite a continued increase in inventory because interest incurred increased as a result of higher debt balances, attributed primarily to the $250.0 million 8.0% Senior Notes due 2019 issued in November 2014.

Other Operations

Other operations consist primarily of the amortization of prepaid bond fees along with rent expense for commercial office space. Compared to the previous year, other operations decreased $1.1 million to $4.9 million for the year ended October 31, 2016, and increased $1.4 million to $6.0 million for the year ended October 31, 2015. This decrease in other operations for the year ended October 31, 2016 compared to the prior year was due to decreased prepaid bond fees amortization as a result of the maturity of our 11.875% Senior Notes due October 2015, 6.25% Senior Notes due January 2016 and 7.5% Senior Notes due May 2016. The increase in expenses from October 31, 2015 compared to October 31, 2014 was due to increased prepaid bond fees amortization as a result of the $250.0 million 8.0% Senior Notes due 2019 issued in November 2014.

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Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

We incurred a $3.2 million loss on extinguishment of debt for the year ended October 31, 2016, due to the redemption of the remaining outstanding principal amount of our 8.625% Senior Notes due 2017 and the exchange of a portion of our Existing Second Lien Notes for Exchange Notes. These losses were slightly offset by a gain from the purchase of 20,823 6.0% Exchangeable Note Units due December 2017. We did not incur any loss on the extinguishment of debt for the year ended October 31, 2015. For the year ended October 31, 2014, our loss on extinguishment of debt was $1.2 million, due to the redemption of the remaining outstanding principal amount of our 6.25% Senior Notes due 2015.

Income from Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures consists of our share of the earnings or losses of our joint ventures. Income from unconsolidated joint ventures decreased $8.5 million for the year ended October 31, 2016 from income of $4.2 million for the year ended October 31, 2015 to a loss of $4.3 million for the year ended October 31, 2016. The decrease in income to a loss was mainly due to fewer deliveries at certain of our joint ventures and recognition of our share of losses on our newly formed joint ventures that have not yet begun delivering homes. Income from unconsolidated joint ventures decreased $3.7 million to $4.2 million for the year ended October 31, 2015 compared to $7.9 million for the year ended October 31, 2014. The decrease in income was due to fewer deliveries in certain of our joint ventures and recognition of our share of losses on our newly formed joint ventures that have not yet begun to deliver homes or just started delivering homes.

Total Taxes

The total income tax expense of $5.3 million for the period ended October 31, 2016 was primarily due to current state taxes and permanent differences related to stock compensation, partially offset by a federal tax benefit related to receiving a specified liability loss refund of taxes paid in fiscal year 2002. The total income tax benefit of $5.7 million recognized for the year ended October 31, 2015 was primarily due to deferred taxes resulting from the loss before income taxes plus the reversal of state tax reserves for uncertain state tax positions, partially offset by state tax expenses. The total income tax benefit of $287.0 million recognized for the year ended October 31, 2014 was primarily due to the reversal of a substantial portion of our valuation allowance previously recorded against our deferred tax assets, plus a refund received for a loss carryback to a previously profitable year and the impact of state tax reserves for uncertain state tax positions, partially offset by state tax expenses.

Deferred federal and state income tax assets primarily represent the deferred tax benefits arising from temporary differences between book and tax income which will be recognized in future years as an offset against future taxable income. If the combination of future years’ income (or loss) and the reversal of the timing differences results in a loss, such losses can be carried forward to future years. In accordance with ASC 740, we evaluate our deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if valuation allowances are required. ASC 740 requires that companies assess whether valuation allowances should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard.  

As of October 31, 2015, and again at October 31, 2016, we concluded that it was more likely than not that a substantial amount of our deferred tax assets (“DTA”) would be utilized. This conclusion was based on a detailed evaluation of all relevant evidence, both positive and negative. The positive evidence included factors such as positive earnings before income taxes for two of the last three fiscal years and the expectation of earnings going forward over the long term and evidence of a sustained recovery in the housing markets in which we operate. Economic data has also been affirming the housing market recovery. Housing starts, homebuilding volume and prices are increasing and forecasted to continue to increase. Historically low mortgage rates, affordable home prices, reduced foreclosures and a favorable home ownership to rental comparison are key factors in the recovery.

Potentially offsetting this positive evidence is the fact that we had a loss before income taxes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015. However, we did have income before income taxes for the twelve months ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2014 and we are not in a three year cumulative loss position as of October 31, 2016. As per ASC 740, cumulative losses are one of the most objectively verifiable forms of negative evidence; we no longer have this negative evidence and we expect to be profitable going forward over the long term. Our recent three years cumulative performance and our expectations for the coming years based on our current backlog, community count and recent sales contracts provide evidence that reaffirms our conclusion that a full valuation allowance was not necessary and that the current valuation allowance for deferred taxes of $627.9 million as of October 31, 2016 is appropriate.

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Off-Balance Sheet Financing

In the ordinary course of business, we enter into land and lot option purchase contracts in order to procure land or lots for the construction of homes. Lot option contracts enable us to control significant lot positions with a minimal capital investment and substantially reduce the risks associated with land ownership and development. At October 31, 2016, we had $62.1 million in option deposits in cash and letters of credit to purchase land and lots with a total purchase price of $952.6 million. Our financial exposure is generally limited to forfeiture of the nonrefundable deposits, letters of credit and other nonrefundable amounts incurred. We have no material third-party guarantees.

 Contractual Obligations

The following summarizes our aggregate contractual commitments at October 31, 2016.

	Payments Due by Period (1)
(In thousands)	Total	Less than 1 year	1-3 years	3-5 years	More than 5 years
Long term debt (2)(3)(4)	$2,082,288	$122,306	$632,347	$1,125,095	$202,540
Operating leases	27,820	9,508	10,824	3,431	4,057
Purchase obligations (5)	-	-	-	-	-
Total	$2,110,108	$131,814	$643,171	$1,128,526	$206,597

(1) Total contractual obligations exclude our accrual for uncertain tax positions of $1.4 million recorded for financial reporting purposes as of October 31, 2016 because we were unable to make reasonable estimates as to the period of cash settlement with the respective taxing authorities.

(2) Represents our revolving credit facility, senior secured term loan, senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes, and other notes payable and $409.8 million of related interest payments for the life of such debt.

(3) Does not include $83.5 million of nonrecourse mortgages secured by inventory. These mortgages have various maturities spread over the next two to three years and are paid off as homes are delivered.

(4) Does not include the mortgage warehouse lines of credit made under our Master Repurchase Agreements. See“- Capital Resources and Liquidity.” Also does not include $17.9 million of letters of credit issued as of October 31, 2016 under our $75.0 million revolving Credit Facility.

(5) Represents obligations under option contracts with specific performance provisions, net of cash deposits.

We had outstanding letters of credit and performance bonds of $19.6 million and $221.3 million, respectively, at October 31, 2016, related principally to our obligations to local governments to construct roads and other improvements in various developments. We do not believe that any such letters of credit or bonds are likely to be drawn upon.

Inflation

Inflation has a long-term effect, because increasing costs of land, materials and labor result in increasing sale prices of our homes. In general, these price increases have been commensurate with the general rate of inflation in our housing markets and have not had a significant adverse effect on the sale of our homes. A significant risk faced by the housing industry generally is that rising house construction costs, including land and interest costs, will substantially outpace increases in the income of potential purchasers.

Inflation has a lesser short-term effect, because we generally negotiate fixed-price contracts with many, but not all, of our subcontractors and material suppliers for the construction of our homes. These prices usually are applicable for a specified number of residential buildings or for a time period of between three to twelve months. Construction costs for residential buildings represent approximately 53% of our homebuilding cost of sales.

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 Safe Harbor Statement

All statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K that are not historical facts should be considered as “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of the “Safe Harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements related to the Company's goals and expectations with respect to its financial results for future financial periods. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in, or suggested by, such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. By their nature, forward-looking statements: (i) speak only as of the date they are made, (ii) are not guarantees of future performance or results and (iii) are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict or quantify. Therefore, actual results could differ materially and adversely from those forward-looking statements as result of a variety of factors. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to:

● Changes in general and local economic, industry and business conditions and impacts of the sustained homebuilding downturn;

● Adverse weather and other environmental conditions and natural disasters;

● Levels of indebtedness and restrictions on the Company’s operations and activities imposed by the agreements governing the Company’s outstanding indebtedness;

● The Company’s sources of liquidity;

● Changes in credit ratings;

● Changes in market conditions and seasonality of the Company’s business;

●  The availability and cost of suitable land and improved lots;

● Shortages in, and price fluctuations of, raw materials and labor;

●  Regional and local economic factors, including dependency on certain sectors of the economy, and employment levels affecting home prices and sales activity in the markets where the Company builds homes;

● Fluctuations in interest rates and the availability of mortgage financing;

● Changes in tax laws affecting the after-tax costs of owning a home;

● Operations through joint ventures with third parties;

● Government regulation, including regulations concerning development of land, the home building, sales and customer financing processes, tax laws and the environment;

● Product liability litigation, warranty claims and claims made by mortgage investors;

●  Levels of competition;

● Availability and terms of financing to the Company;

●  Successful identification and integration of acquisitions;

●  Significant influence of the Company’s controlling stockholders; 

● Availability of net operating loss carryforwards;

●  Utility shortages and outages or rate fluctuations;

●  Geopolitical risks, terrorist acts and other acts of war;

● Increases in cancellations of agreements of sale;

● Loss of key management personnel or failure to attract qualified personnel;

● Information technology failures and data security breaches; and

● Legal claims brought against us and not resolved in our favor.

Certain risks, uncertainties and other factors are described in detail in Part I, Item 1 “Business” and Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K as updated by our subsequent filings with the SEC. Except as otherwise required by applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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ITEM 7A

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

A primary market risk facing us is interest rate risk on our long term debt, including debt instruments at variable interest rates. In connection with our mortgage operations, mortgage loans held for sale and the associated mortgage warehouse lines of credit under our Master Repurchase Agreements are subject to interest rate risk; however, such obligations reprice frequently and are short-term in duration. In addition, we hedge the interest rate risk on mortgage loans by obtaining forward commitments from private investors. Accordingly, the interest rate risk from mortgage loans is not material. We do not use financial instruments to hedge interest rate risk except with respect to mortgage loans. We are also subject to foreign currency risk but we do not believe this risk is material. The following tables set forth as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, our long-term debt obligations, principal cash flows by scheduled maturity, weighted-average interest rates and estimated fair value (“FV”).

Long-Term Debt Tables

	Long-Term Debt as of October 31, 2016 by Fiscal Year of Debt Maturity
(Dollars in thousands)	2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		Thereafter		Total		FV at 10/31/16
Long term debt(1)(2):	$5,457		$188,412		$226,536		$828,673		$221,825		$201,566		$1,672,469		$1,337,496
Fixed rate
Weighted-average interest rate	10.33	%	6.48	%	7.26	%	7.48	%	9.25	%	4.34	%	7.20	%

(1) Does not include the mortgage warehouse lines of credit made under our Master Repurchase Agreements. Also does not include $17.9 million of letters of credit issued as of October 31, 2016 under our $75.0 million revolving Credit Facility.

(2) Does not include $83.5 million of nonrecourse mortgages secured by inventory. These mortgages have various maturities spread over the next two to three years and are paid off as homes are delivered.

	Long-Term Debt as of October 31, 2015 by Fiscal Year of Debt Maturity
(Dollars in thousands)	2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		Thereafter		Total		FV at 10/31/15
Long term debt(1)(2):	$265,194		$127,593		$125,027		$151,536		$828,673		$423,390		$1,921,413		$1,703,269
Fixed rate
Weighted-average interest rate	6.75	%	8.72	%	4.40	%	7.02	%	7.48	%	6.85	%	7.08	%

(1)  Does not include the mortgage warehouse lines of credit made under our Master Repurchase Agreements. Also does not include $25.9 million of letters of credit issued as of October 31, 2015 under our $75.0 million revolving Credit Facility.

(2) Does not include $143.9 million of nonrecourse mortgages secured by inventory. These mortgages have various maturities spread over the next two to three years and are paid off as homes are delivered.

ITEM 8

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Financial statements of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries are set forth herein beginning on page 68.

ITEM 9

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

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 ITEM 9A

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of October 31, 2016. Based upon that evaluation and subject to the foregoing, the Company’s chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to accomplish their objectives.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended October 31, 2016 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f).

All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 Framework). Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control - Integrated Framework , our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of October 31, 2016.

The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2016 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report below.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

Red Bank, New Jersey

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of October 31, 2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company's board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2016, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended October 31, 2016 of the Company and our report dated December 20, 2016 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, NY

December 20, 2016

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ITEM 9B

OTHER INFORMATION

None.

PART III

ITEM 10

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information called for by Item 10, except as set forth in this Item 10, is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with our annual meeting of shareholders to be held on March 14, 2017, which will involve the election of directors.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

Our executive officers are listed below and brief summaries of their business experience and certain other information with respect to them are set forth following the table. Each executive officer holds such office for a one-year term.

Name	Age	Position	Year Started With Company
Ara K. Hovnanian	59	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of the Company	1979
Lucian T. Smith, III	56	Chief Operating Officer	2007
J. Larry Sorsby	61	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director of the Company	1988
Brad G. O’Connor	46	Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller	2004

Mr. Hovnanian has been Chief Executive Officer since July 1997 after being appointed President in 1988 and Executive Vice President in 1983. Mr. Hovnanian joined the Company in 1979 and has been a Director of the Company since 1981 and was Vice Chairman from 1998 through November 2009. In November 2009, he was elected Chairman of the Board following the death of Kevork S. Hovnanian, the chairman and founder of the Company and the father of Mr. Hovnanian.

Mr. Smith was appointed Chief Operating Officer, effective November 1, 2016. Mr. Smith joined the Company in April 2007 as a Region President and was promoted to Group President in January 2010. Most recently Mr. Smith has served as Executive Vice President of Homebuilding Operations, a position he had held since August 2015.

Mr. Sorsby has been Chief Financial Officer of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. since 1996, and Executive Vice President since November 2000. Mr. Sorsby was also Senior Vice President from March 1991 to November 2000 and was elected as a Director of the Company in 1997. He is Chairman of the Board of Visitors for Urology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (“CHOP”) and also serves on the Foundation Board of Overseers at CHOP.

Mr. O’Connor joined the Company in April 2004 as Vice President and Associate Corporate Controller. In December 2007, he was promoted to Vice President, Corporate Controller and then in May 2011, he also became Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. O’Connor was the Corporate Controller for Amershem Biosciences, and prior to that a Senior Manager in the audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Code of Ethics and Corporate Governance Guidelines

In more than 50 years of doing business, we have been committed to enhancing our shareholders’ investment through conduct that is in accordance with the highest levels of integrity. Our Code of Ethics is a set of guidelines and policies that govern broad principles of ethical conduct and integrity embraced by our Company. Our Code of Ethics applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, chief accounting officer, and all other associates of our Company, including our directors and other officers.

We also remain committed to fostering sound corporate governance principles. The Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines assist the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) in fulfilling its responsibilities related to corporate governance conduct. These guidelines serve as a framework, addressing the function, structure, and operations of the Board, for purposes of promoting consistency of the Board’s role in overseeing the work of management.

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We have posted our Code of Ethics on our web site at www.khov.com under “Investor Relations/Corporate Governance.” We have also posted our Corporate Governance Guidelines on our web site at www.khov.com under “Investor Relations/Corporate Governance.” A printed copy of the Code of Ethics and Guidelines is also available to the public at no charge by writing to: Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Attn: Human Resources Department, 110 West Front Street, P.O. Box 500, Red Bank, N.J. 07701 or calling corporate headquarters at 732-747-7800. We will post amendments to or waivers from our Code of Ethics that are required to be disclosed by the rules of either the SEC or the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) on our web site at www.khov.com under “Investor Relations/Corporate Governance.”

Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Charters

We have adopted charters that apply to the Company’s Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. We have posted the text of these charters on our web site at www.khov.com under “Investor Relations/Corporate Governance.” A printed copy of each charter is available at no charge to any shareholder who requests it by writing to: Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Attn: Human Resources Department, 110 West Front Street, P.O. Box 500, Red Bank, N.J. 07701 or calling corporate headquarters at 732-747-7800.

ITEM 11

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information called for by Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with our annual meeting of shareholders to be held on March 14, 2017.

ITEM 12

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

The information called for by Item 12, except as set forth in this Item 12, is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with our annual meeting of shareholders to be held on March 14, 2017.

The following table provides information as of October 31, 2016, with respect to compensation plans (including individual compensation arrangements) under which our equity securities are authorized for issuance.

Equity Compensation Plan Information

Plan Category	Number of Class A Common Stock securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (in thousands)(2)(5) (a)	Number of Class B Common Stock securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (in thousands)(2) (a)	Weighted- average exercise price of outstanding Class A Common Stock options, warrants and rights(3) (b)	Weighted- average exercise price of outstanding Class B Common Stock options, warrants and rights(4) (b)	Number of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plans (excluding securities reflected in columns (a)) (in thousands)(1) (c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:	8,849	7,716	$4.16	$3.88	7,433
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders:	-	-	-	-	-
Total	8,849	7,716	$4.16	$3.88	7,433

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(1) Under the Company’s equity compensation plans, securities may be issued in either Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock.

(2) Includes the maximum number of shares that are potentially issuable under the Market Stock Units granted in fiscal 2014, fiscal 2015 and fiscal 2016 (“the “MSUs”) under the 2012 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (as further amended and restated from time to time, the “Stock Plan”) and the actual number of shares for which performance has been met that are issuable under the 2013 Long-Term Incentive Program under the 2012 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan (as further amended and restated from time to time, the “Stock Plan”), subject to vesting.

(3) Does not take into account 4,567,822 shares that may be issued upon the vesting of restricted stock and performance-based awards discussed in (2) above, nor 224,326 shares of restricted stock vested and deferred at the associates' election, because they have no exercise price.

(4) Does not take into account 4,398,834 shares that may be issued upon the vesting of the performance-based awards discussed in (2) above because they have no exercise price.

(5) These shares include 176,875 shares that may be issued upon exercise of outstanding options with exercise prices greater than $20.00 per share.

ITEM 13

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information called for by Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with our annual meeting of shareholders to be held on March 14, 2017.

ITEM 14

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information called for by Item 14 is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A in connection with our annual meeting of shareholders to be held on March 14, 2017.

PART IV

ITEM 15

EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements	66
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	67
Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 31, 2016 and 2015	68
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014	70
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014	71
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014	72
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	73

No schedules have been prepared because the required information of such schedules is not present, is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the required information is included in the financial statements and notes thereto.

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Exhibits:

3(a)	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.(5)
3(b)	Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.(24)
4(a)	Specimen Class A Common Stock Certificate.(13)
4(b)	Specimen Class B Common Stock Certificate.(13)
4(c)	Certificate of Designations, Powers, Preferences and Rights of the 7.625% Series A Preferred Stock of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., dated July 12, 2005.(11)
4(d)	Certificate of Designations of the Series B Junior Preferred Stock of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., dated August 14, 2008.(1)
4(e)	Rights Agreement, dated as of August 14, 2008, between Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and National City Bank, as Rights Agent, which includes the Form of Certificate of Designation as Exhibit A, Form of Right Certificate as Exhibit B and the Summary of Rights as Exhibit C.(22)
4(f)	Indenture dated as of September 8, 2016 , relating to 10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2018, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the other guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Collateral Agent, including form of 10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2018.(2)
4(g)	Indenture dated as of September 8, 2016, relating to the 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2020, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., and the other guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Collateral Agent, including form of 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2020.(2)
4(h)	Indenture dated as of October 2, 2012, relating to the 7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2020, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the other guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Collateral Agent, including the form of 7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Note due 2020.(14)
4(i)	Indenture, dated as of February 14, 2011, relating to Senior Debt Securities, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee.(12)
4(j)	Indenture dated as of January 10, 2014, relating to the 7.000% Senior Notes due 2019, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the other guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, including the form of 7.000% Senior Note due 2019.(15)
4(k)	Indenture, dated as of February 9, 2011, relating to Senior Subordinated Debt Securities, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee.(12)
4(l)	Indenture dated as of October 2, 2012, relating to the 9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the other guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Collateral Agent, including the form of 9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Note due 2020.(14)
4(m)	Secured Notes Indenture dated as of November 1, 2011 relating to the 5.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 and 2.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2021, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the other guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Collateral Agent, including the forms of 5.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 and 2.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2021.(4)
4(n)	Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 22, 2014, relating to the 9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Collateral Agent.(18)
4(o)	Units Agreement, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company, as Units Agent, including form of Unit, component amortizing notes and component exchangeable notes.(14)
4(p)	Amortizing Notes Indenture, dated as of October 2, 2012, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and the other guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, including the form of Amortizing Note.(14)
4(q)	Exchangeable Notes Indenture, dated as of October 2, 2012, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and the other guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, including the form of Exchangeable Note.(14)
4(r)	Indenture, dated as of November 5, 2014, relating to the 8.000% Senior Notes due 2019, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, including the form of 8.000% Senior Note due 2019.(10)
4(s)	Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 26, 2014, relating to the 7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2020, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee and Collateral Agent.(19)

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10(a)	First Lien Pledge Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2012, relating to the 7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2020.(14)
10(b)	Amended and Restated Second Lien Pledge Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2016, relating to the 9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020 and the 10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2018.(2)
10(c)	First Lien Security Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2012, relating to the 7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2020.(14)
10(d)	Amended and Restated Second Lien Security Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2016, relating to the 9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020 and the 10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2018.(2)
10(e)	Form of First Lien Intellectual Property Security Agreement, dated as of October 2, 2012, relating to the 7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2020.(14)
10(f)	Amended and Restated Second Lien Intellectual Property Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2016, relating to the 9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020 and the 10.000% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2018.(2)
10(g)	Amended and Restated Intercreditor Agreement, dated September 8, 2016, among Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacities as Senior Notes Trustee and Senior Notes Collateral Agent (each as defined therein), Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as Administrative Agent (as defined therein), Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as Mortgage Tax Collateral Agent (as defined therein), Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacities as 9.125% Junior Trustee and 9.125% Junior Collateral Agent (each as defined therein), Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacities as 10.000% Junior Trustee and 10.000% Junior Collateral Agent (each as defined therein) and Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as Junior Joint Collateral Agent (as defined therein).(2)
10(h)	Amended and Restated First Lien Pledge Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2016, relating to the 5.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2021, the 2.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 and the 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2020.(2)
10(i)	Amended and Restated First Lien Security Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2016, relating to the 5.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2021, the 2.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 and the 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2020.(2)
10(j)	Credit Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2016, among K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the other guarantors named therein, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto.(2)
10(k)*	Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (2012) for Ara K. Hovnanian. (30)
10(l)*	Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Class A shares).(25)
10(m)*	Amended and Restated 2008 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan.(16)
10(n)*	1983 Stock Option Plan (as amended and restated).(17)
10(o)	Management Agreement dated August 12, 1983, for the management of properties by K. Hovnanian Investment Properties, Inc.(3)
10(p)	Management Agreement dated December 15, 1985, for the management of properties by K. Hovnanian Investment Properties, Inc.(21)
10(q)*	Executive Deferred Compensation Plan as amended and restated on May 24, 2012. (30)
10(r)*	Death and Disability Agreement between the Registrant and Ara K. Hovnanian, dated February 2, 2006. (27)
10(s)*	Form of Hovnanian Deferred Share Policy for Senior Executives.(8)
10(t)*	Form of Hovnanian Deferred Share Policy.(8)
10(u)*	Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (Class B shares).(8)
10(v)*	Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement.(8)
10(w)*	Form of Stock Option Agreement for Directors.(8)
10(x)*	Form of Restricted Share Unit Agreement.(8)
10(y)*	Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement.(26)
10(z)*	Form of Restricted Share Unit Agreement.(26)
10(aa)*	Form of Performance Vesting Incentive Stock Option Agreement.(26)
10(bb)*	Form of Performance Vesting Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement.(26)
10(cc)*	Form of Restricted Share Unit Agreement for Directors.(25)
10(dd)*	Form of 2016 Long Term Incentive Program Award Agreement.(23)
10(ee)*	Form of Change in Control Severance Protection Agreement entered into with Brad G. O’Connor.(28)
10(ff)*	Form of Amendment to Outstanding Stock Option Grants.(29)
10(gg)*	Form of Amendment to 2011 Restricted Share Unit Agreement for Ara K. Hovnanian and J. Larry Sorsby.(29)
10(hh)*	Form of Amendment to 2011 Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Ara K. Hovnanian.(29)
10(ii)*	Form of Amendment to 2011 Incentive Stock Option Agreement for J. Larry Sorsby.(29)
10(jj)*	Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement (2012).(30)
10(kk)*	Form of Restricted Share Unit Agreement (2012).(30)
10(ll)*	Form of Stock Option Agreement (2012) for Directors.(30)

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10(mm)*	Form of Restricted Share Unit Agreement (2012) for Directors.(30)
10(nn)*	Form of 2013 Long-Term Incentive Program Award.(31)
10(oo)*	Form of 2013 Incentive Stock Option Agreement – Performance Option Grant (Class A shares).(32)
10(pp)*	Form of 2013 Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement – Performance Option Grant (Class B shares).(32)
10(qq)*	Form of Market Share Unit Agreement (Class A shares).(9)
10(rr)*	Form of Market Share Unit Agreement (Class B shares).(9)
10(ss)*	Form of Market Share Unit Agreement (Performance Vesting) (Class A shares).(9)
10(tt)*	Form of Market Share Unit Agreement (Performance Vesting) (Class B shares).(9)
10(uu)*	Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement (2014 grants and thereafter).(9)
10(vv)*	Form of Restricted Share Unit Agreement (2014 grants and thereafter).(9)
10(ww)*	Form of Stock Option Agreement for Directors (2014 grants and thereafter).(9)
10(xx)*	Form of Restricted Share Unit Agreement for Directors (2014 grants and thereafter).(9)
10(yy)*	2012 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.(7)
10(zz)*	Amended and Restated Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Senior Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan.(6)
10(aaa)*	Form of Letter Agreement Relating to Change in Control Severance Protection Agreement entered into with Brad G. O’Connor.(20)
10(bbb)*	Market Share Unit Agreement Class A (2016 grants and thereafter).(2)
10(ccc)*	Market Share Unit Agreement Class B (2016 grants and thereafter).(2)
10(ddd)*	Market Share Unit Agreement (Gross Margin Performance Vesting) Class A (2016 grants and thereafter).(2)
10(eee)*	Market Share Unit Agreement (Gross Margin Performance Vesting) Class B (2016 grants and thereafter).(2)
10(fff)*	Market Share Unit Agreement (Debt Reduction Performance Vesting) Class A (2016 grants and thereafter).(2)
10(ggg)*	Market Share Unit Agreement (Debt Reduction Performance Vesting) Class B (2016 grants and thereafter).(2)
10(hhh)*	Premium-Priced Incentive Stock Option Agreement Class A (2016 grants and thereafter).(2)
10(iii)*	Premium-Priced Non-qualified Stock Option Agreement Class B (2016 grants and thereafter).(2)
10(jjj)*	Incentive Stock Option Agreement Class A (2016 grants and thereafter).(2)
10(kkk)*	Restricted Share Unit Agreement Class A (2016 grants and thereafter).(2)
10(lll)*	Director Restricted Share Unit Agreement Class A (2016 grants and thereafter).(2)
10(mmm)	First Lien Intercreditor Agreement, dated September 8, 2016, among Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the other guarantors party thereto, Wilmington Trust, National Association in its capacity as Super Priority Administrative Agent (as defined therein),Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as Mortgage Tax Collateral Agent (as defined therein), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacities as First Lien Trustee and First Lien Collateral Agent (each as defined therein).(2)
10(nnn)	First Lien Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2016, among Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as Existing Collateral Agent (as defined therein), Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as 9.50% Collateral Agent (as defined therein), Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as Collateral Agent (as defined therein), K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., and the Grantors (as defined therein).(2)
10(ooo)	Second Lien Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2016, among Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as 9.125% Collateral Agent (as defined therein), Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as 10.000% Collateral Agent (as defined therein), Wilmington Trust, National Association, in its capacity as Collateral Agent (as defined therein), Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., and the Grantors (as defined therein).(2)
10(ppp)	Amended and Restated Collateral Agency Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2016, among Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Wilmington Trust, National Association in its capacity as Senior Notes Collateral Agent (as defined therein), Wilmington Trust, National Association in its capacity as Senior Credit Agreement Administrative Agent (as defined therein), Wilmington Trust, National Association in its capacity as Mortgage Tax Collateral Agent (as defined therein), Wilmington Trust, National Association in its capacity as 9.125% Junior Collateral Agent (as defined therein), Wilmington Trust, National Association in its capacity as 10.000% Junior Collateral Agent (as defined therein) and Wilmington Trust, National Association in its capacity as Junior Joint Collateral Agent (as defined therein).(2)
10(qqq)	Security Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2016, relating to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2016.(2)
10(rrr)	Pledge Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2016, relating to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2016.(2)
10(sss)	First Lien Intellectual Property Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2016, relating to the Credit Agreement dated as of July 29, 2016.(2)
12	Statements re Computation of Ratios.
21	Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23(a)	Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23(b)	Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23(c)	Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
31(a)	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
31(b)	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

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32(a)	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.
32(b)	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.
99(a)	Financial Statements of GTIS – HOV Holdings, L.L.C.
99(b)	Financial Statements of GTIS – HOV Holdings V, L.L.C.
101	The following financial information from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Equity for years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

* Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.

 (1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2008 (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant.

(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2016 (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant.

(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Registration Statement (No. 2-85198) on Form S-1 of the Registrant.

(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant filed on November 7, 2011.

(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Current Report of the Registrant on Form 8-K (No. 001-08551) filed on March 15, 2013.

(6) Incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (No. 001-08551) filed on January 27, 2014.

(7) Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (No. 001-08551) filed on February 1, 2016. 

(8) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2008 (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant.

(9) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2014 (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant.

(10) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant (No. 001-08551) filed November 5, 2014.

(11) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant filed on July 13, 2005.

(12) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2011 (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant.

(13) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2009 (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant.

(14) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant filed on October 2, 2012.

(15) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant (No. 001-08551) filed on January 10, 2014.

(16) Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A of the Registrant filed on February 1, 2010.

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(17) Incorporated by reference to Appendix C of the definitive Proxy Statement of the Registration on Schedule 14A filed on February 19, 2008.

(18) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant (No. 001-08551) filed on September 23, 2014.

(19) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant (No. 001-08551) filed on September 29, 2014.

(20) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2015 of the Registrant (No. 001-08551).

(21) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2003 (No. 001-08551), of the Registrant.

(22) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to the Registration Statement (No. 001-08551) on Form 8-A of the Registrant filed August 14, 2008

(23) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2016 (No. 001-08551), of the Registrant.

(24) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Current Report on Form 8-K of the Registrant (No. 001-08551), filed March 11, 2015

(25) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2009 (No. 001-08551), of the Registrant.

(26) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2009 (No. 001-08551), of the Registrant.

(27) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2006 (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant.

(28) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2012 (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant.

(29) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2012 (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant.

(30) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2012 (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant.

(31) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 30, 2013 (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant.

(32) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 31, 2013 (No. 001-08551) of the Registrant.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
By:	/s/ ARA K. HOVNANIAN
	Ara K. Hovnanian
	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
	December 20, 2016

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant on December 20, 2016, and in the capacities indicated.

/s/ ARA K. HOVNANIAN	Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Ara K. Hovnanian	(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ J. LARRY SORSBY	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
J. Larry Sorsby	(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ BRAD G. O’CONNOR	Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller
Brad G. O’Connor	(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ EDWARD A. KANGAS	Chairman of Audit Committee and Director
Edward A. Kangas
/s/ STEPHEN D. WEINROTH	Chairman of Compensation Committee and Director
Stephen D. Weinroth

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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Financial Statements:	Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	67
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of October 31, 2016 and 2015	68
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014	70
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Years Ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014	71
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014	72
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	73

No schedules have been prepared because the required information of such schedules is not present, is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the required information is included in the financial statements and notes thereto.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.

Red Bank, New Jersey

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2016. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended October 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of October 31, 2016, based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated December 20, 2016, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, NY          

December 20, 2016

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$339,773	$245,398
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	3,914	7,299
Inventories:
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development	899,082	1,307,850
Land and land options held for future development or sale	175,301	214,503
Consolidated inventory not owned	208,701	122,225
Total inventories	1,283,084	1,644,578
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	100,502	61,209
Receivables, deposits and notes, net	49,726	70,349
Property, plant and equipment, net	50,332	45,534
Prepaid expenses and other assets	71,246	77,671
Total homebuilding	1,898,577	2,152,038
Financial services:
Cash and cash equivalents	6,992	8,347
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	19,034	19,223
Mortgage loans held for sale at fair value	165,083	130,320
Other assets	6,121	2,091
Total financial services	197,230	159,981
Income taxes receivable – including net deferred tax benefits (Note 11)	283,633	290,279
Total assets	$2,379,440	$2,602,298

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)	October 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Nonrecourse mortgages secured by inventory	$83,470		$143,863
Accounts payable and other liabilities	369,228		348,516
Customers’ deposits	37,429		44,218
Nonrecourse mortgages secured by operating properties	14,312		15,511
Liabilities from inventory not owned	153,151		105,856
Total homebuilding	657,590		657,964
Financial services:
Accounts payable and other liabilities	26,857		27,908
Mortgage warehouse lines of credit	145,588		108,875
Total financial services	172,445		136,783
Notes payable:
Revolving credit agreement	52,000		47,000
Senior secured term loan	75,000		-
Senior secured notes, net of discount	1,054,333		981,346
Senior notes, net of discount	400,000		780,319
Senior amortizing notes	6,316		12,811
Senior exchangeable notes	57,841		73,771
Accrued interest	32,425		40,388
Total notes payable	1,677,915		1,935,635
Total liabilities	2,507,950		2,730,382
Stockholders' equity deficit:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of $140,000 at October 31, 2016 and 2015	135,299		135,299
Common stock, Class A, $0.01 par value - authorized 400,000,000 shares; issued 143,806,775 shares at October 31, 2016 and 143,292,881 shares at October 31, 2015 (including 11,760,763 shares at October 31, 2016 and 2015 held in Treasury)	1,438		1,433
Common stock, Class B, $0.01 par value (convertible to Class A at time of sale) - authorized 60,000,000 shares; issued 15,942,809 shares at October 31, 2016 and 15,676,829 shares at October 31, 2015 (including 691,748 shares at October 31, 2016 and 2015 held in Treasury)	159		157
Paid in capital - common stock	706,137		703,751
Accumulated deficit	(856,183	)	(853,364	)
Treasury stock - at cost	(115,360	)	(115,360	)
Total stockholders' equity deficit	(128,510	)	(128,084	)
Total liabilities and equity	$2,379,440		$2,602,298

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

	Year Ended
(In thousands except per share data)	October 31, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Revenues:
Homebuilding:
Sale of homes	$2,600,790		$2,088,129		$2,013,013
Land sales and other revenues	78,840		3,686		7,953
Total homebuilding	2,679,630		2,091,815		2,020,966
Financial services	72,617		56,665		42,414
Total revenues	2,752,247		2,148,480		2,063,380
Expenses:
Homebuilding:
Cost of sales, excluding interest	2,230,457		1,722,038		1,615,199
Cost of sales interest	92,391		59,613		53,966
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs	33,353		12,044		5,224
Total cost of sales	2,356,201		1,793,695		1,674,389
Selling, general and administrative	192,938		188,403		191,537
Total homebuilding expenses	2,549,139		1,982,098		1,865,926
Financial services	37,144		31,972		28,616
Corporate general and administrative	60,141		62,506		63,375
Other interest	90,967		91,835		87,378
Other operations	4,874		6,003		4,647
Total expenses	2,742,265		2,174,414		2,049,942
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,200	)	-		(1,155	)
(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures	(4,346	)	4,169		7,897
Income (loss) before income taxes	2,436		(21,765	)	20,180
State and federal income tax provision (benefit):
State	2,457		4,293		(12,452	)
Federal	2,798		(9,958	)	(274,512	)
Total income taxes	5,255		(5,665	)	(286,964	)
Net (loss) income	$(2,819	)	$(16,100	)	$307,144
Per share data:
Basic:
(Loss) income per common share	$(0.02	)	$(0.11	)	$2.05
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	147,451		146,899		146,271
Assuming dilution:
(Loss) income per common share	$(0.02	)	$(0.11	)	$1.87
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	147,451		146,899		162,441

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

	A Common Stock		B Common Stock				Preferred Stock
(Dollars In thousands)	Shares Issued and Outstanding	Amount	Shares Issued and Outstanding		Amount		Shares Issued and Outstanding	Amount	Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Deficit		Treasury Stock		Non Controlling Interest		Total
Balance, October 31, 2013	124,545,460	$1,363	14,655,867		$153		5,600	$135,299	$689,727		$(1,144,408	)	$(115,360	)	$427		$(432,799	)
Stock options, amortization and issuances	42,375	1							3,700								3,701
Restricted stock amortization, issuances and forfeitures	400,751	4	151,918		2				4,576								4,582
Settlement of prepaid Class A Common Stock purchase contracts	6,085,224	60							(60	)							-
Conversion of Class B to Class A common stock	1,990		(1,990	)													-
Changes in noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures															(427	)	(427	)
Net income											307,144						307,144
Balance, October 31, 2014	131,075,800	1,428	14,805,795		155		5,600	135,299	697,943		(837,264	)	(115,360	)	-		(117,799	)
Stock options, amortization and issuances	18,125								723								723
Restricted stock amortization, issuances and forfeitures	438,093	5	179,386		2				5,085								5,092
Conversion of Class B to Class A common stock	100		(100	)													-
Net loss											(16,100	)					(16,100	)
Balance, October 31, 2015	131,532,118	1,433	14,985,081		157		5,600	135,299	703,751		(853,364	)	(115,360	)	-		(128,084	)
Stock options, amortization and issuances									(1,502	)							(1,502	)
Restricted stock amortization, issuances and forfeitures	445,522	4	334,352		3				3,888								3,895
Conversion of Class B to Class A common stock	68,372	1	(68,372	)	(1	)											-
Net loss											(2,819	)					(2,819	)
Balance, October 31, 2016	132,046,012	$1,438	15,251,061		$159		5,600	$135,299	$706,137		$(856,183	)	$(115,360	)	$-		$(128,510	)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	October 31, 2016		October 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$(2,819	)	$(16,100	)	$307,144
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation	3,565		3,388		3,417
Compensation from stock options and awards	2,921		8,816		10,279
Amortization of bond discounts and deferred financing costs	12,830		11,687		10,320
Gain on sale and retirement of property and assets	(632	)	(1,119	)	(483	)
Loss (income) from unconsolidated joint ventures	4,346		(4,169	)	(7,897	)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	1,002		8,438		6,044
Loss on extinguishment of debt	3,200		-		1,155
Inventory impairment and land option write-offs	33,353		12,044		5,224
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	6,851		(4,691	)	(287,740	)
(Increase) decrease in assets:
Origination of mortgage loans	(1,274,284	)	(1,042,407	)	(807,411	)
Sale of mortgage loans	1,239,521		1,007,425		825,026
Restricted cash, receivables, prepaids, deposits and other assets	23,574		10,855		(48,908	)
Inventories	328,141		(312,312	)	(270,770	)
(Decrease) increase in liabilities:
State and federal income tax payable	(205	)	(1,045	)	(104	)
Customers’ deposits	(6,789	)	9,249		4,850
Accounts payable, accrued interest and other accrued liabilities	13,090		(10,594	)	59,269
Net cash provided by (used in) by operating activities	387,665		(320,535	)	(190,585	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets	764		1,573		515
Purchase of property, equipment, and other fixed assets and acquisitions	(8,007	)	(2,054	)	(3,423	)
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash related to mortgage company	2,034		1,555		(655	)
Decrease in restricted cash related to letters of credit	872		2,993		-
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	(49,905	)	(18,707	)	(21,699	)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures	5,264		17,112		11,107
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(48,978	)	2,472		(14,155	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from mortgages and notes	211,209		180,284		152,906
Payments related to mortgages and notes	(272,220	)	(140,901	)	(112,136	)
Proceeds from model sale leaseback financing programs	24,297		43,181		42,402
Payments related to model sale leaseback financing programs	(41,435	)	(20,197	)	(23,188	)
Proceeds from land bank financing programs	174,211		16,985		24,696
Payments related to land bank financing programs	(108,577	)	(24,330	)	(42,002	)
Net proceeds (payments) related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit	36,713		31,956		(14,744	)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility	5,000		47,000		-
Proceeds from senior secured term loan facility	75,000		-		-
Net proceeds from senior secured notes	71,250		-		-
Proceeds from senior notes	-		250,000		150,000
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes	(409,646	)	(65,053	)	(28,553	)
Deferred financing costs from land banking financing programs and note issuances	(11,469	)	(9,015	)	(11,947	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(245,667	)	309,910		137,434
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	93,020		(8,153	)	(67,306	)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year	253,745		261,898		329,204
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year	$346,765		$253,745		$261,898
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest, net of capitalized interest (see Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements)	$101,796		$85,719		$85,386
Income taxes	$(1,390	)	$1,779		$538

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation - The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and include our accounts and those of all wholly owned subsidiaries, after elimination of all intercompany balances and transactions. Our fiscal year ends October 31.

2. Business

Our operations consist of homebuilding, financial services and corporate. Our homebuilding operations are made up of six reportable segments defined as Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest and West. Homebuilding operations comprise the substantial part of our business, representing approximately 97% of consolidated revenues for the years ended October 31, 2016, and 2015 and approximately 98% for the year ended October 31, 2014. We are a Delaware corporation, building and selling homes at October 31, 2016 in 167 consolidated new home communities in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia. We offer a wide variety of homes that are designed to appeal to first-time buyers, first and second-time move-up buyers, luxury buyers, active lifestyle buyers and empty nesters. Our financial services operations, which are a reportable segment, provide mortgage banking and title services to the homebuilding operations’ customers. We do not typically retain or service the mortgages that we originate but rather sell the mortgages and related servicing rights to investors. Corporate primarily includes the operations of our corporate office whose primary purpose is to provide executive services, accounting, information services, human resources, management reporting, training, cash management, internal audit, risk management, and administration of process redesign, quality, and safety.

During fiscal 2016, we decided to exit the Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC markets and in the third quarter of fiscal 2016, we completed the sale of our portfolios in those markets. We have also decided to wind down our operations in the San Francisco Bay area in Northern California and in Tampa, FL by building and delivering homes to sell through our existing land position.

See Note 10 “Operating and Reporting Segments” for further disclosure of our reportable segments.

3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and these differences could have a significant impact on the financial statements.

Income Recognition from Home and Land Sales - We are primarily engaged in the development, construction, marketing and sale of residential single-family and multi-family homes where the planned construction cycle is less than 12 months. For these homes, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-20, “Property, Plant and Equipment - Real Estate Sales,” revenue is recognized when title is conveyed to the buyer, adequate initial and continuing investments have been received and there is no continued involvement. In situations where the buyer’s financing is originated by our mortgage subsidiary and the buyer has not made an adequate initial investment or continuing investment as prescribed by ASC 360-20, the profit on such sales is deferred until the sale of the related mortgage loan to a third-party investor has been completed.

Income Recognition from Mortgage Loans - Our Financial Services segment originates mortgages, primarily for our homebuilding customers. We use mandatory investor commitments and forward sales of mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) to hedge our mortgage-related interest rate exposure on agency and government loans.

We elected the fair value option for our mortgage loans held for sale in accordance with ASC 825, “Financial Instruments,” which permits us to measure our loans held for sale at fair value. Management believes that the election of the fair value option for loans held for sale improves financial reporting by mitigating volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring the fair value of the loans and the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions.

Substantially all of the mortgage loans originated are sold within a short period of time in the secondary mortgage market on a servicing released, nonrecourse basis, although the Company remains liable for certain limited representations, such as fraud, and warranties related to loan sales. Mortgage investors could seek to have us buy back loans or compensate them from losses incurred on mortgages we have sold based on claims that we breached our limited representations and warranties. We believe there continues to be an industry-wide issue with the number of purchaser claims in which purchasers purport to have found inaccuracies related to the sellers’ representations and warranties in particular loan sale agreements. We have established reserves for probable losses.  

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Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash represents cash deposited in checking accounts. Cash equivalents include certificates of deposit, Treasury bills and government money–market funds with maturities of 90 days or less when purchased. Our cash balances are held at a few financial institutions and may, at times, exceed insurable amounts. We believe we help to mitigate this risk by depositing our cash in major financial institutions. At October 31, 2016 and 2015, $9.4 million and $15.8 million, respectively, of the total cash and cash equivalents was in cash equivalents, the book value of which approximates fair value.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments - The fair value of financial instruments is determined by reference to various market data and other valuation techniques as appropriate. Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, receivables, deposits and notes, accounts payable and other liabilities, customer deposits, mortgage loans held for sale, nonrecourse mortgages, mortgage warehouse lines of credit, revolving credit facility, accrued interest, senior secured term loan and the senior secured notes, senior notes, senior amortizing notes and senior exchangeable notes. The fair value of the senior secured notes, senior notes, senior amortizing notes and senior exchangeable notes is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to us for debt of the same remaining maturities.

Inventories - Inventories consist of land, land development, home construction costs, capitalized interest, construction overhead and property taxes. Construction costs are accumulated during the period of construction and charged to cost of sales under specific identification methods. Land, land development and common facility costs are allocated based on buildable acres to product types within each community, then charged to cost of sales equally based upon the number of homes to be constructed in each product type.

We record inventories in our consolidated balance sheets at cost unless the inventory is determined to be impaired, in which case the inventory is written down to its fair value. Our inventories consist of the following three components: (1) sold and unsold homes and lots under development, which includes all construction, land, capitalized interest and land development costs related to started homes and land under development in our active communities; (2) land and land options held for future development or sale, which includes all costs related to land in our communities in planning or mothballed communities; and (3) consolidated inventory not owned, which includes all costs related to specific performance options, variable interest entities, and other options, which consists primarily of model homes financed with an investor and inventory related to land banking arrangements accounted for as financings.

We decide to mothball (or stop development on) certain communities when we determine that the current performance does not justify further investment at the time. When we decide to mothball a community, the inventory is reclassified on our Consolidated Balance Sheets from “Sold and unsold homes and lots under development” to “Land and land options held for future development or sale.” During fiscal 2016, we mothballed one new community, sold one previously mothballed community, re-activated one previously mothballed community and contributed one previously mothballed community to a new joint venture which began construction in fiscal 2016. As of October 31, 2016 and 2015, the net book value associated with our 29 and 31 total mothballed communities was $74.4 million and $103.0 million, respectively, which was net of impairment charges recorded in prior periods of $296.3 million and $334.5 million, respectively.

From time to time we enter into option agreements that include specific performance requirements, whereby we are required to purchase a minimum number of lots. Because of our obligation to purchase these lots, for accounting purposes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-20-40-38, we are required to record this inventory on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of October 31, 2016, we had no specific performance options. As of October 31, 2015, we had $1.2 million of specific performance options recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding liability of $1.2 million recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned.” 

We sell and lease back certain of our model homes with the right to participate in the potential profit when each home is sold to a third party at the end of the respective lease. As a result of our continued involvement, for accounting purposes in accordance with ASC 360-20-40-38, these sale and leaseback transactions are considered a financing rather than a sale. Therefore, for purposes of our Consolidated Balance Sheets, at October 31, 2016 and 2015, inventory of $79.2 million and $95.9 million, respectively, was recorded to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding amount of $70.8 million and $87.9 million, respectively, recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned” for the amount of net cash received from the transactions.

We have land banking arrangements, whereby we sell our land parcels to the land banker and they provide us an option to purchase back finished lots on a predetermined schedule. Because of our options to repurchase these parcels, for accounting purposes, in accordance with ASC 360-20-40-38, these transactions are considered a financing rather than a sale. For purposes of our Consolidated Balance Sheets, at October 31, 2016 and 2015, inventory of $129.5 million and $25.1 million, respectively, was recorded to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding amount of $82.4 million and $16.8 million, respectively, recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned” for the amount of net cash received from the transactions.

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The recoverability of inventories and other long-lived assets is assessed in accordance with the provisions of ASC 360-10, “Property, Plant and Equipment – Overall,” ASC 360-10 requires long-lived assets, including inventories, held for development to be evaluated for impairment based on undiscounted future cash flows of the assets at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows. As such, we evaluate inventories for impairment at the individual community level, the lowest level of discrete cash flows that we measure.

We evaluate inventories of communities under development and held for future development for impairment when indicators of potential impairment are present. Indicators of impairment include, but are not limited to, decreases in local housing market values, decreases in gross margins or sales absorption rates, decreases in net sales prices (base sales price net of sales incentives), or actual or projected operating or cash flow losses. The assessment of communities for indication of impairment is performed quarterly. As part of this process, we prepare detailed budgets for all of our communities at least semi-annually and identify those communities with a projected operating loss. For those communities with projected losses, we estimate the remaining undiscounted future cash flows and compare those to the carrying value of the community, to determine if the carrying value of the asset is recoverable.

The projected operating profits, losses or cash flows of each community can be significantly impacted by our estimates of the following:

● future base selling prices;

● future home sales incentives;

● future home construction and land development costs; and

● future sales absorption pace and cancellation rates.

These estimates are dependent upon specific market conditions for each community. While we consider available information to determine what we believe to be our best estimates as of the end of a quarterly reporting period, these estimates are subject to change in future reporting periods as facts and circumstances change. Local market-specific conditions that may impact our estimates for a community include:

● the intensity of competition within a market, including available home sales prices and home sales incentives offered by our competitors;

● the current sales absorption pace for both our communities and competitor communities;

● community-specific attributes, such as location, availability of lots in the market, desirability and uniqueness of our community, and the size and style of homes currently being offered;

● potential for alternative product offerings to respond to local market conditions;

● changes by management in the sales strategy of the community;

● current local market economic and demographic conditions and related trends and forecasts; and

● existing home inventory supplies, including foreclosures and short sales.

These and other local market-specific conditions that may be present are considered by management in preparing projection assumptions for each community. The sales objectives can differ between our communities, even within a given market. For example, facts and circumstances in a given community may lead us to price our homes with the objective of yielding a higher sales absorption pace, while facts and circumstances in another community may lead us to price our homes to minimize deterioration in our gross margins, although it may result in a slower sales absorption pace. In addition, the key assumptions included in our estimate of future undiscounted cash flows may be interrelated. For example, a decrease in estimated base sales price or an increase in homes sales incentives may result in a corresponding increase in sales absorption pace. Additionally, a decrease in the average sales price of homes to be sold and closed in future reporting periods for one community that has not been generating what management believes to be an adequate sales absorption pace may impact the estimated cash flow assumptions of a nearby community. Changes in our key assumptions, including estimated construction and development costs, absorption pace and selling strategies, could materially impact future cash flow and fair value estimates. Due to the number of possible scenarios that would result from various changes in these factors, we do not believe it is possible to develop a sensitivity analysis with a level of precision that would be meaningful to an investor.

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If the undiscounted cash flows are more than the carrying value of the community, then the carrying amount is recoverable, and no impairment adjustment is required. However, if the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount, then the community is deemed impaired and is written down to its fair value. We determine the estimated fair value of each community by determining the present value of its estimated future cash flows at a discount rate commensurate with the risk of the respective community, or in limited circumstances, prices for land in recent comparable sale transactions, market analysis studies, which include the estimated price a willing buyer would pay for the land (other than in a forced liquidation sale), and recent bona fide offers received from outside third parties. Our discount rates used for all impairments recorded from October 31, 2014 to October 31, 2016 ranged from 16.8% to 19.8%. The estimated future cash flow assumptions are virtually the same for both our recoverability and fair value assessments. Should the estimates or expectations used in determining estimated cash flows or fair value, including discount rates, decrease or differ from current estimates in the future, we may be required to recognize additional impairments related to current and future communities. The impairment of a community is allocated to each lot on a relative fair value basis.

From time to time, we write off deposits and approval, engineering and capitalized interest costs when we determine that it is no longer probable that we will exercise options to buy land in specific locations or when we redesign communities and/or abandon certain engineering costs. In deciding not to exercise a land option, we take into consideration changes in market conditions, the timing of required land takedowns, the willingness of land sellers to modify terms of the land option contract (including timing of land takedowns), and the availability and best use of our capital, among other factors. The write-off is recorded in the period it is deemed not probable that the optioned property will be acquired. In certain instances, we have been able to recover deposits and other pre-acquisition costs that were previously written off. These recoveries have not been significant in comparison to the total costs written off.

Inventories held for sale are land parcels ready for sale in their current condition, where we have decided not to build homes but are instead actively marketing for sale. These land parcels represented $48.7 million and $1.3 million of our total inventories at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. In determining fair value for land held for sale, management considers, among other things, prices for land in recent comparable sale transactions, market analysis studies, which include the estimated price a willing buyer would pay for the land (other than in a forced liquidation sale) and recent bona fide offers received from outside third parties.

Post-Development Completion, Warranty Costs and Insurance Deductible Reserves - In those instances where a development is substantially completed and sold and we have additional construction work to be incurred, an estimated liability is provided to cover the cost of such work. We accrue for warranty costs that are covered under our existing general liability and construction defect policy as part of our general liability insurance deductible. This accrual is expensed as selling, general and administrative costs. For homes delivered in fiscal 2016 and 2015, our deductible under our general liability insurance is a $20 million aggregate for construction defect and warranty claims. For bodily injury claims, our deductible per occurrence in fiscal 2016 and 2015 is $0.25 million, up to a $5 million limit. Our aggregate retention in fiscal 2016 and 2015 is $21 million for construction defect, warranty and bodily injury claims. We do not have a deductible on our worker's compensation insurance. Reserves for estimated losses for construction defects, warranty and bodily injury claims have been established using the assistance of a third-party actuary. We engage a third-party actuary that uses our historical warranty and construction defect data to assist our management in estimating our unpaid claims, claim adjustment expenses and incurred but not reported claims reserves for the risks that we are assuming under the general liability and construction defect programs. The estimates include provisions for inflation, claims handling and legal fees. These estimates are subject to a high degree of variability due to uncertainties such as trends in construction defect claims relative to our markets and the types of products we build, claim settlement patterns, insurance industry practices and legal interpretations, among others. Because of the high degree of judgment required in determining these estimated liability amounts, actual future costs could differ significantly from our currently estimated amounts. In addition, we establish a warranty accrual for lower cost-related issues to cover home repairs, community amenities and land development infrastructure that are not covered under our general liability and construction defect policy. We accrue an estimate for these warranty costs as part of cost of sales at the time each home is closed and title and possession have been transferred to the homebuyer. See Note 16 for additional information on the amount of warranty costs recognized in cost of goods sold and administrative expenses.

 Interest - Interest attributable to properties under development during the land development and home construction period is capitalized and expensed along with the associated cost of sales as the related inventories are sold. Interest incurred in excess of interest capitalized, which occurs when assets qualifying for interest capitalization are less than our outstanding debt balances, is expensed as incurred in “Other interest.”

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Interest costs incurred, expensed and capitalized were:

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015	October 31, 2014
Interest capitalized at beginning of year	$123,898	$109,158	$105,093
Plus interest incurred(1)	166,824	166,188	145,409
Less cost of sales interest expensed	92,391	59,613	53,966
Less other interest expensed(2)(3)	90,967	91,835	87,378
Less interest contributed to unconsolidated joint venture(4)	10,676	-	-
Interest capitalized at end of year(5)	$96,688	$123,898	$109,158

(1)	Data does not include interest incurred by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries.
(2)	Other interest expensed includes interest that does not qualify for interest capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) do not exceed our debt. Also includes interest on completed homes and land in planning, which does not qualify for capitalization, and therefore, is expensed.
(3)	Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest, is the sum of other interest expensed, as defined above, and interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries adjusted for the change in accrued interest on notes payable, which is calculated as follows:

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Other interest expensed	$90,967	$91,835		$87,378
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries	2,866	2,050		1,969
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest	7,963	(8,166	)	(3,961	)
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	$101,796	$85,719		$85,386

(4)	Represents capitalized interest which was included as part of the assets contributed to the joint venture the Company entered into in November 2015, as discussed in Note 20. There was no impact to the Consolidated Statement of Operations as a result of this transaction.
(5)	Capitalized interest amounts are shown gross before allocating any portion of impairments, if any, to capitalized interest.

Land Options - Costs incurred to obtain options to acquire improved or unimproved home sites are capitalized. Such amounts are either included as part of the purchase price if the land is acquired or charged to “Inventory impairments loss and land option write-offs” if we determine we will not exercise the option. If the options are with variable interest entities and we are the primary beneficiary, we record the land under option on the Consolidated Balance Sheets under “Consolidated inventory not owned” with an offset under “Liabilities from inventory not owned.” If the option includes an obligation to purchase land under specific performance or has terms that require us to record it as financing, then we record the option on the Consolidated Balance Sheets under “Consolidated inventory not owned” with an offset under “Liabilities from inventory not owned.” In accordance with ASC 810-10 “Consolidation – Overall,” we record costs associated with other options on the Consolidated Balance Sheets under “Land and land options held for future development or sale.”

Unconsolidated Homebuilding and Land Development Joint Ventures - Investments in unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, we recognize our proportionate share of earnings and losses earned by the joint venture upon the delivery of lots or homes to third parties. Our ownership interests in the joint ventures vary but our voting interests are generally 50% or less. In determining whether or not we must consolidate joint ventures where we are the managing member of the joint venture, we assess whether the other partners have specific rights to overcome the presumption of control by us as the manager of the joint venture. In most cases, the presumption is overcome because the joint venture agreements require that both partners agree on establishing the significant operating and capital decisions of the partnership, including budgets, in the ordinary course of business. The evaluation of whether or not we control a venture can require significant judgment. In accordance with ASC 323-10, “Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures – Overall,” we assess our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures for recoverability, and if it is determined that a loss in value of the investment below its carrying amount is other than temporary, we write down the investment to its fair value. We evaluate our equity investments for impairment based on the joint venture’s projected cash flows. This process requires significant management judgment and estimates. There were no write-downs in fiscal 2014, 2015 or 2016.

Deferred Bond Issuance Costs - Costs associated with borrowings under our revolving credit facility and senior secured term loan and the issuance of senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes are capitalized and amortized over the term of each note’s issuance.

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Debt Issued At a Discount - Debt issued at a discount to the face amount is accreted up to its face amount utilizing the effective interest method over the term of the note and recorded as a component of interest on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Advertising Costs - Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. During the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, advertising costs expensed totaled $21.4 million, $21.0 million and $21.5 million, respectively.

Deferred Income Taxes - Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between amounts recorded for financial reporting and for income tax purposes. If the combination of future years’ income (or loss) combined with the reversal of the timing differences results in a loss, such losses can be carried back to prior years or carried forward to future years to recover the deferred tax assets. In accordance with ASC 740-10, “Income Taxes – Overall,” we evaluate our deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if valuation allowances are required. ASC 740-10 requires that companies assess whether valuation allowances should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more-likely-than-not” standard.

In evaluating the exposures associated with our various tax filing positions, we recognize tax liabilities in accordance with ASC 740-10, for more likely than not exposures. We re-evaluate the exposures associated with our tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on factors such as changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law, new audit activity by taxing authorities, and effectively settled issues. Determining whether an uncertain tax position is effectively settled requires judgment. Such a change in recognition or measurement would result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision. A number of years may elapse before a particular matter for which we have established a liability is audited and fully resolved or clarified. We adjust our liability for unrecognized tax benefits and income tax provision in the period in which an uncertain tax position is effectively settled, or the statute of limitations expires for the relevant taxing authority to examine the tax position or when more information becomes available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a liability that is materially different from our current estimate. Any such changes will be reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense in the period in which they are determined.

Depreciation - Property, plant and equipment are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the assets ranging from 3 to 40 years.

Prepaid Expenses - Prepaid expenses which relate to specific housing communities (model setup, architectural fees, homeowner warranty program fees, etc.) are amortized to cost of sales as the applicable inventories are sold. All other prepaid expenses are amortized over a specific time period or as used and charged to overhead expense.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts – We regularly review our receivable balances, which are included in Receivables, deposits and notes on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, for collectability and record an allowance against a receivable when it is deemed that collectability is uncertain. These receivables include receivables from our insurance carriers, receivables from municipalities related to the development of utilities or other infrastructure, and other miscellaneous receivables. The balance for allowance for doubtful accounts was $7.6 million at both October 31, 2016 and 2015, which primarily related to allowances for receivables from municipalities and an allowance for a receivable for a prior year land sale. During fiscal 2016 and 2015, we recorded $1.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of additional reserves and $0.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively, in recoveries. In addition, there were $0.2 million of write-offs in fiscal 2016.

Stock Options - We account for our stock options under ASC 718-10, “Compensation - Stock Compensation – Overall,” which requires the fair-value based method of accounting for stock awards granted to employees and measures and records the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award.

Compensation cost arising from nonvested stock granted to employees and from nonemployee stock awards is based on the fair value of the awards at the grant date recognized as expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period.

Per Share Calculations - Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) (the “numerator”) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for nonvested shares of restricted stock (the “denominator”) for the period. The basic weighted-average number of shares included 6.1 million shares for the year ended October 31, 2014 related to Purchase Contracts (issued as part of our then outstanding 7.25% Tangible Equity Units) which shares were all issued upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts in February 2014. Computing diluted earnings per share is similar to computing basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the dilutive effects of options and nonvested shares of restricted stock, as well as common shares issuable upon exchange of our Senior Exchangeable Notes issued as part of our 6.0% Exchangeable Note Units. Any options that have an exercise price greater than the average market price are considered to be anti-dilutive and are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.  

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All outstanding nonvested shares that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents that participate in undistributed earnings with common stock are considered participating securities and are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and participation rights in undistributed earnings in periods where we have net income. The Company’s restricted common stock (“nonvested shares”) are considered participating securities.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606), (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 requires entities to recognize revenue that represents the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount equivalent to the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The following steps should be applied to determine this amount: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASU 605, “Revenue Recognition,” and most industry-specific guidance in the Accounting Standards Codification. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 on this same topic, which defers for one year the effective date of ASU 2014-09, therefore making the guidance effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2018. Additionally, the FASB also decided to permit entities to early adopt the standard, which allows for either full retrospective or modified retrospective methods of adoption, for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements, and have been involved in industry-specific discussions with the FASB on the treatment of certain items.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” (“ASU 2014-15”), which requires management to perform interim and annual assessments on whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued and to provide related disclosures, if required. ASU 2014-15 is effective for the Company for our fiscal year ending October 31, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2014-15 to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. 

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis” (“ASU 2015-02”), which amends the consolidation requirements in ASC 810, primarily related to limited partnerships and VIEs. ASU 2015-02 is effective for the Company beginning on November 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2015-02 to have any impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.  

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Interest - Imputation of Interest” (“ASU 2015-03”), which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. This new guidance is a change from the current treatment of recording debt issuance costs as an asset representing a deferred charge, and is consistent with the accounting treatment for debt discounts. The guidance, which requires retrospective application, is effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 will result in reclassification of our deferred bond issuance costs from assets to an offset of our notes payable on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, in August 2015, as a follow-up to ASU 2015-03, the FASB issued ASU 2015-15 “Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30)” (“ASU 2015-15”). ASU 2015-15 addresses the presentation of debt issuance costs for line-of-credit arrangements, allowing an entity to defer and present debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortize the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. The Company does not expect ASU 2015-15 to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842)” (“ASU 2016-02”), which provides guidance for accounting for leases. ASU 2016-02 requires lessees to classify leases as either finance or operating leases and to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term greater than 12 months regardless of the lease classification. The lease classification will determine whether the lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest rate method or on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. Accounting for lessors remains largely unchanged from current GAAP. ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Compensation - Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting” (“ASU 2016-09”). ASU 2016-09 simplifies several aspects related to the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, statutory tax withholding requirements and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2017. Early adoption is permitted and the Company elected to adopt ASU 2016-09 in the second quarter of fiscal 2016. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

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In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” (“ASU 2016-15”). ASU 2016-15 provides guidance on how certain cash receipts and cash payments are to be presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-16, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Intra-Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory” (“ASU 2016-16”). ASU 2016-16 provides improvement for the accounting of income taxes related to intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory. ASU 2016-16 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-17, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control” (“ASU 2016-17”). ASU 2016-17 amends the consolidation guidance on how a reporting entity that is the single decision maker of a variable interest entity (VIE) should treat indirect interests in the entity held through related parties that are under common control with the reporting entity when determining whether it is a primary beneficiary of that VIE. ASU 2016-17 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash” (“ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 amends the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

4. Leases

We lease certain property under non-cancelable leases. Office leases are generally for terms of three to five years and generally provide renewal options. Model home leases are generally for shorter terms of approximately one to three years with renewal options on a month-to-month basis. In most cases, we expect that in the normal course of business, leases that will expire will be renewed or replaced by other leases. The future lease payments required under operating leases that have initial or remaining non-cancelable terms in excess of one year are as follows:

Years Ending October 31,	(In Thousands)
2017	$9,508
2018	5,853
2019	4,971
2020	2,457
2021	974
Thereafter	4,057
Total	$27,820

Net rental expense for the three years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, was $12.8 million, $11.6 million and $11.6 million, respectively. These amounts include rent expense for various month-to-month leases on model homes, furniture and equipment. These amounts also include the amortization of abandoned lease costs for leased space that we have abandoned due to our reduction in size and consolidation of certain locations. Certain leases contain renewal or purchase options and generally provide that the Company shall pay for insurance, taxes and maintenance.

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5. Property, Plant and Equipment

Homebuilding property, plant, and equipment consists of land, land improvements, buildings, building improvements, furniture and equipment used to conduct day-to-day business and are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation.

Property, plant, and equipment balances as of October 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

	October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015
Land and land improvements	$2,398	$2,398
Buildings	67,860	67,039
Building improvements	8,231	7,145
Furniture	5,788	5,878
Equipment	35,770	35,103
Total	120,047	117,563
Less accumulated depreciation	69,715	72,029
Total	$50,332	$45,534

6. Restricted Cash and Deposits

Restricted cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Balance Sheets totaled to $22.9 million and $26.5 million as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which included cash collateralizing our letter of credit agreements and facilities as discussed in Note 8. Also included in this balance were (1) homebuilding and financial services customers’ deposits of $2.2 million and $15.1 million at October 31, 2016, respectively, and $4.7 million and $17.2 million as of October 31, 2015, respectively, which are restricted from use by us, and (2) $3.9 million at October 31, 2016 and $2.0 million at October 31, 2015 of restricted cash under the terms of our mortgage warehouse lines of credit.

Total Homebuilding Customers’ deposits are shown as a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These liabilities are significantly more than the applicable periods’ restricted cash balances because, in some states, the deposits are not restricted from use and, in other states, we are able to release the majority of these customer deposits to cash by pledging letters of credit and surety bonds.

7. Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

Our mortgage banking subsidiary originates mortgage loans, primarily from the sale of our homes. Such mortgage loans are sold in the secondary mortgage market within a short period of time of origination. Mortgage loans held for sale consist primarily of single-family residential loans collateralized by the underlying property. We have elected the fair value option to record loans held for sale and therefore these loans are recorded at fair value with the changes in the value recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in “Revenues: Financial services.” We currently use forward sales of mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), interest rate commitments from borrowers and mandatory and/or best efforts forward commitments to sell loans to third-party purchasers to protect us from interest rate fluctuations. These short-term instruments, which do not require any payments to be made to the counterparty or purchaser in connection with the execution of the commitments, are recorded at fair value. Gains and losses on changes in the fair value are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in “Revenues: Financial services.”

At October 31, 2016 and 2015, $147.4 million and $114.0 million, respectively, of mortgages held for sale were pledged against our mortgage warehouse lines of credit (see Note 8). We may incur losses with respect to mortgages that were previously sold that are delinquent and which had underwriting defects, but only to the extent the losses are not covered by mortgage insurance or resale value of the home. The reserves for these estimated losses are included in the “Financial services – Accounts payable and other liabilities” balances on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of October 31, 2016 and 2015, we had reserves specifically for 130 and 131 identified mortgage loans, respectively, as well as reserves for an estimate for future losses on mortgages sold but not yet identified to us.

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The activity in our loan origination reserves in fiscal 2016 and 2015 was as follows:

	Year Ended
	October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Loan origination reserves, beginning of period	$8,025		$7,352
Provisions for losses during the period	261		221
Adjustments to pre-existing provisions for losses from changes in estimates	48		452
Payments/settlements	(197	)	-
Loan origination reserves, end of period	$8,137		$8,025

8. Mortgages and Notes Payable

We have nonrecourse mortgage loans for certain communities totaling $83.5 million and $143.9 million at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which are secured by the related real property, including any improvements, with an aggregate book value of $201.8 million and $338.1 million, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate on these obligations was 4.9% and 5.1% at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and the mortgage loan payments on each community primarily correspond to home deliveries. We also have nonrecourse mortgage loans on our corporate headquarters totaling $14.3 million and $15.5 million at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These loans had a weighted-average interest rate of 8.8% at both October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015. As of October 31, 2016, these loans had installment obligations with annual principal maturities in the years ending October 31 of: $1.3 million in 2017, $1.4 million in 2018, $1.5 million in 2019, $1.7 million in 2020, $1.8 million in 2021 and $6.6 million after 2021.

In June 2013, K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (“K. Hovnanian”), as borrower, and we and certain of our subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a five-year, $75.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent and issuing bank, and Citibank, N.A., as a lender. The Credit Facility is available for both letters of credit and general corporate purposes. The Credit Facility does not contain any financial maintenance covenants, but does contain certain restrictive covenants that track those contained in our indenture governing the 8.0% Senior Notes due 2019, which are described in Note 9. The Credit Facility also contains certain customary events of default which would permit the administrative agent at the request of the required lenders to, among other things, declare all loans then outstanding to be immediately due and payable if such default is not cured within applicable grace periods, including the failure to make timely payments of amounts payable under the Credit Facility or other material indebtedness or the acceleration of other material indebtedness, the failure to comply with agreements and covenants or for representations or warranties to be correct in all material respects when made, specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency, and the entry of a material judgment against a loan party. Outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility accrue interest at an annual rate equal to either, as selected by K. Hovnanian, (i) the alternate base rate plus the applicable spread determined on the date of such borrowing or (ii) an adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate plus the applicable spread determined as of the date two business days prior to the first day of the interest period for such borrowing. As of October 31, 2016 there were $52.0 million of borrowings and $17.9 million of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility. As of October 31, 2015, there were $47.0 million of borrowings and $25.9 million of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility. As of October 31, 2016, we believe we were in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Facility.

In addition to the Credit Facility, we have certain stand–alone cash collateralized letter of credit agreements and facilities under which there were a total of $1.7 million and $2.6 million letters of credit outstanding at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. These agreements and facilities require us to maintain specified amounts of cash as collateral in segregated accounts to support the letters of credit issued thereunder, which will affect the amount of cash we have available for other uses. As of October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, the amount of cash collateral in these segregated accounts was $1.7 million and $2.6 million, respectively, which is reflected in “Restricted cash and cash equivalents” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Our wholly owned mortgage banking subsidiary, K. Hovnanian American Mortgage, LLC (“K. Hovnanian Mortgage”), originates mortgage loans primarily from the sale of our homes. Such mortgage loans and related servicing rights are sold in the secondary mortgage market within a short period of time. In certain instances, we retain the servicing rights for a small amount of loans. Our secured Master Repurchase Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Chase Master Repurchase Agreement”), which was amended on July 29, 2016 to extend the maturity to July 28, 2017, is a short-term borrowing facility that provides up to $50.0 million through maturity. The loan is secured by the mortgages held for sale and is repaid when we sell the underlying mortgage loans to permanent investors. Interest is payable monthly on outstanding advances at an adjusted LIBOR rate, which was .53% at October 31, 2016, plus the applicable margin of 2.5% or 2.63% based upon type of loan. As of October 31, 2016 and 2015, the aggregate principal amount of all borrowings outstanding under the Chase Master Repurchase Agreement was $44.1 million and $30.5 million, respectively.

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K. Hovnanian Mortgage has another secured Master Repurchase Agreement with Customers Bank (“Customers Master Repurchase Agreement”), which was amended on February 18, 2016 to extend the maturity date to February 17, 2017, that is a short-term borrowing facility that provides up to $25.0 million through maturity. On October 15, 2016, a temporary increase to $40.0 million of available borrowings went into effect until November 15, 2016. After November 15, 2016, the borrowing availability reverted back to $25.0 million. The loan is secured by the mortgages held for sale and is repaid when we sell the underlying mortgage loans to permanent investors. Interest is payable daily or as loans are sold to permanent investors on outstanding advances at the current LIBOR rate, plus the applicable margin ranging from 2.5% to 5.25% based on the type of loan and the number of days outstanding on the warehouse line. As of October 31, 2016 and 2015, the aggregate principal amount of all borrowings outstanding under the Customers Master Repurchase Agreement was $38.8 million and $29.7 million, respectively.

K. Hovnanian Mortgage has a third secured Master Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC (“Credit Suisse Master Repurchase Agreement”), which was amended on February 23, 2016, that is a short-term borrowing facility that provides up to $50.0 million through February 21, 2017. The loan is secured by the mortgages held for sale and is repaid when we sell the underlying mortgage loans to permanent investors. Interest is payable monthly on outstanding advances at the Credit Suisse Base Rate (as defined in the loan documents), which was 1.10% at October 31, 2016, plus the applicable margin of 2.25% to 2.5%. As of October 31, 2016 and 2015, the aggregate principal amount of all borrowings outstanding under the Credit Suisse Master Repurchase Agreement was $32.9 million and $30.1 million, respectively.

In February 2014, K. Hovnanian Mortgage executed a secured Master Repurchase Agreement with Comerica Bank (“Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement”), which was amended on October 13, 2016 and has a maturity date of June 22, 2017. The Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement is a short-term borrowing facility that provides up to $50.0 million through maturity. The loan is secured by the mortgages held for sale and is repaid when we sell the underlying mortgage loans to permanent investors. Interest is payable monthly at the current LIBOR rate, subject to a floor of 0.25%, plus the applicable margin of 2.5%. As of October 31, 2016 and 2015, the aggregate principal amount of all borrowings outstanding under the Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement was $29.8 million and $18.6 million, respectively.

The Chase Master Repurchase Agreement, Customers Master Repurchase Agreement, Credit Suisse Master Repurchase Agreement and Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement (together, the “Master Repurchase Agreements”) require K. Hovnanian Mortgage to satisfy and maintain specified financial ratios and other financial condition tests. Because of the extremely short period of time mortgages are held by K. Hovnanian Mortgage before the mortgages are sold to investors (generally a period of a few weeks), the immateriality to us on a consolidated basis of the size of the Master Repurchase Agreements, the levels required by these financial covenants, our ability based on our immediately available resources to contribute sufficient capital to cure any default, were such conditions to occur, and our right to cure any conditions of default based on the terms of the applicable agreement, we do not consider any of these covenants to be substantive or material. As of October 31, 2016, we believe we were in compliance with the covenants under the Master Repurchase Agreements.

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9. Senior Notes and Term Loan

Senior Notes and Term Loan balances as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, were as follows:

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015
Senior Secured Term Loan	$75,000	-
Senior Secured Notes:
7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due October 15, 2020	$577,000	$577,000
10.0% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due October 15, 2018 (net of discount)	71,482	-
9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due November 15, 2020	145,000	220,000
9.5% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2020	75,000	-
2.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)	53,149	53,139
5.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)	132,702	131,207
Total Senior Secured Notes	$1,054,333	$981,346
Senior Notes:
6.25% Senior Notes due January 15, 2016 (net of discount)	$-	$172,744
7.5% Senior Notes due May 15, 2016	-	86,532
8.625% Senior Notes due January 15, 2017	-	121,043
7.0% Senior Notes due January 15, 2019	150,000	150,000
8.0% Senior Notes due November 1, 2019	250,000	250,000
Total Senior Notes	$400,000	$780,319
11.0% Senior Amortizing Notes due December 1, 2017	$6,316	$12,811
Senior Exchangeable Notes due December 1, 2017	$57,841	$73,771

      As of October 31, 2016, future maturities of our borrowings (assuming no exchange of our senior exchangeable notes), were as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal Year Ended October 31,
2017	$4,157
2018	135,093
2019	225,000
2020	827,000
2021	220,000
Thereafter	195,000
Total	$1,606,250

General

Except for K. Hovnanian, the issuer of the notes, our home mortgage subsidiaries, joint ventures and subsidiaries holding interests in our joint ventures and certain of our title insurance subsidiaries, we and each of our subsidiaries are guarantors of the senior secured term loan and senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes outstanding at October 31, 2016 (collectively, the “Notes Guarantors”). In addition to the Notes Guarantors, the 5.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “5.0% 2021 Notes”), the 2.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2021 (the “2.0% 2021 Notes” and together with the 5.0% 2021 Notes, the “2021 Notes”) and the 9.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (collectively with the 2021 Notes, the “JV Holdings Secured Group Notes”) are guaranteed by K. Hovnanian JV Holdings, L.L.C. and its subsidiaries except for certain joint ventures and joint venture holding companies (collectively, the “JV Holdings Secured Group”). Members of the JV Holdings Secured Group do not guarantee K. Hovnanian's other indebtedness.  

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The Term Loan Credit Agreement (defined below) and the indentures governing the notes outstanding at October 31, 2016 do not contain any financial maintenance covenants, but do contain restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, the Company’s ability and that of certain of its subsidiaries, including K. Hovnanian, to incur additional indebtedness (other than certain permitted indebtedness and refinancing indebtedness, under the Term Loan and certain of the senior secured notes, any new or refinancing indebtedness may not be scheduled to mature earlier than January 15, 2021 (so long as no member of the JV Holdings Secured Group is an obligor thereon), or February 15, 2021 (if otherwise), and nonrecourse indebtedness), pay dividends and make distributions on common and preferred stock, repurchase subordinated indebtedness (with respect to the Term Loan and certain of the senior secured and senior notes) and common and preferred stock, make other restricted payments, make investments, sell certain assets (including in certain land banking transactions), incur liens, consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all assets and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The Term Loan Credit Agreement and the indentures also contain events of default which would permit the lenders/holders thereof to exercise remedies with respect to the collateral (as applicable), declare the loans made under the Term Loan Facility (defined below) (the “Term Loans”)/notes to be immediately due and payable if not cured within applicable grace periods, including the failure to make timely payments on the Term Loans/notes or other material indebtedness, cross default to other material indebtedness, the failure to comply with agreements and covenants and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency, with respect to the Term Loans, material inaccuracy of representations and warranties and a change of control, and, with respect to the indentures governing the Term Loans and senior secured notes, the failure of the documents granting security for the Term Loans and senior secured notes to be in full force and effect, and the failure of the liens on any material portion of the collateral securing the Term Loans and senior secured notes to be valid and perfected. As of October 31, 2016, we believe we were in compliance with the covenants of Term Loan Facility the indentures governing our outstanding notes.

Under the terms of our debt agreements, we have the right to make certain redemptions and prepayments and, depending on market conditions and covenant restrictions, may do so from time to time. We also continue to evaluate our capital structure and may also continue to make debt purchases and/or exchanges for debt or equity from time to time through tender offers, open market purchases, private transactions, or otherwise, or seek to raise additional debt or equity capital, depending on market conditions and covenant restrictions.

If our consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the agreements governing our debt instruments (other than the senior exchangeable notes discussed below), is less than 2.0 to 1.0, we are restricted from making certain payments, including dividends, and from incurring indebtedness other than certain permitted indebtedness, refinancing indebtedness and nonrecourse indebtedness. As a result of this ratio restriction, we are currently restricted from paying dividends, which are not cumulative, on our 7.625% Series A Preferred Stock. We anticipate that we will continue to be restricted from paying dividends for the foreseeable future. Our inability to pay dividends is in accordance with covenant restrictions and will not result in a default under our debt instruments or otherwise affect compliance with any of the covenants contained in our debt instruments.

As a result of our evaluation of our geographic operating footprint as it relates to our strategic objectives, we decided to exit the Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC markets, and in the third quarter of fiscal 2016, we completed the sale of our land portfolios in those markets. We have also decided to wind down our operations in the San Francisco Bay area in Northern California and in Tampa, FL by building and delivering homes to sell through our existing land position.

Any other liquidity-enhancing transaction will depend on identifying counterparties, negotiation of documentation and applicable closing conditions and any required approvals. Due to covenant restrictions in our debt instruments, we are currently limited in the amount of debt we can incur that does not qualify as refinancing indebtedness with certain maturity requirements as discussed above (a limitation that we expect to continue for the foreseeable future), even if market conditions would otherwise be favorable, which could also impact our ability to grow our business. 

Fiscal 2016

On January 15, 2016, $172.7 million principal amount of our 6.25% Senior Notes due 2016 matured and was paid and on May 15, 2016, $86.5 million principal amount of our 7.5% Senior Notes due 2016 matured and was paid. On October 11, 2016 (the next business day following the redemption date of October 8, 2016), all $121.0 million principal amount of our 8.625% Senior Notes due 2017 were redeemed for a redemption price of approximately $126.1 million, which included accrued and unpaid interest. The redemption was funded with proceeds from the Term Loan and New Second Lien Notes discussed below.

On September 8, 2016, the Company and K. Hovnanian completed certain financing transactions with certain investment funds managed by affiliates of H/2 Capital Partners LLC (collectively, the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Investor (1) funded a $75.0 million senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”), which was borrowed by K. Hovnanian and guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors, (2) purchased $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10.0% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due October 15, 2018 (the “New Second Lien Notes”) issued by K. Hovnanian and guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors, and (3) exchanged $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of Existing Second Lien Notes (defined below) held by such Investor for $75.0 million of newly issued 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2020 issued by K. Hovnanian and guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors and the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group, (the “Exchange Notes” and together with the Term Loan Facility and the New Second Lien Notes, the “Financings”) for aggregate cash proceeds of approximately $146.3 million, before expenses.

In accordance with the conditions of the Financings, K. Hovnanian used all of the proceeds from the Financings in excess of the aggregate amount of funds needed for the redemption of the 8.625% Senior Notes due 2017 discussed above to repurchase Units (defined below) as discussed below under “Units.”

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The Term Loan Facility has a maturity of August 1, 2019 (provided that if any of K. Hovnanian’s 7.0% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “7.0% Notes”) remain outstanding on October 15, 2018, the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility will be October 15, 2018, or if any refinancing indebtedness with respect to the 7.0% Notes has a maturity date prior to January 15, 2021, the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility will be October 15, 2018) and bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 7.0% or, at K. Hovnanian’s option, a base rate plus an applicable margin of 6.0%, payable monthly. At any time from and after September 8, 2018, K. Hovnanian may voluntarily repay outstanding Term Loans, provided that voluntary prepayments of Eurodollar loans made on a date other than the last day of an interest period applicable thereto are subject to customary breakage costs and voluntary prepayments made prior to February 1, 2019 are subject to a premium equal to 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so prepaid (any prepayment of the Term Loans made on or after February 1, 2019 are without any prepayment premium).

The New Second Lien Notes have a maturity of October 15, 2018, and bear interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum, payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2017, to holders of record at the close of business on February 1 and August 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding such interest payment dates. The New Second Lien Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time prior to July 15, 2018 at 100% of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make-Whole Amount.” At any time and from time to time on or after July 15, 2018, K. Hovnanian may also redeem some or all of the New Second Lien Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount. In addition, we may also redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the New Second Lien Notes prior to July 15, 2018 with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at 110.00% of principal.

The Exchange Notes have a maturity of November 15, 2020, and bear interest at a rate of 9.50% per annum, payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2017, to holders of record at the close of business on February 1 and August 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding such interest payment dates. The Exchange Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time prior to November 15, 2018 at 100% of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make-Whole Amount.” At any time and from time to time on or after November 15, 2018, K. Hovnanian may also redeem some or all of the Exchange Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount. In addition, we may also redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Exchange Notes prior to November 15, 2018 with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at 109.50% of principal.

All of K. Hovnanian’s obligations under the Term Loan Facility and the New Second Lien Notes are guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors. The Term Loan Facility and the guarantees thereof are secured on a first lien super priority basis relative to K. Hovnanian’s First Lien Notes (defined below), the Existing Second Lien Notes and the New Second Lien Notes, and the New Second Lien Notes and the guarantees thereof are secured on a pari passu second lien basis with K. Hovnanian’s Existing Second Lien Notes, by substantially all of the assets owned by K. Hovnanian and the Notes Guarantors, in each case subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions. The Exchange Notes are guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors and the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group. The Exchange Notes are secured on a pari passu first lien basis with K. Hovnanian’s 2021 Notes, by substantially all of the assets of the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions.

In connection with borrowing the Term Loan Facility and the issuance of the New Second Lien Notes and the Exchange Notes, K. Hovnanian and the applicable guarantors entered into security and pledge agreements pursuant to which K. Hovnanian, the Company and the applicable guarantors pledged substantially all of their assets to secure their obligations under the Term Loan Facility, the New Second Lien Notes and the Exchange Notes, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions as set forth in such agreements. K. Hovnanian, the Company and the applicable guarantors also entered into applicable intercreditor and collateral agency agreements which set forth agreements with respect to the relative priority of their various secured obligations.

The Term Loan Facility was incurred pursuant to a Credit Agreement dated July 29, 2016 (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”) entered into among K. Hovnanian, the Notes Guarantors, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and the Investor. The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains representations and warranties, affirmative and restrictive covenants and customary events of default (discussed above under “General”). The Indenture governing the New Second Lien Notes (the “New Second Lien Notes Indenture”) was entered into on September 8, 2016 among K. Hovnanian, the Notes Guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The Indenture governing the Exchange Notes (the “Exchange Notes Indenture”) was entered into on September 8, 2016 among K. Hovnanian, the Notes Guarantors, the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The covenants and events of default in the New Second Lien Notes Indenture and the Exchange Notes Indenture are described above under “—General”.

Senior Secured Notes

On November 1, 2011, K. Hovnanian issued $141.8 million aggregate principal amount of 5.0% 2021 Notes and $53.2 million aggregate principal amount of 2.0% 2021 Notes. The 5.0% 2021 Notes and the 2.0% 2021 Notes were issued as separate series under an indenture, but have substantially the same terms other than with respect to interest rate and related redemption provisions, and vote together as a single class. The 2021 Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time, at 100.0% of the principal amount plus the greater of 1% of the principal amount and an applicable “Make-Whole Amount.”

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The guarantees of the JV Holdings Secured Group with respect to the 2021 Notes and the Exchange Notes are secured, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions, by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the assets of the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group. As of October 31, 2016, the collateral securing the guarantees included (1) $78.7 million of cash and cash equivalents (subsequent to such date, fluctuations as a result of cash uses include general business operations and real estate and other investments along with cash inflow primarily from deliveries); (2) $128.5 million aggregate book value of real property of the JV Holdings Secured Group, which does not include the impact of inventory investments, home deliveries or impairments thereafter and which may differ from the value if it were appraised; and (3) equity interests in guarantors that are members of the JV Holdings Secured Group. Members of the JV Holdings Secured Group also own equity in joint ventures, either directly or indirectly through ownership of joint venture holding companies, with a book value of $88.4 million as of October 31, 2016; this equity is not pledged to secure, and is not collateral for, the 2021 Notes. Members of the JV Holdings Secured Group are “unrestricted subsidiaries” under K. Hovnanian's other senior secured notes and senior notes, and thus have not guaranteed such indebtedness. 

On October 2, 2012, K. Hovnanian issued $577.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2020 (the "First Lien Notes") and $220.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020 (the "Existing Second Lien Notes" and, together with the First Lien Notes, the "2020 Secured Notes") in a private placement (subsequently, $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of Existing Second Lien Notes were exchanged in the Financings for $75.0 million of Exchange Notes). We may redeem some or all of the First Lien Notes at 103.625% of principal commencing October 15, 2016, at 101.813% of principal commencing October 15, 2017 and 100% of principal commencing October 15, 2018. We may redeem some or all of the Existing Second Lien Notes at 104.563% of principal commencing November 15, 2016, at 102.281% of principal commencing November 15, 2017 and 100% of principal commencing November 15, 2018.

The First Lien Notes are secured by a first-priority lien and the Existing Second Lien Notes and the New Second Lien Notes are secured by a second-priority lien, in each case, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions, on substantially all the assets owned by K. Hovnanian and the Notes Guarantors. At October 31, 2016, the aggregate book value of the real property that constituted collateral securing the 2020 Secured Notes and the New Second Lien Notes was $561.7 million, which does not include the impact of inventory investments, home deliveries or impairments thereafter and which may differ from the value if it were appraised. In addition, cash and cash equivalents collateral that secured the 2020 Secured Notes and the New Second Lien Notes was $262.8 million as of October 31, 2016, which included $1.7 million of restricted cash collateralizing certain letters of credit. Subsequent to such date, fluctuations as a result of cash uses include general business operations and real estate and other investments along with cash inflow primarily from deliveries.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014, K. Hovnanian solicited and obtained the requisite consent of holders of its 2020 Secured Notes to certain amendments to the indentures under which such notes were issued. K. Hovnanian paid an aggregate of $3.3 million to holders who consented thereunder.

Senior Notes

On January 10, 2014, K. Hovnanian issued $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.0% Senior Notes due 2019, resulting in net proceeds of $147.8 million. The notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time prior to July 15, 2016 at 100% of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make-Whole Amount.” We may also redeem some or all of the notes at 103.5% of principal commencing July 15, 2016, at 101.75% of principal commencing January 15, 2017 and 100% of principal commencing January 15, 2018.

On November 5, 2014, K. Hovnanian issued $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.0% Senior Notes due 2019, resulting in net proceeds of $245.7 million. The notes are redeemable in whole or in part at K. Hovnanian’s option at any time prior to August 1, 2019 at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make-Whole Amount.” At any time and from time to time on or after August 1, 2019, K. Hovnanian may also redeem some or all of the notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of their principal amount.

Units

On October 2, 2012, the Company and K. Hovnanian issued $100,000,000 aggregate stated amount of 6.0% Exchangeable Note Units (the “Units”) (equivalent to 100,000 Units). Each $1,000 stated amount of Units initially consists of (1) a zero coupon senior exchangeable note due December 1, 2017 (a “Senior Exchangeable Note”) issued by K. Hovnanian, which bears no cash interest and has an initial principal amount of $768.51 per Senior Exchangeable Note, and that will accrete to $1,000 at maturity and (2) a senior amortizing note due December 1, 2017 (a “Senior Amortizing Note”) issued by K. Hovnanian, which has an initial principal amount of $231.49 per Senior Amortizing Note, bears interest at a rate of 11.0% per annum, and has a final installment payment date of December 1, 2017. Each Unit may be separated into its constituent Senior Exchangeable Note and Senior Amortizing Note after the initial issuance date of the Units, and the separate components may be combined to create a Unit.

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Each Senior Exchangeable Note had an initial principal amount of $768.51 (which will accrete to $1,000 over the term of the Senior Exchangeable Note at an annual rate of 5.17% from the date of issuance, calculated on a semi-annual bond equivalent yield basis). Holders may exchange their Senior Exchangeable Notes at their option at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the business day immediately preceding December 1, 2017. Each Senior Exchangeable Note will be exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock at an initial exchange rate of 185.5288 shares of Class A Common Stock per Senior Exchangeable Note (equivalent to an initial exchange price, based on $1,000 principal amount at maturity, of approximately $5.39 per share of Class A Common Stock). The exchange rate will be subject to adjustment in certain events. If certain corporate events occur prior to the maturity date, the Company will increase the applicable exchange rate for any holder who elects to exchange its Senior Exchangeable Notes in connection with such corporate event.  In addition, holders of Senior Exchangeable Notes will also have the right to require K. Hovnanian to repurchase such holders’ Senior Exchangeable Notes upon the occurrence of certain of these corporate events. As of October 31, 2016, 18,305 Senior Exchangeable Notes have been converted into 3.4 million shares of our Class A Common Stock, all of which were converted during the first quarter of fiscal 2013. In September 2016, K. Hovnanian purchased a total of 20,823 Units for an aggregate purchase price of $20.6 million, the majority of which was funded with net proceeds from the Financings.

On each June 1 and December 1 (each, an “installment payment date”), K. Hovnanian will pay holders of Senior Amortizing Notes equal semi-annual cash installments of $30.00 per Senior Amortizing Note (except for the June 1, 2013 installment payment, which was $39.83 per Senior Amortizing Note), which cash payment in the aggregate will be equivalent to 6.0% per year with respect to each $1,000 stated amount of Units. Each installment will constitute a payment of interest (at a rate of 11.0% per annum) and a partial repayment of principal on the Senior Amortizing Note. Following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date, holders of the Senior Amortizing Notes will have the right to require K. Hovnanian to repurchase such holders’ Senior Amortizing Notes.

 10. Operating and Reporting Segments

Our operating segments are components of our business for which discrete financial information is available and reviewed regularly by the chief operating decision maker, our Chief Executive Officer, to evaluate performance and make operating decisions. Based on this criteria, each of our communities qualifies as an operating segment, and therefore, it is impractical to provide segment disclosures for this many segments. As such, we have aggregated the homebuilding operating segments into six reportable segments.

Our homebuilding operating segments are aggregated into reportable segments based primarily upon geographic proximity, similar regulatory environments, land acquisition characteristics and similar methods used to construct and sell homes. Our reportable segments consist of the following six homebuilding segments and a financial services segment noted below. During fiscal 2016, we decided to exit the Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC markets and in the third quarter of fiscal 2016, we completed the sale of our portfolios in those markets.

Homebuilding:

(1) Northeast (New Jersey and Pennsylvania)

(2) Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C. and West Virginia)

(3) Midwest (Illinois and Ohio)

(4) Southeast (Florida, Georgia and South Carolina)

(5) Southwest (Arizona and Texas)

(6) West (California)

Financial Services

Operations of the Company’s Homebuilding segments primarily include the sale and construction of single-family attached and detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill and active lifestyle homes in planned residential developments. In addition, from time to time, operations of the homebuilding segments include sales of land. Operations of the Company’s Financial Services segment include mortgage banking and title services provided to the homebuilding operations’ customers. We do not typically retain or service mortgages that we originate but rather sell the mortgages and related servicing rights to investors.

Corporate and unallocated primarily represents operations at our headquarters in Red Bank, New Jersey. This includes our executive offices, information services, human resources, corporate accounting, training, treasury, process redesign, internal audit, construction services, and administration of insurance, quality and safety. It also includes interest income and interest expense resulting from interest incurred that cannot be capitalized in inventory in the Homebuilding segments, as well as the gains or losses on extinguishment of debt from any debt repurchases or exchanges.

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Evaluation of segment performance is based primarily on operating earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes (“Income (loss) before income taxes”). Income (loss) before income taxes for the Homebuilding segments consist of revenues generated from the sales of homes and land, income (loss) from unconsolidated entities, management fees and other income, less the cost of homes and land sold, selling, general and administrative expenses and interest expense. Income before income taxes for the Financial Services segment consist of revenues generated from mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services, less the cost of such services and selling, general and administrative expenses incurred by the Financial Services segment.

Operational results of each segment are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred had the segment been an independent stand-alone entity during the periods presented.

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Financial information relating to the Company’s segment operations was as follows: 

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Revenues:
Northeast	$278,028		$189,497		$275,830
Mid-Atlantic	458,579		399,500		332,719
Midwest	311,322		311,449		226,174
Southeast	260,584		207,662		204,671
Southwest	1,028,529		823,853		751,426
West	342,447		159,969		230,308
Total homebuilding	2,679,489		2,091,930		2,021,128
Financial services	72,617		56,665		42,414
Corporate and unallocated	141		(115	)	(162	)
Total revenues	$2,752,247		$2,148,480		$2,063,380
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Northeast	$(3,869	)	$(7,742	)	$(7,517	)
Mid-Atlantic	17,476		21,431		23,897
Midwest	(11,416	)	14,012		17,879
Southeast	(17,791	)	(6,330	)	9,247
Southwest	84,424		67,437		74,527
West	3,445		(17,145	)	21,303
Total homebuilding	72,269		71,663		139,336
Financial services	35,473		24,693		13,798
Corporate and unallocated	(105,306	)	(118,121	)	(132,954	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$2,436		$(21,765	)	$20,180

	October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015
Assets:
Northeast	$220,239	$321,983
Mid-Atlantic	294,225	342,159
Midwest	112,115	197,899
Southeast	226,686	223,206
Southwest	342,270	465,740
West	269,646	259,943
Total homebuilding	1,465,181	1,810,930
Financial services	197,230	159,981
Corporate and unallocated (1)	717,029	631,387
Total assets	$2,379,440	$2,602,298

(1) Includes $283.6 million and $290.3 million of income taxes receivable - including deferred tax assets in fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively.

	October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures:
Northeast	$28,115	$12,340
Mid-Atlantic	22,407	22,417
Midwest	5,516	(20	)
Southeast	22,876	10,224
Southwest	3,625	-
West	17,547	16,122
Total homebuilding	100,086	61,083
Corporate and unallocated	416	126
Total investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	$100,502	$61,209

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	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Homebuilding interest expense:
Northeast	$19,417		$14,150		$20,940
Mid-Atlantic	23,662		16,268		9,542
Midwest	12,275		10,405		5,354
Southeast	16,770		9,552		7,827
Southwest	37,552		26,147		20,543
West	23,295		10,381		12,619
Total homebuilding	132,971		86,903		76,825
Corporate and unallocated	50,387		64,545		64,519
Financial services interest expense (1)	(763	)	(1,066	)	(119	)
Total interest expense, net	$182,595		$150,382		$141,225

(1) Financial services interest expenses are included in the Financial services lines on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the respective revenues and expenses sections.

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015	2014
Depreciation:
Northeast	$62	$136	$250
Mid-Atlantic	56	28	45
Midwest	497	361	355
Southeast	82	40	31
Southwest	104	89	131
West	92	79	33
Total homebuilding	893	733	845
Financial services	41	47	68
Corporate and unallocated	2,631	2,608	2,504
Total depreciation	$3,565	$3,388	$3,417

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015	2014
Net additions to operating properties and equipment:
Northeast	$78	$-	$44
Mid-Atlantic	208	58	23
Midwest	3,180	637	927
Southeast	233	227	59
Southwest	199	173	39
West	91	88	170
Total homebuilding	3,989	1,183	1,262
Financial services	30	-	28
Corporate and unallocated	3,988	871	2,133
Total net additions to operating properties and equipment	$8,007	$2,054	$3,423

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Equity in (losses) earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures:
Northeast	$(2,639	)	$856		$(1,302	)
Mid-Atlantic	(27	)	4,502		6,459
Midwest	(1,304	)	(105	)	17
Southeast	(1,774	)	1,213		2,119
Southwest	(64	)	-		-
West	1,462		(2,297	)	604
Total equity in (losses) earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	$(4,346	)	$4,169		$7,897

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 11. Income Taxes

Income taxes payable (receivable), including deferred benefits, consists of the following:

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
State income taxes:
Current	$1,945		$2,151
Deferred	(9,890	)	(11,148	)
Federal income taxes:
Current	-		-
Deferred	(275,688	)	(281,282	)
Total	$(283,633	)	$(290,279	)

The provision for income taxes is composed of the following charges (benefits):

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Current income tax (benefit) expense:
Federal (1)	$(2,796	)	$(1,497	)	$(1,690	)
State (2)	1,200		523		$2,466
Total current income tax (benefit) expense:	(1,596	)	(974	)	776
Federal	5,594		(8,461	)	(272,822	)
State	1,257		3,770		(14,918	)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit):	6,851		(4,691	)	(287,740	)
Total	$5,255		$(5,665	)	$(286,964	)

(1) The current federal income tax (benefit) expense is net of the use of federal net operating losses totaling $4.4 million, $3.7 million and $57.8 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(2) The current state income tax (benefit) expense is net of the use of state net operating losses totaling $16.4 million, $12.3 million and $24.5 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The total income tax expense of $5.3 million for the period ended October 31, 2016 was primarily due to current state taxes and permanent differences related to stock compensation, partially offset by a federal tax benefit related to receiving a specified liability loss refund of taxes paid in fiscal year 2002. The total income tax benefit of $5.7 million recognized for the year ended October 31, 2015 was primarily due to deferred taxes resulting from the loss before income taxes plus the reversal of state tax reserves for uncertain state tax positions, partially offset by state tax expenses. The total income tax benefit of $287.0 million recognized for the year ended October 31, 2014 was primarily due to the reversal of a substantial portion of our valuation allowance previously recorded against our deferred tax assets, plus a refund received for a loss carryback to a previously profitable year and the impact of state tax reserves for uncertain state tax positions, partially offset by state tax expenses.

Deferred federal and state income tax assets primarily represent the deferred tax benefits arising from temporary differences between book and tax income which will be recognized in future years as an offset against future taxable income. If the combination of future years’ income (or loss) and the reversal of the timing differences results in a loss, such losses can be carried forward to future years. In accordance with ASC 740, we evaluate our deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if valuation allowances are required. ASC 740 requires that companies assess whether valuation allowances should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard.  

As of October 31, 2015, and again at October 31, 2016, we concluded that it was more likely than not that a substantial amount of our deferred tax assets (“DTA”) would be utilized. This conclusion was based on a detailed evaluation of all relevant evidence, both positive and negative. The positive evidence included factors such as positive earnings before income taxes for two of the last three fiscal years and the expectation of earnings going forward over the long term and evidence of a sustained recovery in the housing markets in which we operate. Economic data has also been affirming the housing market recovery. Housing starts, homebuilding volume and prices are increasing and forecasted to continue to increase. Historically low mortgage rates, affordable home prices, reduced foreclosures and a favorable home ownership to rental comparison are key factors in the recovery.

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Potentially offsetting this positive evidence is the fact that we had a loss before income taxes for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2015. However, we did have income before income taxes for the twelve months ended October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2014 and we are not in a three year cumulative loss position as of October 31, 2016. As per ASC 740, cumulative losses are one of the most objectively verifiable forms of negative evidence; we no longer have this negative evidence and we expect to be profitable going forward over the long term. Our recent three years cumulative performance and our expectations for the coming years based on our current backlog, community count and recent sales contracts provide evidence that reaffirms our conclusion that a full valuation allowance was not necessary and that the current valuation allowance for deferred taxes of $627.9 million as of October 31, 2016 is appropriate.

Our state net operating losses of $2.2 billion expire between 2017 and 2036. Our federal net operating losses of $1.5 billion expire between 2028 and 2033.

The deferred tax assets and liabilities have been recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Deferred tax assets:
Depreciation	$1,729		$2,176
Inventory impairment loss	174,489		210,716
Uniform capitalization of overhead	6,802		11,203
Warranty and legal reserves	13,238		13,319
Deferred income	5,061		682
Acquisition intangibles	8,829		13,374
Restricted stock bonus	4,526		8,191
Rent on abandoned space	1,006		1,888
Stock options	7,073		7,474
Provision for losses	34,505		36,350
Joint venture loss	4,171		2,891
Federal net operating losses	520,117		524,125
State net operating losses	170,014		169,046
Other	22,862		17,752
Total deferred tax assets	974,422		1,019,187
Deferred tax liabilities:
Debt repurchase income	60,901		91,452
Total deferred tax liabilities	60,901		91,452
Valuation allowance	(627,943	)	(635,305	)
Net deferred income taxes	$285,578		$292,430

The effective tax rate varied from the statutory federal income tax rate. The effective tax rate is affected by a number of factors, the most significant of which has been the valuation allowance related to our deferred tax assets. Due to the effects of these factors, our effective tax rates for 2016, 2015 and 2014 are not correlated to the amount of our income or loss before income taxes. The sources of these factors were as follows:

	Year Ended October 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Computed “expected” tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	65.4		(15.6	)	(3.5	)
Permanent differences, net	222.2		(0.4	)	0.8
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance impact	-		-		(1,393.3	)
Tax contingencies	0.3		3.2		(0.6	)
Adjustments to prior years’ tax accruals(1)	(107.2	)	3.8		(60.4	)
Effective tax rate	215.7	%	26.0	%	(1,422.0	)%

(1) The adjustments to prior years’ tax accruals includes the impact of a federal specified liability loss refund of taxes paid in fiscal year 2002 of (114.8%), 0.0% and (9.8%) for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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ASC 740-10 provides that a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits.

Income tax positions must meet a more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized upon the adoption of ASC 740-10 and in subsequent periods. This interpretation also provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.

We recognize tax liabilities in accordance with ASC 740-10 and we adjust these liabilities when our judgment changes as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution may result in a liability that is materially different from our current estimate of the tax liabilities. These differences will be reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense in the period in which they are determined.

We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within the income tax expense line in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Accrued interest and penalties are included within the related tax liability line in the consolidated balance sheet. 

The following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the year (in millions) excluding interest and penalties:

	2016		2015
Unrecognized tax benefit—November 1,	$1.1		$1.7
Gross increases—tax positions in current period	0.2		0.2
Decrease related to tax positions taken during a prior period	-		-
Lapse of statute of limitations	(0.2	)	(0.8	)
Unrecognized tax benefit—October 31,	$1.1		$1.1

 Related to the unrecognized tax benefits noted above, as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, we have recognized a liability for interest and penalties of $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively. For the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, we recognized $(2) thousand, $(91) thousand and $(30) thousand respectively, of interest and penalties in income tax benefit.

It is likely that, within the next twelve months, the amount of the Company's unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by $0.2 million, excluding penalties and interest. This reduction is expected primarily due to the expiration of the statutes of limitation. The portion of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate (excluding any related impact to the valuation allowance) is $1.1 million and $1.1 million as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The recognition of unrecognized tax benefits could have an impact on the Company’s deferred tax assets and the valuation allowance.

The consolidated federal tax returns have been audited through October 31, 2015 and these years are closed. We are also subject to various income tax examinations in the states in which we do business. The outcome for a particular audit cannot be determined with certainty prior to the conclusion of the audit, appeal, and in some cases, litigation process. As each audit is concluded, adjustments, if any, are appropriately recorded in the period determined. To provide for potential exposures, tax reserves are recorded, if applicable, based on reasonable estimates of potential audit results. However, if the reserves are insufficient upon completion of an audit, there could be an adverse impact on our financial position and results of operations. The statute of limitations for our major tax jurisdictions remains open for examination for tax years 2012–2015.

12.  Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value

We record impairment losses on inventories related to communities under development and held for future development when events and circumstances indicate that they may be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their related carrying amounts. If the expected undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount, then the community is written down to its fair value. We estimate the fair value of each impaired community by determining the present value of the estimated future cash flows at a discount rate commensurate with the risk of the respective community. For the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, our discount rates used for the impairments recorded ranged from 16.8% to 18.8%, 17.3% to 19.8% and 16.8% to 17.3%, respectively. Should the estimates or expectations used in determining cash flows or fair value decrease or differ from current estimates in the future, we may need to recognize additional impairments. 

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During the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, we evaluated inventories of all 413 and 523 communities under development and held for future development, respectively, for impairment indicators through preparation and review of detailed budgets or other market indicators of impairment. We performed detailed impairment calculations during the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 for 30 and 26 of those communities (i.e., those with a projected operating loss or other impairment indicators), respectively, with an aggregate carrying value of $125.4 million and $108.1 million, respectively. As impairment indicators are assessed on a quarterly basis, some of the communities evaluated during the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 were evaluated in more than one quarterly period. Of those communities tested for impairment during the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, 9 and 12 communities with an aggregate carrying value of $43.5 million and $54.9 million, respectively, had undiscounted future cash flows that exceeded the carrying amount by less than 20%. As a result of our impairment analysis, we recorded impairment losses, which are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations on the line entitled “Homebuilding: Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs” and deducted from inventory, of $24.5 million, $7.3 million and $1.2 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The impairments recorded for the year ended October 31, 2016 were mainly for land held for sale in the Midwest and Northeast. The inventory has been written down to fair value based on recent offers received for the properties.

The following table represents impairments by segment for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014:

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended October 31, 2016
	Number of Communities	Dollar Amount of Impairment	Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast	5	$9.5	$33.8
Mid-Atlantic	-	-	-
Midwest	12	13.5	43.7
Southeast	3	1.5	10.9
Southwest	-	-	-
West	-	-	-
Total	20	$24.5	$88.4

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended October 31, 2015
	Number of Communities	Dollar Amount of Impairment	Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast	2	$0.8	$0.9
Mid-Atlantic	1	0.9	2.5
Midwest	4	1.3	8.4
Southeast	4	2.5	10.1
Southwest	-	-	-
West	1	1.8	7.5
Total	12	$7.3	$29.4

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended October 31, 2014
	Number of Communities	Dollar Amount of Impairment	Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast	2	$0.3	$0.6
Mid-Atlantic	-	-	-
Midwest	3	0.9	3.8
Southeast	-	-	-
Southwest	-	-	-
West	-	-	-
Total	5	$1.2	$4.4

(1) Represents carrying value, net of prior period impairments, if any, at the time of recording the applicable period’s impairments.

The Consolidated Statements of Operations line entitled “Homebuilding-Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs” also includes write-offs of options and approval, engineering and capitalized interest costs that we record when we redesign communities and/or abandon certain engineering costs and we do not exercise options in various locations because the communities’ pro forma profitability is not projected to produce adequate returns on investment commensurate with the risk. The total aggregate write-offs were $8.9 million, $4.7 million and $4.0 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Occasionally, these write-offs are offset by recovered deposits (sometimes through legal action) that had been written off in a prior period as walk-away costs. Historically, these recoveries have not been significant in comparison to the total costs written off.

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The following table represents write-offs of such costs by segment for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014:

	Year Ended October 31,
(In millions)	2016	2015	2014
Northeast	$1.6	$0.9	$0.9
Mid-Atlantic	0.8	0.2	0.2
Midwest	1.3	0.6	1.0
Southeast	1.8	1.3	0.7
Southwest	3.2	1.4	1.2
West	0.2	0.3	-
Total	$8.9	$4.7	$4.0

13. Per Share Calculations

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) (the “numerator”) by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for nonvested shares of restricted stock (the “denominator”) for the period. The basic weighted–average number of shares for the year ended October 31, 2014 included 6.1 million shares related to Purchase Contracts (issued as part of our then outstanding 7.25% Tangible Equity Units) which shares were issued upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts in February 2014. Computing diluted earnings per share is similar to computing basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the dilutive effects of options and nonvested shares of restricted stock, as well as common shares issuable upon exchange of our Senior Exchangeable Notes issued as part of our 6.0% Exchangeable Note Units. Any options that have an exercise price greater than the average market price are considered to be anti-dilutive and are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.   

All outstanding nonvested shares that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents that participate in undistributed earnings with common stock are considered participating securities and are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and participation rights in undistributed earnings in periods when we have net income. The Company’s restricted common stock (“nonvested shares”) are considered participating securities.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods presented below were calculated as follows:

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2016		2015		2014
Numerator:
Net (loss) earnings attributable to Hovnanian	$(2,819	)	$(16,100	)	$307,144
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares	-		-		(7,107	)
Numerator for basic earnings per share	$(2,819	)	$(16,100	)	$300,037
Plus: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares	-		-		7,107
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to nonvested shares	-		-		(7,127	)
Plus: interest on senior exchangeable notes	-		-		3,487
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$(2,819	)	$(16,100	)	$303,504
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share	147,451		146,899		146,271
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based payments	-		-		1,013
Senior exchangeable notes	-		-		15,157
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – weighted-average shares outstanding	147,451		146,899		162,441
Basic (loss) earnings per share	$(0.02	)	$(0.11	)	$2.05
Diluted (loss) earnings per share	$(0.02	)	$(0.11	)	$1.87

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Incremental shares attributed to nonvested stock and outstanding options to purchase common stock of 0.2 million for the year ended October 31, 2015, were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because we had a net loss for the period, and any incremental shares would not be dilutive. Also, for the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, 14.6 million and 15.2 million shares, respectively, of common stock issuable upon the exchange of our senior exchangeable notes (which were issued in fiscal 2012) were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because we had a net loss for the period.

In addition, shares related to out-of-the money stock options that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share were 7.3 million, 3.0 million and 2.0 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, because to do so would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.

14. Capital Stock

Common Stock - Each share of Class A Common Stock entitles its holder to one vote per share, and each share of Class B Common Stock generally entitles its holder to ten votes per share. The amount of any regular cash dividend payable on a share of Class A Common Stock will be an amount equal to 110% of the corresponding regular cash dividend payable on a share of Class B Common Stock. If a shareholder desires to sell shares of Class B Common Stock, such stock must be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock at a one to one conversion rate.

On August 4, 2008, our Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”) designed to preserve shareholder value and the value of certain tax assets primarily associated with net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards and built-in losses under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Our ability to use NOLs and built-in losses would be limited if there was an “ownership change” under Section 382. This would occur if shareholders owning (or deemed under Section 382 to own) 5% or more of our stock increase their collective ownership of the aggregate amount of our outstanding shares by more than 50 percentage points over a defined period of time. The Rights Plan was adopted to reduce the likelihood of an “ownership change” occurring as defined by Section 382. Under the Rights Plan, one right was distributed for each share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock outstanding as of the close of business on August 15, 2008. Effective August 15, 2008, if any person or group acquires 4.9% or more of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock without the approval of the Board of Directors, there would be a triggering event causing significant dilution in the voting power of such person or group. However, existing stockholders who owned, at the time of the Rights Plan’s adoption, 4.9% or more of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock will trigger a dilutive event only if they acquire additional shares. The approval of the Board of Directors’ decision to adopt the Rights Plan may be terminated by the Board at any time, prior to the Rights being triggered. The Rights Plan will continue in effect until August 15, 2018, unless it expires earlier in accordance with its terms. The approval of the Board of Directors’ decision to adopt the Rights Plan was submitted to a stockholder vote and approved at a special meeting of stockholders held on December 5, 2008. Also at the Special Meeting on December 5, 2008, our stockholders approved an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to restrict certain transfers of Class A Common Stock in order to preserve the tax treatment of our NOLs and built-in losses under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code. Subject to certain exceptions pertaining to pre-existing 5% stockholders and Class B stockholders, the transfer restrictions in the amended Certificate of Incorporation generally restrict any direct or indirect transfer (such as transfers of our stock that result from the transfer of interests in other entities that own our stock) if the effect would be to (i) increase the direct or indirect ownership of our stock by any person (or public group) from less than 5% to 5% or more of our common stock; (ii) increase the percentage of our common stock owned directly or indirectly by a person (or public group) owning or deemed to own 5% or more of our common stock; or (iii) create a new public group. Transfers included under the transfer restrictions include sales to persons (or public groups) whose resulting percentage ownership (direct or indirect) of common stock would exceed the 5% thresholds discussed above, or to persons whose direct or indirect ownership of common stock would by attribution cause another person (or public group) to exceed such threshold.

On July 3, 2001, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to purchase up to 4 million shares of Class A Common Stock. There were no shares purchased during the year ended October 31, 2016. As of October 31, 2016, the maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock that may yet be purchased under this program is 0.5 million.

Preferred Stock - On July 12, 2005, we issued 5,600 shares of 7.625% Series A Preferred Stock, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are not cumulative and are payable at an annual rate of 7.625%. The Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible into the Company’s common stock and is redeemable in whole or in part at our option at the liquidation preference of the shares. The Series A Preferred Stock is traded as depositary shares, with each depositary share representing 1/1000th of a share of Series A Preferred Stock. The depositary shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “HOVNP.” In fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014, we did not pay any dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock due to covenant restrictions in our debt instruments. We anticipate that we will continue to be restricted from paying dividends, which are not cumulative, for the foreseeable future.

Retirement Plan - We have established a tax-qualified, defined contribution savings and investment retirement plan (a 401(k) plan). All associates are eligible to participate in the retirement plan, and employer contributions are based on a percentage of associate contributions and our operating results. Plan costs charged to operations were $6.6 million, $6.2 million and $4.7 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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15. Stock Plans

The fair value of option awards is established at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average assumptions for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014: risk free interest rate of 1.38%, 2.03% and 2.60%, respectively; dividend yield of zero; historical volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 0.61, 0.58 and 0.70, respectively; a weighted-average expected life of the option of 7.36 years, 7.22 years and 7.42 years, respectively; and an estimated forfeiture rate of 10.90%, 8.84% and 14.59%, respectively. 

For the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, total stock-based compensation expense was $2.9 million ($2.3 million post tax), $8.8 million ($6.5 million post tax) and $10.3 million (pre and post tax), respectively. Included in this total stock-based compensation expense was income from stock options of $1.5 million for year ended October 31, 2016 and expense for stock options of $2.2 million and $3.9 million for the years ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The fiscal 2016 expense includes income of $2.1 million from previously recognized expense of certain performance based stock option grants for which the performance metrics are no longer expected to be satisfied. This income was slightly offset by the vesting of stock options of $0.5 million, during the year ended October 31, 2016.

We have a stock incentive plan for certain officers and key employees and directors. Options are granted by a committee appointed by the Board of Directors or its delegate in accordance with the stock incentive plan. The exercise price of all stock options must be at least equal to the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of the grant. Stock options granted to officers and associates generally vest in four equal installments on the second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the date of the grant. All options expire 10 years after the date of the grant. During the year ended October 31, 2016, each of the five non-employee directors of the Company were given the choice to receive stock options or a reduced number of shares of restricted stock units subject to a two-year post-vesting holding period, or a combination thereof, with restricted stock units based on the fair market value on the date of grant and stock options based on grant date Black-Scholes value. Four such directors elected to receive restricted stock units and one elected to received 50% stock options and 50% restricted stock units. Non-employee directors’ stock options and restricted stock units vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of the grant. Stock option transactions are summarized as follows:

	October 31, 2016	Weighted-Average Exercise Price	October 31, 2015	Weighted-Average Exercise Price	October 31, 2014	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding at beginning of period	6,393,876	$4.78	6,720,251	$5.23	6,591,054	$5.74
Granted	1,148,481	$1.95	173,750	$2.47	376,822	$4.41
Exercised	-	$-	18,125	$2.48	42,375	$2.74
Forfeited	51,125	$2.73	203,436	$3.78	56,375	$2.66
Expired	117,281	$25.05	278,564	$15.04	148,875	$27.42
Options outstanding at end of period	7,373,951	$4.03	6,393,876	$4.78	6,720,251	$5.23
Options exercisable at end of period	5,071,181		4,566,290		4,100,413

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during fiscal 2015 and 2014 was $15 thousand and $105 thousand, respectively. The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option. At October 31, 2016, there were no options exercisable which had an intrinsic value. Exercise prices for options outstanding at October 31, 2016 ranged from $1.54 to $23.91.

The weighted-average fair value of grants made in fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $1.00, $1.47 and $3.06 per share, respectively. Based on the fair value at the time they were granted, the weighted-average fair value of options vested in fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $2.55, $2.78 and $2.09 per share, respectively.

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The following table summarizes the exercise price range and related number of options outstanding at October 31, 2016:

			Number	Weighted- Average	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual
Range of Exercise Prices			Outstanding	Exercise Price	Life
$1.54	–	$5.00	5,595,326	$2.81	5.35
$5.01	–	$10.00	1,601,750	$6.36	4.30
$10.01	–	$20.00	-	$-	-
$20.01	–	$30.00	176,875	$21.68	0.58
			7,373,951	$4.03	5.00

The following table summarizes the exercise price range and related number of exercisable options at October 31, 2016:

			Number	Weighted- Average	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual
Range of Exercise Prices			Exercisable	Exercise Price	Life
$1.54	–	$5.00	3,915,056	$3.00	3.89
$5.01	–	$10.00	979,250	$6.42	2.82
$10.01	–	$20.00	-	$-	-
$20.01	–	$30.00	176,875	$21.68	0.58
			5,071,181	$4.31	3.57

Officers and key associates who are eligible to receive equity grants may elect to receive either a stated number of stock options, or a reduced number of shares of restricted stock units, or a combination thereof. Shares underlying restricted stock units granted to officers and associates generally vest in four equal installments on the second, third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date. Participants aged 60 years or older, or aged 58 with 15 years of service, are eligible to vest in their equity awards on an accelerated basis on their retirement (which in the case of the restricted stock units only applies to a retirement that is at least one year after the date of grant). During the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, we granted 456,070 (including 356,382 units to certain of our non-employee directors), 1,018,558 (including 155,433 units to certain of our non-employee directors) and 168,161 (including 85,035 units to certain of our non-employee directors) restricted stock units, respectively, and also issued 176,944, 97,854 and 67,804 units, relating to awards granted in prior fiscal years, respectively. During the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, 33,125, 5,811 and 12,000 restricted stock units were forfeited, respectively.

For the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 total compensation cost recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the annual restricted stock unit grants, market share unit grants (discussed below), and the stock portion of the long term incentive plan (also discussed below) was $4.3 million, $6.5 million and $6.2 million, respectively. In addition to nonvested share awards summarized in the following table, there were 224,326, 538,892 and 534,143 vested share awards at October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which were deferred at the participants' election.

A summary of the Company’s nonvested share awards as of and for the year ended October 31, 2016, is as follows:

	Shares	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at beginning of period	3,600,769	$4.16
Granted	4,031,124	$1.67
Vested	259,299	$3.19
Forfeited	133,125	$4.62
Nonvested at end of period	7,239,469	$2.80

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Included in the above table are awards for the share portion of long-term incentive plans (“LTIPs”) for certain officers and associates, which are performance based plans. This includes 2.8 million target 2016 LTIP shares which were granted during fiscal 2016. The awards included above for these plans are based on our best estimate of the outcome for the performance criteria. At October 31, 2015, the final measurement period was reached for the Company’s 2013 LTIP and the value of the 2013 LTIP award was remeasured, resulting in a reduction of compensation expense during the period.

Also included in the table above are 2.3 million target Market Share Units (“MSUs”) of which 780,000 and 800,000 were granted to certain officers in fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015, respectively. In addition, 700,000 MSUs are included from the fiscal 2014 MSU Grant, which were adjusted from 800,000 in fiscal 2016, as the stock price performance conditions at the first measurement period were not met. Fifty percent of the MSUs will vest in four equal annual installments, commencing on the second anniversary of the grant date subject to stock price performance conditions, pursuant to which the actual number of shares issuable with respect to vested MSUs may range from 0% to 175% of the target number of shares covered by the MSU awards, generally depending on the growth in the 60-day average trading price of the Company’s shares during the period between the grant date and the relevant vesting dates. The remaining fifty percent of the MSUs are also subject to financial performance conditions in addition to the stock price performance conditions applicable to all MSUs. These additional performance-based MSUs vest in four equal installments with the first installment vesting on January 1^st, three years after the MSU grant date (for example, January 1, 2019 for the 2016 MSU Grant) and the remaining annual installments commencing on the third anniversary of the Grant date, except that no portion of the award will vest unless the Committee determines that the Company achieved (1) for the 2016 MSU grants, specified gross margin improvement (as to 25% of the MSU amount) and debt reduction (as to 25% of the MSU amount) goals comparing the fiscal year of the grant date and the second fiscal year following the grant date (fiscal 2018 compared to fiscal 2016) and (2) for the 2015 and 2014 MSU grants, specified total revenue growth goals comparing the fiscal year of the grant date and the second fiscal year following the grant date (for example, fiscal 2017 compared to fiscal 2015 for the 2015 MSU Grant).

The fair value of the MSU grants is determined using the Monte-Carlo simulation model, which simulates a range of possible future stock prices and estimates the probabilities of the potential payouts. This model uses the average closing trading price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange over the 60 calendar day period ending on the grant date. This model also incorporates the following ranges of assumptions:

● The expected volatility is based on our stock’s historical volatility commensurate with the life 2 years, 2.5 years, 3 years, 4 years and 5 years.

● The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rate assumption ranging from 2-5 years.

● The expected dividend yield is not applicable since we do not currently pay dividends.

The following assumptions were used for fiscal 2016 MSU Grants: historical volatility factors of the expected market price of our common stock of 56.50%, 52.77%, 50.34%, 52.36% and 61.08% for the 2 year, 2.5 year, 3 year, 4 year and 5 year vesting tranches, respectively; risk-free interest rates of 0.73%, 0.81%, 0.87%, 1.02% and 1.17% for each vesting tranche, respectively; and dividend yield of zero for all time periods. The following assumptions were used for 2015 MSU Grants: historical volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 38.28%, 42.01%, 45.73%, 59.08% and 57.77% for the 2 year, 2.5 year, 3 year, 4 year and 5 year vesting tranches, respectively; risk free interest rates of 0.74%, 0.95%, 1.12%, 1.44% and 1.75% for each vesting tranche, respectively; and dividend yield of zero for all time periods. The following assumptions were used for October 31, 2014 MSU Grants: historical volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock of 47.52%, 58.07%, 63.79%, 61.12% and 64.67% for the 2 year, 2.5 year, 3 year, 4 year and 5 year, respectively; risk free interest rates of 0.45%, 0.71%, 0.93%, 1.32% and 1.70% for the 2-5 years, respectively; and dividend yield of zero.

As of October 31, 2016, we had 7.4 million shares authorized for future issuance under our equity compensation plans. In addition, as of October 31, 2016, there were $7.1 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.66 years.

16. Warranty Costs

General liability insurance for homebuilding companies and their suppliers and subcontractors is very difficult to obtain. The availability of general liability insurance is limited due to a decreased number of insurance companies willing to underwrite for the industry. In addition, those few insurers willing to underwrite liability insurance have significantly increased the premium costs. To date, we have been able to obtain general liability insurance but at higher premium costs with higher deductibles. Our subcontractors and suppliers have advised us that they have also had difficulty obtaining insurance that also provides us coverage. As a result, we have an owner controlled insurance program for certain of our subcontractors whereby the subcontractors pay us an insurance premium (through a reduction of amounts we would otherwise owe such subcontractors for their work on our homes) based on the risk type of the trade. We absorb the liability associated with their work on our homes as part of our overall general liability insurance at no additional cost to us because our existing general liability and construction defect insurance policy and related reserves for amounts under our deductible covers construction defects regardless of whether we or our subcontractors are responsible for the defect. For the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, we received $4.2 million and $3.1 million, respectively, from subcontractors related to the owner controlled insurance program, which we accounted for as a reduction to inventory.

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We accrue for warranty costs that are covered under our existing general liability and construction defect policy as part of our general liability insurance deductible. This accrual is expensed as selling, general and administrative costs. For homes delivered in fiscal 2016 and 2015, our deductible under our general liability insurance is a $20 million aggregate for construction defect and warranty claims. For bodily injury claims, our deductible per occurrence in fiscal 2016 and 2015 is $0.25 million, up to a $5 million limit. Our aggregate retention in fiscal 2016 and 2015 is $21 million for construction defect, warranty and bodily injury claims. In addition, we establish a warranty accrual for lower cost related issues to cover home repairs, community amenities and land development infrastructure that are not covered under our general liability and construction defect policy. We accrue an estimate for these warranty costs as part of cost of sales at the time each home is closed and title and possession have been transferred to the homebuyer. Additions and charges in the warranty reserve and general liability reserve for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Balance, beginning of period	$135,053		$178,008
Additions – Selling, general and administrative	17,363		18,013
Additions – Cost of sales	17,397		15,308
Charges incurred during the period	(29,965	)	(49,131	)
Changes to pre-existing reserves	(9,199	)	(17,125	)
Changes to reserves where corresponding amounts are recorded as receivables from insurance carriers	(9,505	)	(10,020	)
Balance, end of period	$121,144		$135,053

Warranty accruals are based upon historical experience. We engage a third-party actuary that uses our historical warranty and construction defect data to assist our management in estimating our unpaid claims, claim adjustment expenses and incurred but not reported claims reserves for the risks that we are assuming under the general liability and construction defect programs. The estimates include provisions for inflation, claims handling and legal fees. As a result of reductions in our construction defect claims over the last two years and the impact of those reductions on the actuarial analysis of our total reserves, we recorded a $9.2 million reduction in our construction defect reserves during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. We also had minor reductions in our warranty accruals based on recent history. These reductions are reflected in the changes to pre-existing reserves in the table above.   

Charges incurred during the period noted in the table above for fiscal 2015 include a $21.0 million litigation settlement. Also included is the settlement of several other less significant construction defect claims, in addition to the usual construction defect charges incurred repairing homes.

Insurance claims paid by our insurance carriers, excluding insurance deductibles paid, were $4.0 million and $32.0 million for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, for prior year deliveries. During fiscal 2016 we settled two construction defect claims relating to the Northeast segment which made up the majority of the payments. During fiscal year 2015 we settled a class action suit with the majority of the settlement being paid by our insurance carriers and we settled the dispute with our XL insurance carrier which resulted in a payment to the Company in full settlement of certain policy years.

17. Transactions with Related Parties

During the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, an engineering firm owned by Tavit Najarian, a relative of Ara K. Hovnanian, our Chairman of the Board and one of our executive officers, provided services to the Company totaling $1.0 million, $1.2 million and $1.2 million, respectively. Neither the Company nor Mr. Hovnanian has a financial interest in the relative’s company from whom the services were provided.

Ms. Jovana Pellerito, the daughter-in-law of Mr. Pellerito, one of our executive officers, was employed by the Company and, in fiscal 2014, her total compensation was approximately $96,000. Ms. Pellerito left the employ of the Company in May 2014.

Mr. Carson Sorsby, the son of J. Larry Sorsby, one of our directors and executive officers is employed by the Company’s mortgage subsidiary and his total commissions from the Company’s mortgage affiliate totaled approximately $152,000 and $129,000 in fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Mr. Alexander Hovnanian, the son of Ara K. Hovnanian, our Chairman of the Board and one of our executive officers, is employed by the Company as an Area Vice President in the Company’s Hudson/North Jersey Area and in fiscal 2016, his total compensation was approximately $166,000.

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18. Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

We are involved in litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, and we are subject to extensive and complex laws and regulations that affect the development of land and home building, sales and customer financing processes, including zoning, density, building standards and mortgage financing. These laws and regulations often provide broad discretion to the administering governmental authorities. This can delay or increase the cost of development or homebuilding.

We also are subject to a variety of local, state, federal and foreign laws and regulations concerning protection of health and the environment, including those regulating the emission or discharge of materials into the environment, the management of stormwater runoff at construction sites, the handling, use, storage and disposal of hazardous substances, impacts to wetlands and other sensitive environments, and the remediation of contamination at properties that we have owned or developed or currently own or are developing (“environmental laws”). The particular environmental laws that apply to any given community vary greatly according to the community site, the site’s environmental conditions and the present and former uses of the site. These environmental laws may result in delays, may cause us to incur substantial compliance, remediation and/or other costs, and can prohibit or severely restrict development and homebuilding activity. In addition, noncompliance with these laws and regulations could result in fines and penalties, obligations to remediate, permit revocations or other sanctions; and contamination or other environmental conditions at or in the vicinity of our developments may result in claims against us for personal injury, property damage or other losses.

In March 2013, we received a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) requesting information about our involvement in a housing redevelopment project in Newark, New Jersey that a Company entity undertook during the 1990s. We understand that the development is in the vicinity of a former lead smelter and that recent tests on soil samples from properties within the development conducted by the EPA show elevated levels of lead. We also understand that the smelter ceased operations many years before the Company entity involved acquired the properties in the area and carried out the re-development project. We responded to the EPA’s request. In August 2013, we were notified that the EPA considers us a potentially responsible party (or “PRP”) with respect to the site, that the EPA will clean up the site, and that the EPA is proposing that we fund and/or contribute towards the cleanup of the contamination at the site. We began preliminary discussions with the EPA concerning a possible resolution but do not know the scope or extent of the Company’s obligations, if any, that may arise from the site and therefore cannot provide any assurance that this matter will not have a material impact on the Company. The EPA requested additional information in April 2014 and the Company has responded to its information request.

We anticipate that increasingly stringent requirements will be imposed on developers and homebuilders in the future. Although we cannot reliably predict the extent of any effect these requirements may have on us, they could result in time-consuming and expensive compliance programs and in substantial expenditures, which could cause delays and increase our cost of operations. In addition, our ability to obtain or renew permits or approvals and the continued effectiveness of permits already granted or approvals already obtained is dependent upon many factors, some of which are beyond our control, such as changes in policies, rules and regulations and their interpretations and application. 

 19. Variable Interest Entities

The Company enters into land and lot option purchase contracts to procure land or lots for the construction of homes. Under these contracts, the Company will fund a stated deposit in consideration for the right, but not the obligation, to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. Under the terms of the option purchase contracts, many of the option deposits are not refundable at the Company's discretion. Under the requirements of ASC 810, certain option purchase contracts may result in the creation of a variable interest in the entity (“VIE”) that owns the land parcel under option.

In compliance with ASC 810, the Company analyzes its option purchase contracts to determine whether the corresponding land sellers are VIEs and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary. Although the Company does not have legal title to the underlying land, ASC 810 requires the Company to consolidate a VIE if the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary. In determining whether it is the primary beneficiary, the Company considers, among other things, whether it has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. Such activities would include, among other things, determining or limiting the scope or purpose of the VIE, selling or transferring property owned or controlled by the VIE, or arranging financing for the VIE. The Company also considers whether it has the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE. As a result of its analyses, the Company determined that as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, it was not the primary beneficiary of any VIEs from which it is purchasing land under option purchase contracts.

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We will continue to secure land and lots using options, some of which are with VIEs. Including deposits on our unconsolidated VIEs, at October 31, 2016, we had total cash and letters of credit deposits amounting to $62.1 million to purchase land and lots with a total purchase price of $952.6 million. The maximum exposure to loss with respect to our land and lot options is limited to the deposits plus any pre-development costs invested in the property, although some deposits are refundable at our request or refundable if certain conditions are not met.

20. Investments in Unconsolidated Homebuilding and Land Development Joint Ventures

We enter into homebuilding and land development joint ventures from time to time as a means of accessing lot positions, expanding our market opportunities, establishing strategic alliances, managing our risk profile, leveraging our capital base and enhancing returns on capital. Our homebuilding joint ventures are generally entered into with third-party investors to develop land and construct homes that are sold directly to third-party home buyers. Our land development joint ventures include those entered into with developers and other homebuilders as well as financial investors to develop finished lots for sale to the joint venture’s members or other third parties.

In November 2015, the Company entered into a new joint venture to which the Company contributed a land parcel that had been mothballed by the Company, but on which construction by the joint venture has now begun. Upon formation of the joint venture, the Company received $25.7 million of cash proceeds for the contributed land. In addition, during the third quarter of fiscal 2016, we entered into a new joint venture by contributing eight communities we owned and our option to buy one community to the joint venture. As a result of the formation of the joint venture, the Company received $29.8 million of cash in return for the land and option contributions.

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The tables set forth below summarize the combined financial information related to our unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures that are accounted for under the equity method.

	October 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$48,542		$1,478		$50,020
Inventories	516,947		11,010		527,957
Other assets	25,865		-		25,865
Total assets	$591,354		$12,488		$603,842
Liabilities and equity:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$72,302		$1,812		$74,114
Notes payable	214,911		2,261		217,172
Total liabilities	287,213		4,073		291,286
Equity of:
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.	88,379		3,220		91,599
Others	215,762		5,195		220,957
Total equity	304,141		8,415		312,556
Total liabilities and equity	$591,354		$12,488		$603,842
Debt to capitalization ratio	41	%	21	%	41	%

	October 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$27,856		$1,755		$29,611
Inventories	314,814		11,767		326,581
Other assets	11,225		-		11,225
Total assets	$353,895		$13,522		$367,417
Liabilities and equity:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$29,994		$669		$30,663
Notes payable	112,554		3,774		116,328
Total liabilities	142,548		4,443		146,991
Equity of:
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.	57,336		3,122		60,458
Others	154,011		5,957		159,968
Total equity	211,347		9,079		220,426
Total liabilities and equity	$353,895		$13,522		$367,417
Debt to capitalization ratio	35	%	29	%	35	%

As of October 31, 2016, we had advances and a note receivable outstanding of $8.9 million to these unconsolidated joint ventures. As of October 31, 2015, we had advances outstanding of $0.8 million to these unconsolidated joint ventures. These amounts were included in the “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” balances in the tables above. On our Consolidated Balance Sheets, our “Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures” amounted to $100.5 million and $61.2 million at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

	For The Year Ended October 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Revenues	$141,418		$6,299		$147,717
Cost of sales and expenses	(159,431	)	(6,103	)	(165,534	)
Joint venture net (loss) income	$(18,013	)	$196		$(17,817	)
Our share of net (loss) income	$(4,424	)	$98		$(4,326	)

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	For The Year Ended October 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Revenues	$122,192		$6,782		$128,974
Cost of sales and expenses	(125,652	)	(6,518	)	(132,170	)
Joint venture net (loss) income	$(3,460	)	$264		$(3,196	)
Our share of net (loss) income	$4,087		$132		$4,219

	For The Year Ended October 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Revenues	$173,126		$7,888		$181,014
Cost of sales and expenses	(158,233	)	(7,313	)	(165,546	)
Joint venture net income	$14,893		$575		$15,468
Our share of net income	$7,710		$287		$7,997

“(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures” is reflected as a separate line in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and reflects our proportionate share of the income or loss of these unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures. The difference between our share of the income or loss from these unconsolidated joint ventures in the tables above compared to the Consolidated Statements of Operations is due primarily to the reclassification of the intercompany portion of management fee income from certain joint ventures and the deferral of income for lots purchased by us from certain joint ventures. To compensate us for the administrative services we provide as the manager of certain joint ventures we receive a management fee based on a percentage of the applicable joint venture’s revenues. These management fees, which totaled $5.8 million, $5.2 million and $7.5 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, are recorded in “Homebuilding: Selling, general and administrative” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

In determining whether or not we must consolidate joint ventures that we manage, we assess whether the other partners have specific rights to overcome the presumption of control by us as the manager of the joint venture. In most cases, the presumption is overcome because the joint venture agreements require that both partners agree on establishing the operations and capital decisions of the partnership, including budgets in the ordinary course of business.

Typically, our unconsolidated joint ventures obtain separate project specific mortgage financing. The amount of financing is generally targeted to be no more than 50% of the joint venture’s total assets. For some of our joint ventures, obtaining financing was challenging, therefore, some of our joint ventures are capitalized only with equity. The total debt to capitalization ratio of all our joint ventures is currently 41%. Any joint venture financing is on a nonrecourse basis, with guarantees from us limited only to performance and completion of development, environmental warranties and indemnification, standard indemnification for fraud, misrepresentation and other similar actions, including a voluntary bankruptcy filing. In some instances, the joint venture entity is considered a VIE under ASC 810-10 “Consolidation – Overall” due to the returns being capped to the equity holders; however, in these instances, we have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary, and therefore we do not consolidate these entities.

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21. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures," provides a framework for measuring fair value, expands disclosures about fair-value measurements and establishes a fair-value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value summarized as follows:

Level 1:                      Fair value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

Level 2:                      Fair value determined using significant other observable inputs.

Level 3:                      Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs.

Our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

(In thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy	Fair Value at October 31, 2016		Fair Value at October 31, 2015
Mortgage loans held for sale (1)	Level 2	$165,077		$129,818
Interest rate lock commitments	Level 2	(80	)	(7	)
Forward contracts	Level 2	86		509
Total		$165,083		$130,320

(1)  The aggregate unpaid principal balance was $149.4 million and $122.7 million at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

We elected the fair value option for our loans held for sale for mortgage loans originated subsequent to October 31, 2008, in accordance with ASC 825, “Financial Instruments,” which permits us to measure financial instruments at fair value on a contract-by-contract basis. Management believes that the election of the fair value option for loans held for sale improves financial reporting by mitigating volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring the fair value of the loans and the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. Fair value of loans held for sale is based on independent quoted market prices, where available, or the prices for other mortgage loans with similar characteristics.

The Financial Services segment had a pipeline of loan applications in process of $523.2 million at October 31, 2016. Loans in process for which interest rates were committed to the borrowers totaled $53.6 million as of October 31, 2016. Substantially all of these commitments were for periods of 60 days or less. Since a portion of these commitments is expected to expire without being exercised by the borrowers, the total commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

The Financial Services segment uses investor commitments and forward sales of mandatory MBS to hedge its mortgage-related interest rate exposure. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk. Credit risk is managed by entering into MBS forward commitments, option contracts with investment banks, federally regulated bank affiliates and loan sales transactions with permanent investors meeting the segment’s credit standards. The segment’s risk, in the event of default by the purchaser, is the difference between the contract price and fair value of the MBS forward commitments and option contracts. At October 31, 2016, the segment had open commitments amounting to $25.0 million to sell MBS with varying settlement dates through November 21, 2016.

The assets accounted for using the fair value option are initially measured at fair value. Gains and losses from initial measurement and subsequent changes in fair value are recognized in the Financial Services segment’s income. The changes in fair values that are included in income are shown, by financial instrument and financial statement line item, below: 

	Year Ended October 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Mortgage Loans Held for Sale	Interest Rate Lock Commitments		Forward Contracts
Changes in fair value included in net (loss) income all reflected in financial services revenues	$4,711	$(73	)	$(422	)

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	Year Ended October 31, 2015
(In thousands)	Mortgage Loans Held for Sale		Interest Rate Lock Commitments		Forward Contracts
Changes in fair value included in net (loss) income all reflected in financial services revenues	$(284	)	$(22	)	$829

	Year Ended October 31, 2014
(In thousands)	Mortgage Loans Held for Sale		Interest Rate Lock Commitments		Forward Contracts
Changes in fair value included in net (loss) income all reflected in financial services revenues	$(1,518	)	$(354	)	$835

The Company's assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are those assets for which the Company has recorded valuation adjustments and write-offs during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015. The assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are all within the Company's Homebuilding operations and are summarized below:

Nonfinancial Assets

	Year Ended
	October 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy	Pre- Impairment Amount	Total Losses		Fair Value
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development	Level 3	$61,584	$(19,006	)	$42,578
Land and land options held for future development or sale	Level 3	$26,783	$(5,466	)	$21,317

Nonfinancial Assets

	Year Ended
	October 31, 2015
(In thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy	Pre- Impairment Amount	Total Losses		Fair Value
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development	Level 3	$29,438	$(7,357	)	$22,081
Land and land options held for future development or sale	Level 3	$-	$-		$-

We record impairment losses on inventories related to communities under development and held for future development when events and circumstances indicate that they may be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their related carrying amounts. If the expected undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount, then the community is written down to its fair value. We estimate the fair value of each impaired community by determining the present value of its estimated future cash flows at a discount rate commensurate with the risk of the respective community. Should the estimates or expectations used in determining cash flows or fair value decrease or differ from current estimates in the future, we may be required to recognize additional impairments. We recorded inventory impairments, which are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as “Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs” and deducted from inventory, of $24.5 million, $7.3 million and $1.2 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. See Note 12 for further detail of the communities evaluated for impairment.

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The fair value of our cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents approximates their carrying amount, based on Level 1 inputs.

The fair value of our borrowings under the revolving credit and term loan facilities approximates their carrying amount based on level 2 inputs. The fair value of each series of the senior unsecured notes (other than the senior exchangeable notes and the senior amortizing notes) is estimated based on recent trades or quoted market prices for the same issues or based on recent trades or quoted market prices for our debt of similar security and maturity to achieve comparable yields, which are Level 2 measurements. The fair value of the senior unsecured notes (all series in the aggregate), other than the senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes, was estimated at $251.7 million and $689.6 million as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The fair value of each of the senior secured notes (all series in the aggregate), the senior amortizing notes and the senior exchangeable notes is estimated based on third party broker quotes, a Level 3 measurement. The fair value of the senior secured notes (all series in the aggregate), the senior amortizing notes and the senior exchangeable notes were estimated at $883.0 million, $6.3 million and $55.2 million, respectively, as of October 31, 2016. As of October 31, 2015, the fair value of the senior secured notes (all series in the aggregate), the senior amortizing notes and the senior exchangeable notes were estimated at $869.4 million, $12.8 million and $69.0 million, respectively.

22. Financial Information of Subsidiary Issuer and Subsidiary Guarantors

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the parent company (the “Parent”), is the issuer of publicly traded common stock and preferred stock, which is represented by depository shares. One of its wholly owned subsidiaries, K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the “Subsidiary Issuer”), acts as a finance entity that, as of October 31, 2016, had issued and outstanding $1,067.0 million of senior secured notes ($1,054.3 million, net of discount), $400.0 million senior notes, $6.3 million senior amortizing notes and $57.8 million senior exchangeable notes (issued as components of our 6.0% Exchangeable Note Units). The senior secured notes, senior notes, senior amortizing notes and senior exchangeable notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Parent.

In addition to the Parent, each of the wholly owned subsidiaries of the Parent other than the Subsidiary Issuer (collectively, “Guarantor Subsidiaries”), with the exception of our home mortgage subsidiaries, certain of our title insurance subsidiaries, joint ventures and subsidiaries holding interests in our joint ventures (collectively, the “Nonguarantor Subsidiaries”), have guaranteed fully and unconditionally, on a joint and several basis, the obligations of the Subsidiary Issuer to pay principal and interest under the senior secured notes (other than the 2021 Notes and the Exchange Notes), senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes. The Guarantor Subsidiaries are directly or indirectly 100% owned subsidiaries of the Parent. The 2021 Notes and the Exchange Notes are guaranteed by the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group (see Note 9).

The senior amortizing notes and senior exchangeable notes have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The 7.0% Senior Notes due 2019, the 8.0% Senior Notes due 2019 and our senior secured notes (see Note 9) are not, pursuant to the indentures under which such notes were issued, required to be registered under the Act. The Consolidating Financial Statements presented below are in respect of our registered notes only and not the 7.0% Senior Notes due 2019, the 8.0% Senior Notes due 2019 or the senior secured notes (however, the Guarantor Subsidiaries for the 7.0% Senior Notes due 2019, the 8.0% Senior Notes due 2019, the 2020 Secured Notes and the New Second Lien Notes are the same as those represented by the accompanying Consolidating Financial Statements). In lieu of providing separate financial statements for the Guarantor Subsidiaries of our registered notes, we have included the accompanying Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements. Therefore, separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning such Guarantor Subsidiaries are not presented.

The following Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements present the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of (i) the Parent, (ii) the Subsidiary Issuer, (iii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries, (iv) the Nonguarantor Subsidiaries and (v) the eliminations to arrive at the information for Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. on a consolidated basis.

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CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

OCTOBER 31, 2016

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries	Nonguarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations		Consolidated
Assets:
Homebuilding	$-		$291,373		$1,197,554	$409,650	$-		$1,898,577
Financial services					13,453	183,777			197,230
Income taxes receivable	115,940		(58,597	)	226,258	32			283,633
Intercompany receivable			1,227,334			88,112	(1,315,446	)	-
Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries			4,914		437,628	-	(442,542	)	-
Total assets	$115,940		1,465,024		$1,874,893	$681,571	$(1,757,988	)	$2,379,440
Liabilities and equity:
Homebuilding	$3,506		$1,118		$568,450	$84,516	$-		$657,590
Financial services					13,338	159,107			172,445
Notes payable			1,672,514		5,084	317			1,677,915
Intercompany payable	157,993				1,157,453		(1,315,446	)	-
Amounts due to consolidated subsidiaries	82,951						(82,951	)	-
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity	(128,510	)	(208,608	)	130,568	437,631	(359,591	)	(128,510	)
Total liabilities and equity	$115,940		$1,465,024		$1,874,893	$681,571	$(1,757,988	)	$2,379,440

CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

OCTOBER 31, 2015

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries	Nonguarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations		Consolidated
Assets:
Homebuilding	$-		$230,358		$1,553,811	$367,869	$-		$2,152,038
Financial services					15,680	144,301			159,981
Income taxes receivable	128,176		(89,212	)	251,293	22			290,279
Intercompany receivable			1,575,712			58,280	(1,633,992	)	-
Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries			1,013		383,032		(384,045	)	-
Total assets	$128,176		$1,717,871		$2,203,816	$570,472	$(2,018,037	)	$2,602,298
Liabilities and equity:
Homebuilding	$3,076		$87		$588,854	$65,947	$-		$657,964
Financial services					15,677	121,106			136,783
Notes payable			1,933,119		2,132	384			1,935,635
Intercompany payable	180,681				1,453,311		(1,633,992	)	-
Amounts due to consolidated subsidiaries	72,503						(72,503	)	-
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity	(128,084	)	(215,335	)	143,842	383,035	(311,542	)	(128,084	)
Total liabilities and equity	$128,176		$1,717,871		$2,203,816	$570,472	$(2,018,037	)	$2,602,298

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CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2016

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues:
Homebuilding	$-		$-		$2,232,906		$446,724		$-		$2,679,630
Financial services					11,038		61,579				72,617
Intercompany charges			112,207						(112,207	)	-
Total revenues	-		112,207		2,243,944		508,303		(112,207	)	2,752,247
Expenses:
Homebuilding	1,688		136,796		2,147,123		419,514				2,705,121
Financial services	16				7,387		29,741				37,144
Intercompany charges					112,169		38		(112,207	)	-
Total expenses	1,704		136,796		2,266,679		449,293		(112,207	)	2,742,265
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(3,200	)							(3,200	)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures					78		(4,424	)			(4,346	)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(1,704	)	(27,789	)	(22,657	)	54,586		-		2,436
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision	(9,333	)	(30,615	)	45,213		(10	)			5,255
Equity in (loss) income from subsidiaries	(10,448	)	3,901		54,596				(48,049	)	-
Net (loss) income	$(2,819	)	$6,727		$(13,274	)	$54,596		$(48,049	)	$(2,819	)

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CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues:
Homebuilding	$-		$-		$1,778,700		$313,115		$-		$2,091,815
Financial services					8,685		47,980				56,665
Intercompany charges			124,361						(124,361	)	-
Total revenues	-		124,361		1,787,385		361,095		(124,361	)	2,148,480
Expenses:
Homebuilding	5,125		155,773		1,686,726		294,818				2,142,442
Financial services	105				6,490		25,377				31,972
Intercompany charges					124,360		1		(124,361	)	-
Total expenses	5,230		155,773		1,817,576		320,196		(124,361	)	2,174,414
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures					82		4,087				4,169
(Loss) income before income taxes	(5,230	)	(31,412	)	(30,109	)	44,986		-		(21,765	)
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision	(10,985	)	(30,486	)	35,808		(2	)			(5,665	)
Equity in (loss) income from subsidiaries	(21,855	)	12,915		44,988				(36,048	)	-
Net (loss) income	$(16,100	)	$11,989		$(20,929	)	$44,988		$(36,048	)	$(16,100	)

CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2014

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues:
Homebuilding	$25		$-		$1,651,343	$369,598	$-		$2,020,966
Financial services					9,572	32,842			42,414
Intercompany charges			100,878				(100,878	)	-
Total revenues	25		100,878		1,660,915	402,440	(100,878	)	2,063,380
Expenses:
Homebuilding	3,286		131,730		1,549,659	336,651			2,021,326
Financial services	20				6,832	21,764			28,616
Intercompany charges					100,878		(100,878	)	-
Total expenses	3,306		131,730		1,657,369	358,415	(100,878	)	2,049,942
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(1,155	)					(1,155	)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures					94	7,803			7,897
Income (loss) before income taxes	(3,281	)	(32,007	)	3,640	51,828	-		20,180
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision	(298,775	)	(908	)	12,719				(286,964	)
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries	11,650		(14,177	)	51,828		(49,301	)	-
Net income (loss)	$307,144		$(45,276	)	$42,749	$51,828	$(49,301	)	$307,144

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CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2016

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$(2,819	)	$6,727		$(13,274	)	$54,596		$(48,049	)	$(2,819	)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	15,059		(26,032	)	353,149		259		48,049		390,484
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	12,240		(19,305	)	339,875		54,855		-		387,665
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets					685		79				764
Purchase of property, equipment and other fixed assets and acquisitions					(7,977	)	(30	)			(8,007	)
Decrease in restricted cash related to mortgage company							2,034				2,034
Decrease in restricted cash related to letters of credit			872								872
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures			(290	)	(74	)	(49,541	)			(49,905	)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures							5,264				5,264
Intercompany investing activities			344,479						(344,479	)	-
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	-		345,061		(7,366	)	(42,194	)	(344,479	)	(48,978	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net payments from mortgages and notes					(60,535	)	(476	)			(61,011	)
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs					(14,004	)	(3,134	)			(17,138	)
Net proceeds from land bank financing programs					53,654		11,980				65,634
Borrowings from revolving credit facility			5,000								5,000
Proceeds from senior secured term loan facility			75,000								75,000
Net proceeds from senior secured notes			71,250								71,250
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes			(409,646	)							(409,646	)
Net proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit							36,713				36,713
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuance			(5,125	)	(4,812	)	(1,532	)			(11,469	)
Intercompany financing activities – net	(12,240	)			(302,407	)	(29,832	)	344,479		-
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(12,240	)	(263,521	)	(328,104	)	13,719		344,479		(245,667	)
Net increase in cash	-		62,235		4,405		26,380		-		93,020
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period	-		199,318		(4,800	)	59,227		-		253,745
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	$-		$261,553		$(395	)	$85,607		$-		$346,765

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CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$(16,100	)	$11,989		$(20,929	)	$44,988		$(36,048	)	$(16,100	)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	122,264		110,820		(456,704	)	(116,863	)	36,048		(304,435	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	106,164		122,809		(477,633	)	(71,875	)	-		(320,535	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets					1,556		17				1,573
Purchase of property, equipment and other fixed assets and acquisitions					(2,054	)					(2,054	)
Decrease in restricted cash related to mortgage company							1,555				1,555
Decrease in restricted cash related to letters of credit			2,993								2,993
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures			16		(114	)	(18,609	)			(18,707	)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures			315		646		16,151				17,112
Intercompany investing activities			(313,174	)					313,174		-
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-		(309,850	)	34		(886	)	313,174		2,472
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from mortgages and notes					27,881		11,502				39,383
Net proceeds from model sale leaseback financing programs					17,117		5,867				22,984
Net payments from land bank financing programs					(6,198	)	(1,147	)			(7,345	)
Proceeds from senior notes			250,000								250,000
Payments related to senior notes			(60,815	)							(60,815	)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility			47,000								47,000
Net proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit							31,956				31,956
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing programs and note issuances			(5,096	)	(2,732	)	(1,187	)			(9,015	)
Principal payments on amortizing and debt repurchases			(4,238	)							(4,238	)
Intercompany financing activities	(106,164	)			441,457		(22,119	)	(313,174	)	-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(106,164	)	226,851		477,525		24,872		(313,174	)	309,910
Net (decrease) increase in cash	-		39,810		(74	)	(47,889	)	-		(8,153	)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period	-		159,508		(4,726	)	107,116		-		261,898
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	$-		$199,318		$(4,800	)	$59,227		$-		$253,745

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CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2014

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$307,144		$(45,276	)	$42,749		$51,828		$(49,301	)	$307,144
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(277,932	)	14,334		(303,507	)	20,075		49,301		(497,729	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	29,212		(30,942	)	(260,758	)	71,903		-		(190,585	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets					467		48				515
Purchase of property, equipment and other fixed assets and acquisitions					(3,395	)	(28	)			(3,423	)
(Increase) in restricted cash related to mortgage company							(655	)			(655	)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures			(95	)	(831	)	(20,773	)			(21,699	)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures			203		3,787		7,117				11,107
Intercompany investing activities			(167,370	)					167,370		-
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	-		(167,262	)	28		(14,291	)	167,370		(14,155	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from mortgages and notes					39,345		1,425				40,770
Net proceeds from model sale leaseback financing programs					17,232		1,982				19,214
Net payments from land bank financing programs					(8,297	)	(9,009	)			(17,306	)
Net proceeds from senior notes			121,447								121,447
Net payments related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit							(14,744	)			(14,744	)
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing programs and note issuances			(7,205	)	(4,051	)	(691	)			(11,947	)
Intercompany financing activities	(29,212	)			218,254		(21,672	)	(167,370	)	-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(29,212	)	114,242		262,483		(42,709	)	(167,370	)	137,434
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-		(83,962	)	1,753		14,903		-		(67,306	)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period			243,470		(6,479	)	92,213				329,204
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	$-		$159,508		$(4,726	)	$107,116		$-		$261,898

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23. Unaudited Summarized Consolidated Quarterly Information

Summarized quarterly financial information for the years ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)	October 31, 2016		July 31, 2016		April 30, 2016		January 31, 2016
Revenues	$805,069		$716,850		$654,723		$575,605
Expenses	760,171		711,791		661,312		575,638
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs	10,438		1,565		9,669		11,681
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,200	)	-		-		-
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	881		(2,401	)	(1,346	)	(1,480	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	32,141		1,093		(17,604	)	(13,194	)
State and federal income tax provision (benefit)	9,852		1,567		(9,143	)	2,979
Net income (loss)	$22,289		$(474	)	$(8,461	)	$(16,173	)
Per share data:
Basic:
Income (loss) per common share	$0.14		$(0.00	)	$(0.06	)	$(0.11	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	147,521		147,412		147,334		147,139
Assuming dilution:
Income (loss) per common share	$0.14		$(0.00	)	$(0.06	)	$(0.11	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	160,590		147,412		147,334		147,139

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	Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)	October 31, 2015	July 31, 2015		April 30, 2015		January 31, 2015
Revenues	$693,204	$540,613		$468,949		$445,714
Expenses	653,080	549,089		495,585		464,616
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs	4,426	1,077		4,311		2,230
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	1,699	(448	)	1,466		1,452
Income (loss) before income taxes	37,397	(10,001	)	(29,481	)	(19,680	)
State and federal income tax provision (benefit)	11,878	(2,317	)	(9,922	)	(5,304	)
Net income (loss)	$25,519	$(7,684	)	$(19,559	)	$(14,376	)
Per share data:
Basic:
Income (loss) per common share	$0.17	$(0.05	)	$(0.13	)	$(0.10	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	147,057	147,010		146,946		146,929
Assuming dilution:
Income (loss) per common share	$0.16	$(0.05	)	$(0.13	)	$(0.10	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	160,299	147,010		146,946		146,929

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EX-12

 Exhibit 12

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

For purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, earnings consist of earnings from continuing operations before income taxes and income or loss from equity investees, plus fixed charges and distributed income of equity investees, less interest capitalized. Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends consist of fixed charges and preferred stock dividends declared.

		Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015		October 31, 2014		October 31, 2013		October 31, 2012
Income (loss) before income taxes	$2,436	$(21,765	)	$20,180		$21,935		$(101,248	)
Add:
Interest expense, homebuilding (a)	183,358	151,448		141,344		143,574		152,433
Interest expense, financial services	2,912	2,143		1,835		3,008		2,514
Interest pertaining to rent expense (b)	5,936	5,548		5,538		5,199		5,663
Distribution of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures, net of equity in income (loss)	5,348	4,269		(1,853	)	(9,700	)	(3,611	)
Amortization	5,261	5,460		10,320		7,843		6,862
Total earnings	$205,251	$147,103		$177,364		$171,859		$62,613
Fixed Charges:
Interest incurred, homebuilding	$166,824	$166,188		$145,409		$132,611		$147,048
Interest incurred, financial services	2,912	2,143		1,835		3,008		2,434
Interest pertaining to rent expense	5,936	5,548		5,538		5,199		5,663
Amortization	5,261	5,460		10,320		7,843		6,862
Total fixed charges	$180,933	$179,339		$163,102		$148,661		$162,007
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges	1.1	(c)		1.1		1.2		(c)

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

		Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015	October 31, 2014	October 31, 2013	October 31, 2012
Total earnings – above	$205,251	$147,103	$177,364	$171,859	$62,613
Total fixed charges – above	$180,933	$179,339	$163,102	$148,661	$162,007
Preferred stock dividends (adjusted to pretax dollars)	-	-	-	-	-
Total combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends	$180,933	$179,339	$163,102	$148,661	$162,007
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends	1.1	(d)	1.1	1.2	(d)

(a)	Includes the amortization and expensing of debt expenses that were not capitalized during the period.
(b)	Management has determined the interest component of rent expense to be 33%.
(c)	Earnings for the years ended October 31, 2015 and 2012 were insufficient to cover fixed charges for such period by $32.2 million and $105.1 million, respectively.
(d)	Earnings for the years ended October 31, 2015 and 2012 were insufficient to cover fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for such period by $32.2 million and $105.1 million, respectively. Due to restrictions in our debt instruments, we are currently prohibited from paying dividends on our preferred stock and did not make any dividend payments in fiscal 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012.

EX-21

Exhibit 21

Legal Entity Name	State of Formation
K. Hovnanian at Eagle Heights, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian Building Company, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian Companies of Arizona, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at 240 Missouri, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Aire on McDowell, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Catania, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Gallery, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Montana Vista, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Palm Valley, L.L.C.	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Pointe 16, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Quail Creek, L.L.C.	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Rancho Cabrillo, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Sienna Hills, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Silverstone, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Skye on McDowell, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Sunrise Trail II, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Sunrise Trail III, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Verrado Cascina, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Verrado Marketside, LLC	AZ
K. HOVNANIAN Developments OF ARIZONA, INC.	AZ
K. HOVNANIAN GREAT WESTERN BUILDING COMPANY, LLC	AZ

K. HOVNANIAN GREAT WESTERN HOMES, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian Legacy at Via Bella, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at The Manor II, LLC	AZ
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at The Manor, LLC	AZ
New Land Title Agency, L.L.C.	AZ
K. Hovnanian at Ladd Ranch, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Meridian Hills, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian JV Holdings, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian JV Services Company, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian's Sonata at The Preserve, LLC	CA
K. HOV IP, II, Inc.	CA

K. Hovnanian at 4S, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Aliso, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Andalusia, LLC	CA
K. HOVNANIAN AT AVENUE ONE, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Bakersfield 463, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Beacon Park Area 129, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Beacon Park Area 137, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Bella Lago, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Blackstone, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Bridgeport, Inc.	CA
K. HOVNANIAN AT CAPISTRANO, L.L.C.	CA

K. Hovnanian at Carlsbad, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Cedar Lane, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Charter Way, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Cielo, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Coastline, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Cortez Hill, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Dominguez Hills, Inc.	CA
K. Hovnanian at El Dorado Ranch II, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at El Dorado Ranch, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Evergreen, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Fiddyment Ranch, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Fresno, LLC	CA
K. HOVNANIAN AT GASLAMP SQUARE, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Gilroy 60, LLC	CA

K. Hovnanian at Gilroy, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Jaeger Ranch, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at La Costa Greens, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at La Laguna, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Lake Rancho Viejo, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Malan Park, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Manteca, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Melanie Meadows, LLC	CA

K. Hovnanian at Muirfield, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Parkside, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Pavilion Park, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Piazza D'Oro, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Piazza Serena, L.L.C	CA
K. Hovnanian at Positano, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Prado, L.L.C.	CA
K. HOVNANIAN AT ROSEMARY LANTANA, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Sage, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Santa Nella, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Sheldon Grove, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Skye Isle, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Stanton, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Sunridge Park, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at The Crosby, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Thompson Ranch, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Trail Ridge, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Valle Del Sol, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Verona Estates, LLC	CA

K. Hovnanian at Victorville, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Vineyard Heights, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Vista Del Sol, L.L.C.	CA

K. Hovnanian at Waterstone, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at West View Estates, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Westshore, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Wheeler Ranch, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian at Woodcreek West, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian Communities, Inc.	CA
K. Hovnanian Companies of California, Inc.	CA
K. Hovnanian Companies of Southern California, Inc.	CA
K. Hovnanian Companies, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian Developments of California, Inc.	CA
K. Hovnanian Developments of New Jersey II, Inc.	CA
K. Hovnanian Developments of New Jersey, Inc.	CA
K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.	CA
K. Hovnanian Homes Northern California, Inc.	CA
K. HOVNANIAN'S FOUR SEASONS AT BAKERSFIELD, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Beaumont, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Hemet, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Los Banos, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Moreno Valley, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Palm Springs, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian's Parkside at Towngate, L.L.C.	CA

K. Hovnanian's Veranda at RiverPark II, LLC CA

K. Hovnanian's Veranda at RiverPark, LLC	CA
SEABROOK ACCUMULATION CORPORATION	CA
STONEBROOK HOMES, INC.	CA
K. Hovnanian at Traverse, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian GT Investment, L.L.C.	CA
K. Hovnanian Terra Lago Investment, LLC	CA
K. Hovnanian Homes at Parkside, LLC	DC
K. Hovnanian Parkside Holdings, LLC	DC
K. HOVNANIAN Developments OF D.C., INC.	DC
K. Hovnanian Homes of D.C., L.L.C.	DC
Homebuyers Financial USA, LLC	DE
HovWest Land Acquisition, LLC	DE
K. Hovnanian at Cedar Lane Estates, LLC	DE
K. Hovnanian Homes of Delaware I, LLC	DE
K. Hovnanian HovWest Holdings, L.L.C.	DE
K. Hovnanian at Ashby Place, LLC	DE
K. Hovnanian at Brenford Station, LLC	DE
K. Hovnanian at Hidden Brook, LLC	DE
K. Hovnanian at Mansfield II, L.L.C.	DE

K. HOVNANIAN AT NORTH BRUNSWICK VI, L.L.C.	DE
K. Hovnanian at Nottingham Meadows, LLC	DE
K. Hovnanian at Ocean View Beach Club, LLC	DE

K. Hovnanian at Plantation Lakes, L.L.C.	DE
K. HOVNANIAN CENTRAL ACQUISITIONS, L.L.C.	DE
K. HOVNANIAN Developments OF DELAWARE, INC.	DE
K. Hovnanian Hamptons at Oak Creek II, L.L.C.	DE
K. HOVNANIAN HOMES OF DELAWARE, L.L.C.	DE
K. Hovnanian Homes of Longacre Village, L.L.C.	DE
K. Hovnanian North Central Acquisitions, L.L.C.	DE
K. Hovnanian North Jersey Acquisitions, L.L.C.	DE
K. Hovnanian Shore Acquisitions, L.L.C.	DE
K. Hovnanian South Jersey Acquisitions, L.L.C.	DE
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Baymont Farms L.L.C.	DE
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Silver Maple Farm, L.L.C.	DE
KHH Shell Hall Loan Acquisition, LLC	DE
Washington Homes, Inc.	DE
WOODMORE RESIDENTIAL, L.L.C.	DE
WTC VENTURES, L.L.C.	DE
K. Hovnanian GT V Investment, LLC	DE
K. Hovnanian HovSite II Investment, LLC	DE
K. Hovnanian HovSite III Investment, LLC	DE

K. Hovnanian M.E. Investments, LLC	DE
K. Hovnanian Nassau Grove Holdings, L.L.C.	DE
K. Hovnanian Amber Glen, LLC	FL

K. Hovnanian at Mystic Dunes, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at The Highlands at Summerlake Grove, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at Valletta, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian Cypress Creek, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian Homes of Florida I, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian Lake Parker, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian Montclaire Estates, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian Sereno, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian TerraLargo, LLC	FL
Eastern National Title Agency, LLC	FL
HOVNANIAN Developments OF FLORIDA, INC.	FL
HOVNANIAN LAND INVESTMENT GROUP OF FLORIDA, L.L.C.	FL
K. Hovnanian at Boca Dunes, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at Coral Lago, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at Hampton Cove, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at Hilltop Reserve II, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at Hilltop Reserve, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at Lake Burden, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at Lake LeClare, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at Pickett Reserve, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at Redtail, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at Summerlake, LLC	FL

K. Hovnanian at Terra Bella Two, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at Walkers Grove, LLC	FL

K. Hovnanian Belmont Reserve, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian Cambridge Homes, L.L.C.	FL
K. Hovnanian Cypress Key, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian Estates at Wekiva, LLC	FL
K. HOVNANIAN FIRST HOMES, L.L.C.	FL
K. Hovnanian Florida Realty, L.L.C.	FL
K. Hovnanian Grand Cypress, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian Grandefield, LLC	FL
K. HOVNANIAN PRESERVE AT TURTLE CREEK LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian Reynolds Ranch, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian Riverside, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian South Fork, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian Sterling Ranch, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian T&C Homes at Florida, L.L.C.	FL
K. Hovnanian Union Park, LLC	FL
K. HOVNANIAN WINDWARD HOMES, LLC	FL
K. Hovnanian at Delray Beach, L.L.C.	FL
K. Hovnanian at The Commons at Richmond Hill, LLC	GA
K. Hovnanian at Westbrook, LLC	GA
K. Hovnanian Developments of Georgia, Inc.	GA

K. Hovnanian Homes at Creekside, LLC	GA
K. Hovnanian Homes of Georgia, L.L.C.	GA
Amber Ridge, LLC	IL

K. Hovnanian at Amberley Woods, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Bradwell Estates, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Orchard Meadows, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Randall Highlands, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at River Hills, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Silverwood Glen, LLC	IL
K. HOVNANIAN AT TAMARACK SOUTH LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Tanglewood Oaks, LLC	IL
Arbor Trails, LLC	IL
Eastern Title Agency of Illinois, LLC	IL
Glenrise Grove, L.L.C.	IL
K. Hovnanian at Campton Prairie, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Christina Court, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Fairfield Ridge, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Geneva Meadows, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Hanover Estates, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Island Lake, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Link Farm, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Meadowridge Villas, LLC	IL

K. Hovnanian at Northridge Estates, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Prairie Pointe, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Sagebrook, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Somerset, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Trafford Place, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian Developments of Illinois, Inc.	IL
K. Hovnanian Estates at Regency, L.L.C.	IL
K. Hovnanian T&C Homes at Illinois, L.L.C.	IL
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Briargate, LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian at Norton Lake LLC	IL
K. Hovnanian Developments of Kentucky, Inc.	KY
K. Hovnanian Summit Homes of Kentucky, L.L.C.	KY
K. Hovnanian Homes of Maryland I, LLC	MD
K. Hovnanian Homes of Maryland II, LLC	MD
Founders Title Agency of Maryland, L.L.C.	MD
Homebuyers Financial Services, L.L.C.	MD
Hovnanian Land Investment Group of Maryland, L.L.C.	MD
Hovnanian Land Investment Group, L.L.C.	MD
K Hovnanian Homes at Maxwell Place, L.L.C.	MD
K. Hovnanian at Caton's Reserve, LLC	MD
K. Hovnanian at Eden Terrace, L.L.C.	MD
K. Hovnanian at Roderuck, L.L.C.	MD

K. HOVNANIAN COMPANIES OF MARYLAND, INC.	MD
K. HOVNANIAN Developments OF MARYLAND, INC.	MD
K. Hovnanian Homes at Camp Springs, L.L.C.	MD
K. Hovnanian Homes at Forest Run, L.L.C.	MD
K. Hovnanian Homes at Greenway Farm Park Towns, L.L.C.	MD
K. Hovnanian Homes at Greenway Farm, L.L.C.	MD
K. Hovnanian Homes at Jones Station 1, L.L.C.	MD
K. Hovnanian Homes at Russett, L.L.C.	MD
K. Hovnanian Homes at the Highlands, LLC	MD
K. Hovnanian Homes of Maryland, L.L.C.	MD
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Kent Island Condominiums, L.L.C.	MD
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Kent Island, L.L.C.	MD
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at St. Margarets Landing, L.L.C.	MD

PADDOCKS, L.L.C.	MD
Pine Ayr, LLC	MD
Ridgemore Utility, L.L.C.	MD
WH PROPERTIES, INC.	MD
K. Hovnanian Developments of Minnesota, Inc.	MN
K. Hovnanian Homes of Minnesota at Arbor Creek, LLC	MN
K. Hovnanian Homes of Minnesota at Autumn Meadows, LLC	MN
K. Hovnanian Homes of Minnesota at Brynwood, LLC	MN
K. Hovnanian Homes of Minnesota at Cedar Hollow, LLC	MN

K. Hovnanian Homes of Minnesota at Founder's Ridge, LLC	MN
K. Hovnanian Homes of Minnesota at Harpers Street Woods, LLC	MN
K. Hovnanian Homes of Minnesota at Oaks of Oxbow, LLC	MN
K. Hovnanian Homes of Minnesota at Regent's Point, LLC	MN
K. Hovnanian Homes of Minnesota, L.L.C.	MN
K. Hovnanian Liberty on Bluff Creek, LLC	MN
K. Hovnanian Timbres at Elm Creek, LLC	MN
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Rush Creek II, LLC	MN
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Rush Creek, L.L.C.	MN
K. Hovnanian at Burch Kove, LLC	NC

K. Hovnanian at Indian Wells, LLC	NC
K. Hovnanian at Lily Orchard, LLC	NC
K. Hovnanian at Main Street Square, LLC	NC
K. Hovnanian at Oak Pointe, LLC	NC
K. Hovnanian at The Promenade at Beaver Creek, LLC	NC
K. Hovnanian at Wheeler Woods, LLC	NC

K. Hovnanian Developments of North Carolina, Inc.	NC
K. Hovnanian Homes at Brook Manor, LLC	NC
K. Hovnanian Homes at Reedy Creek, LLC	NC
K. HOVNANIAN HOMES OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.	NC
K. Hovnanian Sherwood at Regency, LLC	NC
K. HOVNANIAN'S FOUR SEASONS AT RENAISSANCE, L.L.C.	NC

WESTMINSTER HOMES, INC.	NC
K. Hovnanian at Freehold Township II, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Manalapan IV, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Morris Twp II, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian TBD, LLC	NJ
Builder Services NJ, L.L.C.	NJ
F&W MECHANICAL SERVICES, L.L.C.	NJ

K. Hovnanian Acquisitions, Inc.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Asbury Park Urban Renewal, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Barnegat I, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Barnegat II, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Branchburg II, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Branchburg, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Branchburg-Vollers, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Bridgewater I, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Bridgewater II, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Cedar Grove III, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Cedar Grove Urban Renewal, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Chesterfield, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Denville, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Deptford Township, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at East Brunswick III, LLC	NJ

K. Hovnanian at East Brunswick, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at East Windsor, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Edgewater II, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Edgewater, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Egg Harbor Township II, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Egg Harbor Township, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Evesham, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Fifth Avenue, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Florence I, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Florence II, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Forest Meadows, L.L.C.	NJ

K. Hovnanian at Franklin II, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Franklin, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Freehold Township III, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Great Notch, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Hackettstown II, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Hillsborough, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Howell II, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Howell, LLC	NJ
K. HOVNANIAN AT HUDSON POINTE, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Jackson I, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Jackson, L.L.C.	NJ

K. Hovnanian at Jersey City IV, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Keyport, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Little Egg Harbor Township II, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Little Egg Harbor, L.L.C	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Mahwah VI, Inc.	NJ
K. HOVNANIAN AT MANALAPAN II, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Manalapan III, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Manalapan V, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Manalapan VI, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Maple Avenue, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Marlboro IX, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Marlboro Township IX, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Marlboro Township V, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Marlboro Township VIII, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Marlboro VI, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Mendham Township, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Middle Township II, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Middle Township, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Middletown II, L.L.C.	NJ

K. Hovnanian at Middletown III, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Millville I, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Millville II, L.L.C.	NJ

K. Hovnanian at Monroe IV, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Monroe NJ II, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Monroe NJ III, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Monroe NJ, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Montgomery, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Montvale II, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Montvale, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Morris Twp, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at North Bergen. L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at North Caldwell II, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at North Caldwell III, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at North Caldwell IV, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at North Wildwood, L.L.C.	NJ

K. Hovnanian at Northfield, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Ocean Township, Inc	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Oceanport, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Old Bridge, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Parsippany, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Pittsgrove, L.L.C.	NJ
K. HOVNANIAN AT PORT IMPERIAL URBAN RENEWAL V, L.L.C.	NJ
K. HOVNANIAN AT PORT IMPERIAL URBAN RENEWAL VIII, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Randolph I, L.L.C.	NJ

K. Hovnanian at Ridgemont, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Rock Ledge, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Scotch Plains, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Shrewsbury, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Smithville, Inc.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at South Brunswick II, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at South Brunswick III, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at South Brunswick, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Station Square, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at The Monarch, L.L.C.	NJ
K. HOVNANIAN AT VERONA URBAN RENEWAL, L.L.C.	NJ

K. Hovnanian at Warren Township II, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Warren Township, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Wayne IX, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Wildwood Bayside, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Woolwich I, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian Construction II, Inc	NJ
K. Hovnanian Construction III, Inc	NJ
K. Hovnanian Construction Management, Inc.	NJ
K. Hovnanian Holdings NJ, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian Manalapan Acquisition, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian Northeast Services, L.L.C.	NJ

K. Hovnanian Port Imperial Urban Renewal, Inc.	NJ
K. Hovnanian Properties of Red Bank, Inc.	NJ
K. Hovnanian Southern New Jersey, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian Venture I, L.L.C.	NJ
LANDARAMA, INC.	NJ
M & M AT MONROE WOODS, L.L.C.	NJ
M&M at Chesterfield, L.L.C.	NJ
M&M AT Crescent Court, L.L.C.	NJ
M&M at West Orange, L.L.C.	NJ
Matzel & Mumford at Egg Harbor, L.L.C.	NJ
MCNJ, Inc.	NJ
MM-BEACHFRONT NORTH I, LLC	NJ
Terrapin Realty, L.L.C.	NJ
The Matzel & Mumford Organization, Inc	NJ
EASTERN TITLE AGENCY, INC.	NJ
K. HOVNANIAN 77 HUDSON STREET INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Port Imperial Investment, LLC	NJ
K. HOVNANIAN INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Mt. Laurel, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian at Waldwick, LLC	NJ
K. Hovnanian Classics, L.L.C.	NJ
K. HOVNANIAN AT NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, INC.	NY

K. HOVNANIAN COMPANIES OF NEW YORK, INC.	NY
K. HOVNANIAN Developments OF NEW YORK, INC.	NY

K. Hovnanian Aberdeen, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Belden Pointe, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Developments of Ohio, Inc.	OH
K. Hovnanian Edgebrook, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Falls Pointe, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Forest Valley, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Hidden Hollow, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Highland Ridge, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Indian Trails, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian LaDue Reserve, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Lakes of Green, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Monarch Grove, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Northpointe 40s, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian of Ohio, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Ohio Realty, L.L.C.	OH
K. Hovnanian Rivendale, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Schady Reserve, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Summit Homes, L.L.C.	OH
K. Hovnanian Village Glen, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Waterbury, LLC	OH

K. Hovnanian White Road, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Woodland Pointe, LLC	OH
MIDWEST BUILDING PRODUCTS & CONTRACTOR SERVICES, L.L.C.	OH
New Home Realty, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Contractors of Ohio, LLC	OH
K. Hovnanian Woodridge Place, LLC	OH
K. HOVNANIAN AT PHILADELPHIA I, L.L.C.	PA
Builder Services PA, L.L.C.	PA
Governor's Abstract Co., Inc.	PA
K. Hovnanian at Allentown, L.L.C.	PA
K. HOVNANIAN AT CAMP HILL, L.L.C.	PA

K. Hovnanian at Doylestown, LLC	PA
K. Hovnanian at East Brandywine, L.L.C.	PA
K. Hovnanian at Hershey's Mill, Inc.	PA
K. Hovnanian at Lower Macungie Township I, L.L.C.	PA
K. Hovnanian at Lower Macungie Township II, L.L.C.	PA
K. Hovnanian at Lower Makefield Township I, L.L.C.	PA
K. Hovnanian at Lower Moreland II, L.L.C.	PA
K. Hovnanian at Marple, LLC	PA
K. Hovnanian at Middletown, LLC	PA
K. Hovnanian at Northampton, L.L.C.	PA
K. HOVNANIAN AT RAPHO, L.L.C	PA

K. Hovnanian at Sawmill, Inc.	PA
K. Hovnanian at Silver Spring, L.L.C.	PA
K. Hovnanian at Upper Uwchlan II, L.L.C.	PA
K. Hovnanian at Upper Uwchlan, L.L.C.	PA
K. Hovnanian at Whitemarsh, LLC	PA
K. Hovnanian Companies of Pennsylvania, Inc.	PA
K. Hovnanian Developments of Pennsylvania, Inc.	PA
K. Hovnanian Eastern Pennsylvania, L.L.C.	PA
K. HOVNANIAN HOMES OF PENNSYLVANIA, L.L.C.	PA
K. Hovnanian PA Real Estate, Inc.	PA
K. Hovnanian Pennsylvania Acquisitions, L.L.C.	PA
K. Hovnanian Summit Homes of Pennsylvania, L.L.C.	PA

Midwest Building Products & Contractor Services of Pennsylvania, L.L.C.	PA
K. Hovnanian at Upper Providence, LLC	PA
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at Malind Bluff, LLC	SC
K. Hovnanian at Coosaw Point, LLC	SC
K. Hovnanian at Fox Path at Hampton Lake, LLC	SC
K. Hovnanian at Hampton Lake, LLC	SC
K. Hovnanian at Magnolia Place, LLC	SC
K. Hovnanian CraftBuilt Homes of South Carolina, L.L.C.	SC
K. Hovnanian Developments of South Carolina, Inc.	SC
K. Hovnanian Four Seasons at Gold Hill, LLC	SC

K. Hovnanian Homes at Salt Creek Landing, LLC	SC
K. Hovnanian Homes at Shell Hall, LLC	SC
K. Hovnanian Homes at St. James Place, LLC	SC
K. Hovnanian Homes at The Abby, LLC	SC
K. Hovnanian Homes at The Paddocks, LLC	SC
K. Hovnanian Homes of South Carolina, LLC	SC
Shell Hall Club Amenity Acquisition, LLC	SC
Shell Hall Land Acquisition, LLC	SC
K. Hovnanian DFW Berkshire II, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Berkshire, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Carillon, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Heatherwood, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Heron Pond, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Maxwell Creek, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Mustang Lakes II, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Mustang Lakes, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Richwoods, LLC	TX

K. Hovnanian Developments of Texas, Inc.	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Auburn Farms, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Belmont, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Harmon Farms, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Heritage Crossing, LLC	TX

K. Hovnanian DFW Homestead, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Inspiration, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Lexington, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Liberty Crossing II, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Liberty Crossing, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Light Farms II, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Light Farms, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Midtown Park, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Palisades, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Parkside, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Ridgeview, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Seventeen Lakes, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Trailwood, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Villas at Mustang Park, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Wellington, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian DFW Wildridge, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian Homes - DFW, L.L.C.	TX
K. Hovnanian Homes of Houston, L.L.C.	TX
K. Hovnanian Houston City Heights, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian of Houston II, L.L.C.	TX
PARK TITLE COMPANY, LLC	TX
K. Hovnanian at Canter V, LLC	VA

K. Hovnanian at Dominion Crossing, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Embrey Mill, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Hunter's Pond, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Nicholson, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Pelham's Reach, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Raymond Farm, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Village of Round Hill, LLC	VA

K. Hovnanian at Waterford, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Wellsprings, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian Homes at Willowsford Grange, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian Homes at Willowsford New, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian Homes of Virginia I, LLC	VA
FOUNDERS TITLE AGENCY, INC.	VA
K. Hovnanian at Estates at Wheatlands, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Lake Ridge Estates, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Lake Terrapin, L.L.C.	VA
K. Hovnanian at Lee Square, L.L.C.	VA
K. Hovnanian at Lenah Woods, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Reserves at Wheatlands, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Residence at Discovery Square, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Seasons Landing, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Signal Hill, LLC	VA

K. Hovnanian Developments of Virginia, Inc.	VA
K. Hovnanian Four Seasons @ Historic Virginia, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian Homes at Burke Junction, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian Homes at Leigh Mill, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian Homes at Thompson's Grant, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian Homes at Willowsford Grant, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian Homes at Willowsford Greens, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian Homes of Virginia, Inc.	VA
K. Hovnanian Summit Holdings, L.L.C.	VA
K. HOVNANIAN'S FOUR SEASONS AT CHARLOTTESVILLE, L.L.C.	VA
K. Hovnanian's Four Seasons at New Kent Vineyards, L.L.C.	VA
LAUREL HIGHLANDS, LLC	VA
K. Hovnanian at Huntfield, LLC	WV
K. Hovnanian Developments of West Virginia, Inc.	WV
K. Hovnanian Homes at Shenandoah Springs, LLC	WV
K. Hovnanian Homes of West Virginia, L.L.C.	WV
K. Hovnanian Summit Homes of West Virginia, L.L.C.	WV
Midwest Building Products & Contractor Services of West Virginia, L.L.C.	WV

EX-23.(A)

Exhibit 23(a)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of our reports dated December 20, 2016, relating to the consolidated financial statements of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. for the year ended October 31, 2016:

1. Registration Statements Nos. 333-113758, 333-106756, and 333-92977 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Amended and Restated 2008 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (which superseded and replaced the Amended and Restated 1999 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan), and Hovnanian Enterprises. Inc. Senior Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated;

2. Registration Statements Nos. 333-56972, 033-36098, and 002-92773 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.1983 Stock Option Plan as amended and restated;

3. Registration Statement No. 333-56640 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Washington Homes Employee Stock Option Plan;

4. Registration Statement No. 333-180668 on Form S-8 pertaining to the 2012 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan; and

5. Registration Statement Nos. 333-194542 and 333-210218 on Form S-8 pertaining to the 2012 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, NY

December 20, 2016

EX-23.(B)

Exhibit 23(b)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of our reports dated December 20, 2016, relating to the consolidated financial statements of GTIS-HOV Holdings, LLC. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2016, and 2015 and for the three years ended October 31, 2016, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. for the year ended October 31, 2016:

1. Registration Statements Nos. 333-113758, 333-106756, and 333-92977 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Amended and Restated 2008 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (which superseded and replaced the Amended and Restated 1999 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan), and Hovnanian Enterprises. Inc. Senior Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated;

2. Registration Statements Nos. 333-56972, 033-36098, and 002-92773 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.1983 Stock Option Plan as amended and restated;

3. Registration Statement No. 333-56640 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Washington Homes Employee Stock Option Plan;

4. Registration Statement No. 333-180668 on Form S-8 pertaining to the 2012 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan; and

5. Registration Statement Nos. 333-194542 and 333-210218 on Form S-8 pertaining to the 2012 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, NY

December 20, 2016

EX-23.(C)

Exhibit 23(c)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements of our report dated December 20, 2016, relating to the consolidated financial statements of GTIS-HOV Holdings V, LLC. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2016, and for the year ended October 31, 2016, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. for the year ended October 31, 2016:

1. Registration Statements Nos. 333-113758, 333-106756, and 333-92977 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Amended and Restated 2008 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan (which superseded and replaced the Amended and Restated 1999 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan), and Hovnanian Enterprises. Inc. Senior Executive Short-Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated;

2. Registration Statements Nos. 333-56972, 033-36098, and 002-92773 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.1983 Stock Option Plan as amended and restated;

3. Registration Statement No. 333-56640 on Form S-8 pertaining to the Washington Homes Employee Stock Option Plan;

4. Registration Statement No. 333-180668 on Form S-8 pertaining to the 2012 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan; and

5. Registration Statement Nos. 333-194542 and 333-210218 on Form S-8 pertaining to the 2012 Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Incentive Plan.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

New York, NY

December 20, 2016

EX-31.(A)

CERTIFICATIONS

Exhibit 31(a)

I, Ara K. Hovnanian, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016 of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the “registrant”);

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: December 20, 2016

/s/ARA K. HOVNANIAN
Ara K. Hovnanian
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.(B)

CERTIFICATIONS

Exhibit 31(b)

I, J. Larry Sorsby, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016 of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the “registrant”);

2.   Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: December 20, 2016

/s/J. LARRY SORSBY
J. Larry Sorsby
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.(A)

Exhibit 32(a)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Ara K. Hovnanian, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: December 20, 2016

/s/ARA K. HOVNANIAN
Ara K. Hovnanian
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.(B)

Exhibit 32(b)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2016 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, J. Larry Sorsby, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: December 20, 2016

/s/J. LARRY SORSBY
J. Larry Sorsby
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.(A)

Exhibit 99.(a)

Consolidated Financial Statements

GTIS-HOV Holdings, L.L.C.

Years Ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

With Independent Auditors’ Report

GTIS-HOV Holdings, L.L.C.

Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

Contents

Independent Auditors' Report	1
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets	3
Consolidated Statements of Operations	4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Equity	5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	7-13

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

To the Members of
GTIS-HOV Holdings, L.L.C.
Red Bank, New Jersey

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of GTIS-HOV Holdings, L.L.C. and its subsidiaries (the "Company"), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in members' equity, and cash flows for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Management's Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company's preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

 We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

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Opinion

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

December 20, 2016

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in Thousands)

	October 31,
	2016		2015
Assets
Cash	$	4,986	$	5,107
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		4,814		4,286
Receivables and deposits		93		126
Inventories:
Land and land development		8,156		12,184
Construction in process		2,461		3,924
Consolidated inventory not owned		892		2,097
Total inventories		11,509		18,205
Prepaid expenses		441		495
Total assets	$	21,843	$	28,219
Liabilities and Members’ equity
Liabilities from inventory not owned	$	746	$	1,783
Accounts payable and other liabilities		5,179		5,281
Customers’ deposits		111		205
Total liabilities		6,036		7,269
Commitments and contingencies (Note 4)
Members’ equity		15,807		20,950
Total liabilities and members’ equity	$	21,843	$	28,219

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Years Ended October 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Revenue:
Sale of homes	$	21,627	$	50,473	$	77,450
Other revenue		31		211		39
Total revenue		21,658		50,684		77,489
Expenses:
Direct costs:
Land and land development		6,391		16,000		23,349
Construction		8,904		20,531		29,517
Other		994		2,029		3,402
Direct cost of sales		16,289		38,560		56,268
Cost of sales interest		377		1,471		1,672
Indirect cost of sales:
Construction and service overhead		857		2,049		2,765
Other		808		601		1,316
Total indirect cost of sales		1,665		2,650		4,081
Gross margin		3,327		8,003		15,468
Selling, general and administrative expense		1,658		3,325		5,383
Interest expense		112		300		761
Net income	$	1,557	$	4,378	$	9,324

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Members’ Equity

(Dollars in Thousands)

Years Ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

	K. Hovnanian
	GT
	Investment,			GTIS HovSite,
	LLC			LP			Total
Balance at October 31, 2013	$	28,594		$	3,354		$	31,948
Net income		8,205			1,119			9,324
Distributions		(3,520	)		(480	)		(4,000	)
Balance at October 31, 2014		33,279			3,993			37,272
Net income		3,853			525			4,378
Distributions		(18,216	)		(2,484	)		(20,700	)
Balance at October 31, 2015		18,916			2,034			20,950
Net income		1,370			187			1,557
Distributions		(5,896	)		(804	)		(6,700	)
Balance at October 31, 2016	$	14,390		$	1,417		$	15,807

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in Thousands)

	Years Ended October 31,
	2016			2015			2014
Operating activities
Net income	$	1,557		$	4,378		$	9,324
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash		(444	)		907			(570	)
Receivables, deposits and prepaid expenses		87			1,978			240
Inventories		6,696			20,372			15,301
Accounts payable and other liabilities		(1,139	)		(4,184	)		(4,112	)
Customers’ deposits		(94	)		(270	)		(366	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		6,663			23,181			19,817
Investing activities
Restricted cash (to) from warranty service dollars		(84	)		(248	)		710
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities		(84	)		(248	)		710
Financing activities
Capital distributions		(6,700	)		(20,700	)		(4,000	)
Principal payments on note payable		–			–			(20,797	)
Proceeds from construction loans		–			–			1
Payments related to construction loans		–			–			(165	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(6,700	)		(20,700	)		(24,961	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash		(121	)		2,233			(4,434	)
Cash balance, beginning of year		5,107			2,874			7,308
Cash balance, end of year	$	4,986		$	5,107		$	2,874
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	117		$	266		$	831

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Years Ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

1. Description of Business

GTIS-HOV Holdings, L.L.C. (with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a residential home developer that markets its products in California, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. All construction activity is performed by subcontractors supervised by the Company.

On December 22, 2010, K. Hovnanian GT Investment, LLC (“K-Hov”) (a subsidiary of K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.) entered into a joint venture agreement with GTIS HovSite II LP (GTIS) (an affiliate of GoldenTree InSite Partners) to develop, construct, and sell residential communities. The Company purchased two properties in California from other subsidiaries of K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and one property from a third party. All properties were purchased at fair value.

On April 29, 2011, the Company purchased four properties from other subsidiaries of K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and one property from a third party. All properties were purchased at fair value.

The Company is a limited-life entity, where no additional properties are to be optioned, purchased, or developed, other than under specific circumstances as provided for under the joint venture agreement. As the existing lots are developed, built on, and sold, operations will decline and cease when all the homes have been delivered. In accordance with the joint venture agreement, dissolution must ultimately occur no later than December 31, 2060. K-Hov’s initial capital contribution included $4.0 million of Tier Two Capital. Tier Two Capital is additional capital contributed at the formation of the Company that will be returned after the return of all Tier One Capital to the investors. No profits or losses are allocated to Tier Two Capital. Tier One Capital was contributed by K-Hov and GTIS in the following proportion: 88% by K-Hov; and 12% by GTIS. The joint venture agreement specifies how profits and losses and cash distributions are allocated to the investors. Until cumulative profits allocated to the investors generate an 18% internal rate of return on Tier One Capital, allocations will generally be based on the investor’s proportionate amount of Tier One Capital. As of October 31, 2016, this threshold has not been achieved. Also in accordance with the joint venture agreement, K-Hov is the managing member, with all significant decisions shared equally by both members.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the Company’s accounts and those of its wholly owned subsidiaries after elimination of all intercompany balances and transactions.

Revenue Recognition

Income from home sales is recorded when title is conveyed to the buyer, adequate cash payment has been received, and there is no continued involvement. Nonrefundable deposits received from customers upon the signing of a sales contract are recognized as other revenue if the contract is terminated by the customer.

Cash

Cash includes deposits in checking accounts. Cash balances are held at a financial institution and may, at times, exceed insurable amounts. The Company believes that it mitigates the risk by depositing the cash in a major financial institution.

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

Restricted cash and cash equivalents includes cash collateralizing surety bonds and the per home warranty service dollars discussed below.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at cost unless the inventory is determined to be impaired, in which case the inventory is written down to its fair value. Inventories of houses include all direct costs of construction, plus capitalized costs, including construction administration, property taxes, interest, and legal fees that relate to development projects. Land, land development, and common facility costs are accumulated by development and are allocated to homes within each development based on buildable acres to product types within each community, which, along with direct construction costs, are allocated to each unit and relieved through cost of sales using the specific identification method.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Start-up costs incurred in connection with planned developments are expected to be recovered from the sale of homes and are capitalized. Management periodically reviews the feasibility of planned developments and expenses the costs of developments that are abandoned or which cannot be recovered through the realization of future sales revenue.

The Company records impairment losses on inventories related to communities under development when events and circumstances indicate that they may be impaired and that the Company will be unable to recover its recorded investment. The Company has not recorded any inventory impairments since inception.

“Consolidated inventory not owned” consists of certain model sale leasebacks that are included on the balance sheet in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. During fiscal 2013, the Company sold and leased back certain model homes with the right to participate in the potential profit when each home is sold to a third party at the end of the respective lease. As a result of this continued involvement, for accounting purposes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 360-20-40-38, these sale and leaseback transactions are considered a financing rather than a sale. Therefore, for purposes of the balance sheet, at October 2016 and 2015, inventory of $0.9 million and $2.1 million, respectively, were recorded to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding amount of $0.7 million and $1.8 million, respectively, recorded to “Liabilities from inventories not owned.”

Interest

Interest attributable to properties under development during the land development and home construction period is capitalized and expensed along with the associated cost of sales as the related inventories are sold. Interest incurred in excess of interest capitalized is expensed immediately.

Warranty Allowances

The Company warrants a home for most ordinary defects generally for the first year of ownership and for major structural defects for the first 10 years of ownership. All warranty services will be provided by and are the responsibility of an affiliate of K-Hov. The Company pays a fixed fee per house (varies for each community) at closing. These fees are deposited into restricted cash accounts maintained by the Company until approvals are granted which allow for reimbursement to be paid to such affiliate, K Hovnanian JV Services Company, LLC, to cover the cost of the warranty services after they have been incurred. Additions and charges to the warranty reserve for the year ended October 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

	Years ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016			2015
Balance, beginning of period	$	3,658		$	3,442
Additions		211			446
Charges		(182	)		(230	)
Balance, end of period	$	3,687		$	3,658

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs expensed totaled $0.2 million, $0.5 million and $0.7 million in the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and are included in selling overhead on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Income Taxes

A limited liability company is not subject to the payment of federal or state income taxes, as the components of its income and expenses flow through directly to the members. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting standards generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and these differences could have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606), (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 requires entities to recognize revenue that represents the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount equivalent to the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The following steps should be applied to determine this amount: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, most industry-specific guidance in the Accounting Standards Codification. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 on this same topic, which defers for one year the effective date of ASU 2014-09, therefore making the guidance effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2018. Additionally, the FASB also decided to permit entities to early adopt the standard, which allows for either full retrospective or modified retrospective methods of adoption, for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” (“ASU 2014-15”), which requires management to perform interim and annual assessments on whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued and to provide related disclosures, if required. ASU 2014-15 is effective for the Company for our fiscal year ending October 31, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2014-15 to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis” (“ASU 2015-02”), which amends the consolidation requirements in ASC 810, primarily related to limited partnerships and VIEs. ASU 2015-02 is effective for the Company beginning on November 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2015-02 to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.   

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Interest - Imputation of Interest” (“ASU 2015-03”), which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. This new guidance is a change from the current treatment of recording debt issuance costs as an asset representing a deferred charge, and is consistent with the accounting treatment for debt discounts. The guidance, which requires retrospective application, is effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2015-03 to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” (“ASU 2016-15”). ASU 2016-15 provides guidance on how certain cash receipts and cash payments are to be presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash” (“ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 amends the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

3. Related-Party Transactions

As the administrative member of the Company, K-Hov provides certain services to the Company. In connection with providing these services, K-Hov receives fees, which are summarized as follows:

Administrative charge	4% of home sales revenue
Insurance charge	$3,391 per home sold – Northern California
	$20,236 per home sold – Southern California
	$2,188 per home sold – Maryland
	$14,942 per home sold – Pennsylvania
	$2,188 per home sold – Virginia
Warranty services charge	$4,200 per home sold – Northern California
	$3,700 per home sold – Southern California
	$4,500 per home sold – Maryland
	$5,150 per home sold – Pennsylvania
	$4,900 per home sold – Virginia

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

3. Related-Party Transactions (continued)

The administrative charge is included in general and administrative expense, the insurance charge is included in general and administrative expense and the warranty services charge is included in Indirect cost of sales – Other on the consolidated statements of operations.

The following table summarizes the related party fees incurred:

	Years Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Administrative charge	$	865	$	2,018	$	3,099
Insurance charge	$	96	$	200	$	591
Warranty services charge	$	211	$	450	$	859

4. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

The Company has performance letters of credit approximating $0.8 and $0.4 million for October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively that have been issued by various financial institutions on behalf of the Company to certain municipalities to guarantee the completion of certain improvements associated with various communities. No amounts have been drawn against these letters of credit as of October 31, 2016 and 2015.

5. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of financial instruments is determined by reference to various market data and other valuation techniques as appropriate. Level 1 fair value is determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Our Level 1 financial instruments consist of cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents, the fair value of which is based on Level 1 inputs.

6. Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events that took place after October 31, 2016, through December 20, 2016, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. The Company is not aware of any subsequent events that require disclosure in or adjustments to the consolidated financial statements as of October 31, 2016.

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EX-99.(B)

Exhibit 99.(b)

Consolidated Financial Statements

GTIS-HOV Holdings V, L.L.C.

Period From April 29, 2016 (Inception) Through October 31, 2016

With Independent Auditors’ Report

GTIS-HOV Holdings V, L.L.C.

Consolidated Financial Statements

Period from April 29, 2016 (Inception) through

October 31, 2016

Contents

Independent Auditors' Report	1
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheet	3
Consolidated Statement of Operations	4
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Members’ Equity	5
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows	6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	7-13

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT

To the Members of
GTIS-HOV Holdings V, L.L.C.
Red Bank, New Jersey

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of GTIS-HOV Holdings V, L.L.C. and its subsidiaries (the "Company"), which comprise the consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2016, and the related consolidated statement of operations, changes in members' equity, and cash flows for the period from April 29, 2016 (date of inception) to October 31, 2016, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements.

Management's Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

Auditors' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the Company's preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

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Opinion

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of October 31, 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from April 29, 2016 (date of inception) to October 31, 2016, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

December 20, 2016

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GTIS-HOV Holdings V, L.L.C.

Consolidated Balance Sheet

(Dollars in Thousands)

October 31, 2016

Assets
Cash	$	14,981
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		33
Receivables and deposits		1,303
Inventories:
Land and land development		83,863
Construction in process		19,132
Consolidated inventory not owned		791
Total inventories		103,786
Prepaid expenses		5,905
Total assets	$	126,008
Liabilities and Members’ equity
Notes Payable	$	87,836
Liabilities from inventory not owned		593
Accounts payable and other liabilities		8,858
Customers’ deposits		2,299
Accrued interest		4,453
Total liabilities		104,039
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)
Members’ equity		21,969
Total liabilities and members’ equity	$	126,008

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GTIS-HOV Holdings V, L.L.C.

Consolidated Statement of Operations

(Dollars in Thousands)

Period From April 29, 2016 (Inception) Through October 31, 2016

Revenue:
Sale of homes	$	5,601
Other revenue		8
Total revenue		5,609
Expenses:
Direct costs:
Land and land development		2,377
Construction		1,966
Other		301
Direct cost of sales		4,644
Cost of sales interest		449
Indirect cost of sales:
Construction and service overhead		258
Other		128
Total indirect cost of sales		386
Gross margin		130
Selling, general and administrative expense		2,766
Interest expense		1,538
Net loss	$	(4,174	)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GTIS-HOV Holdings V, L.L.C.

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Members’ Equity

(Dollars in Thousands)

Period From April 29, 2016 (Inception) Through October 31, 2016

	K. Hovnanian
	GT V			Hov V
	Investment,			Parallel			GTIS Hov V
	LLC			Blocker, LLC			Co-Invest, LLC			Total
Initial Capital Contributions	$	21,786		$	526		$	3,831		$	26,143
Net loss		(3,478	)		(84	)		(612	)		(4,174	)
Balance at October 31, 2016	$	18,308		$	442		$	3,219		$	21,969

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GTIS-HOV Holdings V, L.L.C.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(Dollars in Thousands)

Period From April 29, 2016 (Inception) Through October 31, 2016

Operating activities
Net loss	$	(4,174	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables, deposits and prepaid expenses		(7,208	)
Inventories		(103,786	)
Accounts payable and other liabilities		13,311
Customers’ deposits		2,299
Net cash used in operating activities		(99,558	)
Investing activities
Restricted cash (to) from warranty service dollars		(33	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(33	)
Financing activities
Member contributions		26,143
Proceeds from notes payable		88,770
Payments related to notes payable		(934	)
Proceeds from model sale leaseback financing program		593
Net cash provided by financing activities		114,572
Net increase (decrease) in cash		14,981
Cash balance, beginning of year		–
Cash balance, end of year	$	14,981
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows:
Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized	$	43

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GTIS-HOV Holdings V, L.L.C.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Period From April 29, 2016 (Inception) Through October 31, 2016

1. Description of Business

GTIS-HOV Holdings V, L.L.C. (with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) is a residential home developer that markets its products in Arizona, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina and Virginia. All construction activity is performed by subcontractors supervised by the Company.

On April 29, 2016, K. Hovnanian GT V Investment, LLC (“K-Hov”) (a subsidiary of K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.) entered into a joint venture agreement with Hov V Parallel Blocker, LLC and GTIS Hov V Co-Invest, LP (collectively, “GTIS”) (both affiliates of GTIS Partners) to develop, construct, and sell residential communities. The Company purchased eight properties from other subsidiaries of K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. and one property from a third party. All properties were purchased at fair value.

The Company is a limited-life entity. As the existing lots are developed, built on, and sold, operations will decline and cease when all the homes have been delivered. In accordance with the joint venture agreement, dissolution must ultimately occur no later than December 31, 2065. Capital was contributed by K-Hov and GTIS in the following proportion: 83.3333% by K-Hov; and 16.6667% by GTIS. The joint venture agreement specifies how profits and losses and cash distributions are allocated to the investors. Also in accordance with the joint venture agreement, K-Hov is the managing member, with all significant decisions shared equally by both members.

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the Company’s accounts and those of its wholly owned subsidiaries after elimination of all intercompany balances and transactions.

Cash

Cash includes deposits in checking accounts. Cash balances are held at a financial institution and may, at times, exceed insurable amounts. The Company believes that it mitigates the risk by depositing the cash in a major financial institution.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

Restricted cash and cash equivalents include cash collateralizing surety bonds and the per home warranty service dollars discussed below.

Inventories

Inventories are stated at cost unless the inventory is determined to be impaired, in which case the inventory is written down to its fair value. Inventories of houses include all direct costs of construction, plus capitalized costs, including construction administration, property taxes, interest, and legal fees that relate to development projects. Land, land development, and common facility costs are accumulated by development and are allocated to homes within each development based on buildable acres to product types within each community, which, along with direct construction costs, are allocated to each unit and relieved through cost of sales using the specific identification method.

Start-up costs incurred in connection with planned developments are expected to be recovered from the sale of homes and are capitalized. Management periodically reviews the feasibility of planned developments and expenses the costs of developments that are abandoned or which cannot be recovered through the realization of future sales revenue.

The Company records impairment losses on inventories related to communities under development when events and circumstances indicate that they may be impaired and that the Company will be unable to recover its recorded investment. The Company has not recorded any inventory impairments since inception.

“Consolidated inventory not owned” consists of certain model sale leasebacks that are included on the balance sheet in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Some of the assets acquired by the Company included certain model homes sold and leased back with the right to participate in the potential profit when each home is sold to a third party at the end of the respective lease. As a result of this continued involvement, for accounting purposes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 360-20-40-38, these sale and leaseback transactions are considered a financing rather than a sale. Therefore, for purposes of the balance sheet, at October 2016, inventory of $0.8 million, was recorded to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding amount of $0.6 million, recorded to “Liabilities from inventories not owned.”

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Interest

Interest attributable to properties under development during the land development and home construction period is capitalized and expensed along with the associated cost of sales as the related inventories are sold. Interest incurred in excess of interest capitalized is expensed immediately.

Warranty Allowances

The Company warrants a home for most ordinary defects generally for the first year of ownership and for major structural defects for the first 10 years of ownership. All warranty services will be provided by and are the responsibility of an affiliate of K-Hov. The Company pays a fixed fee per house (varies for each community) at closing. These fees are deposited into restricted cash accounts maintained by the Company until approvals are granted which allow for reimbursement to be paid to such affiliate, K Hovnanian JV Services Company, LLC, to cover the cost of the warranty services after they have been incurred. Additions and charges to the warranty reserve for the period from April 29, 2016 through October 31, 2016 were as follows:

(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of period	$	-
Additions		33
Charges		(1	)
Balance, end of period	$	32

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs expensed totaled $0.5 million, in the period from April 29, 2016 through October 31, 2016 and are included in selling overhead on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Income Taxes

A limited liability company is not subject to the payment of federal or state income taxes, as the components of its income and expenses flow through directly to the members. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been reflected in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting standards generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and these differences could have a significant impact on the financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic 606), (“ASU 2014-09”). ASU 2014-09 requires entities to recognize revenue that represents the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount equivalent to the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The following steps should be applied to determine this amount: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, most industry-specific guidance in the Accounting Standards Codification. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 on this same topic, which defers for one year the effective date of ASU 2014-09, therefore making the guidance effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2018. Additionally, the FASB also decided to permit entities to early adopt the standard, which allows for either full retrospective or modified retrospective methods of adoption, for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-15, “Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” (“ASU 2014-15”), which requires management to perform interim and annual assessments on whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued and to provide related disclosures, if required. ASU 2014-15 is effective for the Company for our fiscal year ending October 31, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2014-15 to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis” (“ASU 2015-02”), which amends the consolidation requirements in ASC 810, primarily related to limited partnerships and VIEs. ASU 2015-02 is effective for the Company beginning on November 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2015-02 to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.   

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Interest - Imputation of Interest” (“ASU 2015-03”), which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. This new guidance is a change from the current treatment of recording debt issuance costs as an asset representing a deferred charge, and is consistent with the accounting treatment for debt discounts. The guidance, which requires retrospective application, is effective for the Company beginning November 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU 2015-03 to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” (“ASU 2016-15”). ASU 2016-15 provides guidance on how certain cash receipts and cash payments are to be presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-15 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash” (“ASU 2016-18”). ASU 2016-18 amends the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning November 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

3. Related-Party Transactions

As the administrative member of the Company, K-Hov provides certain services to the Company. In connection with providing these services, K-Hov receives fees, which are summarized as follows:

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GTIS-HOV Holdings V, L.L.C.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

3. Related-Party Transactions (continued)

Administrative charge	4% of home sales revenue
Insurance charge	$6,840 per home sold – Arizona
	$6,679 per home sold – Illinois
	$6,348 per home sold – Maryland
	$8,099 per home sold – New Jersey
	$6,605 per home sold – South Carolina
	$6,155 per home sold – Virginia
Warranty services charge	$2,038 per home sold – Arizona
	$1,559 per home sold – Illinois
	$5,564 per home sold – Maryland
	$3,597 per home sold – New Jersey
	$2,871 per home sold – South Carolina
	$5,036 per home sold – Virginia

The administrative charge is included in general and administrative expense, the insurance charge is included in general and administrative expense and the warranty services charge is included in Indirect cost of sales – Other on the consolidated statement of operations.

The following table summarizes the related party fees incurred for the period from April 29, 2016 through October 31, 2016:

(In thousands)
Administrative charge	$	217
Insurance charge	$	59
Warranty services charge	$	33

4. Note Payable

The Company has a secured promissory note with a lender that is an affiliate of GTIS that matures on April 30, 2023. As of October 31, 2016, the note had a principal balance of $61.0 million, plus $4.4 million of accrued, unpaid interest. Interest is payable monthly at a rate of 16% per annum, which can be deferred and added to the unpaid principal balance, and thereafter, be subject to interest at the note rate. The note is secured by all of the Company’s property and improvements except for properties with separate secured loans described herein. The Company also had community-specific project financing in five communities, secured by the related property and improvements. The total commitment for these loans is $67.0 million. Interest on amounts drawn is payable monthly at a rate ranging from 3.78% to 7.50% per annum. As of October 31, 2016, the total amount drawn on all loans was $26.8 million.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

6. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company may be involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

7. Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of financial instruments is determined by reference to various market data and other valuation techniques as appropriate. Level 1 fair value is determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Our Level 1 financial instruments consist of cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents, the fair value of which is based on Level 1 inputs. Our level 3 financial instruments consist of our notes payable, the fair value of which is based on third-party statements. The book value of these financial instruments approximates fair value.

8. Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events that took place after October 31, 2016, through December 20, 2016, the date the financial statements were available to be issued. The Company is not aware of any subsequent events that require disclosure in or adjustments to the consolidated financial statements as of October 31, 2016.

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Financial services		72,617	56,665	42,414
Financial services		37,144	31,972	28,616
Expenses		$ 37,144	$ 31,972	$ 28,616

[1] Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest, is the sum of other interest expensed, as defined above, and interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries adjusted for the change in accrued interest on notes payable, which is calculated as follows:

[2] Other interest expensed includes interest that does not qualify for interest capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) do not exceed our debt. Also includes interest on completed homes and land in planning, which does not qualify for capitalization, and therefore, is expensed.

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Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock [Member] Common Class A [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Common Class B [Member]	Preferred Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2013	124,545,460	14,655,867	5,600
Balance at Oct. 31, 2013	$ 1,363	$ 153	$ 135,299	$ 689,727	$ (1,144,408)	$ (115,360)	$ 427	$ (432,799)
Stock options, amortization and issuances (in shares)	42,375							42,375
Stock options, amortization and issuances	$ 1			3,700				$ 3,701
Restricted stock amortization, issuances and forfeitures (in shares)	400,751	151,918
Restricted stock amortization, issuances and forfeitures	$ 4	$ 2		4,576				4,582
Settlement of prepaid Class A Common Stock purchase contracts (in shares)	6,085,224
Settlement of prepaid Class A Common Stock purchase contracts	$ 60			(60)
Conversion of Class B to Class A common stock (in shares)	1,990	(1,990)
Conversion of Class B to Class A common stock
Changes in noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint ventures							(427)	(427)
Net (loss) income					307,144			307,144
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2014	131,075,800	14,805,795	5,600
Balance at Oct. 31, 2014	$ 1,428	$ 155	$ 135,299	697,943	(837,264)	(115,360)		$ (117,799)
Stock options, amortization and issuances (in shares)	18,125							18,125
Stock options, amortization and issuances				723				$ 723
Restricted stock amortization, issuances and forfeitures (in shares)	438,093	179,386
Restricted stock amortization, issuances and forfeitures	$ 5	$ 2		5,085				5,092
Conversion of Class B to Class A common stock (in shares)	100	(100)
Conversion of Class B to Class A common stock
Net (loss) income					(16,100)			(16,100)
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2015	131,532,118	14,985,081	5,600
Balance at Oct. 31, 2015	$ 1,433	$ 157	$ 135,299	703,751	(853,364)	(115,360)		$ (128,084)
Stock options, amortization and issuances (in shares)
Stock options, amortization and issuances				(1,502)				$ (1,502)
Restricted stock amortization, issuances and forfeitures (in shares)	445,522	334,352
Restricted stock amortization, issuances and forfeitures	$ 4	$ 3		3,888				3,895
Conversion of Class B to Class A common stock (in shares)	68,372	(68,372)
Conversion of Class B to Class A common stock	$ 1	$ (1)
Net (loss) income					(2,819)			(2,819)
Balance (in shares) at Oct. 31, 2016	132,046,012	15,251,061	5,600
Balance at Oct. 31, 2016	$ 1,438	$ 159	$ 135,299	$ 706,137	$ (856,183)	$ (115,360)		$ (128,510)

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$ (2,819)	$ (16,100)	$ 307,144
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation	3,565	3,388	3,417
Compensation from stock options and awards	2,921	8,816	10,279
Amortization of bond discounts and deferred financing costs	12,830	11,687	10,320
Gain on sale and retirement of property and assets	(632)	(1,119)	(483)
Loss (income) from unconsolidated joint ventures	4,346	(4,169)	(7,897)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	1,002	8,438	6,044
Loss on extinguishment of debt	3,200		1,155
Inventory impairment and land option write-offs	33,353	12,044	5,224
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)	6,851	(4,691)	(287,740)
(Increase) decrease in assets:
Origination of mortgage loans	(1,274,284)	(1,042,407)	(807,411)
Sale of mortgage loans	1,239,521	1,007,425	825,026
Restricted cash, receivables, prepaids, deposits and other assets	23,574	10,855	(48,908)
Inventories	328,141	(312,312)	(270,770)
State and federal income tax payable	(205)	(1,045)	(104)
Customers’ deposits	(6,789)	9,249	4,850
Accounts payable, accrued interest and other accrued liabilities	13,090	(10,594)	59,269
Net cash provided by (used in) by operating activities	387,665	(320,535)	(190,585)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets	764	1,573	515
Purchase of property, equipment, and other fixed assets and acquisitions	(8,007)	(2,054)	(3,423)
Investment in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	(49,905)	(18,707)	(21,699)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures	5,264	17,112	11,107
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(48,978)	2,472	(14,155)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from mortgages and notes	211,209	180,284	152,906
Payments related to mortgages and notes	(272,220)	(140,901)	(112,136)
Proceeds from model sale leaseback financing programs	24,297	43,181	42,402
Payments related to model sale leaseback financing programs	(41,435)	(20,197)	(23,188)
Proceeds from land bank financing programs	174,211	16,985	24,696
Payments related to land bank financing programs	(108,577)	(24,330)	(42,002)
Net proceeds (payments) related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit	36,713	31,956	(14,744)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility	5,000	47,000
Proceeds from senior secured notes	71,250
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes	(409,646)	(65,053)	(28,553)
Deferred financing costs from land banking financing programs and note issuances	(11,469)	(9,015)	(11,947)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(245,667)	309,910	137,434
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	93,020	(8,153)	(67,306)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year	253,745	261,898	329,204
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year	346,765	253,745	261,898
Supplemental disclosures of cash flows:
Interest, net of capitalized interest (see Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements)	101,796	85,719	85,386
Income taxes	(1,390)	1,779	538
Term Loan [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from senior secured notes	75,000
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from senior notes		250,000	150,000
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes		(60,815)
Related to Mortgage Company [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities:
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash	2,034	1,555	(655)
Related to Letters of Credit [Member]
Cash flows from investing activities:
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash	$ 872	$ 2,993

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Basis of Accounting [Text Block]

1.

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) and include our accounts and those of all wholly owned subsidiaries, after elimination of all intercompany balances and transactions. Our fiscal year ends

October 31.

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Note 2 - Business

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Nature of Operations [Text Block]

2.

Business

Our operations consist of homebuilding, financial services and corporate. Our homebuilding operations are made up of

six

reportable segments defined as Northeast, Mid Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest and West. Homebuilding operations comprise the substantial part of our business, representing approximately

97

%

of consolidated revenues for the years ended

October 31, 2016,

and

2015

and approximately

98%

for the year ended

October 31, 2014.

We are a Delaware corporation, building and selling homes at

October 31, 2016

in

167

consolidated new home communities in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and West Virginia. We offer a wide variety of homes that are designed to appeal to

first

time buyers,

first

and

second

time move up buyers, luxury buyers, active lifestyle buyers and empty nesters. Our financial services operations, which are a reportable segment, provide mortgage banking and title services to the homebuilding operations’ customers. We do not typically retain or service the mortgages that we originate but rather sell the mortgages and related servicing rights to investors. Corporate primarily includes the operations of our corporate office whose primary purpose is to provide executive services, accounting, information services, human resources, management reporting, training, cash management, internal audit, risk management, and administration of process redesign, quality, and safety.

During fiscal

2016,

we decided to exit the Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC markets and in the

third

quarter of fiscal

2016,

we completed the sale of our portfolios in those markets. We have also decided to wind down our operations in the San Francisco Bay area in Northern California and in Tampa, FL by building and delivering homes to sell through our existing land position.

See Note

10

“Operating and Reporting Segments” for further disclosure of our reportable segments.

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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and these differences could have a significant impact on the financial statements.

Income Recognition from Home and Land Sales

We are primarily engaged in the development, construction, marketing and sale of residential single family and multi family homes where the planned construction cycle is less than

12 months.

For these homes, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)

360

20,

“Property, Plant and Equipment Real Estate Sales,” revenue is recognized when title is conveyed to the buyer, adequate initial and continuing investments have been received and there is no continued involvement. In situations where the buyer’s financing is originated by our mortgage subsidiary and the buyer has not made an adequate initial investment or continuing investment as prescribed by ASC

360

20,

the profit on such sales is deferred until the sale of the related mortgage loan to a

third

party investor has been completed.

Income Recognition from Mortgage Loans

Our Financial Services segment originates mortgages, primarily for our homebuilding customers. We use mandatory investor commitments and forward sales of mortgage backed securities (“MBS”) to hedge our mortgage related interest rate exposure on agency and government loans.

We elected the fair value option for our mortgage loans held for sale in accordance with ASC

825,

“Financial Instruments,” which permits us to measure our loans held for sale at fair value. Management believes that the election of the fair value option for loans held for sale improves financial reporting by mitigating volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring the fair value of the loans and the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions.

Substantially all of the mortgage loans originated are sold within a short period of time in the

secondary

mortgage market on a servicing released, nonrecourse basis, although the Company remains liable for certain limited representations, such as fraud, and warranties related to loan sales. Mortgage investors could seek to have us buy back loans or compensate them from losses incurred on mortgages we have sold based on claims that we breached our limited representations and warranties. We believe there continues to be an industry wide issue with the number of purchaser claims in which purchasers purport to have found inaccuracies related to the sellers’ representations and warranties in particular loan sale agreements. We have established reserves for probable losses.  

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash represents cash deposited in checking accounts. Cash equivalents include certificates of deposit, Treasury bills and government money–market funds with maturities of

90

days or less when purchased. Our cash balances are held at a few financial institutions and

may,

at times, exceed insurable amounts. We believe we help to mitigate this risk by depositing our cash in major financial institutions. At

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

$9.4

million and

$15.8

million, respectively, of the total cash and cash equivalents was in cash equivalents, the book value of which approximates fair value.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of financial instruments is determined by reference to various market data and other valuation techniques as appropriate. Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, receivables, deposits and notes, accounts payable and other liabilities, customer deposits, mortgage loans held for sale, nonrecourse mortgages, mortgage warehouse lines of credit, revolving credit facility, accrued interest, senior secured term loan and the senior secured notes, senior notes, senior amortizing notes and senior exchangeable notes. The fair value of the senior secured notes, senior notes, senior amortizing notes and senior exchangeable notes is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to us for debt of the same remaining maturities.

Inventories

Inventories consist of land, land development, home construction costs, capitalized interest, construction overhead and property taxes. Construction costs are accumulated during the period of construction and charged to cost of sales under specific identification methods. Land, land development and common facility costs are allocated based on buildable acres to product types within each community, then charged to cost of sales equally based upon the number of homes to be constructed in each product type.

We record inventories in our consolidated balance sheets at cost unless the inventory is determined to be impaired, in which case the inventory is written down to its fair value. Our inventories consist of the following

three

components:

(1)

sold and unsold homes and lots under development, which includes all construction, land, capitalized interest and land development costs related to started homes and land under development in our active communities;

(2)

land and land options held for future development or sale, which includes all costs related to land in our communities in planning or mothballed communities; and

(3)

consolidated inventory not owned, which includes all costs related to specific performance options, variable interest entities, and other options, which consists primarily of model homes financed with an investor and inventory related to land banking arrangements accounted for as financings.

We decide to mothball (or stop development on) certain communities when we determine that the current performance does not justify further investment at the time. When we decide to mothball a community, the inventory is reclassified on our Consolidated Balance Sheets from “Sold and unsold homes and lots under development” to “Land and land options held for future development or sale.” During fiscal

2016,

we mothballed

one

new community, sold

one

previously mothballed community, re activated

one

previously mothballed community and contributed

one

previously mothballed community to a new joint venture which began construction in fiscal

2016. As

of

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

the net book value associated with our

29

and

31

total mothballed communities was

$74.4

million and

$103.0

million, respectively, which was net of impairment charges recorded in prior periods of

$296.3

million and

$334.5

million, respectively.

From time to time we enter into option agreements that include specific performance requirements, whereby we are required to purchase a minimum number of lots. Because of our obligation to purchase these lots, for accounting purposes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)

360

20

40

38,

we are required to record this inventory on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of

October 31, 2016,

we had no specific performance options. As of

October 31, 2015,

we had

$1.2

million of specific performance options recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding liability of

$1.2

million recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned.” 

We sell and lease back certain of our model homes with the right to participate in the potential profit when each home is sold to a

third

party at the end of the respective lease. As a result of our continued involvement, for accounting purposes in accordance with ASC

360

20

40

38,

these sale and leaseback transactions are considered a financing rather than a sale. Therefore, for purposes of our Consolidated Balance Sheets, at

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

inventory of

$79.2

million and

$95.9

million, respectively, was recorded to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding amount of

$70.8

million and

$87.9

million, respectively, recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned” for the amount of net cash received from the transactions.

We have land banking arrangements, whereby we sell our land parcels to the land banker and they provide us an option to purchase back finished lots on a predetermined schedule. Because of our options to repurchase these parcels, for accounting purposes, in accordance with ASC

360

20

40

38,

these transactions are considered a financing rather than a sale. For purposes of our Consolidated Balance Sheets, at

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

inventory of

$129.5

million and

$25.1

million, respectively, was recorded to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding amount of

$82.4

million and

$16.8

million, respectively, recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned” for the amount of net cash received from the transactions.

The recoverability of inventories and other long lived assets is assessed in accordance with the provisions of ASC

360

10,

“Property, Plant and Equipment – Overall,” ASC

360

10

requires long lived assets, including inventories, held for development to be evaluated for impairment based on undiscounted future cash flows of the assets at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows. As such, we evaluate inventories for impairment at the individual community level, the lowest level of discrete cash flows that we measure.

We evaluate inventories of communities under development and held for future development for impairment when indicators of potential impairment are present. Indicators of impairment include, but are not limited to, decreases in local housing market values, decreases in gross margins or sales absorption rates, decreases in net sales prices (base sales price net of sales incentives), or actual or projected operating or cash flow losses. The assessment of communities for indication of impairment is performed quarterly. As part of this process, we prepare detailed budgets for all of our communities at least semi annually and identify those communities with a projected operating loss. For those communities with projected losses, we estimate the remaining undiscounted future cash flows and compare those to the carrying value of the community, to determine if the carrying value of the asset is recoverable.

The projected operating profits, losses or cash flows of each community can be significantly impacted by our estimates of the following:

? future base selling prices;

? future home sales incentives;

? future home construction and land development costs; and

? future sales absorption pace and cancellation rates.

These estimates are dependent upon specific market conditions for each community. While we consider available information to determine what we believe to be our best estimates as of the end of a quarterly reporting period, these estimates are subject to change in future reporting periods as facts and circumstances change. Local market specific conditions that

may

impact our estimates for a community include:

? the intensity of competition within a market, including available home sales prices and home sales incentives offered by our competitors;

? the current sales absorption pace for both our communities and competitor communities;

? community specific attributes, such as location, availability of lots in the market, desirability and uniqueness of our community, and the size and style of homes currently being offered;

? potential for alternative product offerings to respond to local market conditions;

? changes by management in the sales strategy of the community;

? current local market economic and demographic conditions and related trends and forecasts; and

? existing home inventory supplies, including foreclosures and short sales.

These and other local market specific conditions that

may

be present are considered by management in preparing projection assumptions for each community. The sales objectives can differ between our communities, even within a given market. For example, facts and circumstances in a given community

may

lead us to price our homes with the objective of yielding a higher sales absorption pace, while facts and circumstances in another community

may

lead us to price our homes to minimize deterioration in our gross margins, although it

may

result in a slower sales absorption pace. In addition, the key assumptions included in our estimate of future undiscounted cash flows

may

be interrelated. For example, a decrease in estimated base sales price or an increase in homes sales incentives

may

result in a corresponding increase in sales absorption pace. Additionally, a decrease in the average sales price of homes to be sold and closed in future reporting periods for

one

community that has not been generating what management believes to be an adequate sales absorption pace

may

impact the estimated cash flow assumptions of a nearby community. Changes in our key assumptions, including estimated construction and development costs, absorption pace and selling strategies, could materially impact future cash flow and fair value estimates. Due to the number of possible scenarios that would result from various changes in these factors, we do not believe it is possible to develop a sensitivity analysis with a level of precision that would be meaningful to an investor.

If the undiscounted cash flows are more than the carrying value of the community, then the carrying amount is recoverable, and no impairment adjustment is required. However, if the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount, then the community is deemed impaired and is written down to its fair value. We determine the estimated fair value of each community by determining the present value of its estimated future cash flows at a discount rate commensurate with the risk of the respective community, or in limited circumstances, prices for land in recent comparable sale transactions, market analysis studies, which include the estimated price a willing buyer would pay for the land (other than in a forced liquidation sale), and recent bona fide offers received from outside

third

parties. Our discount rates used for all impairments recorded from

October 31, 2014

to

October 31, 2016

ranged from

16.8%

to

19.8%.

The estimated future cash flow assumptions are virtually the same for both our recoverability and fair value assessments. Should the estimates or expectations used in determining estimated cash flows or fair value, including discount rates, decrease or differ from current estimates in the future, we

may

be required to recognize additional impairments related to current and future communities. The impairment of a community is allocated to each lot on a relative fair value basis.

From time to time, we write off deposits and approval, engineering and capitalized interest costs when we determine that it is no longer probable that we will exercise options to buy land in specific locations or when we redesign communities and/or abandon certain engineering costs. In deciding not to exercise a land option, we take into consideration changes in market conditions, the timing of required land takedowns, the willingness of land sellers to modify terms of the land option contract (including timing of land takedowns), and the availability and best use of our capital, among other factors. The write off is recorded in the period it is deemed not probable that the optioned property will be acquired. In certain instances, we have been able to recover deposits and other pre acquisition costs that were previously written off. These recoveries have not been significant in comparison to the total costs written off.

Inventories held for sale are land parcels ready for sale in their current condition, where we have decided not to build homes but are instead actively marketing for sale. These land parcels represented

$48.7

million and

$1.3

million of our total inventories at

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

respectively, and are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. In determining fair value for land held for sale, management considers, among other things, prices for land in recent comparable sale transactions, market analysis studies, which include the estimated price a willing buyer would pay for the land (other than in a forced liquidation sale) and recent bona fide offers received from outside

third

parties.

Post Development Completion, Warranty Costs

and

Insurance Deductible Reserves

In those instances where a development is substantially completed and sold and we have additional construction work to be incurred, an estimated liability is provided to cover the cost of such work. We accrue for warranty costs that are covered under our existing general liability and construction defect policy as part of our general liability insurance deductible. This accrual is expensed as selling, general and administrative costs. For homes delivered in fiscal

2016

and

2015,

our deductible under our general liability insurance is a

$20

million aggregate for construction defect and warranty claims. For bodily injury claims, our deductible per occurrence in fiscal

2016

and

2015

is

$0.25

million, up to a

$5

million limit. Our aggregate retention in fiscal

2016

and

2015

is

$21

million for construction defect, warranty and bodily injury claims. We do not have a deductible on our worker's compensation insurance. Reserves for estimated losses for construction defects, warranty and bodily injury claims have been established using the assistance of a

third

party actuary. We engage a

third

party actuary that uses our historical warranty and construction defect data to assist our management in estimating our unpaid claims, claim adjustment expenses and incurred but not reported claims reserves for the risks that we are assuming under the general liability and construction defect programs. The estimates include provisions for inflation, claims handling and legal fees. These estimates are subject to a high degree of variability due to uncertainties such as trends in construction defect claims relative to our markets and the types of products we build, claim settlement patterns, insurance industry practices and legal interpretations, among others. Because of the high degree of judgment required in determining these estimated liability amounts, actual future costs could differ significantly from our currently estimated amounts. In addition, we establish a warranty accrual for lower cost related issues to cover home repairs, community amenities and land development infrastructure that are not covered under our general liability and construction defect policy. We accrue an estimate for these warranty costs as part of cost of sales at the time each home is closed and title and possession have been transferred to the homebuyer. See Note

16

for additional information on the amount of warranty costs recognized in cost of goods sold and administrative expenses.

 

Interest

Interest attributable to properties under development during the land development and home construction period is capitalized and expensed along with the associated cost of sales as the related inventories are sold. Interest incurred in excess of interest capitalized, which occurs when assets qualifying for interest capitalization are less than our outstanding debt balances, is expensed as incurred in “Other interest.”

Interest costs incurred, expensed and capitalized were:

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015	October 31, 2014
Interest capitalized at beginning of year	$123,898	$109,158	$105,093
Plus interest incurred(1)	166,824	166,188	145,409
Less cost of sales interest expensed	92,391	59,613	53,966
Less other interest expensed(2)(3)	90,967	91,835	87,378
Less interest contributed to unconsolidated joint venture(4)	10,676	-	-
Interest capitalized at end of year(5)	$96,688	$123,898	$109,158

(1)	Data does not include interest incurred by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries.
(2)	Other interest expensed includes interest that does not qualify for interest capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) do not exceed our debt. Also includes interest on completed homes and land in planning, which does not qualify for capitalization, and therefore, is expensed.
(3)	Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest, is the sum of other interest expensed, as defined above, and interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries adjusted for the change in accrued interest on notes payable, which is calculated as follows:

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Other interest expensed	$90,967	$91,835		$87,378
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries	2,866	2,050		1,969
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest	7,963	(8,166	)	(3,961	)
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	$101,796	$85,719		$85,386

(4)	Represents capitalized interest which was included as part of the assets contributed to the joint venture the Company entered into in November 2015, as discussed in Note 20. There was no impact to the Consolidated Statement of Operations as a result of this transaction.
(5)	Capitalized interest amounts are shown gross before allocating any portion of impairments, if any, to capitalized interest.

Land Options

Costs incurred to obtain options to acquire improved or unimproved home sites are capitalized. Such amounts are either included as part of the purchase price if the land is acquired or charged to “Inventory impairments loss and land option write offs” if we determine we will not exercise the option. If the options are with variable interest entities and we are the primary beneficiary, we record the land under option on the Consolidated Balance Sheets under “Consolidated inventory not owned” with an offset under “Liabilities from inventory not owned.” If the option includes an obligation to purchase land under specific performance or has terms that require us to record it as financing, then we record the option on the Consolidated Balance Sheets under “Consolidated inventory not owned” with an offset under “Liabilities from inventory not owned.” In accordance with ASC

810

10

“Consolidation – Overall,” we record costs associated with other options on the Consolidated Balance Sheets under “Land and land options held for future development or sale.”

Unconsolidated Homebuilding and Land Development Joint Ventures

Investments in unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, we recognize our proportionate share of earnings and losses earned by the joint venture upon the delivery of lots or homes to

third

parties. Our ownership interests in the joint ventures vary but our voting interests are generally

50%

or less. In determining whether or not we must consolidate joint ventures where we are the managing member of the joint venture, we assess whether the other partners have specific rights to overcome the presumption of control by us as the manager of the joint venture. In most cases, the presumption is overcome because the joint venture agreements require that both partners agree on establishing the significant operating and capital decisions of the partnership, including budgets, in the ordinary course of business. The evaluation of whether or not we control a venture can require significant judgment. In accordance with ASC

323

10,

“Investments Equity Method and Joint Ventures – Overall,” we assess our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures for recoverability, and if it is determined that a loss in value of the investment below its carrying amount is other than temporary, we write down the investment to its fair value. We evaluate our equity investments for impairment based on the joint venture’s projected cash flows. This process requires significant management judgment and estimates. There were no write downs in fiscal

2014,

2015

or

2016.

Deferred Bond Issuance Costs

Costs associated with borrowings under our revolving credit facility and senior secured term loan and the issuance of senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes are capitalized and amortized over the term of each note’s issuance.

Debt Issued At a Discount

Debt issued at a discount to the face amount is accreted up to its face amount utilizing the effective interest method over the term of the note and recorded as a component of interest on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. During the years ended

October 31,

2016,

2015

and

2014,

advertising costs expensed totaled

$21.4

million,

$21.0

million and

$21.5

million, respectively.

Deferred Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between amounts recorded for financial reporting and for income tax purposes. If the combination of future years’ income (or loss) combined with the reversal of the timing differences results in a loss, such losses can be carried back to prior years or carried forward to future years to recover the deferred tax assets. In accordance with ASC

740

10,

“Income Taxes – Overall,” we evaluate our deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if valuation allowances are required. ASC

740

10

requires that companies assess whether valuation allowances should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard.

In evaluating the exposures associated with our various tax filing positions, we recognize tax liabilities in accordance with ASC

740

10,

for more likely than not exposures. We re evaluate the exposures associated with our tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on factors such as changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law, new audit activity by taxing authorities, and effectively settled issues. Determining whether an uncertain tax position is effectively settled requires judgment. Such a change in recognition or measurement would result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision. A number of years

may

elapse before a particular matter for which we have established a liability is audited and fully resolved or clarified. We adjust our liability for unrecognized tax benefits and income tax provision in the period in which an uncertain tax position is effectively settled, or the statute of limitations expires for the relevant taxing authority to examine the tax position or when more information becomes available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution

may

result in a liability that is materially different from our current estimate. Any such changes will be reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense in the period in which they are determined.

Depreciation

Property, plant and equipment are depreciated using the straight line method over the estimated useful life of the assets ranging from

3

to

40

years.

Prepaid Expenses

Prepaid expenses which relate to specific housing communities (model setup, architectural fees, homeowner warranty program fees, etc.) are amortized to cost of sales as the applicable inventories are sold. All other prepaid expenses are amortized over a specific time period or as used and charged to overhead expense.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

– We regularly review our receivable balances, which are included in Receivables, deposits and notes on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, for collectability and record an allowance against a receivable when it is deemed that collectability is uncertain. These receivables include receivables from our insurance carriers, receivables from municipalities related to the development of utilities or other infrastructure, and other miscellaneous receivables. The balance for allowance for doubtful accounts was

$

7.6

million at both

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

which primarily related to allowances for receivables from municipalities and an allowance for a receivable for a prior year land sale. During fiscal

2016

and

2015,

we recorded

$1.0

million and

$0.7

million, respectively, of additional reserves and

$0.8

million and

$0.9

million, respectively, in recoveries

. In addition, there were

$0.2

million of write offs in fiscal

2016.

Stock Options

We account for our stock options under ASC

718

10,

“Compensation Stock Compensation – Overall,” which requires the fair value based method of accounting for stock awards granted to employees and measures and records the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award.

Compensation cost arising from nonvested stock granted to employees and from nonemployee stock awards is based on the fair value of the awards at the grant date recognized as expense using the straight line method over the vesting period.

Per Share Calculations

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) (the “numerator”) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for nonvested shares of restricted stock (the “denominator”) for the period. The basic weighted average number of shares included

6.1

million shares for the year ended

October 31, 2014

related to Purchase Contracts (issued as part of our then outstanding

7.25%

Tangible Equity Units) which shares were all issued upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts in

February 2014.

Computing diluted earnings per share is similar to computing basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the dilutive effects of options and nonvested shares of restricted stock, as well as common shares issuable upon exchange of our Senior Exchangeable Notes issued as part of our

6.0%

Exchangeable Note Units. Any options that have an exercise price greater than the average market price are considered to be anti dilutive and are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.  

All outstanding nonvested shares that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents that participate in undistributed earnings with common stock are considered participating securities and are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the

two

class method. The

two

class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and participation rights in undistributed earnings in periods where we have net income. The Company’s restricted common stock (“nonvested shares”) are considered participating securities.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In

May 2014,

the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.

2014

09,

“Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic

606),

(“ASU

2014

09”).

ASU

2014

09

requires entities to recognize revenue that represents the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount equivalent to the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The following steps should be applied to determine this amount:

(1)

identify the contract(s) with a customer;

(2)

identify the performance obligations in the contract;

(3)

determine the transaction price;

(4)

allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

(5)

recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU

2014

09

supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASU

605,

“Revenue Recognition,” and most industry specific guidance in the Accounting Standards Codification. In

August 2015,

the FASB issued ASU

2015

14

on this same topic, which defers for

one

year the effective date of ASU

2014

09,

therefore making the guidance effective for the Company beginning

November 1, 2018.

Additionally, the FASB also decided to permit entities to early adopt the standard, which allows for either full retrospective or modified retrospective methods of adoption, for reporting periods beginning after

December 15, 2016.

We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements, and have been involved in industry specific discussions with the FASB on the treatment of certain items.

In

August 2014,

the FASB issued ASU

2014

15,

“Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” (“ASU

2014

15”),

which requires management to perform interim and annual assessments on whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within

one

year of the date the financial statements are issued and to provide related disclosures, if required. ASU

2014

15

is effective for the Company for our fiscal year ending

October 31, 2017.

Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU

2014

15

to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. 

In

February 2015,

the FASB issued ASU

2015

02,

“Consolidation (Topic

810):

Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis” (“ASU

2015

02”),

which amends the consolidation requirements in ASC

810,

primarily related to limited partnerships and VIEs. ASU

2015

02

is effective for the Company beginning on

November 1, 2016.

Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU

2015

02

to have any impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.  

In

April 2015,

the FASB issued ASU

2015

03,

“Interest Imputation of Interest” (“ASU

2015

03”),

which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. This new guidance is a change from the current treatment of recording debt issuance costs as an asset representing a deferred charge, and is consistent with the accounting treatment for debt discounts. The guidance, which requires retrospective application, is effective for the Company beginning

November 1,

2016.

Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU

2015

03

will result in reclassification of our deferred bond issuance costs from assets to an offset of our notes payable on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, in

August 2015,

as a follow up to ASU

2015

03,

the FASB issued ASU

2015

15

“Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic

835

30)”

(“ASU

2015

15”).

ASU

2015

15

addresses the presentation of debt issuance costs for line of credit arrangements, allowing an entity to defer and present debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortize the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line of credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line of credit arrangement. The Company does not expect ASU

2015

15

to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

February 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

02,

“Leases (Topic

842)”

(“ASU

2016

02”),

which provides guidance for accounting for leases. ASU

2016

02

requires lessees to classify leases as either finance or operating leases and to record a right of use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term greater than

12

months regardless of the lease classification. The lease classification will determine whether the lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest rate method or on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. Accounting for lessors remains largely unchanged from current GAAP. ASU

2016

02

is effective for the Company beginning

November 1,

2019.

Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

March 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

09,

“Compensation Stock Compensation (Topic

718):

Improvements to Employee Share Based Payment Accounting” (“ASU

2016

09”).

ASU

2016

09

simplifies several aspects related to the accounting for share based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, statutory tax withholding requirements and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU

2016

09

is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

November 1, 2017.

Early adoption is permitted and the Company elected to adopt ASU

2016

09

in the

second

quarter of fiscal

2016.

The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

August 2016,

the FASB issued ASU No.

2016

15,

“Statement of Cash Flows (Topic

230):

Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” (“ASU

2016

15”).

ASU

2016

15

provides guidance on how certain cash receipts and cash payments are to be presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU

2016

15

is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

November 1, 2018.

Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

October 2016,

the FASB issued ASU No.

2016

16,

“Income Taxes (Topic

740):

Intra Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory” (“ASU

2016

16”).

ASU

2016

16

provides improvement for the accounting of income taxes related to intra entity transfers of assets other than inventory. ASU

2016

16

is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

November 1, 2018.

Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

October 2016,

the FASB issued ASU No.

2016

17,

“Consolidation (Topic

810):

Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control” (“ASU

2016

17”).

ASU

2016

17

amends the consolidation guidance on how a reporting entity that is the single decision maker of a variable interest entity (VIE) should treat indirect interests in the entity held through related parties that are under common control with the reporting entity when determining whether it is a primary beneficiary of that VIE. ASU

2016

17

is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

November 1, 2017.

Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

November 2016,

the FASB issued ASU No.

2016

18,

“Statement of Cash Flows (Topic

230):

Restricted Cash” (“ASU

2016

18”).

ASU

2016

18

amends the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. ASU

2016

18

is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

November 1, 2018.

Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Note 4 - Leases

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block]

4.

Leases

We lease certain property under non cancelable leases. Office leases are generally for terms of

three

to

five

years and generally provide renewal options. Model home leases are generally for shorter terms of approximately

one

to

three

years with renewal options on a month to month basis. In most cases, we expect that in the normal course of business, leases that will expire will be renewed or replaced by other leases. The future lease payments required under operating leases that have initial or remaining non cancelable terms in excess of

one

year are as follows:

Years Ending October 31,	(In Thousands)
2017	$9,508
2018	5,853
2019	4,971
2020	2,457
2021	974
Thereafter	4,057
Total	$27,820

Net rental expense for the

three years ended

October 31, 2016,

2015

and

2014,

was

$12.8

million,

$11.6

million and

$11.6

million, respectively. These amounts include rent expense for various month to month leases on model homes, furniture and equipment. These amounts also include the amortization of abandoned lease costs for leased space that we have abandoned due to our reduction in size and consolidation of certain locations. Certain leases contain renewal or purchase options and generally provide that the Company shall pay for insurance, taxes and maintenance.

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Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]

5.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Homebuilding property, plant, and equipment consists of land, land improvements, buildings, building improvements, furniture and equipment used to conduct day to day business and are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation.

Property, plant, and equipment balances as of

October 31, 2016

and

2015

were as follows:

	October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015
Land and land improvements	$2,398	$2,398
Buildings	67,860	67,039
Building improvements	8,231	7,145
Furniture	5,788	5,878
Equipment	35,770	35,103
Total	120,047	117,563
Less accumulated depreciation	69,715	72,029
Total	$50,332	$45,534

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Note 6 - Restricted Cash and Deposits

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block]

6.

Restricted Cash and Deposits

Restricted cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Balance Sheets totaled to

$22.9

million and

$26.5

million as of

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

respectively, which included cash collateralizing our letter of credit agreements and facilities as discussed in Note

8. Also

included in this balance were

(1)

homebuilding and financial services customers’ deposits of

$2.2

million and

$15.1

million at

October 31, 2016,

respectively, and

$4.7

million and

$17.2

million as of

October 31, 2015,

respectively, which are restricted from use by us, and

(2)

$3.9

million at

October 31, 2016

and

$2.0

million at

October 31, 2015

of restricted cash under the terms of our mortgage warehouse lines of credit.

Total Homebuilding Customers’ deposits are shown as a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These liabilities are significantly more than the applicable periods’ restricted cash balances because, in some states, the deposits are not restricted from use and, in other states, we are able to release the majority of these customer deposits to cash by pledging letters of credit and surety bonds.

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Note 7 - Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Loans, Notes, Trade and Other Receivables Disclosure [Text Block]

7.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

Our mortgage banking subsidiary originates mortgage loans, primarily from the sale of our homes. Such mortgage loans are sold in the

secondary

mortgage market within a short period of time of origination. Mortgage loans held for sale consist primarily of single family residential loans collateralized by the underlying property. We have elected the fair value option to record loans held for sale and therefore these loans are recorded at fair value with the changes in the value recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in “Revenues: Financial services.” We currently use forward sales of mortgage backed securities (“MBS”), interest rate commitments from borrowers and mandatory and/or best efforts forward commitments to sell loans to

third

party purchasers to protect us from interest rate fluctuations. These short term instruments, which do not require any payments to be made to the counterparty or purchaser in connection with the execution of the commitments, are recorded at fair value. Gains and losses on changes in the fair value are recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in “Revenues: Financial services.”

At

October

31,

2016

and

2015,

$147.4

million and

$114.0

million, respectively, of mortgages held for sale were pledged against our mortgage warehouse lines of credit (see Note

8).

We

may

incur losses with respect to mortgages that were previously sold that are delinquent and which had underwriting defects, but only to the extent the losses are not covered by mortgage insurance or resale value of the home. The reserves for these estimated losses are included in the “Financial services – Accounts payable and other liabilities” balances on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

we had reserves specifically for

130

and

131

identified mortgage loans, respectively, as well as reserves for an estimate for future losses on mortgages sold but not yet identified to us.

The activity in our loan origination reserves in fiscal

2016

and

2015

was as follows:

	Year Ended
	October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Loan origination reserves, beginning of period	$8,025		$7,352
Provisions for losses during the period	261		221
Adjustments to pre-existing provisions for losses from changes in estimates	48		452
Payments/settlements	(197	)	-
Loan origination reserves, end of period	$8,137		$8,025

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Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Line of Credit [Text Block]

8.

Mortgages and Notes Payable

We have nonrecourse mortgage loans for certain communities totaling

$83.5

million and

$143.9

million at

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

respectively, which are secured by the related real property, including any improvements, with an aggregate book value of

$201.8

million and

$338.1

million, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on these obligations was

4.9%

and

5.1%

at

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

respectively, and the mortgage loan payments on each community primarily correspond to home deliveries. We also have nonrecourse mortgage loans on our corporate headquarters totaling

$14.3

million and

$15.5

million at

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

respectively. These loans had a weighted average interest rate of

8.8%

at both

October 31, 2016

and

October 31, 2015.

As of

October 31, 2016,

these loans had installment obligations with annual principal maturities in the years ending

October 31

of:

$1.3

million

in 2017,

$1.4

million

in 2018,

$1.5

million

in 2019,

$1.7

million

in 2020,

$1.8

million

in 2021

and

$6.6

million after

2021.

In

June 2013,

K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (“K. Hovnanian”), as borrower, and we and certain of our subsidiaries, as guarantors, entered into a

five

year,

$75.0

million unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Citicorp USA, Inc., as administrative agent and issuing bank, and Citibank, N.A., as a lender. The Credit Facility is available for both letters of credit and general corporate purposes. The Credit Facility does not contain any financial maintenance covenants, but does contain certain restrictive covenants that track those contained in our indenture governing the

8.0%

Senior Notes due

2019,

which are described in Note

9. The

Credit Facility also contains certain customary events of default which would permit the administrative agent at the request of the required lenders to, among other things, declare all loans then outstanding to be immediately due and payable if such default is not cured within applicable grace periods, including the failure to make timely payments of amounts payable under the Credit Facility or other material indebtedness or the acceleration of other material indebtedness, the failure to comply with agreements and covenants or for representations or warranties to be correct in all material respects when made, specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency, and the entry of a material judgment against a loan party. Outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility accrue interest at an annual rate equal to either, as selected by K. Hovnanian, (i) the alternate base rate plus the applicable spread determined on the date of such borrowing or (ii) an adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate plus the applicable spread determined as of the date

two

business days prior to the

first

day of the interest period for such borrowing. As of

October 31, 2016

there were

$52.0

million of borrowings and

$17.9

million of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility. As of

October 31, 2015,

there were

$47.0

million of borrowings and

$25.9

million of letters of credit outstanding under the Credit Facility. As of

October 31, 2016,

we believe we were in compliance with the covenants under the Credit Facility.

In addition to the Credit Facility, we have certain stand–alone cash collateralized letter of credit agreements and facilities under which there were a total of

$1.7

million and

$2.6

million letters of credit outstanding at

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

respectively. These agreements and facilities require us to maintain specified amounts of cash as collateral in segregated accounts to support the letters of credit issued thereunder, which will affect the amount of cash we have available for other uses. As of

October 31, 2016

and

October 31, 2015,

the amount of cash collateral in these segregated accounts was

$1.7

million and

$2.6

million, respectively, which is reflected in “Restricted cash and cash equivalents” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Our wholly owned mortgage banking subsidiary, K. Hovnanian American Mortgage, LLC (“K. Hovnanian Mortgage”), originates mortgage loans primarily from the sale of our homes. Such mortgage loans and related servicing rights are sold in the

secondary

mortgage market within a short period of time. In certain instances, we retain the servicing rights for a small amount of loans. Our secured Master Repurchase Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“Chase Master Repurchase Agreement”), which was amended on

July 29, 2016

to extend the maturity to

July 28, 2017,

is a short term borrowing facility that provides up to

$50.0

million through maturity. The loan is secured by the mortgages held for sale and is repaid when we sell the underlying mortgage loans to permanent investors. Interest is payable monthly on outstanding advances at an adjusted LIBOR rate, which was

.53%

at

October 31, 2016,

plus the applicable margin of

2.5%

or

2.63%

based upon type of loan. As of

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

the aggregate principal amount of all borrowings outstanding under the Chase Master Repurchase Agreement was

$44.1

million and

$30.5

million, respectively.

K. Hovnanian Mortgage has another secured Master Repurchase Agreement with Customers Bank (“Customers Master Repurchase Agreement”), which was amended on

February 18, 2016

to extend the maturity date to

February 17, 2017,

that is a short term borrowing facility that provides up to

$25.0

million through maturity. On

October 15, 2016,

a temporary increase to

$40.0

million of available borrowings went into effect until

November 15, 2016.

After

November 15, 2016,

the borrowing availability reverted back to

$25.0

million. The loan is secured by the mortgages held for sale and is repaid when we sell the underlying mortgage loans to permanent investors. Interest is payable daily or as loans are sold to permanent investors on outstanding advances at the current LIBOR rate, plus the applicable margin ranging from

2.5%

to

5.25%

based on the type of loan and the number of days outstanding on the warehouse line. As of

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

the aggregate principal amount of all borrowings outstanding under the Customers Master Repurchase Agreement was

$38.8

million and

$29.7

million, respectively.

K. Hovnanian Mortgage has a

third

secured Master Repurchase Agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC (“Credit Suisse Master Repurchase Agreement”), which was amended on

February 23, 2016,

that is a short term borrowing facility that provides up to

$50.0

million through

February 21, 2017.

The loan is secured by the mortgages held for sale and is repaid when we sell the underlying mortgage loans to permanent investors. Interest is payable monthly on outstanding advances at the Credit Suisse Base Rate (as defined in the loan documents), which was

1.10%

at

October 31, 2016,

plus the applicable margin of

2.25%

to

2.5%

. As of

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

the aggregate principal amount of all borrowings outstanding under the Credit Suisse Master Repurchase Agreement was

$32.9

million and

$30.1

million, respectively.

In

February 2014,

K. Hovnanian Mortgage executed a secured Master Repurchase Agreement with Comerica Bank (“Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement”), which was amended on

October 13, 2016

and has a maturity date of

June 22, 2017.

The Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement is a short term borrowing facility that provides up to

$50.0

million through maturity. The loan is secured by the mortgages held for sale and is repaid when we sell the underlying mortgage loans to permanent investors. Interest is payable monthly at the current LIBOR rate, subject to a floor of

0.25%,

plus the applicable margin of

2.5%.

As of

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

the aggregate principal amount of all borrowings outstanding under the Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement was

$29.8

million and

$18.6

million, respectively.

The Chase Master Repurchase Agreement, Customers Master Repurchase Agreement, Credit Suisse Master Repurchase Agreement and Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement (together, the “Master Repurchase Agreements”) require K. Hovnanian Mortgage to satisfy and maintain specified financial ratios and other financial condition tests. Because of the extremely short period of time mortgages are held by K. Hovnanian Mortgage before the mortgages are sold to investors (generally a period of a few weeks), the immateriality to us on a consolidated basis of the size of the Master Repurchase Agreements, the levels required by these financial covenants, our ability based on our immediately available resources to contribute sufficient capital to cure any default, were such conditions to occur, and our right to cure any conditions of default based on the terms of the applicable agreement, we do not consider any of these covenants to be substantive or material. As of

October 31, 2016,

we believe we were in compliance with the covenants under the Master Repurchase Agreements.

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Note 9 - Senior Notes and Term Loans

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Long-term Debt [Text Block]

9.

Senior Notes and Term Loan

Senior Notes and Term Loan balances as of

October 31,

2016

and

2015,

were as follows:

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015
Senior Secured Term Loan	$75,000	-
Senior Secured Notes:
7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due October 15, 2020	$577,000	$577,000
10.0% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due October 15, 2018 (net of discount)	71,482	-
9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due November 15, 2020	145,000	220,000
9.5% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2020	75,000	-
2.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)	53,149	53,139
5.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)	132,702	131,207
Total Senior Secured Notes	$1,054,333	$981,346
Senior Notes:
6.25% Senior Notes due January 15, 2016 (net of discount)	$-	$172,744
7.5% Senior Notes due May 15, 2016	-	86,532
8.625% Senior Notes due January 15, 2017	-	121,043
7.0% Senior Notes due January 15, 2019	150,000	150,000
8.0% Senior Notes due November 1, 2019	250,000	250,000
Total Senior Notes	$400,000	$780,319
11.0% Senior Amortizing Notes due December 1, 2017	$6,316	$12,811
Senior Exchangeable Notes due December 1, 2017	$57,841	$73,771

      As of

October 31, 2016,

future maturities of our borrowings (assuming no exchange of our senior exchangeable notes), were as follows (

in thousands

):

Fiscal Year Ended October 31,
2017	$4,157
2018	135,093
2019	225,000
2020	827,000
2021	220,000
Thereafter	195,000
Total	$1,606,250

General

Except for K. Hovnanian, the issuer of the notes, our home mortgage subsidiaries, joint ventures and subsidiaries holding interests in our joint ventures and certain of our title insurance subsidiaries, we and each of our subsidiaries are guarantors of the senior secured term loan and senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes outstanding at

October 31, 2016

(collectively, the “Notes Guarantors”). In addition to the Notes Guarantors, the

5.0%

Senior Secured Notes due

2021

(the

“5.0%

2021

Notes”), the

2.0%

Senior Secured Notes due

2021

(the

“2.0%

2021

Notes” and together with the

5.0%

2021

Notes, the

“2021

Notes”) and the

9.5%

Senior Secured Notes due

2020

(collectively with the

2021

Notes, the “JV Holdings Secured Group Notes”) are guaranteed by K. Hovnanian JV Holdings, L.L.C. and its subsidiaries except for certain joint ventures and joint venture holding companies (collectively, the “JV Holdings Secured Group”). Members of the JV Holdings Secured Group do not guarantee K. Hovnanian's other indebtedness.  

The Term Loan Credit Agreement (defined below) and the indentures governing the notes outstanding at

October 31, 2016

do not contain any financial maintenance covenants, but do contain restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, the Company’s ability and that of certain of its subsidiaries, including K. Hovnanian, to incur additional indebtedness (other than certain permitted indebtedness and refinancing indebtedness, under the Term Loan and certain of the senior secured notes, any new or refinancing indebtedness

may

not be scheduled to mature earlier than

January 15, 2021

(so long as no member of the JV Holdings Secured Group is an obligor thereon), or

February 15, 2021

(if otherwise), and nonrecourse indebtedness), pay dividends and make distributions on common and preferred stock, repurchase subordinated indebtedness (with respect to the Term Loan and certain of the senior secured and senior notes) and common and preferred stock, make other restricted payments, make investments, sell certain assets (including in certain land banking transactions), incur liens, consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all assets and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The Term Loan Credit Agreement and the indentures also contain events of default which would permit the lenders/holders thereof to exercise remedies with respect to the collateral (as applicable), declare the loans made under the Term Loan Facility (defined below) (the “Term Loans”)/notes to be immediately due and payable if not cured within applicable grace periods, including the failure to make timely payments on the Term Loans/notes or other material indebtedness, cross default to other material indebtedness, the failure to comply with agreements and covenants and specified events of bankruptcy and insolvency, with respect to the Term Loans, material inaccuracy of representations and warranties and a change of control, and, with respect to the indentures governing the Term Loans and senior secured notes, the failure of the documents granting security for the Term Loans and senior secured notes to be in full force and effect, and the failure of the liens on any material portion of the collateral securing the Term Loans and senior secured notes to be valid and perfected. As of

October 31, 2016,

we believe we were in compliance with the covenants of Term Loan Facility the indentures governing our outstanding notes.

Under the terms of our debt agreements, we have the right to make certain redemptions and prepayments and, depending on market conditions and covenant restrictions,

may

do so from time to time. We also continue to evaluate our capital structure and

may

also continue to make debt purchases and/or exchanges for debt or equity from time to time through

tender

offers, open market purchases, private transactions, or otherwise, or seek to raise additional debt or equity capital, depending on market conditions and covenant restrictions.

If our consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the agreements governing our debt instruments (other than the senior exchangeable notes discussed below), is less than

2.0

to

1.0,

we are restricted from making certain payments, including dividends, and from incurring indebtedness other than certain permitted indebtedness, refinancing indebtedness and nonrecourse indebtedness. As a result of this ratio restriction, we are currently restricted from paying dividends, which are not cumulative, on our

7.625%

Series A Preferred Stock. We anticipate that we will continue to be restricted from paying dividends for the foreseeable future. Our inability to pay dividends is in accordance with covenant restrictions and will not result in a default under our debt instruments or otherwise affect compliance with any of the covenants contained in our debt instruments.

As a result of our evaluation of our geographic operating footprint as it relates to our strategic objectives, we decided to exit the Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC markets, and in the

third

quarter of fiscal

2016,

we completed the sale of our land portfolios in those markets. We have also decided to wind down our operations in the San Francisco Bay area in Northern California and in Tampa, FL by building and delivering homes to sell through our existing land position.

Any other liquidity enhancing transaction will depend on identifying counterparties, negotiation of documentation and applicable closing conditions and any required approvals. Due to covenant restrictions in our debt instruments, we are currently limited in the amount of debt we can incur that does not qualify as refinancing indebtedness with certain maturity requirements as discussed above (a limitation that we expect to continue for the foreseeable future), even if market conditions would otherwise be favorable, which could also impact our ability to grow our business. 

Fiscal

2016

On

January 15, 2016,

$172.7

million principal amount of our

6.25%

Senior Notes due

2016

matured and was paid and on

May 15, 2016,

$86.5

million principal amount of our

7.5%

Senior Notes due

2016

matured and was paid. On

October 11, 2016

(the next business day following the redemption date of

October 8, 2016),

all

$121.0

million principal amount of our

8.625%

Senior Notes due

2017

were redeemed for a redemption price of approximately

$126.1

million, which included accrued and unpaid interest. The redemption was funded with proceeds from the Term Loan and New Second Lien Notes discussed below.

On

September 8, 2016,

the Company and K. Hovnanian completed certain financing transactions with certain investment funds managed by affiliates of

H/2

Capital Partners LLC (collectively, the “Investor”) pursuant to which the Investor

(1)

funded a

$75.0

million senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”), which was borrowed by K. Hovnanian and guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors,

(2)

purchased

$75.0

million aggregate principal amount of

10.0%

Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due

October 15, 2018

(the “New Second Lien Notes”) issued by K. Hovnanian and guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors, and

(3)

exchanged

$75.0

million aggregate principal amount of Existing Second Lien Notes (defined below) held by such Investor for

$75.0

million of newly issued

9.50%

Senior Secured Notes due

November 15, 2020

issued by K. Hovnanian and guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors and the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group, (the “Exchange Notes” and together with the Term Loan Facility and the New Second Lien Notes, the “Financings”) for aggregate cash proceeds of

approximately $146.3

million, before expenses.

In accordance with the conditions of the Financings, K. Hovnanian used all of the proceeds from the Financings in excess of the aggregate amount of funds needed for the redemption of the

8.625%

Senior Notes due

2017

discussed above to repurchase Units (defined below) as discussed below under “Units.”

The Term Loan Facility has a maturity of

August 1, 2019

(provided that if any of K. Hovnanian’s

7.0%

Senior Notes due

2019

(the

“7.0%

Notes”) remain outstanding on

October 15, 2018,

the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility will be

October 15, 2018,

or if any refinancing indebtedness with respect to the

7.0%

Notes has a maturity date prior to

January 15, 2021,

the maturity date of the Term Loan Facility will be

October 15, 2018)

and bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin of

7.0%

or, at K. Hovnanian’s option, a base rate plus an applicable margin of

6.0%,

payable monthly. At any time from and after

September 8, 2018,

K. Hovnanian

may

voluntarily repay outstanding Term Loans, provided that voluntary prepayments of Eurodollar loans made on a date other than the last day of an interest period applicable thereto are subject to customary breakage costs and voluntary prepayments made prior to

February 1, 2019

are subject to a premium equal to

1.0%

of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans so prepaid (any prepayment of the Term Loans made on or after

February 1, 2019

are without any prepayment premium).

The New Second Lien Notes have a maturity of

October 15, 2018,

and bear interest at a rate of

10.0%

per annum, payable semi annually on February

15

and August

15

of each year, commencing

February 15, 2017,

to holders of record at the close of business on February

1

and August

1,

as the case

may

be, immediately preceding such interest payment dates. The New Second Lien Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time prior to

July 15, 2018

at

100%

of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make Whole Amount.” At any time and from time to time on or after

July 15, 2018,

K. Hovnanian

may

also redeem some or all of the New Second Lien Notes at a redemption price equal to

100%

of their principal amount. In addition, we

may

also redeem up to

35%

of the aggregate principal amount of the New Second Lien Notes prior to

July 15, 2018

with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at

110.00%

of principal.

The Exchange Notes have a maturity of

November 15, 2020,

and bear interest at a rate of

9.50%

per annum, payable semi annually on February

15

and August

15

of each year, commencing

February 15, 2017,

to holders of record at the close of business on February

1

and August

1,

as the case

may

be, immediately preceding such interest payment dates. The Exchange Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time prior to

November 15, 2018

at

100%

of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make Whole Amount.” At any time and from time to time on or after

November 15, 2018,

K. Hovnanian

may

also redeem some or all of the Exchange Notes at a redemption price equal to

100%

of their principal amount. In addition, we

may

also redeem up to

35%

of the aggregate principal amount of the Exchange Notes prior to

November 15, 2018

with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at

109.50%

of principal.

All of K. Hovnanian’s obligations under the Term Loan Facility and the New Second Lien Notes are guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors. The Term Loan Facility and the guarantees thereof are secured on a

first

lien super priority basis relative to K. Hovnanian’s First Lien Notes (defined below), the Existing Second Lien Notes and the New Second Lien Notes, and the New Second Lien Notes and the guarantees thereof are secured on a pari passu

second

lien basis with K. Hovnanian’s Existing Second Lien Notes, by substantially all of the assets owned by K. Hovnanian and the Notes Guarantors, in each case subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions. The Exchange Notes are guaranteed by the Notes Guarantors and the members of the JV Holdings

Secured Group. The Exchange Notes are secured on a pari passu

first

lien basis with K. Hovnanian’s

2021

Notes, by substantially all of the assets of the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions.

In connection with borrowing the Term Loan Facility and the issuance of the New Second Lien Notes and the Exchange Notes, K. Hovnanian and the applicable guarantors entered into security and pledge agreements pursuant to which K. Hovnanian, the Company and the applicable guarantors pledged substantially all of their assets to secure their obligations under the Term Loan Facility, the New Second Lien Notes and the Exchange Notes, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions as set forth in such agreements. K. Hovnanian, the Company and the applicable guarantors also entered into applicable intercreditor and collateral agency agreements which set forth agreements with respect to the relative priority of their various secured obligations.

The Term Loan Facility was incurred pursuant to a Credit Agreement dated

July 29, 2016

(the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”) entered into among K. Hovnanian, the Notes Guarantors, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and the Investor. The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains representations and warranties, affirmative and restrictive covenants and customary events of default (discussed above under “General”).

The Indenture governing the New Second Lien Notes (the “New Second Lien Notes Indenture”) was

entered into on

September 8, 2016

among K. Hovnanian, the Notes Guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The Indenture governing the Exchange Notes (the “Exchange Notes Indenture”) was entered into on

September 8, 2016

among K. Hovnanian, the Notes Guarantors, the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The covenants and events of default in the New Second Lien Notes Indenture and the Exchange Notes Indenture are described above under “—General”.

Senior Secured Notes

On

November 1,

2011, K.

Hovnanian issued

$141.8

million aggregate principal amount of

5.0%

2021

Notes and

$53.2

million aggregate principal amount of

2.0%

2021

Notes. The

5.0%

2021

Notes and the

2.0%

2021

Notes were issued as separate series under an indenture, but have substantially the same terms other than with respect to interest rate and related redemption provisions, and vote together as a single class. The

2021

Notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time, at

100.0%

of the principal amount plus the greater of

1%

of the principal amount and an applicable “Make Whole Amount.”

The guarantees of the JV Holdings Secured Group with respect to the

2021

Notes and the Exchange Notes are secured, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions, by a

first

priority lien on substantially all of the assets of the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group. As of October

31,

2016,

the collateral securing the guarantees included

(1)

$78.7

million of cash and cash equivalents (subsequent to such date, fluctuations as a result of cash uses include general business operations and real estate and other investments along with cash inflow primarily from deliveries);

(2)

$128

.5

million aggregate book value of real property of the JV Holdings Secured Group, which does not include the impact of inventory investments, home deliveries or impairments thereafter and which

may

differ from the value if it were appraised; and

(3)

equity interests in guarantors that are members of the JV Holdings Secured Group. Members of the JV Holdings Secured Group also own equity in joint ventures, either directly or indirectly through ownership of joint venture holding companies, with a book value

of $88.4

million as of

October 31, 2016;

this equity is not pledged to secure, and is not collateral for, the

2021

Notes. Members of the JV Holdings Secured Group are “unrestricted subsidiaries” under K. Hovnanian's other senior secured notes and senior notes, and thus have not guaranteed such indebtedness. 

On

October 2,

2012, K.

Hovnanian issued

$577.0

million aggregate principal amount of

7.25%

Senior Secured First Lien Notes due

2020

(the "First Lien Notes") and

$220.0

million aggregate principal amount of

9.125%

Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due

2020

(the "Existing Second Lien Notes" and, together with the First Lien Notes, the

"2020

Secured Notes") in a private placement (subsequently,

$75.0

million aggregate principal amount of Existing Second Lien Notes were exchanged in the Financings for

$75.0

million of Exchange Notes). We

may

redeem some or all of the First Lien Notes at

103.625%

of principal commencing

October 15, 2016,

at

101.813%

of principal commencing

October 15, 2017

and

100%

of principal commencing

October 15, 2018.

We

may

redeem some or all of the Existing Second Lien Notes at

104.563%

of principal commencing

November 15, 2016,

at

102.281%

of principal commencing

November 15, 2017

and

100%

of principal commencing

November 15, 2018.

The First Lien Notes are secured by a

first

priority lien and the Existing Second Lien Notes and the New Second Lien Notes are secured by a

second

priority lien, in each case, subject to permitted liens and other exceptions, on substantially all the assets owned by K. Hovnanian and the Notes Guarantors. At

October 31, 2016,

the aggregate book value of the real property that constituted collateral securing the

2020

Secured Notes and the New Second Lien Notes was

$561

.7

million, which does not include the impact of inventory investments, home deliveries or impairments thereafter and which

may

differ from the value if it were appraised. In addition, cash and cash equivalents collateral that secured the

2020

Secured Notes and the New Second Lien Notes was

$262.8

million as of

October 31, 2016,

which included

$1.7

million of restricted cash collateralizing certain letters of credit. Subsequent to such date, fluctuations as a result of cash uses include general business operations and real estate and other investments along with cash inflow primarily from deliveries.

In the

fourth

quarter of fiscal

2014,

K. Hovnanian solicited and obtained the requisite consent of holders of its

2020

Secured Notes to certain amendments to the indentures under which such notes were issued. K. Hovnanian paid an aggregate of

$3.3

million to holders who consented thereunder.

Senior Notes

On

January 10, 2014,

K. Hovnanian issued

$150.0

million aggregate principal amount of

7.0%

Senior Notes due

2019,

resulting in net proceeds of

$147.8

million. The notes are redeemable in whole or in part at our option at any time prior to

July 15, 2016

at

100%

of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make Whole Amount.” We

may

also redeem some or all of the notes at

103.5%

of principal commencing

July 15, 2016,

at

101.75%

of principal commencing

January 15, 2017

and

100%

of principal commencing

January 15, 2018.

On

November 5, 2014,

K. Hovnanian issued

$250.0

million aggregate principal amount of

8.0%

Senior Notes due

2019,

resulting in net proceeds of

$245.7

million. The notes are redeemable in whole or in part at K. Hovnanian’s option at any time prior to

August 1, 2019

at a redemption price equal to

100%

of their principal amount plus an applicable “Make Whole Amount.” At any time and from time to time on or after

August 1, 2019,

K. Hovnanian

may

also redeem some or all of the notes at a redemption price equal to

100%

of their principal amount.

Units

On

October 2, 2012,

the Company and K. Hovnanian issued

$100,000,000

aggregate stated amount of

6.0%

Exchangeable Note Units (the “Units”) (equivalent to

100,000

Units). Each

$1,000

stated amount of Units initially consists of

(1)

a

zero

coupon senior exchangeable note due

December 1, 2017

(a “Senior Exchangeable Note”) issued by K. Hovnanian, which bears no cash interest and has an initial principal amount of

$768.51

per Senior Exchangeable Note, and that will accrete to

$1,000

at maturity and

(2)

a senior amortizing note due

December 1, 2017

(a “Senior Amortizing Note”) issued by K. Hovnanian, which has an initial principal amount of

$231.49

per Senior Amortizing Note, bears interest at a rate of

11.0%

per annum, and has a final installment payment date of

December 1, 2017.

Each Unit

may

be separated into its constituent Senior Exchangeable Note and Senior Amortizing Note after the initial issuance date of the Units, and the separate components

may

be combined to create a Unit.

Each Senior Exchangeable Note had an initial principal amount of

$768.51

(which will accrete to

$1,000

over the term of the Senior Exchangeable Note at an annual rate of

5.17%

from the date of issuance, calculated on a semi annual bond equivalent yield basis). Holders

may

exchange their Senior Exchangeable Notes at their option at any time prior to

5:00

p.m., New York City time, on the business day immediately preceding

December 1,

2017. Each

Senior Exchangeable Note will be exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock at an initial exchange rate of

185.5288

shares of Class A Common Stock per Senior Exchangeable Note (equivalent to an initial exchange price, based on

$1,000

principal amount at maturity, of approximately

$5.39

per share of Class A Common Stock). The exchange rate will be subject to adjustment in certain events. If certain corporate events occur prior to the maturity date, the Company will increase the applicable exchange rate for any holder who elects to exchange its Senior Exchangeable Notes in connection with such corporate event.  In addition, holders of Senior Exchangeable Notes will also have the right to require K. Hovnanian to repurchase such holders’ Senior Exchangeable Notes upon the occurrence of certain of these corporate events. As of

October 31, 2016,

18,305

Senior Exchangeable Notes have been converted into

3.4

million shares of our Class A Common Stock, all of which were converted during the

first

quarter of fiscal

2013.

In

September 2016,

K. Hovnanian purchased a total of

20,823

Units for an aggregate purchase price of

$20.6

million, the majority of which was funded with net proceeds from the Financings.

On each

June 1

and

December 1

(each, an “installment payment date”), K. Hovnanian will pay holders of Senior Amortizing Notes equal semi annual cash installments of

$30.00

per Senior Amortizing Note (except for the

June 1, 2013

installment payment, which was

$39.83

per Senior Amortizing Note), which cash payment in the aggregate will be equivalent to

6.0%

per year with respect to each

$1,000

stated amount of Units. Each installment will constitute a payment of interest (at a rate of

11.0%

per annum) and a partial repayment of principal on the Senior Amortizing Note. Following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date, holders of the Senior Amortizing Notes will have the right to require K. Hovnanian to repurchase such holders’ Senior Amortizing Notes.

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Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

10.

Operating and Reporting Segments

Our operating segments are components of our business for which discrete financial information is available and reviewed regularly by the chief operating decision maker, our Chief Executive Officer, to evaluate performance and make operating decisions. Based on this criteria, each of our communities qualifies as an operating segment, and therefore, it is impractical to provide segment disclosures for this many segments. As such, we have aggregated the homebuilding operating segments into

six

reportable segments.

Our homebuilding operating segments are aggregated into reportable segments based primarily upon geographic proximity, similar regulatory environments, land acquisition characteristics and similar methods used to construct and sell homes. Our reportable segments consist of the following

six

homebuilding segments and a financial services segment noted below. During fiscal

2016,

we decided to exit the Minneapolis, MN and Raleigh, NC markets and in the

third

quarter of fiscal

2016,

we completed the sale of our portfolios in those markets.

Homebuilding:

(1) Northeast (New Jersey and Pennsylvania)

(2) Mid Atlantic (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington D.C. and West Virginia)

(3) Midwest (Illinois and Ohio)

(4) Southeast (Florida, Georgia and South Carolina)

(5) Southwest (Arizona and Texas)

(6) West (California)

Financial Services

Operations of the Company’s Homebuilding segments primarily include the sale and construction of single family attached and detached homes, attached townhomes and condominiums, urban infill and active lifestyle homes in planned residential developments. In addition, from time to time, operations of the homebuilding segments include sales of land. Operations of the Company’s Financial Services segment include mortgage banking and title services provided to the homebuilding operations’ customers. We do not typically retain or service mortgages that we originate but rather sell the mortgages and related servicing rights to investors.

Corporate and unallocated primarily represents operations at our headquarters in Red Bank, New Jersey. This includes our executive offices, information services, human resources, corporate accounting, training, treasury, process redesign, internal audit, construction services, and administration of insurance, quality and safety. It also includes interest income and interest expense resulting from interest incurred that cannot be capitalized in inventory in the Homebuilding segments, as well as the gains or losses on extinguishment of debt from any debt repurchases or exchanges.

Evaluation of segment performance is based primarily on operating earnings from continuing operations before provision for income taxes (“Income (loss) before income taxes”). Income (loss) before income taxes for the Homebuilding segments consist of revenues generated from the sales of homes and land, income (loss) from unconsolidated entities, management fees and other income, less the cost of homes and land sold, selling, general and administrative expenses and interest expense. Income before income taxes for the Financial Services segment consist of revenues generated from mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services, less the cost of such services and selling, general and administrative expenses incurred by the Financial Services segment.

Operational results of each segment are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred had the segment been an independent stand alone entity during the periods presented.

Financial information relating to the Company’s segment operations was as follows: 

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Revenues:
Northeast	$278,028		$189,497		$275,830
Mid-Atlantic	458,579		399,500		332,719
Midwest	311,322		311,449		226,174
Southeast	260,584		207,662		204,671
Southwest	1,028,529		823,853		751,426
West	342,447		159,969		230,308
Total homebuilding	2,679,489		2,091,930		2,021,128
Financial services	72,617		56,665		42,414
Corporate and unallocated	141		(115	)	(162	)
Total revenues	$2,752,247		$2,148,480		$2,063,380
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Northeast	$(3,869	)	$(7,742	)	$(7,517	)
Mid-Atlantic	17,476		21,431		23,897
Midwest	(11,416	)	14,012		17,879
Southeast	(17,791	)	(6,330	)	9,247
Southwest	84,424		67,437		74,527
West	3,445		(17,145	)	21,303
Total homebuilding	72,269		71,663		139,336
Financial services	35,473		24,693		13,798
Corporate and unallocated	(105,306	)	(118,121	)	(132,954	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$2,436		$(21,765	)	$20,180

	October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015
Assets:
Northeast	$220,239	$321,983
Mid-Atlantic	294,225	342,159
Midwest	112,115	197,899
Southeast	226,686	223,206
Southwest	342,270	465,740
West	269,646	259,943
Total homebuilding	1,465,181	1,810,930
Financial services	197,230	159,981
Corporate and unallocated (1)	717,029	631,387
Total assets	$2,379,440	$2,602,298

(1) Includes $ 283.6 million and $ 290.3 million of income taxes receivable including deferred tax assets in fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively.

	October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures:
Northeast	$28,115	$12,340
Mid-Atlantic	22,407	22,417
Midwest	5,516	(20	)
Southeast	22,876	10,224
Southwest	3,625	-
West	17,547	16,122
Total homebuilding	100,086	61,083
Corporate and unallocated	416	126
Total investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	$100,502	$61,209

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Homebuilding interest expense:
Northeast	$19,417		$14,150		$20,940
Mid-Atlantic	23,662		16,268		9,542
Midwest	12,275		10,405		5,354
Southeast	16,770		9,552		7,827
Southwest	37,552		26,147		20,543
West	23,295		10,381		12,619
Total homebuilding	132,971		86,903		76,825
Corporate and unallocated	50,387		64,545		64,519
Financial services interest expense (1)	(763	)	(1,066	)	(119	)
Total interest expense, net	$182,595		$150,382		$141,225

(1) Financial services interest expenses are included in the Financial services lines on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the respective revenues and expenses sections.

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015	2014
Depreciation:
Northeast	$62	$136	$250
Mid-Atlantic	56	28	45
Midwest	497	361	355
Southeast	82	40	31
Southwest	104	89	131
West	92	79	33
Total homebuilding	893	733	845
Financial services	41	47	68
Corporate and unallocated	2,631	2,608	2,504
Total depreciation	$3,565	$3,388	$3,417

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015	2014
Net additions to operating properties and equipment:
Northeast	$78	$-	$44
Mid-Atlantic	208	58	23
Midwest	3,180	637	927
Southeast	233	227	59
Southwest	199	173	39
West	91	88	170
Total homebuilding	3,989	1,183	1,262
Financial services	30	-	28
Corporate and unallocated	3,988	871	2,133
Total net additions to operating properties and equipment	$8,007	$2,054	$3,423

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Equity in (losses) earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures:
Northeast	$(2,639	)	$856		$(1,302	)
Mid-Atlantic	(27	)	4,502		6,459
Midwest	(1,304	)	(105	)	17
Southeast	(1,774	)	1,213		2,119
Southwest	(64	)	-		-
West	1,462		(2,297	)	604
Total equity in (losses) earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	$(4,346	)	$4,169		$7,897

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Note 11 - Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

11.

Income Taxes

Income taxes payable (receivable), including deferred benefits, consists of the following:

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
State income taxes:
Current	$1,945		$2,151
Deferred	(9,890	)	(11,148	)
Federal income taxes:
Current	-		-
Deferred	(275,688	)	(281,282	)
Total	$(283,633	)	$(290,279	)

The provision for income taxes is composed of the following charges (benefits):

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Current income tax (benefit) expense:
Federal (1)	$(2,796	)	$(1,497	)	$(1,690	)
State (2)	1,200		523		$2,466
Total current income tax (benefit) expense:	(1,596	)	(974	)	776
Federal	5,594		(8,461	)	(272,822	)
State	1,257		3,770		(14,918	)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit):	6,851		(4,691	)	(287,740	)
Total	$5,255		$(5,665	)	$(286,964	)

(1) The current federal income tax (benefit) expense is net of the use of federal net operating losses totaling $4.4 million, $3.7 million and $57.8 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

(2) The current state income tax (benefit) expense is net of the use of state net operating losses totaling $16.4 million, $12.3 million and $24.5 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The total income tax expense of

$5.3

million for the period ended

October 31, 2016

was primarily due to current state taxes and permanent differences related to stock compensation, partially offset by a federal tax benefit related to receiving a specified liability loss refund of taxes paid in fiscal year

2002.

The total income tax benefit of

$5.7

million recognized for the year ended

October 31, 2015

was primarily due to deferred taxes resulting from the loss before income taxes plus the reversal of state tax reserves for uncertain state tax positions, partially offset by state tax expenses. The total income tax benefit of

$287.0

million recognized for the year ended

October 31, 2014

was primarily due to the reversal of a substantial portion of our valuation allowance previously recorded against our deferred tax assets, plus a refund received for a loss carryback to a previously profitable year and the impact of state tax reserves for uncertain state tax positions, partially offset by state tax expenses.

Deferred federal and state income tax assets primarily represent the deferred tax benefits arising from temporary differences between book and tax income which will be recognized in future years as an offset against future taxable income. If the combination of future years’ income (or loss) and the reversal of the timing differences results in a loss, such losses can be carried forward to future years. In accordance with ASC

740,

we evaluate our deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if valuation allowances are required. ASC

740

requires that companies assess whether valuation allowances should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard.  

As of October

31,

2015,

and again at

October 31,

2016, we

concluded that it was more likely than not that a substantial amount of our deferred tax assets (“DTA”) would be utilized. This conclusion was based on a detailed evaluation of all relevant evidence, both positive and negative. The positive evidence included factors such as positive earnings before income taxes for

two

of the last

three

fiscal years and the expectation of earnings going forward over the long term and evidence of a sustained recovery in the housing markets in which we operate. Economic data has also been affirming the housing market recovery. Housing starts, homebuilding volume and prices are increasing and forecasted to continue to increase. Historically low mortgage rates, affordable home prices, reduced foreclosures and a favorable home ownership to rental comparison are key factors in the recovery.

Potentially offsetting this positive evidence is the fact that we had a loss before income taxes for the fiscal year ended

October 31, 2015.

However, we did have income before income taxes for the

twelve months ended

October 31, 2016

and

October 31, 2014

and we are not in a

three

year cumulative loss position as of

October 31, 2016.

As per ASC

740,

cumulative losses are

one

of the most objectively verifiable forms of negative evidence; we no longer have this negative evidence and we expect to be profitable going forward over the long term. Our recent

three

years cumulative performance and our expectations for the coming years based on our current backlog, community count and recent sales contracts provide evidence that reaffirms our conclusion that a full valuation allowance was not necessary and that the current valuation allowance for deferred taxes of

$627.9

million as of

October 31, 2016

is appropriate.

Our state net operating losses of

$2.2

billion expire between

2017

and

2036.

Our federal net operating losses of

$1.5

billion expire between

2028

and

2033.

The deferred tax assets and liabilities have been recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Deferred tax assets:
Depreciation	$1,729		$2,176
Inventory impairment loss	174,489		210,716
Uniform capitalization of overhead	6,802		11,203
Warranty and legal reserves	13,238		13,319
Deferred income	5,061		682
Acquisition intangibles	8,829		13,374
Restricted stock bonus	4,526		8,191
Rent on abandoned space	1,006		1,888
Stock options	7,073		7,474
Provision for losses	34,505		36,350
Joint venture loss	4,171		2,891
Federal net operating losses	520,117		524,125
State net operating losses	170,014		169,046
Other	22,862		17,752
Total deferred tax assets	974,422		1,019,187
Deferred tax liabilities:
Debt repurchase income	60,901		91,452
Total deferred tax liabilities	60,901		91,452
Valuation allowance	(627,943	)	(635,305	)
Net deferred income taxes	$285,578		$292,430

The effective tax rate varied from the statutory federal income tax rate. The effective tax rate is affected by a number of factors, the most significant of which has been the valuation allowance related to our deferred tax assets. Due to the effects of these factors, our effective tax rates for

2016,

2015

and

2014

are not correlated to the amount of our income or loss before income taxes. The sources of these factors were as follows:

	Year Ended October 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Computed “expected” tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	65.4		(15.6	)	(3.5	)
Permanent differences, net	222.2		(0.4	)	0.8
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance impact	-		-		(1,393.3	)
Tax contingencies	0.3		3.2		(0.6	)
Adjustments to prior years’ tax accruals(1)	(107.2	)	3.8		(60.4	)
Effective tax rate	215.7	%	26.0	%	(1,422.0	) %

(1) The adjustments to prior years’ tax accruals includes the impact of a federal specified liability loss refund of taxes paid in fiscal year 2002 of (114.8%), 0.0% and (9.8%) for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

ASC

740

10

provides that a tax benefit from an uncertain tax position

may

be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolutions of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits.

Income tax positions must meet a more likely than not recognition threshold at the effective date to be recognized upon the adoption of ASC

740

10

and in subsequent periods. This interpretation also provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.

We recognize tax liabilities in accordance with ASC

740

10

and we adjust these liabilities when our judgment changes as a result of the evaluation of new information not previously available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution

may

result in a liability that is materially different from our current estimate of the tax liabilities. These differences will be reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense in the period in which they are determined.

We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits within the income tax expense line in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Accrued interest and penalties are included within the related tax liability line in the consolidated balance sheet. 

The following is a tabular reconciliation of the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits for the year (in millions) excluding interest and penalties:

	2016		2015
Unrecognized tax benefit—November 1,	$1.1		$1.7
Gross increases—tax positions in current period	0.2		0.2
Decrease related to tax positions taken during a prior period	-		-
Lapse of statute of limitations	(0.2	)	(0.8	)
Unrecognized tax benefit—October 31,	$1.1		$1.1

 Related to the unrecognized tax benefits noted above, as of

October 31,

2016

and

2015,

we have recognized a liability for interest and penalties of

$0.3

million and

$0.3

million, respectively. For the years ended

October 31,

2016,

2015

and

2014,

we recognized

$(2)

thousand,

$(91)

thousand and

$(30)

thousand respectively, of interest and penalties in income tax benefit.

It is likely that, within the next

twelve

months, the amount of the Company's unrecognized tax benefits will decrease by

$0.2

million, excluding penalties and interest. This reduction is expected primarily due to the expiration of the statutes of limitation. The portion of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the Company’s effective tax rate (excluding any related impact to the valuation allowance) is

$1.1

million and

$1.1

million as of

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

respectively. The recognition of unrecognized tax benefits could have an impact on the Company’s deferred tax assets and the valuation allowance.

The consolidated federal tax returns have been audited through

October 31, 2015

and these years are closed. We are also subject to various income tax examinations in the states in which we do business. The outcome for a particular audit cannot be determined with certainty prior to the conclusion of the audit, appeal, and in some cases, litigation process. As each audit is concluded, adjustments, if any, are appropriately recorded in the period determined. To provide for potential exposures, tax reserves are recorded, if applicable, based on reasonable estimates of potential audit results. However, if the reserves are insufficient upon completion of an audit, there could be an adverse impact on our financial position and results of operations. The statute of limitations for our major tax jurisdictions remains open for examination for tax years

2012–

2015

.

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Note 12 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Inventory Impairments and Land Option Cost Write-offs [Text Block]

12.  Reduction

of Inventory to Fair Value

We record impairment losses on inventories related to communities under development and held for future development when events and circumstances indicate that they

may

be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their related carrying amounts. If the expected undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount, then the community is written down to its fair value. We estimate the fair value of each impaired community by determining the present value of the estimated future cash flows at a discount rate commensurate with the risk of the respective community. For the years ended

October 31, 2016,

2015

and

2014,

our discount rates used for the impairments recorded ranged from

16.8%

to

18.8%,

17.3%

to

19.8%

and

16.8%

to

17.3%,

respectively. Should the estimates or expectations used in determining cash flows or fair value decrease or differ from current estimates in the future, we

may

need to recognize additional impairments. 

During the years ended

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

we evaluated inventories of all

413

and

523

communities under development and held for future development, respectively, for impairment indicators through preparation and review of detailed budgets or other market indicators of impairment. We performed detailed impairment calculations during the years ended

October 31, 2016

and

2015

for

30

and

26

of those communities (i.e., those with a projected operating loss or other impairment indicators), respectively, with an aggregate carrying value of

$125.4

million and

$108.1

million, respectively. As impairment indicators are assessed on a quarterly basis, some of the communities evaluated during the years ended

October 31, 2016

and

2015

were evaluated in more than

one

quarterly period. Of those communities tested for impairment during the years ended

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

9

and

12

communities with an aggregate carrying value of

$43.5

million and

$54.9

million, respectively, had undiscounted future cash flows that exceeded the carrying amount by less than

20%.

As a result of our impairment analysis, we recorded impairment losses, which are included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations on the line entitled “Homebuilding: Inventory impairment loss and land option write offs” and deducted from inventory, of

$24.5

million,

$7.3

million and

$1.2

million for the years ended

October 31, 2016,

2015

and

2014,

respectively. The impairments recorded for the year ended

October 31,

2016 were

mainly for land held for sale in the Midwest and Northeast. The inventory has been written down to fair value based on recent offers received for the properties.

The following table represents impairments by segment for fiscal

2016,

2015

and

2014:

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended October 31, 2016
	Number of Communities	Dollar Amount of Impairment	Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast	5	$9.5	$33.8
Mid-Atlantic	-	-	-
Midwest	12	13.5	43.7
Southeast	3	1.5	10.9
Southwest	-	-	-
West	-	-	-
Total	20	$24.5	$88.4

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended October 31, 2015
	Number of Communities	Dollar Amount of Impairment	Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast	2	$0.8	$0.9
Mid-Atlantic	1	0.9	2.5
Midwest	4	1.3	8.4
Southeast	4	2.5	10.1
Southwest	-	-	-
West	1	1.8	7.5
Total	12	$7.3	$29.4

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended October 31, 2014
	Number of Communities	Dollar Amount of Impairment	Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast	2	$0.3	$0.6
Mid-Atlantic	-	-	-
Midwest	3	0.9	3.8
Southeast	-	-	-
Southwest	-	-	-
West	-	-	-
Total	5	$1.2	$4.4

(1) Represents carrying value, net of prior period impairments, if any, at the time of recording the applicable period’s impairments.

The Consolidated Statements of Operations line entitled “Homebuilding Inventory impairment loss and land option write offs” also includes write offs of options and approval, engineering and capitalized interest costs that we record when we redesign communities and/or abandon certain engineering costs and we do not exercise options in various locations because the communities’ pro forma profitability is not projected to produce adequate returns on investment commensurate with the risk. The total aggregate write offs were

$8.9

million,

$4.7

million and

$4.0

million for the years ended

October 31,

2016,

2015

and

2014,

respectively. Occasionally, these write offs are offset by recovered deposits (sometimes through legal action) that had been written off in a prior period as walk away costs. Historically, these recoveries have not been significant in comparison to the total costs written off.

The following table represents write offs of such costs by segment for fiscal

2016,

2015

and

2014:

	Year Ended October 31,
(In millions)	2016	2015	2014
Northeast	$1.6	$0.9	$0.9
Mid-Atlantic	0.8	0.2	0.2
Midwest	1.3	0.6	1.0
Southeast	1.8	1.3	0.7
Southwest	3.2	1.4	1.2
West	0.2	0.3	-
Total	$8.9	$4.7	$4.0

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Note 13 - Per Share Calculation

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

13.

Per Share Calculations

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) (the “numerator”) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for nonvested shares of restricted stock (the “denominator”) for the period. The basic weighted–average number of shares for the year ended

October 31, 2014

included

6.1

million shares related to Purchase Contracts (issued as part of our then outstanding

7.25%

Tangible Equity Units) which shares were issued upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts in

February 2014.

Computing diluted earnings per share is similar to computing basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the dilutive effects of options and nonvested shares of restricted stock, as well as common shares issuable upon exchange of our Senior Exchangeable Notes issued as part of our

6.0%

Exchangeable Note Units. Any options that have an exercise price greater than the average market price are considered to be anti dilutive and are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.   

All outstanding nonvested shares that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents that participate in undistributed earnings with common stock are considered participating securities and are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the

two

class method. The

two

class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and participation rights in undistributed earnings in periods when we have net income. The Company’s restricted common stock (“nonvested shares”) are considered participating securities.

Basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods presented below were calculated as follows:

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2016		2015		2014
Numerator:
Net (loss) earnings attributable to Hovnanian	$(2,819	)	$(16,100	)	$307,144
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares	-		-		(7,107	)
Numerator for basic earnings per share	$(2,819	)	$(16,100	)	$300,037
Plus: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares	-		-		7,107
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to nonvested shares	-		-		(7,127	)
Plus: interest on senior exchangeable notes	-		-		3,487
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$(2,819	)	$(16,100	)	$303,504
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share	147,451		146,899		146,271
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based payments	-		-		1,013
Senior exchangeable notes	-		-		15,157
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – weighted-average shares outstanding	147,451		146,899		162,441
Basic (loss) earnings per share	$(0.02	)	$(0.11	)	$2.05
Diluted (loss) earnings per share	$(0.02	)	$(0.11	)	$1.87

Incremental shares attributed to nonvested stock and outstanding options to purchase common stock of

0.2

million for the year ended

October 31, 2015,

were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because we had a net loss for the period, and any incremental shares would not be dilutive. Also, for the years ended

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

14.6

million and

15.2

million shares, respectively, of common stock issuable upon the exchange of our senior exchangeable notes (which were issued in fiscal

2012)

were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because we had a net loss for the period.

In addition, shares related to out of the money stock options that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share were

7.3

million,

3.0

million and

2.0

million for the years ended

October 31, 2016,

2015

and

2014,

respectively, because to do so would have been anti dilutive for the periods presented

.

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Note 14 - Capital Stock

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

14.

Capital Stock

Common Stock

Each share of Class A Common Stock entitles its holder to

one

vote per share, and each share of Class B Common Stock generally entitles its holder to

ten

votes per share. The amount of any regular cash dividend payable on a share of Class A Common Stock will be an amount equal to

110%

of the corresponding regular cash dividend payable on a share of Class B Common Stock. If a shareholder desires to sell shares of Class B Common Stock, such stock must be converted into shares of Class A Common Stock at a

one

to

one

conversion rate.

On

August 4,

2008,

our Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”) designed to preserve shareholder value and the value of certain tax assets primarily associated with net operating loss (NOL) carryforwards and built in losses under

Section 382

of the Internal Revenue Code. Our ability to use NOLs and built in losses would be limited if there was an “ownership change” under

Section 382.

This would occur if shareholders owning (or deemed under

Section 382

to own)

5%

or more of our stock increase their collective ownership of the aggregate amount of our outstanding shares by more than

50 percentage

points over a defined period of time. The Rights Plan was adopted to reduce the likelihood of an “ownership change” occurring as defined by

Section 382.

Under the Rights Plan,

one

right was distributed for each share of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock outstanding as of the close of business on

August 15,

2008.

Effective

August 15,

2008,

if any person or group acquires

4.9%

or more of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock without the approval of the Board of Directors, there would be a triggering event causing significant dilution in the voting power of such person or group. However, existing stockholders who owned, at the time of the Rights Plan’s adoption,

4.9%

or more of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock will trigger a dilutive event only if they acquire additional shares. The approval of the Board of Directors’ decision to adopt the Rights Plan

may

be terminated by the Board at any time, prior to the Rights being triggered. The Rights Plan will continue in effect until

August 15,

2018,

unless it expires earlier in accordance with its terms. The approval of the Board of Directors’ decision to adopt the Rights Plan was submitted to a stockholder vote and approved at a special meeting of stockholders held on

December 5,

2008.

Also at the Special Meeting on

December 5,

2008,

our stockholders approved an amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation to restrict certain transfers of Class A Common Stock in order to preserve the tax treatment of our NOLs and built in losses under

Section 382

of the Internal Revenue Code. Subject to certain exceptions pertaining to pre existing

5%

stockholders and Class B stockholders, the transfer restrictions in the amended Certificate of Incorporation generally restrict any direct or indirect transfer (such as transfers of our stock that result from the transfer of interests in other entities that own our stock) if the effect would be to (i) increase the direct or indirect ownership of our stock by any person (or public group) from less than

5%

to

5%

or more of our common stock; (ii) increase the percentage of our common stock owned directly or indirectly by a person (or public group) owning or deemed to own

5%

or more of our common stock; or (iii) create a new public group. Transfers included under the transfer restrictions include sales to persons (or public groups) whose resulting percentage ownership (direct or indirect) of common stock would exceed the

5%

thresholds discussed above, or to persons whose direct or indirect ownership of common stock would by attribution cause another person (or public group) to exceed such threshold.

On

July 3, 2001,

our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program to purchase up to

4

million shares of Class A Common Stock. There were no shares purchased during the year ended

October 31,

2016. As

of

October 31, 2016,

the maximum number of shares of Class A Common Stock that

may

yet be purchased under this program is

0.5

million.

Preferred Stock

On

July 12,

2005,

we issued

5,600

shares of

7.625%

Series A Preferred Stock, with a liquidation preference of

$25,000

per share. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock are not cumulative and are payable at an annual rate of

7.625%.

The Series A Preferred Stock is not convertible into the Company’s common stock and is redeemable in whole or in part at our option at the liquidation preference of the shares. The Series A Preferred Stock is traded as depositary shares, with each depositary share representing

1/1000th of

a share of Series A Preferred Stock. The depositary shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “HOVNP.” In fiscal

2016,

2015

and

2014,

we did not pay any dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock due to covenant restrictions in our debt instruments. We anticipate that we will continue to be restricted from paying dividends, which are not cumulative, for the foreseeable future.

Retirement Plan

We have established a tax qualified, defined contribution savings and investment retirement plan (a

401(k)

plan). All associates are eligible to participate in the retirement plan, and employer contributions are based on a percentage of associate contributions and our operating results. Plan costs charged to operations were

$6.6

million,

$6.2

million and

$4.7

million for the years ended

October 31, 2016,

2015

and

2014,

respectively.

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Note 15 - Stock Plans

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block]

15.

Stock Plans

The fair value of option awards is established at the date of grant using a Black Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions for the years ended

October 31,

2016,

2015

and

2014:

risk free interest rate

of 1.38%,

2.03%

and

2.60%,

respectively; dividend yield of

zero;

historical volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock

of 0.61,

0.58

and

0.70,

respectively; a weighted average expected life of the option of

7.36

years,

7.22

years and

7.42

years, respectively; and an estimated forfeiture rate of

10.90%,

8.84%

and

14.59%,

respectively. 

For the years ended

October 31, 2016,

2015

and

2014,

total stock based compensation expense was

$2.9

million

($2.3

million post tax),

$8.8

million

($6.5

million post tax) and

$10.3

million (pre and post tax), respectively. Included in this total stock based compensation expense was

income from stock options of

$1.5

million for year ended

October 31, 2016

and expense for stock options of

$2.2

million and

$3.9

million for the years ended

October 31,

2015

and

2014, respectively. The

fiscal

2016

expense includes income of

$2.1

million from previously recognized expense of certain performance based stock option grants for which the performance metrics are no longer expected to be satisfied. This income was slightly offset by the vesting of stock options of

$0.5

million

,

during the year ended

October 31, 2016.

We have a stock incentive plan for certain officers and key employees and directors. Options are granted by a committee appointed by the Board of Directors or its delegate in accordance with the stock incentive plan. The exercise price of all stock options must be at least equal to the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of the grant. Stock options granted to officers and associates generally vest in

four

equal installments on the

second, third, fourth

and

fifth

anniversaries of the date of the grant. All options expire

10

years after the date of the grant. During the year ended

October 31,

2016,

each of the

five

non employee directors of the Company were given the choice to receive stock options or a reduced number of shares of restricted stock units subject to a

two

year post vesting holding period,

or a combination thereof, with restricted stock units based on the fair market value on the date of grant and stock options based on grant date Black Scholes value. Four such directors elected to receive restricted stock units and

one

elected to received

50%

stock options and

50%

restricted stock units. Non employee directors’ stock options and restricted stock units vest in

three

equal installments on the

first, second

and

third

anniversaries of the date of the grant. Stock option transactions are summarized as follows:

	October 31, 2016	Weighted-Average Exercise Price	October 31, 2015	Weighted-Average Exercise Price	October 31, 2014	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding at beginning of period	6,393,876	$4.78	6,720,251	$5.23	6,591,054	$5.74
Granted	1,148,481	$1.95	173,750	$2.47	376,822	$4.41
Exercised	-	$-	18,125	$2.48	42,375	$2.74
Forfeited	51,125	$2.73	203,436	$3.78	56,375	$2.66
Expired	117,281	$25.05	278,564	$15.04	148,875	$27.42
Options outstanding at end of period	7,373,951	$4.03	6,393,876	$4.78	6,720,251	$5.23
Options exercisable at end of period	5,071,181		4,566,290		4,100,413

The total intrinsic value of options exercised during fiscal

2015

and

2014

was

$15

thousand and

$105

thousand, respectively. The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option. At

October 31, 2016,

there were no options exercisable which had an intrinsic value. Exercise prices for options outstanding at

October 31,

2016

ranged from

$1.54

to

$23.91.

The weighted average fair value of grants made in fiscal

2016,

2015

and

2014

was

$1.00,

$1.47

and

$3.06

per share, respectively. Based on the fair value at the time they were granted, the weighted average fair value of options vested in fiscal

2016,

2015

and

2014

was

$2.55,

$2.78

and

$2.09

per share, respectively.

The following table summarizes the exercise price range and related number of options outstanding at

October 31,

2016:

			Number	Weighted- Average	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual
Range of Exercise Prices			Outstanding	Exercise Price	Life
$1.54	–	$5.00	5,595,326	$2.81	5.35
$5.01	–	$10.00	1,601,750	$6.36	4.30
$10.01	–	$20.00	-	$-	-
$20.01	–	$30.00	176,875	$21.68	0.58
			7,373,951	$4.03	5.00

The following table summarizes the exercise price range and related number of exercisable options at

October 31,

2016:

			Number	Weighted- Average	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual
Range of Exercise Prices			Exercisable	Exercise Price	Life
$1.54	–	$5.00	3,915,056	$3.00	3.89
$5.01	–	$10.00	979,250	$6.42	2.82
$10.01	–	$20.00	-	$-	-
$20.01	–	$30.00	176,875	$21.68	0.58
			5,071,181	$4.31	3.57

Officers and key associates who are eligible to receive equity grants

may

elect to receive either a stated number of stock options, or a reduced number of shares of restricted stock units, or a combination thereof. Shares underlying restricted stock units granted to officers and associates generally vest in

four

equal installments on the

second, third, fourth

and

fifth

anniversaries of the grant date. Participants aged

60

years or older, or aged

58

with

15 years

of service, are eligible to vest in their equity awards on an accelerated basis on their retirement (which in the case of the restricted stock units only applies to a retirement that is at least

one

year after the date of grant). During the years ended

October 31,

2016,

2015

and

2014,

we granted

456,070

(including

356,382

units to certain of our non employee directors),

1,018,558

(including

155,433

units to certain of our non employee directors) and

168,161

(including

85,035

units to certain of our non employee directors) restricted stock units, respectively, and also issued

176,944,

97,854

and

67,804

units, relating to awards granted in prior fiscal years, respectively. During the years ended

October 31,

2016,

2015

and

2014,

33,125,

5,811

and

12,000

restricted stock units were forfeited, respectively.

For the years ended

October 31,

2016,

2015

and

2014

total compensation cost recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the annual restricted stock unit grants, market share unit grants (discussed below), and the stock portion of the long term incentive plan (also discussed below) was

$4.3

million,

$6.5

million and

$6.2

million, respectively. In addition to nonvested share awards summarized in the following table, there were

224,326,

538,892

and

534,143

vested share awards at

October 31, 2016,

2015

and

2014,

respectively, which were deferred at the participants' election.

A summary of the Company’s nonvested share awards as of and for the year ended

October 31,

2016,

is as follows:

	Shares	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at beginning of period	3,600,769	$4.16
Granted	4,031,124	$1.67
Vested	259,299	$3.19
Forfeited	133,125	$4.62
Nonvested at end of period	7,239,469	$2.80

Included in the above table are awards for the share portion of long

term incentive plans (“LTIPs”) for certain officers and associates, which are performance based plans. This includes

2.8

million target

2016

LTIP shares which were granted during fiscal

2016.

The awards included above for these plans are based on our best estimate of the outcome for the performance criteria. At

October 31, 2015,

the final measurement period was reached for the Company’s

2013

LTIP and the value of the

2013

LTIP award was remeasured, resulting in a reduction of compensation expense during the period.

Also included in the table above are

2.3

million target Market Share Units (“MSUs”) of which

780,000

and

800,000

were granted to certain officers in fiscal

2016

and fiscal

2015,

respectively. In addition,

700,00

0

MSUs are included from the fiscal

2014

MSU Grant, which were adjusted from

800,000

in fiscal

2016,

as the stock price performance conditions at the

first

measurement period were not met. Fifty percent of the MSUs will vest in

four

equal annual installments, commencing on the

second

anniversary of the grant date subject to stock price performance conditions, pursuant to which the actual number of shares issuable with respect to vested MSUs

may

range from

0%

to

175%

of the target number of shares covered by the MSU awards, generally depending on the growth in the

60

day average trading price of the Company’s shares during the period between the grant date and the relevant vesting dates. The remaining

fifty

percent of the MSUs are also subject to financial performance conditions in addition to the stock price performance conditions applicable to all MSUs. These additional performance based MSUs vest in

four

equal installments with the

first

installment vesting on

January 1

st

,

three

years after the MSU grant date (for example,

January 1, 2019

for the

2016

MSU Grant) and the remaining annual installments commencing on the

third

anniversary of the Grant date, except that no portion of the award will vest unless the Committee determines that the Company achieved

(1)

for the

2016

MSU grants, specified gross margin improvement (as to

25%

of the MSU amount) and debt reduction (as to

25%

of the MSU amount) goals comparing the fiscal year of the grant date and the

second

fiscal year following the grant date (fiscal

2018

compared to fiscal

2016)

and

(2)

for the

2015

and

2014

MSU grants, specified total revenue growth goals comparing the fiscal year of the grant date and the

second

fiscal year following the grant date (for example, fiscal

2017

compared to fiscal

2015

for the

2015

MSU Grant).

The fair value of the MSU grants is determined using the Monte Carlo simulation model, which simulates a range of possible future stock prices and estimates the probabilities of the potential payouts. This model uses the average closing trading price of the Company’s Class A Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange over the

60

calendar day period ending on the grant date. This model also incorporates the following ranges of assumptions:

? The expected volatility is based on our stock’s historical volatility commensurate with the life 2 years, 2.5 years, 3 years, 4 years and 5 years .

? The risk free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury rate assumption ranging from 2 5 years.

? The expected dividend yield is not applicable since we do not currently pay dividends.

The following assumptions were used for fiscal

2016

MSU Grants: historical volatility factors of the expected market price of our common stock

of 56.50%,

52.77%,

50.34%,

52.36%

and

61.08%

for the

2

year,

2.5

year,

3

year,

4

year and

5

year vesting tranches, respectively; risk

free interest rates

of 0.73%,

0.81%,

0.87%,

1.02%

and

1.17%

for each vesting tranche, respectively; and dividend yield of

zero

for all time periods. The following assumptions were used for

2015

MSU Grants: historical volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock

of 38.28%,

42.01%,

45.73%,

59.08%

and

57.77%

for the

2

year,

2.5

year,

3

year,

4

year and

5

year vesting tranches, respectively; risk free interest rates

of 0.74%,

0.95%,

1.12%,

1.44%

and

1.75%

for each vesting tranche, respectively; and dividend yield of

zero

for all time periods. The following assumptions were used for

October 31,

2014

MSU Grants: historical volatility factor of the expected market price of our common stock

of 47.52%,

58.07%,

63.79%,

61.12%

and

64.67%

for the

2

year,

2.5

year,

3

year,

4

year and

5

year, respectively; risk free interest rates

of 0.45%,

0.71%,

0.93%,

1.32%

and

1.70%

for the

2

5

years, respectively; and dividend yield of

zero.

As of

October 31,

2016,

we had

7.4

million shares authorized for future issuance under our equity compensation plans. In addition, as of

October 31,

2016,

there were

$7.1

million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested share based compensation arrangements. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of

1.66

years.

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Note 16 - Warranty Costs

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block]

16.

Warranty Costs

General liability insurance for homebuilding companies and their suppliers and subcontractors is very difficult to obtain. The availability of general liability insurance is limited due to a decreased number of insurance companies willing to underwrite for the industry. In addition, those few insurers willing to underwrite liability insurance have significantly increased the premium costs. To date, we have been able to obtain general liability insurance but at higher premium costs with higher deductibles. Our subcontractors and suppliers have advised us that they have also had difficulty obtaining insurance that also provides us coverage. As a result, we have an owner controlled insurance program for certain of our subcontractors whereby the subcontractors pay us an insurance premium (through a reduction of amounts we would otherwise owe such subcontractors for their work on our homes) based on the risk type of the trade. We absorb the liability associated with their work on our homes as part of our overall general liability insurance at no additional cost to us because our existing general liability and construction defect insurance policy and related reserves for amounts under our deductible covers construction defects regardless of whether we or our subcontractors are responsible for the defect. For the fiscal years ended

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

we received

$4.2

million and

$3.1

million, respectively, from subcontractors related to the owner controlled insurance program, which we accounted for as a reduction to inventory.

We accrue for warranty costs that are covered under our existing general liability and construction defect policy as part of our general liability insurance deductible. This accrual is expensed as selling, general and administrative costs. For homes delivered in fiscal

2016

and

2015,

our deductible under our general liability insurance is a

$20

million aggregate for construction defect and warranty claims. For bodily injury claims, our deductible per occurrence in fiscal

2016

and

2015

is

$0.25

million, up to a

$5

million limit. Our aggregate retention in fiscal

2016

and

2015

is

$

21

million for construction defect, warranty and bodily injury claims. In addition, we establish a warranty accrual for lower cost related issues to cover home repairs, community amenities and land development infrastructure that are not covered under our general liability and construction defect policy. We accrue an estimate for these warranty costs as part of cost of sales at the time each home is closed and title and possession have been transferred to the homebuyer. Additions and charges in the warranty reserve and general liability reserve for the fiscal years ended

October 31, 2016

and

2015

were as follows:

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Balance, beginning of period	$135,053		$178,008
Additions – Selling, general and administrative	17,363		18,013
Additions – Cost of sales	17,397		15,308
Charges incurred during the period	(29,965	)	(49,131	)
Changes to pre-existing reserves	(9,199	)	(17,125	)
Changes to reserves where corresponding amounts are recorded as receivables from insurance carriers	(9,505	)	(10,020	)
Balance, end of period	$121,144		$135,053

Warranty accruals are based upon historical experience. We engage a

third

party actuary that uses our historical warranty and construction defect data to assist our management in estimating our unpaid claims, claim adjustment expenses and incurred but not reported claims reserves for the risks that we are assuming under the general liability and construction defect programs. The estimates include provisions for inflation, claims handling and legal fees. As a result of reductions in our construction defect claims over the last

two

years and the impact of those reductions on the actuarial analysis of our total reserves, we recorded a

$9.2

million reduction in our construction defect reserves during the

fourth

quarter of fiscal

2016.

We also had minor reductions in our warranty accruals based on recent history. These reductions are reflected in the changes to pre existing reserves in the table above.   

Charges incurred during the period noted in the table above for fiscal

2015

include a

$21.0

million litigation settlement

. Also included is the settlement of several other less significant construction defect claims, in addition to the usual construction defect charges incurred repairing homes.

Insurance claims paid by our insurance carriers, excluding insurance deductibles paid, were

$4.0

million and

$32.0

million for the fiscal years ended

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

respectively, for prior year deliveries. During fiscal

2016

we settled two construction defect claims relating to the Northeast segment which made up the majority of the payments. During fiscal year

2015

we settled a class action suit with the majority of the settlement being paid by our insurance carriers and we settled the dispute with our XL insurance carrier which resulted in a payment to the Company in full settlement of certain policy years.

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Note 17 - Transactions With Related Parties

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

17.

Transactions with Related Parties

During the years ended

October 31, 2016,

2015

and

2014,

an engineering firm owned by Tavit Najarian, a relative of Ara K. Hovnanian, our Chairman of the Board and

one

of our executive officers, provided services to the Company totaling

$1.0

million,

$1.2

million and

$1.2

million, respectively. Neither the Company nor Mr. Hovnanian has a financial interest in the relative’s company from whom the services were provided.

Ms. Jovana Pellerito, the daughter in law of Mr. Pellerito,

one

of our executive officers, was employed by the Company and, in fiscal

2014,

her total compensation was approximately

$96,000.

Ms. Pellerito left the employ of the Company in

May 2014.

Mr. Carson Sorsby, the son of J. Larry Sorsby,

one

of our directors and executive officers is employed by the Company’s mortgage subsidiary and his total commissions from the Company’s mortgage affiliate totaled

approximately $152,000

and

$129,000

in fiscal

2016

and

2015,

respectively.

Mr. Alexander Hovnanian, the son of Ara K. Hovnanian, our Chairman of the Board and

one

of our executive officers, is employed by the Company as an Area Vice President in the Company’s Hudson/North Jersey Area and in fiscal

2016,

his total compensation was approximately

$166,000.

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Note 18 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

18.

Commitments and Contingent Liabilities

We are involved in litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows, and we are subject to extensive and complex laws and regulations that affect the development of land and home building, sales and customer financing processes, including zoning, density, building standards and mortgage financing. These laws and regulations often provide broad discretion to the administering governmental authorities. This can delay or increase the cost of development or homebuilding.

We also are subject to a variety of local, state, federal and foreign laws and regulations concerning protection of health and the environment, including those regulating the emission or discharge of materials into the environment, the management of stormwater runoff at construction sites, the handling, use, storage and disposal of hazardous substances, impacts to wetlands and other sensitive environments, and the remediation of contamination at properties that we have owned or developed or currently own or are developing (“environmental laws”). The particular environmental laws that apply to any given community vary greatly according to the community site, the site’s environmental conditions and the present and former uses of the site. These environmental laws

may

result in delays,

may

cause us to incur substantial compliance, remediation and/or other costs, and can prohibit or severely restrict development and homebuilding activity. In addition, noncompliance with these laws and regulations could result in fines and penalties, obligations to remediate, permit revocations or other sanctions; and contamination or other environmental conditions at or in the vicinity of our developments

may

result in claims against us for personal injury, property damage or other losses.

In

March 2013,

we received a letter from the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) requesting information about our involvement in a housing redevelopment project in Newark, New Jersey that a Company entity undertook during the

1990s.

We understand that the development is in the vicinity of a former lead smelter and that recent tests on soil samples from properties within the development conducted by the EPA show elevated levels of lead. We also understand that the smelter ceased operations many years before the Company entity involved acquired the properties in the area and carried out the re development project. We responded to the EPA’s request. In

August 2013,

we were notified that the EPA considers us a potentially responsible party (or “PRP”) with respect to the site, that the EPA will clean up the site, and that the EPA is proposing that we fund and/or contribute towards the cleanup of the contamination at the site. We began preliminary discussions with the EPA concerning a possible resolution but do not know the scope or extent of the Company’s obligations, if any, that

may

arise from the site and therefore cannot provide any assurance that this matter will not have a material impact on the Company. The EPA requested additional information in

April 2014

and the Company has responded to its information request.

We anticipate that increasingly stringent requirements will be imposed on developers and homebuilders in the future. Although we cannot reliably predict the extent of any effect these requirements

may

have on us, they could result in time consuming and expensive compliance programs and in substantial expenditures, which could cause delays and increase our cost of operations. In addition, our ability to obtain or renew permits or approvals and the continued effectiveness of permits already granted or approvals already obtained is dependent upon many factors, some of which are beyond our control, such as changes in policies, rules and regulations and their interpretations and application. 

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Note 19 - Variable Interest Entities

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Variable Interest Entity Disclosure [Text Block]

 

19.

Variable Interest Entities

The Company enters into land and lot option purchase contracts to procure land or lots for the construction of homes. Under these contracts, the Company will fund a stated deposit in consideration for the right, but not the obligation, to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. Under the terms of the option purchase contracts, many of the option deposits are not refundable at the Company's discretion. Under the requirements of

ASC 810,

certain option purchase contracts

may

result in the creation of a variable interest in the entity (“VIE”) that owns the land parcel under option.

In compliance with

ASC 810,

the Company analyzes its option purchase contracts to determine whether the corresponding land sellers are VIEs and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary. Although the Company does not have legal title to the underlying land,

ASC 810

requires the Company to consolidate a VIE if the Company is determined to be the primary beneficiary. In determining whether it is the primary beneficiary, the Company considers, among other things, whether it has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance. Such activities would include, among other things, determining or limiting the scope or purpose of the VIE, selling or transferring property owned or controlled by the VIE, or arranging financing for the VIE. The Company also considers whether it has the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE. As a result of its analyses, the Company determined that as of

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

it was not the primary beneficiary of any VIEs from which it is purchasing land under option purchase contracts.

We will continue to secure land and lots using options, some of which are with VIEs. Including deposits on our unconsolidated VIEs, at

October 31, 2016,

we had total cash and letters of credit deposits amounting to

$62.1

million to purchase land and lots with a total purchase price of

$952.6

million. The maximum exposure to loss with respect to our land and lot options is limited to the deposits plus any pre development costs invested in the property, although some deposits are refundable at our request or refundable if certain conditions are not met.

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Note 20 - Investments in Unconsolidated Homebuilding and Land Development Joint Ventures

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]

20.

Investments in Unconsolidated Homebuilding and Land Development Joint Ventures

We enter into homebuilding and land development joint ventures from time to time as a means of accessing lot positions, expanding our market opportunities, establishing strategic alliances, managing our risk profile, leveraging our capital base and enhancing returns on capital. Our homebuilding joint ventures are generally entered into with

third

party investors to develop land and construct homes that are sold directly to

third

party home buyers. Our land development joint ventures include those entered into with developers and other homebuilders as well as financial investors to develop finished lots for sale to the joint venture’s members or other

third

parties.

In

November 2015,

the Company entered into a new joint venture to which the Company contributed a land parcel that had been mothballed by the Company, but on which construction by the joint venture has now begun. Upon formation of the joint venture, the Company received

$25.7

million of cash proceeds for the contributed land. In addition, during the

third

quarter of fiscal

2016,

we entered into a new joint venture by contributing

eight

communities we owned and our option to buy

one

community to the joint venture. As a result of the formation of the joint venture, the Company received

$29.8

million of cash in return for the land and option contributions.

The tables set forth below summarize the combined financial information related to our unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures that are accounted for under the equity method.

	October 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$48,542		$1,478		$50,020
Inventories	516,947		11,010		527,957
Other assets	25,865		-		25,865
Total assets	$591,354		$12,488		$603,842
Liabilities and equity:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$72,302		$1,812		$74,114
Notes payable	214,911		2,261		217,172
Total liabilities	287,213		4,073		291,286
Equity of:
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.	88,379		3,220		91,599
Others	215,762		5,195		220,957
Total equity	304,141		8,415		312,556
Total liabilities and equity	$591,354		$12,488		$603,842
Debt to capitalization ratio	41	%	21	%	41	%

	October 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$27,856		$1,755		$29,611
Inventories	314,814		11,767		326,581
Other assets	11,225		-		11,225
Total assets	$353,895		$13,522		$367,417
Liabilities and equity:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$29,994		$669		$30,663
Notes payable	112,554		3,774		116,328
Total liabilities	142,548		4,443		146,991
Equity of:
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.	57,336		3,122		60,458
Others	154,011		5,957		159,968
Total equity	211,347		9,079		220,426
Total liabilities and equity	$353,895		$13,522		$367,417
Debt to capitalization ratio	35	%	29	%	35	%

As of

October 31, 2016

, we had advances and a note receivable outstanding of

$8.9

million to these unconsolidated joint ventures. As of

October 31, 2015,

we had advances outstanding of

$0.8

million to these unconsolidated joint ventures. These amounts were included in the “Accounts payable and accrued liabilities” balances in the tables above. On our Consolidated Balance Sheets, our “Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures” amounted to

$100.5

million and

$61.2

million at

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

respectively.

	For The Year Ended October 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Revenues	$141,418		$6,299		$147,717
Cost of sales and expenses	(159,431	)	(6,103	)	(165,534	)
Joint venture net (loss) income	$(18,013	)	$196		$(17,817	)
Our share of net (loss) income	$(4,424	)	$98		$(4,326	)

	For The Year Ended October 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Revenues	$122,192		$6,782		$128,974
Cost of sales and expenses	(125,652	)	(6,518	)	(132,170	)
Joint venture net (loss) income	$(3,460	)	$264		$(3,196	)
Our share of net (loss) income	$4,087		$132		$4,219

	For The Year Ended October 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Revenues	$173,126		$7,888		$181,014
Cost of sales and expenses	(158,233	)	(7,313	)	(165,546	)
Joint venture net income	$14,893		$575		$15,468
Our share of net income	$7,710		$287		$7,997

“(Loss) income from unconsolidated joint ventures” is reflected as a separate line in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and reflects our proportionate share of the income or loss of these unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures. The difference between our share of the income or loss from these unconsolidated joint ventures in the tables above compared to the Consolidated Statements of Operations is due primarily to the reclassification of the intercompany portion of management fee income from certain joint ventures and the deferral of income for lots purchased by us from certain joint ventures. To compensate us for the administrative services we provide as the manager of certain joint ventures we receive a management fee based on a percentage of the applicable joint venture’s revenues. These management fees, which totaled

$5.8

million,

$5.2

million and

$7.5

million for the years ended

October 31, 2016,

2015

and

2014,

respectively, are recorded in “Homebuilding: Selling, general and administrative” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

In determining whether or not we must consolidate joint ventures that we manage, we assess whether the other partners have specific rights to overcome the presumption of control by us as the manager of the joint venture. In most cases, the presumption is overcome because the joint venture agreements require that both partners agree on establishing the operations and capital decisions of the partnership, including budgets in the ordinary course of business.

Typically, our unconsolidated joint ventures obtain separate project specific mortgage financing. The amount of financing is generally targeted to be no more than

50%

of the joint venture’s total assets. For some of our joint ventures, obtaining financing was challenging, therefore, some of our joint ventures are capitalized only with equity. The total debt to capitalization ratio of all our joint ventures is currently

41%. Any

joint venture financing is on a nonrecourse basis, with guarantees from us limited only to performance and completion of development, environmental warranties and indemnification, standard indemnification for fraud, misrepresentation and other similar actions, including a voluntary bankruptcy filing. In some instances, the joint venture entity is considered a VIE under ASC

810

10

“Consolidation – Overall” due to the returns being capped to the equity holders; however, in these instances, we have determined that we are not the primary beneficiary, and therefore we do not consolidate these entities.

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Note 21 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

21.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

ASC

820,

"Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures," provides a framework for measuring fair value, expands disclosures about fair value measurements and establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value summarized as follows:

Level

1:                      Fair

value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

Level

2:                      Fair

value determined using significant other observable inputs.

Level

3:                      Fair

value determined using significant unobservable inputs.

Our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:

(In thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy	Fair Value at October 31, 2016		Fair Value at October 31, 2015
Mortgage loans held for sale (1)	Level 2	$165,077		$129,818
Interest rate lock commitments	Level 2	(80	)	(7	)
Forward contracts	Level 2	86		509
Total		$165,083		$130,320

(1)  The

aggregate unpaid principal balance was

$149.4

million and

$122.7

million at

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

respectively.

We elected the fair value option for our loans held for sale for mortgage loans originated subsequent to

October 31, 2008,

in accordance with ASC

825,

“Financial Instruments,” which permits us to measure financial instruments at fair value on a contract by contract basis. Management believes that the election of the fair value option for loans held for sale improves financial reporting by mitigating volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring the fair value of the loans and the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. Fair value of loans held for sale is based on independent quoted market prices, where available, or the prices for other mortgage loans with similar characteristics.

The Financial Services segment had a pipeline of loan applications in process of

$523.2

million at

October 31, 2016.

Loans in process for which interest rates were committed to the borrowers totaled

$53.6

million as of

October 31, 2016.

Substantially all of these commitments were for periods of

60

days or less. Since a portion of these commitments is expected to expire without being exercised by the borrowers, the total commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

The Financial Services segment uses investor commitments and forward sales of mandatory MBS to hedge its mortgage related interest rate exposure. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk. Credit risk is managed by entering into MBS forward commitments, option contracts with investment banks, federally regulated bank affiliates and loan sales transactions with permanent investors meeting the segment’s credit standards. The segment’s risk, in the event of default by the purchaser, is the difference between the contract price and fair value of the MBS forward commitments and option contracts. At

October 31, 2016,

the segment had open commitments amounting to

$25.0

million to sell MBS with varying settlement dates through

November 21, 2016.

The assets accounted for using the fair value option are initially measured at fair value. Gains and losses from initial measurement and subsequent changes in fair value are recognized in the Financial Services segment’s income. The changes in fair values that are included in income are shown, by financial instrument and financial statement line item, below: 

	Year Ended October 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Mortgage Loans Held for Sale	Interest Rate Lock Commitments		Forward Contracts
Changes in fair value included in net (loss) income all reflected in financial services revenues	$4,711	$(73	)	$(422	)

	Year Ended October 31, 2015
(In thousands)	Mortgage Loans Held for Sale		Interest Rate Lock Commitments		Forward Contracts
Changes in fair value included in net (loss) income all reflected in financial services revenues	$(284	)	$(22	)	$829

	Year Ended October 31, 2014
(In thousands)	Mortgage Loans Held for Sale		Interest Rate Lock Commitments		Forward Contracts
Changes in fair value included in net (loss) income all reflected in financial services revenues	$(1,518	)	$(354	)	$835

The Company's assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are those assets for which the Company has recorded valuation adjustments and write offs during the fiscal years ended

October 31, 2016

and

2015. The

assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are all within the Company's Homebuilding operations and are summarized below:

Nonfinancial Assets

	Year Ended
	October 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy	Pre- Impairment Amount	Total Losses		Fair Value
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development	Level 3	$61,584	$(19,006	)	$42,578
Land and land options held for future   development or sale	Level 3	$26,783	$(5,466	)	$21,317

Nonfinancial Assets

	Year Ended
	October 31, 2015
(In thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy	Pre- Impairment Amount	Total Losses		Fair Value
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development	Level 3	$29,438	$(7,357	)	$22,081
Land and land options held for future development or sale	Level 3	$-	$-		$-

We record impairment losses on inventories related to communities under development and held for future development when events and circumstances indicate that they

may

be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their related carrying amounts. If the expected undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount, then the community is written down to its fair value. We estimate the fair value of each impaired community by determining the present value of its estimated future cash flows at a discount rate commensurate with the risk of the respective community. Should the estimates or expectations used in determining cash flows or fair value decrease or differ from current estimates in the future, we

may

be required to recognize additional impairments. We recorded inventory impairments, which are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as “Inventory impairment loss and land option write offs” and deducted from inventory, of

$24.5

million,

$7.3

million and

$1.2

million for the years ended

October 31, 2016,

2015

and

2014,

respectively. See Note

12

for further detail of the communities evaluated for impairment.

The fair value of our cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents approximates their carrying amount, based on Level

1

inputs.

The fair value of our borrowings under the revolving credit and term loan facilities approximates their carrying amount based on level

2

inputs. The fair value of each series of the senior unsecured notes (other than the senior exchangeable notes and the senior amortizing notes) is estimated based on recent trades or quoted market prices for the same issues or based on recent trades or quoted market prices for our debt of similar security and maturity to achieve comparable yields, which are Level

2

measurements. The fair value of the senior unsecured notes (all series in the aggregate), other than the senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes, was estimated at

$251.7

million and

$689.6

million as of

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

respectively.

The fair value of each of the senior secured notes (all series in the aggregate), the senior amortizing notes and the senior exchangeable notes is estimated based on

third

party broker quotes, a Level

3

measurement. The fair value of the senior secured notes (all series in the aggregate), the senior amortizing notes and the senior exchangeable notes were estimated at

$883.0

million,

$6.3

million and

$55.2

million, respectively, as of

October 31,

2016. As

of

October 31, 2015,

the fair value of the senior secured notes (all series in the aggregate), the senior amortizing notes and the senior exchangeable notes were estimated at

$869.4

million,

$12.8

million and

$69.0

million, respectively.

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Note 22 - Financial Information of Subsidiary Issuer and Subsidiary Guarantors

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Condensed Financial Statements [Text Block]

22.

Financial Information of Subsidiary Issuer and Subsidiary Guarantors

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., the parent company (the “Parent”), is the issuer of publicly traded common stock and preferred stock, which is represented by depository shares. One of its wholly owned subsidiaries, K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the “Subsidiary Issuer”), acts as a finance entity that, as of

October 31, 2016,

had issued and outstanding

$1,067.0

million of senior secured notes

($1,054.3

million, net of discount),

$400.0

million senior notes

$6.3

million senior amortizing notes and

$57.8

million senior exchangeable notes (issued as components of our

6.0%

Exchangeable Note Units). The senior secured notes, senior notes, senior amortizing notes and senior exchangeable notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Parent.

In addition to the Parent, each of the wholly owned subsidiaries of the Parent other than the Subsidiary Issuer (collectively, “Guarantor Subsidiaries”), with the exception of our home mortgage subsidiaries, certain of our title insurance subsidiaries, joint ventures and subsidiaries holding interests in our joint ventures (collectively, the “Nonguarantor Subsidiaries”), have guaranteed fully and unconditionally, on a joint and several basis, the obligations of the Subsidiary Issuer to pay principal and interest under the senior secured notes (other than the

2021

Notes and the Exchange Notes), senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes. The Guarantor Subsidiaries are directly or indirectly

100%

owned subsidiaries of the Parent. The

2021

Notes and the Exchange Notes are guaranteed by the Guarantor Subsidiaries and the members of the JV Holdings Secured Group (see Note

9).

The senior amortizing notes and senior exchangeable notes have been registered under the Securities Act of

1933,

as amended. The

7.0%

Senior Notes due

2019,

the

8.0%

Senior Notes due

2019

and our senior secured notes (see Note

9)

are not, pursuant to the indentures under which such notes were issued, required to be registered under the Act. The Consolidating Financial Statements presented below are in respect of our registered notes only and not the

7.0%

Senior Notes due

2019,

the

8.0%

Senior Notes due

2019

or the senior secured notes (however, the Guarantor Subsidiaries for the

7.0%

Senior Notes due

2019,

the

8.0%

Senior Notes due

2019,

the

2020

Secured Notes and the New Second Lien Notes are the same as those represented by the accompanying Consolidating Financial Statements). In lieu of providing separate financial statements for the Guarantor Subsidiaries of our registered notes, we have included the accompanying Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements. Therefore, separate financial statements and other disclosures concerning such Guarantor Subsidiaries are not presented.

The following Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements present the results of operations, financial position and cash flows of (i) the Parent, (ii) the Subsidiary Issuer, (iii) the Guarantor Subsidiaries, (iv) the Nonguarantor Subsidiaries and (v) the eliminations to arrive at the information for Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. on a consolidated basis.

CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

OCTOBER 31, 2016

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries	Nonguarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations		Consolidated
Assets:
Homebuilding	$-		$291,373		$1,197,554	$409,650	$-		$1,898,577
Financial services					13,453	183,777			197,230
Income taxes receivable	115,940		(58,597	)	226,258	32			283,633
Intercompany receivable			1,227,334			88,112	(1,315,446	)	-
Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries			4,914		437,628	-	(442,542	)	-
Total assets	$115,940		1,465,024		$1,874,893	$681,571	$(1,757,988	)	$2,379,440
Liabilities and equity:
Homebuilding	$3,506		$1,118		$568,450	$84,516	$-		$657,590
Financial services					13,338	159,107			172,445
Notes payable			1,672,514		5,084	317			1,677,915
Intercompany payable	157,993				1,157,453		(1,315,446	)	-
Amounts due to consolidated subsidiaries	82,951						(82,951	)	-
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity	(128,510	)	(208,608	)	130,568	437,631	(359,591	)	(128,510	)
Total liabilities and equity	$115,940		$1,465,024		$1,874,893	$681,571	$(1,757,988	)	$2,379,440

CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET

OCTOBER 31, 2015

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries	Nonguarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations		Consolidated
Assets:
Homebuilding	$-		$230,358		$1,553,811	$367,869	$-		$2,152,038
Financial services					15,680	144,301			159,981
Income taxes receivable	128,176		(89,212	)	251,293	22			290,279
Intercompany receivable			1,575,712			58,280	(1,633,992	)	-
Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries			1,013		383,032		(384,045	)	-
Total assets	$128,176		$1,717,871		$2,203,816	$570,472	$(2,018,037	)	$2,602,298
Liabilities and equity:
Homebuilding	$3,076		$87		$588,854	$65,947	$-		$657,964
Financial services					15,677	121,106			136,783
Notes payable			1,933,119		2,132	384			1,935,635
Intercompany payable	180,681				1,453,311		(1,633,992	)	-
Amounts due to consolidated subsidiaries	72,503						(72,503	)	-
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity	(128,084	)	(215,335	)	143,842	383,035	(311,542	)	(128,084	)
Total liabilities and equity	$128,176		$1,717,871		$2,203,816	$570,472	$(2,018,037	)	$2,602,298

CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

YEAR ENDED

OCTOBER 31, 2016

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues:
Homebuilding	$-		$-		$2,232,906		$446,724		$-		$2,679,630
Financial services					11,038		61,579				72,617
Intercompany charges			112,207						(112,207	)	-
Total revenues	-		112,207		2,243,944		508,303		(112,207	)	2,752,247
Expenses:
Homebuilding	1,688		136,796		2,147,123		419,514				2,705,121
Financial services	16				7,387		29,741				37,144
Intercompany charges					112,169		38		(112,207	)	-
Total expenses	1,704		136,796		2,266,679		449,293		(112,207	)	2,742,265
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(3,200	)							(3,200	)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures					78		(4,424	)			(4,346	)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(1,704	)	(27,789	)	(22,657	)	54,586		-		2,436
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision	(9,333	)	(30,615	)	45,213		(10	)			5,255
Equity in (loss) income from subsidiaries	(10,448	)	3,901		54,596				(48,049	)	-
Net (loss) income	$(2,819	)	$6,727		$(13,274	)	$54,596		$(48,049	)	$(2,819	)

CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

YEAR ENDED

OCTOBER 31, 2015

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues:
Homebuilding	$-		$-		$1,778,700		$313,115		$-		$2,091,815
Financial services					8,685		47,980				56,665
Intercompany charges			124,361						(124,361	)	-
Total revenues	-		124,361		1,787,385		361,095		(124,361	)	2,148,480
Expenses:
Homebuilding	5,125		155,773		1,686,726		294,818				2,142,442
Financial services	105				6,490		25,377				31,972
Intercompany charges					124,360		1		(124,361	)	-
Total expenses	5,230		155,773		1,817,576		320,196		(124,361	)	2,174,414
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures					82		4,087				4,169
(Loss) income before income taxes	(5,230	)	(31,412	)	(30,109	)	44,986		-		(21,765	)
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision	(10,985	)	(30,486	)	35,808		(2	)			(5,665	)
Equity in (loss) income from subsidiaries	(21,855	)	12,915		44,988				(36,048	)	-
Net (loss) income	$(16,100	)	$11,989		$(20,929	)	$44,988		$(36,048	)	$(16,100	)

CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

YEAR ENDED

OCTOBER 31, 2014

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues:
Homebuilding	$25		$-		$1,651,343	$369,598	$-		$2,020,966
Financial services					9,572	32,842			42,414
Intercompany charges			100,878				(100,878	)	-
Total revenues	25		100,878		1,660,915	402,440	(100,878	)	2,063,380
Expenses:
Homebuilding	3,286		131,730		1,549,659	336,651			2,021,326
Financial services	20				6,832	21,764			28,616
Intercompany charges					100,878		(100,878	)	-
Total expenses	3,306		131,730		1,657,369	358,415	(100,878	)	2,049,942
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(1,155	)					(1,155	)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures					94	7,803			7,897
Income (loss) before income taxes	(3,281	)	(32,007	)	3,640	51,828	-		20,180
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision	(298,775	)	(908	)	12,719				(286,964	)
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries	11,650		(14,177	)	51,828		(49,301	)	-
Net income (loss)	$307,144		$(45,276	)	$42,749	$51,828	$(49,301	)	$307,144

CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED

OCTOBER 31, 2016

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$(2,819	)	$6,727		$(13,274	)	$54,596		$(48,049	)	$(2,819	)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	15,059		(26,032	)	353,149		259		48,049		390,484
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	12,240		(19,305	)	339,875		54,855		-		387,665
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets					685		79				764
Purchase of property, equipment and other fixed assets and acquisitions					(7,977	)	(30	)			(8,007	)
Decrease in restricted cash related to mortgage company							2,034				2,034
Decrease in restricted cash related to letters of credit			872								872
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures			(290	)	(74	)	(49,541	)			(49,905	)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures							5,264				5,264
Intercompany investing activities			344,479						(344,479	)	-
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	-		345,061		(7,366	)	(42,194	)	(344,479	)	(48,978	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net payments from mortgages and notes					(60,535	)	(476	)			(61,011	)
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs					(14,004	)	(3,134	)			(17,138	)
Net proceeds from land bank financing programs					53,654		11,980				65,634
Borrowings from revolving credit facility			5,000								5,000
Proceeds from senior secured term loan facility			75,000								75,000
Net proceeds from senior secured notes			71,250								71,250
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes			(409,646	)							(409,646	)
Net proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit							36,713				36,713
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuance			(5,125	)	(4,812	)	(1,532	)			(11,469	)
Intercompany financing activities – net	(12,240	)			(302,407	)	(29,832	)	344,479		-
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(12,240	)	(263,521	)	(328,104	)	13,719		344,479		(245,667	)
Net increase in cash	-		62,235		4,405		26,380		-		93,020
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period	-		199,318		(4,800	)	59,227		-		253,745
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	$-		$261,553		$(395	)	$85,607		$-		$346,765

CONSOLIDATING CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED

OCTOBER 31, 2015

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$(16,100	)	$11,989		$(20,929	)	$44,988		$(36,048	)	$(16,100	)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	122,264		110,820		(456,704	)	(116,863	)	36,048		(304,435	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	106,164		122,809		(477,633	)	(71,875	)	-		(320,535	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets					1,556		17				1,573
Purchase of property, equipment and other fixed assets and acquisitions					(2,054	)					(2,054	)
Decrease in restricted cash related to mortgage company							1,555				1,555
Decrease in restricted cash related to letters of credit			2,993								2,993
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures			16		(114	)	(18,609	)			(18,707	)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures			315		646		16,151				17,112
Intercompany investing activities			(313,174	)					313,174		-
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-		(309,850	)	34		(886	)	313,174		2,472
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from mortgages and notes					27,881		11,502				39,383
Net proceeds from model sale leaseback financing programs					17,117		5,867				22,984
Net payments from land bank financing programs					(6,198	)	(1,147	)			(7,345	)
Proceeds from senior notes			250,000								250,000
Payments related to senior notes			(60,815	)							(60,815	)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility			47,000								47,000
Net proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit							31,956				31,956
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing programs and note issuances			(5,096	)	(2,732	)	(1,187	)			(9,015	)
Principal payments on amortizing and debt repurchases			(4,238	)							(4,238	)
Intercompany financing activities	(106,164	)			441,457		(22,119	)	(313,174	)	-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(106,164	)	226,851		477,525		24,872		(313,174	)	309,910
Net (decrease) increase in cash	-		39,810		(74	)	(47,889	)	-		(8,153	)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period	-		159,508		(4,726	)	107,116		-		261,898
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	$-		$199,318		$(4,800	)	$59,227		$-		$253,745

C

ONSOLI

DATING CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

YEAR ENDED

OCTOBER 31, 2014

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$307,144		$(45,276	)	$42,749		$51,828		$(49,301	)	$307,144
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(277,932	)	14,334		(303,507	)	20,075		49,301		(497,729	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	29,212		(30,942	)	(260,758	)	71,903		-		(190,585	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets					467		48				515
Purchase of property, equipment and other fixed assets and acquisitions					(3,395	)	(28	)			(3,423	)
(Increase) in restricted cash related to mortgage company							(655	)			(655	)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures			(95	)	(831	)	(20,773	)			(21,699	)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures			203		3,787		7,117				11,107
Intercompany investing activities			(167,370	)					167,370		-
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	-		(167,262	)	28		(14,291	)	167,370		(14,155	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from mortgages and notes					39,345		1,425				40,770
Net proceeds from model sale leaseback financing programs					17,232		1,982				19,214
Net payments from land bank financing programs					(8,297	)	(9,009	)			(17,306	)
Net proceeds from senior notes			121,447								121,447
Net payments related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit							(14,744	)			(14,744	)
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing programs and note issuances			(7,205	)	(4,051	)	(691	)			(11,947	)
Intercompany financing activities	(29,212	)			218,254		(21,672	)	(167,370	)	-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(29,212	)	114,242		262,483		(42,709	)	(167,370	)	137,434
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-		(83,962	)	1,753		14,903		-		(67,306	)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period			243,470		(6,479	)	92,213				329,204
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	$-		$159,508		$(4,726	)	$107,116		$-		$261,898

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Note 23 - Unaudited Summarized Consolidated Quarterly Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

23.

Unaudited Summarized Consolidated Quarterly Information

Summarized quarterly financial information for the years ended

October 31,

2016

and

2015

is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)	October 31, 2016		July 31, 2016		April 30, 2016		January 31, 2016
Revenues	$805,069		$716,850		$654,723		$575,605
Expenses	760,171		711,791		661,312		575,638
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs	10,438		1,565		9,669		11,681
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,200	)	-		-		-
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	881		(2,401	)	(1,346	)	(1,480	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	32,141		1,093		(17,604	)	(13,194	)
State and federal income tax provision (benefit)	9,852		1,567		(9,143	)	2,979
Net income (loss)	$22,289		$(474	)	$(8,461	)	$(16,173	)
Per share data:
Basic:
Income (loss) per common share	$0.14		$(0.00	)	$(0.06	)	$(0.11	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	147,521		147,412		147,334		147,139
Assuming dilution:
Income (loss) per common share	$0.14		$(0.00	)	$(0.06	)	$(0.11	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	160,590		147,412		147,334		147,139

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)	October 31, 2015	July 31, 2015		April 30, 2015		January 31, 2015
Revenues	$693,204	$540,613		$468,949		$445,714
Expenses	653,080	549,089		495,585		464,616
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs	4,426	1,077		4,311		2,230
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	1,699	(448	)	1,466		1,452
Income (loss) before income taxes	37,397	(10,001	)	(29,481	)	(19,680	)
State and federal income tax provision (benefit)	11,878	(2,317	)	(9,922	)	(5,304	)
Net income (loss)	$25,519	$(7,684	)	$(19,559	)	$(14,376	)
Per share data:
Basic:
Income (loss) per common share	$0.17	$(0.05	)	$(0.13	)	$(0.10	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	147,057	147,010		146,946		146,929
Assuming dilution:
Income (loss) per common share	$0.16	$(0.05	)	$(0.13	)	$(0.10	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	160,299	147,010		146,946		146,929

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Use of Estimates, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates and these differences could have a significant impact on the financial statements.

Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Income Recognition from Home and Land Sales

We are primarily engaged in the development, construction, marketing and sale of residential single family and multi family homes where the planned construction cycle is less than

12 months.

For these homes, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)

360

20,

“Property, Plant and Equipment Real Estate Sales,” revenue is recognized when title is conveyed to the buyer, adequate initial and continuing investments have been received and there is no continued involvement. In situations where the buyer’s financing is originated by our mortgage subsidiary and the buyer has not made an adequate initial investment or continuing investment as prescribed by ASC

360

20,

the profit on such sales is deferred until the sale of the related mortgage loan to a

third

party investor has been completed.

Income Recognition from Mortgage Loans

Our Financial Services segment originates mortgages, primarily for our homebuilding customers. We use mandatory investor commitments and forward sales of mortgage backed securities (“MBS”) to hedge our mortgage related interest rate exposure on agency and government loans.

We elected the fair value option for our mortgage loans held for sale in accordance with ASC

825,

“Financial Instruments,” which permits us to measure our loans held for sale at fair value. Management believes that the election of the fair value option for loans held for sale improves financial reporting by mitigating volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring the fair value of the loans and the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions.

Substantially all of the mortgage loans originated are sold within a short period of time in the

secondary

mortgage market on a servicing released, nonrecourse basis, although the Company remains liable for certain limited representations, such as fraud, and warranties related to loan sales. Mortgage investors could seek to have us buy back loans or compensate them from losses incurred on mortgages we have sold based on claims that we breached our limited representations and warranties. We believe there continues to be an industry wide issue with the number of purchaser claims in which purchasers purport to have found inaccuracies related to the sellers’ representations and warranties in particular loan sale agreements. We have established reserves for probable losses.  

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash represents cash deposited in checking accounts. Cash equivalents include certificates of deposit, Treasury bills and government money–market funds with maturities of

90

days or less when purchased. Our cash balances are held at a few financial institutions and

may,

at times, exceed insurable amounts. We believe we help to mitigate this risk by depositing our cash in major financial institutions. At

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

$9.4

million and

$15.8

million, respectively, of the total cash and cash equivalents was in cash equivalents, the book value of which approximates fair value.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair value of financial instruments is determined by reference to various market data and other valuation techniques as appropriate. Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, receivables, deposits and notes, accounts payable and other liabilities, customer deposits, mortgage loans held for sale, nonrecourse mortgages, mortgage warehouse lines of credit, revolving credit facility, accrued interest, senior secured term loan and the senior secured notes, senior notes, senior amortizing notes and senior exchangeable notes. The fair value of the senior secured notes, senior notes, senior amortizing notes and senior exchangeable notes is estimated based on the quoted market prices for the same or similar issues or on the current rates offered to us for debt of the same remaining maturities.

Inventory, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Inventories

Inventories consist of land, land development, home construction costs, capitalized interest, construction overhead and property taxes. Construction costs are accumulated during the period of construction and charged to cost of sales under specific identification methods. Land, land development and common facility costs are allocated based on buildable acres to product types within each community, then charged to cost of sales equally based upon the number of homes to be constructed in each product type.

We record inventories in our consolidated balance sheets at cost unless the inventory is determined to be impaired, in which case the inventory is written down to its fair value. Our inventories consist of the following

three

components:

(1)

sold and unsold homes and lots under development, which includes all construction, land, capitalized interest and land development costs related to started homes and land under development in our active communities;

(2)

land and land options held for future development or sale, which includes all costs related to land in our communities in planning or mothballed communities; and

(3)

consolidated inventory not owned, which includes all costs related to specific performance options, variable interest entities, and other options, which consists primarily of model homes financed with an investor and inventory related to land banking arrangements accounted for as financings.

We decide to mothball (or stop development on) certain communities when we determine that the current performance does not justify further investment at the time. When we decide to mothball a community, the inventory is reclassified on our Consolidated Balance Sheets from “Sold and unsold homes and lots under development” to “Land and land options held for future development or sale.” During fiscal

2016,

we mothballed

one

new community, sold

one

previously mothballed community, re activated

one

previously mothballed community and contributed

one

previously mothballed community to a new joint venture which began construction in fiscal

2016. As

of

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

the net book value associated with our

29

and

31

total mothballed communities was

$74.4

million and

$103.0

million, respectively, which was net of impairment charges recorded in prior periods of

$296.3

million and

$334.5

million, respectively.

From time to time we enter into option agreements that include specific performance requirements, whereby we are required to purchase a minimum number of lots. Because of our obligation to purchase these lots, for accounting purposes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)

360

20

40

38,

we are required to record this inventory on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of

October 31, 2016,

we had no specific performance options. As of

October 31, 2015,

we had

$1.2

million of specific performance options recorded on our Consolidated Balance Sheets to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding liability of

$1.2

million recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned.” 

We sell and lease back certain of our model homes with the right to participate in the potential profit when each home is sold to a

third

party at the end of the respective lease. As a result of our continued involvement, for accounting purposes in accordance with ASC

360

20

40

38,

these sale and leaseback transactions are considered a financing rather than a sale. Therefore, for purposes of our Consolidated Balance Sheets, at

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

inventory of

$79.2

million and

$95.9

million, respectively, was recorded to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding amount of

$70.8

million and

$87.9

million, respectively, recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned” for the amount of net cash received from the transactions.

We have land banking arrangements, whereby we sell our land parcels to the land banker and they provide us an option to purchase back finished lots on a predetermined schedule. Because of our options to repurchase these parcels, for accounting purposes, in accordance with ASC

360

20

40

38,

these transactions are considered a financing rather than a sale. For purposes of our Consolidated Balance Sheets, at

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

inventory of

$129.5

million and

$25.1

million, respectively, was recorded to “Consolidated inventory not owned,” with a corresponding amount of

$82.4

million and

$16.8

million, respectively, recorded to “Liabilities from inventory not owned” for the amount of net cash received from the transactions.

The recoverability of inventories and other long lived assets is assessed in accordance with the provisions of ASC

360

10,

“Property, Plant and Equipment – Overall,” ASC

360

10

requires long lived assets, including inventories, held for development to be evaluated for impairment based on undiscounted future cash flows of the assets at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows. As such, we evaluate inventories for impairment at the individual community level, the lowest level of discrete cash flows that we measure.

We evaluate inventories of communities under development and held for future development for impairment when indicators of potential impairment are present. Indicators of impairment include, but are not limited to, decreases in local housing market values, decreases in gross margins or sales absorption rates, decreases in net sales prices (base sales price net of sales incentives), or actual or projected operating or cash flow losses. The assessment of communities for indication of impairment is performed quarterly. As part of this process, we prepare detailed budgets for all of our communities at least semi annually and identify those communities with a projected operating loss. For those communities with projected losses, we estimate the remaining undiscounted future cash flows and compare those to the carrying value of the community, to determine if the carrying value of the asset is recoverable.

The projected operating profits, losses or cash flows of each community can be significantly impacted by our estimates of the following:

? future base selling prices;

? future home sales incentives;

? future home construction and land development costs; and

? future sales absorption pace and cancellation rates.

These estimates are dependent upon specific market conditions for each community. While we consider available information to determine what we believe to be our best estimates as of the end of a quarterly reporting period, these estimates are subject to change in future reporting periods as facts and circumstances change. Local market specific conditions that

may

impact our estimates for a community include:

? the intensity of competition within a market, including available home sales prices and home sales incentives offered by our competitors;

? the current sales absorption pace for both our communities and competitor communities;

? community specific attributes, such as location, availability of lots in the market, desirability and uniqueness of our community, and the size and style of homes currently being offered;

? potential for alternative product offerings to respond to local market conditions;

? changes by management in the sales strategy of the community;

? current local market economic and demographic conditions and related trends and forecasts; and

? existing home inventory supplies, including foreclosures and short sales.

These and other local market specific conditions that

may

be present are considered by management in preparing projection assumptions for each community. The sales objectives can differ between our communities, even within a given market. For example, facts and circumstances in a given community

may

lead us to price our homes with the objective of yielding a higher sales absorption pace, while facts and circumstances in another community

may

lead us to price our homes to minimize deterioration in our gross margins, although it

may

result in a slower sales absorption pace. In addition, the key assumptions included in our estimate of future undiscounted cash flows

may

be interrelated. For example, a decrease in estimated base sales price or an increase in homes sales incentives

may

result in a corresponding increase in sales absorption pace. Additionally, a decrease in the average sales price of homes to be sold and closed in future reporting periods for

one

community that has not been generating what management believes to be an adequate sales absorption pace

may

impact the estimated cash flow assumptions of a nearby community. Changes in our key assumptions, including estimated construction and development costs, absorption pace and selling strategies, could materially impact future cash flow and fair value estimates. Due to the number of possible scenarios that would result from various changes in these factors, we do not believe it is possible to develop a sensitivity analysis with a level of precision that would be meaningful to an investor.

If the undiscounted cash flows are more than the carrying value of the community, then the carrying amount is recoverable, and no impairment adjustment is required. However, if the undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount, then the community is deemed impaired and is written down to its fair value. We determine the estimated fair value of each community by determining the present value of its estimated future cash flows at a discount rate commensurate with the risk of the respective community, or in limited circumstances, prices for land in recent comparable sale transactions, market analysis studies, which include the estimated price a willing buyer would pay for the land (other than in a forced liquidation sale), and recent bona fide offers received from outside

third

parties. Our discount rates used for all impairments recorded from

October 31, 2014

to

October 31, 2016

ranged from

16.8%

to

19.8%.

The estimated future cash flow assumptions are virtually the same for both our recoverability and fair value assessments. Should the estimates or expectations used in determining estimated cash flows or fair value, including discount rates, decrease or differ from current estimates in the future, we

may

be required to recognize additional impairments related to current and future communities. The impairment of a community is allocated to each lot on a relative fair value basis.

From time to time, we write off deposits and approval, engineering and capitalized interest costs when we determine that it is no longer probable that we will exercise options to buy land in specific locations or when we redesign communities and/or abandon certain engineering costs. In deciding not to exercise a land option, we take into consideration changes in market conditions, the timing of required land takedowns, the willingness of land sellers to modify terms of the land option contract (including timing of land takedowns), and the availability and best use of our capital, among other factors. The write off is recorded in the period it is deemed not probable that the optioned property will be acquired. In certain instances, we have been able to recover deposits and other pre acquisition costs that were previously written off. These recoveries have not been significant in comparison to the total costs written off.

Inventories held for sale are land parcels ready for sale in their current condition, where we have decided not to build homes but are instead actively marketing for sale. These land parcels represented

$48.7

million and

$1.3

million of our total inventories at

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

respectively, and are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. In determining fair value for land held for sale, management considers, among other things, prices for land in recent comparable sale transactions, market analysis studies, which include the estimated price a willing buyer would pay for the land (other than in a forced liquidation sale) and recent bona fide offers received from outside

third

parties.

Post-development Completion Warranty Costs and Insurance Deductible Reserves, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Post Development Completion, Warranty Costs

and

Insurance Deductible Reserves

In those instances where a development is substantially completed and sold and we have additional construction work to be incurred, an estimated liability is provided to cover the cost of such work. We accrue for warranty costs that are covered under our existing general liability and construction defect policy as part of our general liability insurance deductible. This accrual is expensed as selling, general and administrative costs. For homes delivered in fiscal

2016

and

2015,

our deductible under our general liability insurance is a

$20

million aggregate for construction defect and warranty claims. For bodily injury claims, our deductible per occurrence in fiscal

2016

and

2015

is

$0.25

million, up to a

$5

million limit. Our aggregate retention in fiscal

2016

and

2015

is

$21

million for construction defect, warranty and bodily injury claims. We do not have a deductible on our worker's compensation insurance. Reserves for estimated losses for construction defects, warranty and bodily injury claims have been established using the assistance of a

third

party actuary. We engage a

third

party actuary that uses our historical warranty and construction defect data to assist our management in estimating our unpaid claims, claim adjustment expenses and incurred but not reported claims reserves for the risks that we are assuming under the general liability and construction defect programs. The estimates include provisions for inflation, claims handling and legal fees. These estimates are subject to a high degree of variability due to uncertainties such as trends in construction defect claims relative to our markets and the types of products we build, claim settlement patterns, insurance industry practices and legal interpretations, among others. Because of the high degree of judgment required in determining these estimated liability amounts, actual future costs could differ significantly from our currently estimated amounts. In addition, we establish a warranty accrual for lower cost related issues to cover home repairs, community amenities and land development infrastructure that are not covered under our general liability and construction defect policy. We accrue an estimate for these warranty costs as part of cost of sales at the time each home is closed and title and possession have been transferred to the homebuyer. See Note

16

for additional information on the amount of warranty costs recognized in cost of goods sold and administrative expenses.

Inventory, Interest Capitalization Policy [Policy Text Block]

 

Interest

Interest attributable to properties under development during the land development and home construction period is capitalized and expensed along with the associated cost of sales as the related inventories are sold. Interest incurred in excess of interest capitalized, which occurs when assets qualifying for interest capitalization are less than our outstanding debt balances, is expensed as incurred in “Other interest.”

Interest costs incurred, expensed and capitalized were:

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015	October 31, 2014
Interest capitalized at beginning of year	$123,898	$109,158	$105,093
Plus interest incurred(1)	166,824	166,188	145,409
Less cost of sales interest expensed	92,391	59,613	53,966
Less other interest expensed(2)(3)	90,967	91,835	87,378
Less interest contributed to unconsolidated joint venture(4)	10,676	-	-
Interest capitalized at end of year(5)	$96,688	$123,898	$109,158

(1)	Data does not include interest incurred by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries.
(2)	Other interest expensed includes interest that does not qualify for interest capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) do not exceed our debt. Also includes interest on completed homes and land in planning, which does not qualify for capitalization, and therefore, is expensed.
(3)	Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest, is the sum of other interest expensed, as defined above, and interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries adjusted for the change in accrued interest on notes payable, which is calculated as follows:

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Other interest expensed	$90,967	$91,835		$87,378
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries	2,866	2,050		1,969
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest	7,963	(8,166	)	(3,961	)
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	$101,796	$85,719		$85,386

(4)	Represents capitalized interest which was included as part of the assets contributed to the joint venture the Company entered into in November 2015, as discussed in Note 20. There was no impact to the Consolidated Statement of Operations as a result of this transaction.
(5)	Capitalized interest amounts are shown gross before allocating any portion of impairments, if any, to capitalized interest.

Land under Option Arrangements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Land Options

Costs incurred to obtain options to acquire improved or unimproved home sites are capitalized. Such amounts are either included as part of the purchase price if the land is acquired or charged to “Inventory impairments loss and land option write offs” if we determine we will not exercise the option. If the options are with variable interest entities and we are the primary beneficiary, we record the land under option on the Consolidated Balance Sheets under “Consolidated inventory not owned” with an offset under “Liabilities from inventory not owned.” If the option includes an obligation to purchase land under specific performance or has terms that require us to record it as financing, then we record the option on the Consolidated Balance Sheets under “Consolidated inventory not owned” with an offset under “Liabilities from inventory not owned.” In accordance with ASC

810

10

“Consolidation – Overall,” we record costs associated with other options on the Consolidated Balance Sheets under “Land and land options held for future development or sale.”

Equity Method Investments, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Unconsolidated Homebuilding and Land Development Joint Ventures

Investments in unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, we recognize our proportionate share of earnings and losses earned by the joint venture upon the delivery of lots or homes to

third

parties. Our ownership interests in the joint ventures vary but our voting interests are generally

50%

or less. In determining whether or not we must consolidate joint ventures where we are the managing member of the joint venture, we assess whether the other partners have specific rights to overcome the presumption of control by us as the manager of the joint venture. In most cases, the presumption is overcome because the joint venture agreements require that both partners agree on establishing the significant operating and capital decisions of the partnership, including budgets, in the ordinary course of business. The evaluation of whether or not we control a venture can require significant judgment. In accordance with ASC

323

10,

“Investments Equity Method and Joint Ventures – Overall,” we assess our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures for recoverability, and if it is determined that a loss in value of the investment below its carrying amount is other than temporary, we write down the investment to its fair value. We evaluate our equity investments for impairment based on the joint venture’s projected cash flows. This process requires significant management judgment and estimates. There were no write downs in fiscal

2014,

2015

or

2016.

Deferred Charges, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Deferred Bond Issuance Costs

Costs associated with borrowings under our revolving credit facility and senior secured term loan and the issuance of senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes are capitalized and amortized over the term of each note’s issuance.

Debt, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Debt Issued At a Discount

Debt issued at a discount to the face amount is accreted up to its face amount utilizing the effective interest method over the term of the note and recorded as a component of interest on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Advertising Costs, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Advertising Costs

Advertising costs are expensed as incurred. During the years ended

October 31,

2016,

2015

and

2014,

advertising costs expensed totaled

$21.4

million,

$21.0

million and

$21.5

million, respectively.

Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Deferred Income Taxes

Deferred income taxes are provided for temporary differences between amounts recorded for financial reporting and for income tax purposes. If the combination of future years’ income (or loss) combined with the reversal of the timing differences results in a loss, such losses can be carried back to prior years or carried forward to future years to recover the deferred tax assets. In accordance with ASC

740

10,

“Income Taxes – Overall,” we evaluate our deferred tax assets quarterly to determine if valuation allowances are required. ASC

740

10

requires that companies assess whether valuation allowances should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard.

In evaluating the exposures associated with our various tax filing positions, we recognize tax liabilities in accordance with ASC

740

10,

for more likely than not exposures. We re evaluate the exposures associated with our tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on factors such as changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law, new audit activity by taxing authorities, and effectively settled issues. Determining whether an uncertain tax position is effectively settled requires judgment. Such a change in recognition or measurement would result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision. A number of years

may

elapse before a particular matter for which we have established a liability is audited and fully resolved or clarified. We adjust our liability for unrecognized tax benefits and income tax provision in the period in which an uncertain tax position is effectively settled, or the statute of limitations expires for the relevant taxing authority to examine the tax position or when more information becomes available. Due to the complexity of some of these uncertainties, the ultimate resolution

may

result in a liability that is materially different from our current estimate. Any such changes will be reflected as increases or decreases to income tax expense in the period in which they are determined.

Depreciation, Depletion, and Amortization [Policy Text Block]

Depreciation

Property, plant and equipment are depreciated using the straight line method over the estimated useful life of the assets ranging from

3

to

40

years.

Prepaid Expenses, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Prepaid Expenses

Prepaid expenses which relate to specific housing communities (model setup, architectural fees, homeowner warranty program fees, etc.) are amortized to cost of sales as the applicable inventories are sold. All other prepaid expenses are amortized over a specific time period or as used and charged to overhead expense.

Receivables, Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

– We regularly review our receivable balances, which are included in Receivables, deposits and notes on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, for collectability and record an allowance against a receivable when it is deemed that collectability is uncertain. These receivables include receivables from our insurance carriers, receivables from municipalities related to the development of utilities or other infrastructure, and other miscellaneous receivables. The balance for allowance for doubtful accounts was

$

7.6

million at both

October 31, 2016

and

2015,

which primarily related to allowances for receivables from municipalities and an allowance for a receivable for a prior year land sale. During fiscal

2016

and

2015,

we recorded

$1.0

million and

$0.7

million, respectively, of additional reserves and

$0.8

million and

$0.9

million, respectively, in recoveries

. In addition, there were

$0.2

million of write offs in fiscal

2016.

Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]

Stock Options

We account for our stock options under ASC

718

10,

“Compensation Stock Compensation – Overall,” which requires the fair value based method of accounting for stock awards granted to employees and measures and records the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of the award. That cost is recognized over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award.

Compensation cost arising from nonvested stock granted to employees and from nonemployee stock awards is based on the fair value of the awards at the grant date recognized as expense using the straight line method over the vesting period.

Earnings Per Share, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Per Share Calculations

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) (the “numerator”) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for nonvested shares of restricted stock (the “denominator”) for the period. The basic weighted average number of shares included

6.1

million shares for the year ended

October 31, 2014

related to Purchase Contracts (issued as part of our then outstanding

7.25%

Tangible Equity Units) which shares were all issued upon settlement of the Purchase Contracts in

February 2014.

Computing diluted earnings per share is similar to computing basic earnings per share, except that the denominator is increased to include the dilutive effects of options and nonvested shares of restricted stock, as well as common shares issuable upon exchange of our Senior Exchangeable Notes issued as part of our

6.0%

Exchangeable Note Units. Any options that have an exercise price greater than the average market price are considered to be anti dilutive and are excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.  

All outstanding nonvested shares that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents that participate in undistributed earnings with common stock are considered participating securities and are included in computing earnings per share pursuant to the

two

class method. The

two

class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for each class of common stock and participating securities according to dividends or dividend equivalents and participation rights in undistributed earnings in periods where we have net income. The Company’s restricted common stock (“nonvested shares”) are considered participating securities.

New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In

May 2014,

the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No.

2014

09,

“Revenue from Contracts with Customers” (Topic

606),

(“ASU

2014

09”).

ASU

2014

09

requires entities to recognize revenue that represents the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount equivalent to the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The following steps should be applied to determine this amount:

(1)

identify the contract(s) with a customer;

(2)

identify the performance obligations in the contract;

(3)

determine the transaction price;

(4)

allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and

(5)

recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. ASU

2014

09

supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in ASU

605,

“Revenue Recognition,” and most industry specific guidance in the Accounting Standards Codification. In

August 2015,

the FASB issued ASU

2015

14

on this same topic, which defers for

one

year the effective date of ASU

2014

09,

therefore making the guidance effective for the Company beginning

November 1, 2018.

Additionally, the FASB also decided to permit entities to early adopt the standard, which allows for either full retrospective or modified retrospective methods of adoption, for reporting periods beginning after

December 15, 2016.

We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements, and have been involved in industry specific discussions with the FASB on the treatment of certain items.

In

August 2014,

the FASB issued ASU

2014

15,

“Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern” (“ASU

2014

15”),

which requires management to perform interim and annual assessments on whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within

one

year of the date the financial statements are issued and to provide related disclosures, if required. ASU

2014

15

is effective for the Company for our fiscal year ending

October 31, 2017.

Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU

2014

15

to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. 

In

February 2015,

the FASB issued ASU

2015

02,

“Consolidation (Topic

810):

Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis” (“ASU

2015

02”),

which amends the consolidation requirements in ASC

810,

primarily related to limited partnerships and VIEs. ASU

2015

02

is effective for the Company beginning on

November 1, 2016.

Early adoption is permitted. We do not anticipate the adoption of ASU

2015

02

to have any impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.  

In

April 2015,

the FASB issued ASU

2015

03,

“Interest Imputation of Interest” (“ASU

2015

03”),

which requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability. This new guidance is a change from the current treatment of recording debt issuance costs as an asset representing a deferred charge, and is consistent with the accounting treatment for debt discounts. The guidance, which requires retrospective application, is effective for the Company beginning

November 1,

2016.

Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU

2015

03

will result in reclassification of our deferred bond issuance costs from assets to an offset of our notes payable on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, in

August 2015,

as a follow up to ASU

2015

03,

the FASB issued ASU

2015

15

“Interest – Imputation of Interest (Subtopic

835

30)”

(“ASU

2015

15”).

ASU

2015

15

addresses the presentation of debt issuance costs for line of credit arrangements, allowing an entity to defer and present debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortize the deferred debt issuance costs ratably over the term of the line of credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line of credit arrangement. The Company does not expect ASU

2015

15

to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

February 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

02,

“Leases (Topic

842)”

(“ASU

2016

02”),

which provides guidance for accounting for leases. ASU

2016

02

requires lessees to classify leases as either finance or operating leases and to record a right of use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term greater than

12

months regardless of the lease classification. The lease classification will determine whether the lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest rate method or on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. Accounting for lessors remains largely unchanged from current GAAP. ASU

2016

02

is effective for the Company beginning

November 1,

2019.

Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

March 2016,

the FASB issued ASU

2016

09,

“Compensation Stock Compensation (Topic

718):

Improvements to Employee Share Based Payment Accounting” (“ASU

2016

09”).

ASU

2016

09

simplifies several aspects related to the accounting for share based payment transactions, including the accounting for income taxes, statutory tax withholding requirements and classification on the statement of cash flows. ASU

2016

09

is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

November 1, 2017.

Early adoption is permitted and the Company elected to adopt ASU

2016

09

in the

second

quarter of fiscal

2016.

The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

August 2016,

the FASB issued ASU No.

2016

15,

“Statement of Cash Flows (Topic

230):

Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments” (“ASU

2016

15”).

ASU

2016

15

provides guidance on how certain cash receipts and cash payments are to be presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. ASU

2016

15

is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

November 1, 2018.

Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

October 2016,

the FASB issued ASU No.

2016

16,

“Income Taxes (Topic

740):

Intra Entity Transfers of Assets Other Than Inventory” (“ASU

2016

16”).

ASU

2016

16

provides improvement for the accounting of income taxes related to intra entity transfers of assets other than inventory. ASU

2016

16

is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

November 1, 2018.

Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

October 2016,

the FASB issued ASU No.

2016

17,

“Consolidation (Topic

810):

Interests Held through Related Parties That Are under Common Control” (“ASU

2016

17”).

ASU

2016

17

amends the consolidation guidance on how a reporting entity that is the single decision maker of a variable interest entity (VIE) should treat indirect interests in the entity held through related parties that are under common control with the reporting entity when determining whether it is a primary beneficiary of that VIE. ASU

2016

17

is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

November 1, 2017.

Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

In

November 2016,

the FASB issued ASU No.

2016

18,

“Statement of Cash Flows (Topic

230):

Restricted Cash” (“ASU

2016

18”).

ASU

2016

18

amends the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents in the statement of cash flows. ASU

2016

18

is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning

November 1, 2018.

Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this guidance on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015	October 31, 2014
Interest capitalized at beginning of year	$123,898	$109,158	$105,093
Plus interest incurred(1)	166,824	166,188	145,409
Less cost of sales interest expensed	92,391	59,613	53,966
Less other interest expensed(2)(3)	90,967	91,835	87,378
Less interest contributed to unconsolidated joint venture(4)	10,676	-	-
Interest capitalized at end of year(5)	$96,688	$123,898	$109,158

Cash Paid for Interest Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Other interest expensed	$90,967	$91,835		$87,378
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries	2,866	2,050		1,969
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest	7,963	(8,166	)	(3,961	)
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	$101,796	$85,719		$85,386

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Note 4 - Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block]

Years Ending October 31,	(In Thousands)
2017	$9,508
2018	5,853
2019	4,971
2020	2,457
2021	974
Thereafter	4,057
Total	$27,820

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Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

	October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015
Land and land improvements	$2,398	$2,398
Buildings	67,860	67,039
Building improvements	8,231	7,145
Furniture	5,788	5,878
Equipment	35,770	35,103
Total	120,047	117,563
Less accumulated depreciation	69,715	72,029
Total	$50,332	$45,534

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Note 7 - Mortgage Loans Held for Sale (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Allowance for Credit Losses on Financing Receivables [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Loan origination reserves, beginning of period	$8,025		$7,352
Provisions for losses during the period	261		221
Adjustments to pre-existing provisions for losses from changes in estimates	48		452
Payments/settlements	(197	)	-
Loan origination reserves, end of period	$8,137		$8,025

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Note 9 - Senior Notes and Term Loans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	October 31, 2016	October 31, 2015
Senior Secured Term Loan	$75,000	-
Senior Secured Notes:
7.25% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due October 15, 2020	$577,000	$577,000
10.0% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due October 15, 2018 (net of discount)	71,482	-
9.125% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due November 15, 2020	145,000	220,000
9.5% Senior Secured Notes due November 15, 2020	75,000	-
2.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)	53,149	53,139
5.0% Senior Secured Notes due November 1, 2021 (net of discount)	132,702	131,207
Total Senior Secured Notes	$1,054,333	$981,346
Senior Notes:
6.25% Senior Notes due January 15, 2016 (net of discount)	$-	$172,744
7.5% Senior Notes due May 15, 2016	-	86,532
8.625% Senior Notes due January 15, 2017	-	121,043
7.0% Senior Notes due January 15, 2019	150,000	150,000
8.0% Senior Notes due November 1, 2019	250,000	250,000
Total Senior Notes	$400,000	$780,319
11.0% Senior Amortizing Notes due December 1, 2017	$6,316	$12,811
Senior Exchangeable Notes due December 1, 2017	$57,841	$73,771

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Fiscal Year Ended October 31,
2017	$4,157
2018	135,093
2019	225,000
2020	827,000
2021	220,000
Thereafter	195,000
Total	$1,606,250

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Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015
Assets:
Northeast	$220,239	$321,983
Mid-Atlantic	294,225	342,159
Midwest	112,115	197,899
Southeast	226,686	223,206
Southwest	342,270	465,740
West	269,646	259,943
Total homebuilding	1,465,181	1,810,930
Financial services	197,230	159,981
Corporate and unallocated (1)	717,029	631,387
Total assets	$2,379,440	$2,602,298

	October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures:
Northeast	$28,115	$12,340
Mid-Atlantic	22,407	22,417
Midwest	5,516	(20	)
Southeast	22,876	10,224
Southwest	3,625	-
West	17,547	16,122
Total homebuilding	100,086	61,083
Corporate and unallocated	416	126
Total investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	$100,502	$61,209

Operating Segments [Member]

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Revenues:
Northeast	$278,028		$189,497		$275,830
Mid-Atlantic	458,579		399,500		332,719
Midwest	311,322		311,449		226,174
Southeast	260,584		207,662		204,671
Southwest	1,028,529		823,853		751,426
West	342,447		159,969		230,308
Total homebuilding	2,679,489		2,091,930		2,021,128
Financial services	72,617		56,665		42,414
Corporate and unallocated	141		(115	)	(162	)
Total revenues	$2,752,247		$2,148,480		$2,063,380
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Northeast	$(3,869	)	$(7,742	)	$(7,517	)
Mid-Atlantic	17,476		21,431		23,897
Midwest	(11,416	)	14,012		17,879
Southeast	(17,791	)	(6,330	)	9,247
Southwest	84,424		67,437		74,527
West	3,445		(17,145	)	21,303
Total homebuilding	72,269		71,663		139,336
Financial services	35,473		24,693		13,798
Corporate and unallocated	(105,306	)	(118,121	)	(132,954	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$2,436		$(21,765	)	$20,180

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Homebuilding interest expense:
Northeast	$19,417		$14,150		$20,940
Mid-Atlantic	23,662		16,268		9,542
Midwest	12,275		10,405		5,354
Southeast	16,770		9,552		7,827
Southwest	37,552		26,147		20,543
West	23,295		10,381		12,619
Total homebuilding	132,971		86,903		76,825
Corporate and unallocated	50,387		64,545		64,519
Financial services interest expense (1)	(763	)	(1,066	)	(119	)
Total interest expense, net	$182,595		$150,382		$141,225

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015	2014
Depreciation:
Northeast	$62	$136	$250
Mid-Atlantic	56	28	45
Midwest	497	361	355
Southeast	82	40	31
Southwest	104	89	131
West	92	79	33
Total homebuilding	893	733	845
Financial services	41	47	68
Corporate and unallocated	2,631	2,608	2,504
Total depreciation	$3,565	$3,388	$3,417

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016	2015	2014
Net additions to operating properties and equipment:
Northeast	$78	$-	$44
Mid-Atlantic	208	58	23
Midwest	3,180	637	927
Southeast	233	227	59
Southwest	199	173	39
West	91	88	170
Total homebuilding	3,989	1,183	1,262
Financial services	30	-	28
Corporate and unallocated	3,988	871	2,133
Total net additions to operating properties and equipment	$8,007	$2,054	$3,423

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Equity in (losses) earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures:
Northeast	$(2,639	)	$856		$(1,302	)
Mid-Atlantic	(27	)	4,502		6,459
Midwest	(1,304	)	(105	)	17
Southeast	(1,774	)	1,213		2,119
Southwest	(64	)	-		-
West	1,462		(2,297	)	604
Total equity in (losses) earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	$(4,346	)	$4,169		$7,897

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Note 11 - Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Payable Receivable [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
State income taxes:
Current	$1,945		$2,151
Deferred	(9,890	)	(11,148	)
Federal income taxes:
Current	-		-
Deferred	(275,688	)	(281,282	)
Total	$(283,633	)	$(290,279	)

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015		2014
Current income tax (benefit) expense:
Federal (1)	$(2,796	)	$(1,497	)	$(1,690	)
State (2)	1,200		523		$2,466
Total current income tax (benefit) expense:	(1,596	)	(974	)	776
Federal	5,594		(8,461	)	(272,822	)
State	1,257		3,770		(14,918	)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit):	6,851		(4,691	)	(287,740	)
Total	$5,255		$(5,665	)	$(286,964	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Deferred tax assets:
Depreciation	$1,729		$2,176
Inventory impairment loss	174,489		210,716
Uniform capitalization of overhead	6,802		11,203
Warranty and legal reserves	13,238		13,319
Deferred income	5,061		682
Acquisition intangibles	8,829		13,374
Restricted stock bonus	4,526		8,191
Rent on abandoned space	1,006		1,888
Stock options	7,073		7,474
Provision for losses	34,505		36,350
Joint venture loss	4,171		2,891
Federal net operating losses	520,117		524,125
State net operating losses	170,014		169,046
Other	22,862		17,752
Total deferred tax assets	974,422		1,019,187
Deferred tax liabilities:
Debt repurchase income	60,901		91,452
Total deferred tax liabilities	60,901		91,452
Valuation allowance	(627,943	)	(635,305	)
Net deferred income taxes	$285,578		$292,430

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
	2016		2015		2014
Computed “expected” tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit	65.4		(15.6	)	(3.5	)
Permanent differences, net	222.2		(0.4	)	0.8
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance impact	-		-		(1,393.3	)
Tax contingencies	0.3		3.2		(0.6	)
Adjustments to prior years’ tax accruals(1)	(107.2	)	3.8		(60.4	)
Effective tax rate	215.7	%	26.0	%	(1,422.0	) %

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward [Table Text Block]

	2016		2015
Unrecognized tax benefit—November 1,	$1.1		$1.7
Gross increases—tax positions in current period	0.2		0.2
Decrease related to tax positions taken during a prior period	-		-
Lapse of statute of limitations	(0.2	)	(0.8	)
Unrecognized tax benefit—October 31,	$1.1		$1.1

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Note 12 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Inventory Impairment [Table Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended October 31, 2016
	Number of Communities	Dollar Amount of Impairment	Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast	5	$9.5	$33.8
Mid-Atlantic	-	-	-
Midwest	12	13.5	43.7
Southeast	3	1.5	10.9
Southwest	-	-	-
West	-	-	-
Total	20	$24.5	$88.4

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended October 31, 2015
	Number of Communities	Dollar Amount of Impairment	Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast	2	$0.8	$0.9
Mid-Atlantic	1	0.9	2.5
Midwest	4	1.3	8.4
Southeast	4	2.5	10.1
Southwest	-	-	-
West	1	1.8	7.5
Total	12	$7.3	$29.4

(Dollars in millions)	Year Ended October 31, 2014
	Number of Communities	Dollar Amount of Impairment	Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast	2	$0.3	$0.6
Mid-Atlantic	-	-	-
Midwest	3	0.9	3.8
Southeast	-	-	-
Southwest	-	-	-
West	-	-	-
Total	5	$1.2	$4.4

Write Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
(In millions)	2016	2015	2014
Northeast	$1.6	$0.9	$0.9
Mid-Atlantic	0.8	0.2	0.2
Midwest	1.3	0.6	1.0
Southeast	1.8	1.3	0.7
Southwest	3.2	1.4	1.2
West	0.2	0.3	-
Total	$8.9	$4.7	$4.0

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Note 13 - Per Share Calculation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2016		2015		2014
Numerator:
Net (loss) earnings attributable to Hovnanian	$(2,819	)	$(16,100	)	$307,144
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares	-		-		(7,107	)
Numerator for basic earnings per share	$(2,819	)	$(16,100	)	$300,037
Plus: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares	-		-		7,107
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to nonvested shares	-		-		(7,127	)
Plus: interest on senior exchangeable notes	-		-		3,487
Numerator for diluted earnings per share	$(2,819	)	$(16,100	)	$303,504
Denominator:
Denominator for basic earnings per share	147,451		146,899		146,271
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based payments	-		-		1,013
Senior exchangeable notes	-		-		15,157
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – weighted-average shares outstanding	147,451		146,899		162,441
Basic (loss) earnings per share	$(0.02	)	$(0.11	)	$2.05
Diluted (loss) earnings per share	$(0.02	)	$(0.11	)	$1.87

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Note 15 - Stock Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

	October 31, 2016	Weighted-Average Exercise Price	October 31, 2015	Weighted-Average Exercise Price	October 31, 2014	Weighted-Average Exercise Price
Options outstanding at beginning of period	6,393,876	$4.78	6,720,251	$5.23	6,591,054	$5.74
Granted	1,148,481	$1.95	173,750	$2.47	376,822	$4.41
Exercised	-	$-	18,125	$2.48	42,375	$2.74
Forfeited	51,125	$2.73	203,436	$3.78	56,375	$2.66
Expired	117,281	$25.05	278,564	$15.04	148,875	$27.42
Options outstanding at end of period	7,373,951	$4.03	6,393,876	$4.78	6,720,251	$5.23
Options exercisable at end of period	5,071,181		4,566,290		4,100,413

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, by Exercise Price Range [Table Text Block]

			Number	Weighted- Average	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual
Range of Exercise Prices			Outstanding	Exercise Price	Life
$1.54	–	$5.00	5,595,326	$2.81	5.35
$5.01	–	$10.00	1,601,750	$6.36	4.30
$10.01	–	$20.00	-	$-	-
$20.01	–	$30.00	176,875	$21.68	0.58
			7,373,951	$4.03	5.00

			Number	Weighted- Average	Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual
Range of Exercise Prices			Exercisable	Exercise Price	Life
$1.54	–	$5.00	3,915,056	$3.00	3.89
$5.01	–	$10.00	979,250	$6.42	2.82
$10.01	–	$20.00	-	$-	-
$20.01	–	$30.00	176,875	$21.68	0.58
			5,071,181	$4.31	3.57

Schedule of Nonvested Share Activity [Table Text Block]

	Shares	Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at beginning of period	3,600,769	$4.16
Granted	4,031,124	$1.67
Vested	259,299	$3.19
Forfeited	133,125	$4.62
Nonvested at end of period	7,239,469	$2.80

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Note 16 - Warranty Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Balance, beginning of period	$135,053		$178,008
Additions – Selling, general and administrative	17,363		18,013
Additions – Cost of sales	17,397		15,308
Charges incurred during the period	(29,965	)	(49,131	)
Changes to pre-existing reserves	(9,199	)	(17,125	)
Changes to reserves where corresponding amounts are recorded as receivables from insurance carriers	(9,505	)	(10,020	)
Balance, end of period	$121,144		$135,053

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Note 20 - Investments in Unconsolidated Homebuilding and Land Development Joint Ventures (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block]

	October 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$48,542		$1,478		$50,020
Inventories	516,947		11,010		527,957
Other assets	25,865		-		25,865
Total assets	$591,354		$12,488		$603,842
Liabilities and equity:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$72,302		$1,812		$74,114
Notes payable	214,911		2,261		217,172
Total liabilities	287,213		4,073		291,286
Equity of:
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.	88,379		3,220		91,599
Others	215,762		5,195		220,957
Total equity	304,141		8,415		312,556
Total liabilities and equity	$591,354		$12,488		$603,842
Debt to capitalization ratio	41	%	21	%	41	%

	October 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$27,856		$1,755		$29,611
Inventories	314,814		11,767		326,581
Other assets	11,225		-		11,225
Total assets	$353,895		$13,522		$367,417
Liabilities and equity:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$29,994		$669		$30,663
Notes payable	112,554		3,774		116,328
Total liabilities	142,548		4,443		146,991
Equity of:
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.	57,336		3,122		60,458
Others	154,011		5,957		159,968
Total equity	211,347		9,079		220,426
Total liabilities and equity	$353,895		$13,522		$367,417
Debt to capitalization ratio	35	%	29	%	35	%

	For The Year Ended October 31, 2016
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Revenues	$141,418		$6,299		$147,717
Cost of sales and expenses	(159,431	)	(6,103	)	(165,534	)
Joint venture net (loss) income	$(18,013	)	$196		$(17,817	)
Our share of net (loss) income	$(4,424	)	$98		$(4,326	)

	For The Year Ended October 31, 2015
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Revenues	$122,192		$6,782		$128,974
Cost of sales and expenses	(125,652	)	(6,518	)	(132,170	)
Joint venture net (loss) income	$(3,460	)	$264		$(3,196	)
Our share of net (loss) income	$4,087		$132		$4,219

	For The Year Ended October 31, 2014
(Dollars in thousands)	Homebuilding		Land Development		Total
Revenues	$173,126		$7,888		$181,014
Cost of sales and expenses	(158,233	)	(7,313	)	(165,546	)
Joint venture net income	$14,893		$575		$15,468
Our share of net income	$7,710		$287		$7,997

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Note 21 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy	Fair Value at October 31, 2016		Fair Value at October 31, 2015
Mortgage loans held for sale (1)	Level 2	$165,077		$129,818
Interest rate lock commitments	Level 2	(80	)	(7	)
Forward contracts	Level 2	86		509
Total		$165,083		$130,320

Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended October 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Mortgage Loans Held for Sale	Interest Rate Lock Commitments		Forward Contracts
Changes in fair value included in net (loss) income all reflected in financial services revenues	$4,711	$(73	)	$(422	)

	Year Ended October 31, 2015
(In thousands)	Mortgage Loans Held for Sale		Interest Rate Lock Commitments		Forward Contracts
Changes in fair value included in net (loss) income all reflected in financial services revenues	$(284	)	$(22	)	$829

	Year Ended October 31, 2014
(In thousands)	Mortgage Loans Held for Sale		Interest Rate Lock Commitments		Forward Contracts
Changes in fair value included in net (loss) income all reflected in financial services revenues	$(1,518	)	$(354	)	$835

Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	October 31, 2016
(In thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy	Pre- Impairment Amount	Total Losses		Fair Value
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development	Level 3	$61,584	$(19,006	)	$42,578
Land and land options held for future   development or sale	Level 3	$26,783	$(5,466	)	$21,317

	Year Ended
	October 31, 2015
(In thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy	Pre- Impairment Amount	Total Losses		Fair Value
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development	Level 3	$29,438	$(7,357	)	$22,081
Land and land options held for future development or sale	Level 3	$-	$-		$-

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Note 22 - Financial Information of Subsidiary Issuer and Subsidiary Guarantors (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries	Nonguarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations		Consolidated
Assets:
Homebuilding	$-		$291,373		$1,197,554	$409,650	$-		$1,898,577
Financial services					13,453	183,777			197,230
Income taxes receivable	115,940		(58,597	)	226,258	32			283,633
Intercompany receivable			1,227,334			88,112	(1,315,446	)	-
Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries			4,914		437,628	-	(442,542	)	-
Total assets	$115,940		1,465,024		$1,874,893	$681,571	$(1,757,988	)	$2,379,440
Liabilities and equity:
Homebuilding	$3,506		$1,118		$568,450	$84,516	$-		$657,590
Financial services					13,338	159,107			172,445
Notes payable			1,672,514		5,084	317			1,677,915
Intercompany payable	157,993				1,157,453		(1,315,446	)	-
Amounts due to consolidated subsidiaries	82,951						(82,951	)	-
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity	(128,510	)	(208,608	)	130,568	437,631	(359,591	)	(128,510	)
Total liabilities and equity	$115,940		$1,465,024		$1,874,893	$681,571	$(1,757,988	)	$2,379,440

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries	Nonguarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations		Consolidated
Assets:
Homebuilding	$-		$230,358		$1,553,811	$367,869	$-		$2,152,038
Financial services					15,680	144,301			159,981
Income taxes receivable	128,176		(89,212	)	251,293	22			290,279
Intercompany receivable			1,575,712			58,280	(1,633,992	)	-
Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries			1,013		383,032		(384,045	)	-
Total assets	$128,176		$1,717,871		$2,203,816	$570,472	$(2,018,037	)	$2,602,298
Liabilities and equity:
Homebuilding	$3,076		$87		$588,854	$65,947	$-		$657,964
Financial services					15,677	121,106			136,783
Notes payable			1,933,119		2,132	384			1,935,635
Intercompany payable	180,681				1,453,311		(1,633,992	)	-
Amounts due to consolidated subsidiaries	72,503						(72,503	)	-
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity	(128,084	)	(215,335	)	143,842	383,035	(311,542	)	(128,084	)
Total liabilities and equity	$128,176		$1,717,871		$2,203,816	$570,472	$(2,018,037	)	$2,602,298

Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues:
Homebuilding	$-		$-		$2,232,906		$446,724		$-		$2,679,630
Financial services					11,038		61,579				72,617
Intercompany charges			112,207						(112,207	)	-
Total revenues	-		112,207		2,243,944		508,303		(112,207	)	2,752,247
Expenses:
Homebuilding	1,688		136,796		2,147,123		419,514				2,705,121
Financial services	16				7,387		29,741				37,144
Intercompany charges					112,169		38		(112,207	)	-
Total expenses	1,704		136,796		2,266,679		449,293		(112,207	)	2,742,265
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(3,200	)							(3,200	)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures					78		(4,424	)			(4,346	)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(1,704	)	(27,789	)	(22,657	)	54,586		-		2,436
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision	(9,333	)	(30,615	)	45,213		(10	)			5,255
Equity in (loss) income from subsidiaries	(10,448	)	3,901		54,596				(48,049	)	-
Net (loss) income	$(2,819	)	$6,727		$(13,274	)	$54,596		$(48,049	)	$(2,819	)

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues:
Homebuilding	$-		$-		$1,778,700		$313,115		$-		$2,091,815
Financial services					8,685		47,980				56,665
Intercompany charges			124,361						(124,361	)	-
Total revenues	-		124,361		1,787,385		361,095		(124,361	)	2,148,480
Expenses:
Homebuilding	5,125		155,773		1,686,726		294,818				2,142,442
Financial services	105				6,490		25,377				31,972
Intercompany charges					124,360		1		(124,361	)	-
Total expenses	5,230		155,773		1,817,576		320,196		(124,361	)	2,174,414
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures					82		4,087				4,169
(Loss) income before income taxes	(5,230	)	(31,412	)	(30,109	)	44,986		-		(21,765	)
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision	(10,985	)	(30,486	)	35,808		(2	)			(5,665	)
Equity in (loss) income from subsidiaries	(21,855	)	12,915		44,988				(36,048	)	-
Net (loss) income	$(16,100	)	$11,989		$(20,929	)	$44,988		$(36,048	)	$(16,100	)

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries	Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	Eliminations		Consolidated
Revenues:
Homebuilding	$25		$-		$1,651,343	$369,598	$-		$2,020,966
Financial services					9,572	32,842			42,414
Intercompany charges			100,878				(100,878	)	-
Total revenues	25		100,878		1,660,915	402,440	(100,878	)	2,063,380
Expenses:
Homebuilding	3,286		131,730		1,549,659	336,651			2,021,326
Financial services	20				6,832	21,764			28,616
Intercompany charges					100,878		(100,878	)	-
Total expenses	3,306		131,730		1,657,369	358,415	(100,878	)	2,049,942
Loss on extinguishment of debt			(1,155	)					(1,155	)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures					94	7,803			7,897
Income (loss) before income taxes	(3,281	)	(32,007	)	3,640	51,828	-		20,180
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision	(298,775	)	(908	)	12,719				(286,964	)
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries	11,650		(14,177	)	51,828		(49,301	)	-
Net income (loss)	$307,144		$(45,276	)	$42,749	$51,828	$(49,301	)	$307,144

Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$(2,819	)	$6,727		$(13,274	)	$54,596		$(48,049	)	$(2,819	)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	15,059		(26,032	)	353,149		259		48,049		390,484
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	12,240		(19,305	)	339,875		54,855		-		387,665
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets					685		79				764
Purchase of property, equipment and other fixed assets and acquisitions					(7,977	)	(30	)			(8,007	)
Decrease in restricted cash related to mortgage company							2,034				2,034
Decrease in restricted cash related to letters of credit			872								872
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures			(290	)	(74	)	(49,541	)			(49,905	)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures							5,264				5,264
Intercompany investing activities			344,479						(344,479	)	-
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	-		345,061		(7,366	)	(42,194	)	(344,479	)	(48,978	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net payments from mortgages and notes					(60,535	)	(476	)			(61,011	)
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs					(14,004	)	(3,134	)			(17,138	)
Net proceeds from land bank financing programs					53,654		11,980				65,634
Borrowings from revolving credit facility			5,000								5,000
Proceeds from senior secured term loan facility			75,000								75,000
Net proceeds from senior secured notes			71,250								71,250
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes			(409,646	)							(409,646	)
Net proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit							36,713				36,713
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuance			(5,125	)	(4,812	)	(1,532	)			(11,469	)
Intercompany financing activities – net	(12,240	)			(302,407	)	(29,832	)	344,479		-
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(12,240	)	(263,521	)	(328,104	)	13,719		344,479		(245,667	)
Net increase in cash	-		62,235		4,405		26,380		-		93,020
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period	-		199,318		(4,800	)	59,227		-		253,745
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	$-		$261,553		$(395	)	$85,607		$-		$346,765

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) income	$(16,100	)	$11,989		$(20,929	)	$44,988		$(36,048	)	$(16,100	)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	122,264		110,820		(456,704	)	(116,863	)	36,048		(304,435	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	106,164		122,809		(477,633	)	(71,875	)	-		(320,535	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets					1,556		17				1,573
Purchase of property, equipment and other fixed assets and acquisitions					(2,054	)					(2,054	)
Decrease in restricted cash related to mortgage company							1,555				1,555
Decrease in restricted cash related to letters of credit			2,993								2,993
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures			16		(114	)	(18,609	)			(18,707	)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures			315		646		16,151				17,112
Intercompany investing activities			(313,174	)					313,174		-
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	-		(309,850	)	34		(886	)	313,174		2,472
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from mortgages and notes					27,881		11,502				39,383
Net proceeds from model sale leaseback financing programs					17,117		5,867				22,984
Net payments from land bank financing programs					(6,198	)	(1,147	)			(7,345	)
Proceeds from senior notes			250,000								250,000
Payments related to senior notes			(60,815	)							(60,815	)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility			47,000								47,000
Net proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit							31,956				31,956
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing programs and note issuances			(5,096	)	(2,732	)	(1,187	)			(9,015	)
Principal payments on amortizing and debt repurchases			(4,238	)							(4,238	)
Intercompany financing activities	(106,164	)			441,457		(22,119	)	(313,174	)	-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(106,164	)	226,851		477,525		24,872		(313,174	)	309,910
Net (decrease) increase in cash	-		39,810		(74	)	(47,889	)	-		(8,153	)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period	-		159,508		(4,726	)	107,116		-		261,898
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	$-		$199,318		$(4,800	)	$59,227		$-		$253,745

(In thousands)	Parent		Subsidiary Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations		Consolidated
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$307,144		$(45,276	)	$42,749		$51,828		$(49,301	)	$307,144
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(277,932	)	14,334		(303,507	)	20,075		49,301		(497,729	)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	29,212		(30,942	)	(260,758	)	71,903		-		(190,585	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from sale of property and assets					467		48				515
Purchase of property, equipment and other fixed assets and acquisitions					(3,395	)	(28	)			(3,423	)
(Increase) in restricted cash related to mortgage company							(655	)			(655	)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures			(95	)	(831	)	(20,773	)			(21,699	)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures			203		3,787		7,117				11,107
Intercompany investing activities			(167,370	)					167,370		-
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	-		(167,262	)	28		(14,291	)	167,370		(14,155	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from mortgages and notes					39,345		1,425				40,770
Net proceeds from model sale leaseback financing programs					17,232		1,982				19,214
Net payments from land bank financing programs					(8,297	)	(9,009	)			(17,306	)
Net proceeds from senior notes			121,447								121,447
Net payments related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit							(14,744	)			(14,744	)
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing programs and note issuances			(7,205	)	(4,051	)	(691	)			(11,947	)
Intercompany financing activities	(29,212	)			218,254		(21,672	)	(167,370	)	-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(29,212	)	114,242		262,483		(42,709	)	(167,370	)	137,434
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	-		(83,962	)	1,753		14,903		-		(67,306	)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period			243,470		(6,479	)	92,213				329,204
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period	$-		$159,508		$(4,726	)	$107,116		$-		$261,898

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Note 23 - Unaudited Summarized Consolidated Quarterly Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)	October 31, 2016		July 31, 2016		April 30, 2016		January 31, 2016
Revenues	$805,069		$716,850		$654,723		$575,605
Expenses	760,171		711,791		661,312		575,638
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs	10,438		1,565		9,669		11,681
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,200	)	-		-		-
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	881		(2,401	)	(1,346	)	(1,480	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	32,141		1,093		(17,604	)	(13,194	)
State and federal income tax provision (benefit)	9,852		1,567		(9,143	)	2,979
Net income (loss)	$22,289		$(474	)	$(8,461	)	$(16,173	)
Per share data:
Basic:
Income (loss) per common share	$0.14		$(0.00	)	$(0.06	)	$(0.11	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	147,521		147,412		147,334		147,139
Assuming dilution:
Income (loss) per common share	$0.14		$(0.00	)	$(0.06	)	$(0.11	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	160,590		147,412		147,334		147,139

	Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share data)	October 31, 2015	July 31, 2015		April 30, 2015		January 31, 2015
Revenues	$693,204	$540,613		$468,949		$445,714
Expenses	653,080	549,089		495,585		464,616
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs	4,426	1,077		4,311		2,230
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	1,699	(448	)	1,466		1,452
Income (loss) before income taxes	37,397	(10,001	)	(29,481	)	(19,680	)
State and federal income tax provision (benefit)	11,878	(2,317	)	(9,922	)	(5,304	)
Net income (loss)	$25,519	$(7,684	)	$(19,559	)	$(14,376	)
Per share data:
Basic:
Income (loss) per common share	$0.17	$(0.05	)	$(0.13	)	$(0.10	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	147,057	147,010		146,946		146,929
Assuming dilution:
Income (loss) per common share	$0.16	$(0.05	)	$(0.13	)	$(0.10	)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding	160,299	147,010		146,946		146,929

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Note 2 - Business (Details Textual)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Number of Communities	167
Homebuilding [Member]
Number of Reportable Segments	6
Homebuilding [Member] | Segment Concentration Risk [Member] | Sales Revenue, Net [Member]
Concentration Risk, Percentage	97.00%	97.00%	98.00%

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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) $ in Thousands, shares in Millions	12 Months Ended			24 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value	$ 9,400	$ 15,800		$ 9,400
Number of Communities Mothballed	29	31		29
Inventory Real Estate Mothballed Communities	$ 74,400	$ 103,000		$ 74,400
Inventory Real Estate Mothballed Communities Accumulated Impairment Charges	296,300	334,500		296,300
Inventory Real Estate Specific Performance Options		1,200
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned		1,200
Inventory, Land Held-for-sale	48,700	1,300		48,700
General Liability Insurance Deductible	20,000	20,000		20,000
Bodily Injury Insurance Deductible	250	250		250
Bodily Injury Insurance Limit	5,000	5,000		5,000
Aggregate Retention for Construction Defects Warranty and Bodily Injury Claims	21,000	21,000		21,000
Advertising Expense	21,400	21,000	$ 21,500
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable	7,600	7,600		$ 7,600
Provision for Doubtful Accounts	1,000	700
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Recoveries	800	900
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Write-offs	$ 200
Prepaid Stock Purchase Contracts Shares Included in Basic Earnings Per Share | shares	6.1		6.1
Tangible Equity Units [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.25%			7.25%
Exchangeable Note Units [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.00%			6.00%
Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	3 years
Maximum [Member]
Joint Venture Voting Interest Percentage	50.00%			50.00%
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life	40 years
Homebuilding [Member]
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned	$ 153,151	105,856		$ 153,151
Homebuilding [Member] | Real Estate Inventory [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate				16.80%
Homebuilding [Member] | Real Estate Inventory [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate				19.80%
Homebuilding [Member] | Model Sale Leaseback Financing Arrangements [Member]
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned	70,800	87,900		$ 70,800
Inventory Real Estate, Other Options	79,200	95,900		79,200
Homebuilding [Member] | Land Banking Arrangement [Member]
Liabilities from Inventory Real Estate Not Owned	82,400	16,800		82,400
Inventory Real Estate, Other Options	$ 129,500	$ 25,100		$ 129,500

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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Interest Costs Incurred, Expensed and Capitalized (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2016		Oct. 31, 2015		Oct. 31, 2014
Interest capitalized at beginning of year		$ 123,898	[1]	$ 109,158	[1]	$ 105,093
Plus interest incurred(1)	[2]	166,824		166,188		145,409
Less cost of sales interest expensed		92,391		59,613		53,966
Less other interest expensed(2)(3)	[3],[4]	90,967		91,835		87,378
Less interest contributed to unconsolidated joint venture(4)	[5]	10,676
Interest capitalized at end of year(5)	[1]	$ 96,688		$ 123,898		$ 109,158

[1] Capitalized interest amounts are shown gross before allocating any portion of impairments, if any, to capitalized interest.

[2] Data does not include interest incurred by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries.

[3] Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest, is the sum of other interest expensed, as defined above, and interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries adjusted for the change in accrued interest on notes payable, which is calculated as follows:

[4] Other interest expensed includes interest that does not qualify for interest capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) do not exceed our debt. Also includes interest on completed homes and land in planning, which does not qualify for capitalization, and therefore, is expensed.

[5] Represents capitalized interest which was included as part of the assets contributed to the joint venture the Company entered into in November 2015, as discussed in Note 20. There was no impact to the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations as a result of this transaction.

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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Cash Paid for Interest, Net of Capitalized Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Other interest expensed	[1],[2]	$ 90,967	$ 91,835	$ 87,378
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries		2,866	2,050	1,969
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest		7,963	(8,166)	(3,961)
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest		$ 101,796	$ 85,719	$ 85,386

[1] Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest, is the sum of other interest expensed, as defined above, and interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries adjusted for the change in accrued interest on notes payable, which is calculated as follows:

[2] Other interest expensed includes interest that does not qualify for interest capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) do not exceed our debt. Also includes interest on completed homes and land in planning, which does not qualify for capitalization, and therefore, is expensed.

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Note 4 - Leases (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Operating Leases, Rent Expense	$ 12.8	$ 11.6	$ 11.6
Minimum [Member]
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract	3 years
Minimum [Member] | Model Homes [Member]
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract	1 year
Maximum [Member]
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract	5 years
Maximum [Member] | Model Homes [Member]
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract	3 years

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Note 4 - Leases - Future Lease Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)
2017	$ 9,508
2018	5,853
2019	4,971
2020	2,457
2021	974
Thereafter	4,057
Total	$ 27,820

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Note 5 - Property, Plant and Equipment - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 120,047	$ 117,563
Less accumulated depreciation	69,715	72,029
Total	50,332	45,534
Land and Land Improvements [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	2,398	2,398
Building [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	67,860	67,039
Building Improvements [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	8,231	7,145
Furniture and Fixtures [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	5,788	5,878
Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 35,770	$ 35,103

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Note 6 - Restricted Cash and Deposits (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 22,900	$ 26,500
Homebuilding [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	3,914	7,299
Financial Services [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	19,034	19,223
Customer Deposits [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	2,200	4,700
Customer Deposits [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	15,100	17,200
Mortgage Warehouse Lines of Credit [Member]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 3,900	$ 2,000

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Note 7 - Mortgage Loans Held for Sale (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Loans Pledged as Collateral	$ 147.4	$ 114.0
Number of Loans Reserved For	130	131

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Note 7 - Mortgage Loans Held for Sale - Loan Origination Reserves (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Loan origination reserves, beginning of period	$ 8,025	$ 7,352
Provisions for losses during the period	261	221
Adjustments to pre-existing provisions for losses from changes in estimates	48	452
Payments/settlements	(197)
Loan origination reserves, end of period	$ 8,137	$ 8,025

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Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Nov. 15, 2016	Feb. 18, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2013
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months	$ 4,157
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two	135,093
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three	225,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four	827,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five	220,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal after Year Five	195,000
Long-term Line of Credit	52,000			$ 47,000
Letter of Credit [Member]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	1,700			2,600
Citi Bank [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					$ 75,000
Long-term Line of Credit	52,000			47,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	17,900			25,900
JP Morgan Chase Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	50,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings	$ 44,100			30,500
JP Morgan Chase Bank [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument Variable Rate Basis Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate LIBOR	0.53%
JP Morgan Chase Bank [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.50%
JP Morgan Chase Bank [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.63%
Customers Bank [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 40,000		$ 25,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings	$ 38,800			29,700
Customers Bank [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 25,000
Customers Bank [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.50%
Customers Bank [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	5.25%
Nonrecourse Mortgages Secured By Inventory [Member] | Mortgages [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Secured Debt	$ 83,470			143,863
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount	$ 201,800			$ 338,100
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.90%			5.10%
Nonrecourse Mortgages Secured by Operating Properties [Member] | Mortgages [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Secured Debt	$ 14,300			$ 15,500
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	8.80%
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months	$ 1,300
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two	1,400
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three	1,500
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four	1,700
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five	1,800
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal after Year Five	6,600
Nonrecourse Mortgages Secured by Operating Properties [Member] | Mortgages [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Secured Debt	$ 14,312			15,511
8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%
The 7.25% 2020 Notes and 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] | Restricted Cash [Member]
Cash Collateral for Borrowed Securities	$ 1,700			2,600
Credit Suisse Master Repurchase Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	50,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings	$ 32,900			30,100
Debt Instrument Variable Rate Basis Effective Rate	1.10%
Credit Suisse Master Repurchase Agreement [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.25%
Credit Suisse Master Repurchase Agreement [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.50%
Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 50,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings	$ 29,800			$ 18,600
Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.50%
Debt Instrument Variable Rate Basis Floor Rate	0.25%

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Note 9 - Senior Notes and Term Loans (Details Textual)								3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 08, 2016 USD ($)	May 15, 2016 USD ($)	Jan. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 05, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 10, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 01, 2011 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Oct. 11, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Jul. 29, 2016	Oct. 02, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares
Debt Covenant Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Minimum								2		2
Repayments of Senior Debt										$ 409,646,000	$ 65,053,000	$ 28,553,000
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures								$ 100,502,000		$ 100,502,000	61,209,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt	$ 146,300,000
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage										7.625%
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Repayments of Senior Debt											$ 60,815,000
Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Voluntary Prepayment Premium, Aggregate Principal Amount, Percentage								1.00%		1.00%
Senior Secured Term Loan [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate								7.00%
Senior Secured Term Loan [Member] | Base Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate								6.00%
First Lien Noes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										103.625%
First Lien Noes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										101.813%
First Lien Noes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										100.00%
Second Lien Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										104.563%
Second Lien Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										102.281%
Second Lien Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										100.00%
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Interest						$ 39.83				$ 30
The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							5.00%	5.00%		5.00%	5.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 141,800,000
The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							2.00%	2.00%		2.00%	2.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 53,200,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage							100.00%
The 9.50% 2020 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.50%
The 9.50% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								9.50%		9.50%	9.50%				9.50%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 75,000,000
The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								6.25%		6.25%	6.25%
The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			6.25%
Repayments of Senior Debt			$ 172,700,000
The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								7.50%		7.50%	7.50%
The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		7.50%
Repayments of Senior Debt		$ 86,500,000
The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								8.625%		8.625%	8.625%
The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								8.625%		8.625%			8.625%
Long-term Debt, Gross													$ 121,000,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Aggregate Price													$ 126,100,000
Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 75,000,000
The 10.0% 2018 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	10.00%
The 10.0% 2018 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								10.00%		10.00%	10.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 75,000,000
The 10.0% 2018 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										100.00%
The 10.0% 2018 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] | Redemption with Net Cash Proceeds from Certain Equity Offerings [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										110.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed										35.00%
The 10.0% 2018 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										100.00%
The 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								9.125%		9.125%	9.125%					9.125%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																$ 220,000,000
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount	$ 75,000,000
The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								7.00%		7.00%	7.00%
The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								7.00%		7.00%
The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					7.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 150,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt					$ 147,800,000
The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage					100.00%
The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										103.50%
The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										101.75%
The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										100.00%
9.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Redemption with Net Cash Proceeds from Certain Equity Offerings [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										109.50%
9.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										100.00%
9.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										100.00%
9.5% Senior Secured Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										35.00%
Additional and Market Whole Amount [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage							1.00%
The 2.0% 2021 Notes Member and 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Secured Group [Member]
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures								$ 88,400,000		$ 88,400,000
The 2.0% 2021 Notes Member and 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount								78,700,000		78,700,000
The 2.0% 2021 Notes Member and 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Real Estate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount								$ 128,500,000		$ 128,500,000
The 7.25% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								7.25%		7.25%	7.25%					7.25%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																$ 577,000,000
The 7.25% 2020 Notes, The 9.125% 2020 Notes, and The 10.0% 2018 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents Collateral [Member]
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount								$ 262,800,000		$ 262,800,000
The 7.25% 2020 Notes, The 9.125% 2020 Notes, and The 10.0% 2018 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Real Estate Inventory [Member]
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount								561,700,000		561,700,000
The 7.25% 2020 Notes, The 9.125% 2020 Notes, and The 10.0% 2018 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Restricted Cash [Member]
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount								$ 1,700,000		$ 1,700,000
The 7.25% 2020 Notes and 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount									$ 3,300,000
8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								8.00%		8.00%
8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				8.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 250,000,000
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage				100.00%
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt				$ 245,700,000
8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage										100.00%
The 6.00% Exchangeable Note Units [Member] | Exchangeable Note Units [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage																6.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																$ 100,000,000
Note Units Number																100,000
Note Units Stated Amount																$ 1,000
Note Units Initial Principal Amount Exchangeable Note | $ / shares																$ 768.51
Note Units Principal Amount at Maturity | $ / shares																1,000
Note Units Initial Principal Amount Senior Amortizing Note | $ / shares																$ 231.49
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage								5.17%		5.17%
Shares Issued Upon Conversion of Convertible Debt | shares								185.5288		185.5288				20,823
Share Price for Exchangeable Note Conversion | $ / shares								$ 5.39		$ 5.39
Senior Exchangeable Notes Exchanged for Class A Common Stock | shares										18,305
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued | shares										3,400,000
Exchangeable Note Unit Face Amount														$ 20,600,000
The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member] | Senior Amortizing Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								11.00%		11.00%	11.00%					11.00%

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Note 9 - Senior Notes and Term Loan - Senior Secured, Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Senior Notes	$ 1,606,250
Senior Secured Term Loan [Member]
Senior Notes	75,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	1,054,333	981,346
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 7.25% 2020 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	577,000	577,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 10.0% 2018 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	71,482
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	145,000	220,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 9.50% 2020 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	75,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	53,149	53,139
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	132,702	131,207
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	400,000	780,319
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes		172,744
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes		86,532
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes		121,043
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	150,000	150,000
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Senior Notes	250,000	250,000
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member]
Senior Notes	6,316	12,811
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member]
Senior Notes	$ 57,841	$ 73,771

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Note 9 - Senior Notes and Term Loan - Senior Secured, Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes (Details) (Parentheticals)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Sep. 08, 2016	Jul. 29, 2016	Oct. 02, 2012	Nov. 01, 2011
The 10.0% 2018 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			10.00%
The 9.50% 2020 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			9.50%
The 6.25% 2016 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.25%	6.25%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 15, 2016	Jan. 15, 2016
The 7.5% 2016 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.50%	7.50%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	May 15, 2016	May 15, 2016
The 8.625% 2017 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.625%	8.625%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 15, 2017	Jan. 15, 2017
The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.00%	7.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Jan. 15, 2019	Jan. 15, 2019
The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%	8.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 01, 2019	Nov. 01, 2019
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 7.25% 2020 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.25%	7.25%			7.25%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Oct. 15, 2020	Oct. 15, 2020
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 10.0% 2018 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	10.00%	10.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Oct. 15, 2018	Oct. 15, 2018
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.125%	9.125%			9.125%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 15, 2020	Nov. 15, 2020
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 9.50% 2020 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.50%	9.50%		9.50%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 15, 2020	Nov. 15, 2020
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 2.0% 2021 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.00%	2.00%				2.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 01, 2021	Nov. 01, 2021
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | The 5.0% 2021 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.00%	5.00%				5.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Nov. 01, 2021	Nov. 01, 2021
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | The 11.0% 2017 Amortizing Note [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	11.00%	11.00%			11.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 01, 2017	Dec. 01, 2017
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | Senior Exchangeable Notes Due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 01, 2017	Dec. 01, 2017

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Note 9 - Senior Notes and Term Loan - Future Maturities of Borrowings (Details) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)
2017	$ 4,157
2018	135,093
2019	225,000
2020	827,000
2021	220,000
Thereafter	195,000
Total	$ 1,606,250

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Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance	$ 283,633	$ 290,279
Homebuilding [Member]
Number of Reportable Segments	6
Corporate and Other [Member]
Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance	$ 283,600	$ 290,300

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Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments - Financial Information Relating to Segment Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Total revenues		$ 805,069	$ 716,850	$ 654,723	$ 575,605	$ 693,204	$ 540,613	$ 468,949	$ 445,714	$ 2,752,247	$ 2,148,480	$ 2,063,380
(Loss) income before income taxes		32,141	1,093	(17,604)	(13,194)	37,397	(10,001)	(29,481)	(19,680)	2,436	(21,765)	20,180
Total interest expense, net										182,595	150,382	141,225
Total depreciation										3,565	3,388	3,417
Net additions to operating properties and equipment										8,007	2,054	3,423
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures		$ 881	$ (2,401)	$ (1,346)	$ (1,480)	$ 1,699	$ (448)	$ 1,466	$ 1,452	(4,346)	4,169	7,897
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Total revenues										141	(115)	(162)
(Loss) income before income taxes										(105,306)	(118,121)	(132,954)
Total interest expense, net										50,387	64,545	64,519
Total depreciation										2,631	2,608	2,504
Net additions to operating properties and equipment										3,988	871	2,133
Homebuilding [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Total revenues										2,679,489	2,091,930	2,021,128
(Loss) income before income taxes										72,269	71,663	139,336
Total interest expense, net										132,971	86,903	76,825
Total depreciation										893	733	845
Net additions to operating properties and equipment										3,989	1,183	1,262
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Total revenues										278,028	189,497	275,830
(Loss) income before income taxes										(3,869)	(7,742)	(7,517)
Total interest expense, net										19,417	14,150	20,940
Total depreciation										62	136	250
Net additions to operating properties and equipment										78		44
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures										(2,639)	856	(1,302)
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Total revenues										458,579	399,500	332,719
(Loss) income before income taxes										17,476	21,431	23,897
Total interest expense, net										23,662	16,268	9,542
Total depreciation										56	28	45
Net additions to operating properties and equipment										208	58	23
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures										(27)	4,502	6,459
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Total revenues										311,322	311,449	226,174
(Loss) income before income taxes										(11,416)	14,012	17,879
Total interest expense, net										12,275	10,405	5,354
Total depreciation										497	361	355
Net additions to operating properties and equipment										3,180	637	927
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures										(1,304)	(105)	17
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Total revenues										260,584	207,662	204,671
(Loss) income before income taxes										(17,791)	(6,330)	9,247
Total interest expense, net										16,770	9,552	7,827
Total depreciation										82	40	31
Net additions to operating properties and equipment										233	227	59
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures										(1,774)	1,213	2,119
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Total revenues										1,028,529	823,853	751,426
(Loss) income before income taxes										84,424	67,437	74,527
Total interest expense, net										37,552	26,147	20,543
Total depreciation										104	89	131
Net additions to operating properties and equipment										199	173	39
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures										(64)
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Total revenues										342,447	159,969	230,308
(Loss) income before income taxes										3,445	(17,145)	21,303
Total interest expense, net										23,295	10,381	12,619
Total depreciation										92	79	33
Net additions to operating properties and equipment										91	88	170
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures										1,462	(2,297)	604
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Total revenues										72,617	56,665	42,414
(Loss) income before income taxes										35,473	24,693	13,798
Total interest expense, net	[1]									(763)	(1,066)	(119)
Total depreciation										41	$ 47	68
Net additions to operating properties and equipment										$ 30		$ 28

[1] Financial services interest expenses are included in the Financial services lines on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the respective revenues and expenses sections.

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Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments - Financial Information Relating to Segment Financial Position (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Assets		$ 2,379,440	$ 2,602,298
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		100,502	61,209
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Assets	[1]	717,029	631,387
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		416	126
Homebuilding [Member]
Assets		1,898,577	2,152,038
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		100,502	61,209
Homebuilding [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		1,465,181	1,810,930
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		100,086	61,083
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		220,239	321,983
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		28,115	12,340
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		294,225	342,159
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		22,407	22,417
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		112,115	197,899
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		5,516	(20)
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		226,686	223,206
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		22,876	10,224
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		342,270	465,740
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		3,625
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		269,646	259,943
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		17,547	16,122
Financial Services [Member]
Assets		197,230	159,981
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Assets		$ 197,230	$ 159,981

[1] Includes $283.6 million and $290.3 million of income taxes receivable - including deferred tax assets in fiscal 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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Note 11 - Income Taxes (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 9,852	$ 1,567	$ (9,143)	$ 2,979	$ 11,878	$ (2,317)	$ (9,922)	$ (5,304)	$ 5,255	$ (5,665)	$ (286,964)
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	627,943				635,305				$ 627,943	$ 635,305
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Prior Year Income Taxes, Refunds on Previous Taxes Paid, Percent									(114.80%)	0.00%	(9.80%)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued	300				300				$ 300	$ 300
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense									(2)	(91)	$ (30)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Period Increase (Decrease)									(200)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate	1,100				$ 1,100				$ 1,100	1,100
Earliest Tax Year [Member]
Open Tax Year									2012
Latest Tax Year [Member]
Open Tax Year									2015
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									$ 2,457	4,293	(12,452)
Operating Loss Carryforwards	2,200,000								2,200,000
Operating Income (Loss)									16,400	12,300	24,500
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									2,798	(9,958)	(274,512)
Operating Loss Carryforwards	$ 1,500,000								1,500,000
Operating Income (Loss)									$ 4,400	$ 3,700	$ 57,800

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Note 11 - Income Taxes - Income Taxes Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Deferred	$ (285,578)	$ (292,430)
Total	(283,633)	(290,279)
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Current	1,945	2,151
Deferred	(9,890)	(11,148)
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Current
Deferred	$ (275,688)	$ (281,282)

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Note 11 - Income Taxes - Provision for Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Federal (1)	[1]									$ (2,796)	$ (1,497)	$ (1,690)
State (2)	[2]									1,200	523	2,466
Total current income tax (benefit) expense:										(1,596)	(974)	776
Federal										5,594	(8,461)	(272,822)
State										1,257	3,770	(14,918)
Total deferred income tax expense (benefit):										6,851	(4,691)	(287,740)
Total		$ 9,852	$ 1,567	$ (9,143)	$ 2,979	$ 11,878	$ (2,317)	$ (9,922)	$ (5,304)	$ 5,255	$ (5,665)	$ (286,964)

[1] The current federal income tax (benefit) expense is net of the use of federal net operating losses totaling $4.4 million, $3.7 million and $57.8 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

[2] The current state income tax (benefit) expense is net of the use of state net operating losses totaling $16.4 million, $12.3 million and $24.5 million for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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Note 11 - Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Depreciation	$ 1,729	$ 2,176
Inventory impairment loss	174,489	210,716
Uniform capitalization of overhead	6,802	11,203
Warranty and legal reserves	13,238	13,319
Deferred income	5,061	682
Acquisition intangibles	8,829	13,374
Other	22,862	17,752
Joint venture loss	4,171	2,891
Federal net operating losses	520,117	524,125
State net operating losses	170,014	169,046
Total deferred tax assets	974,422	1,019,187
Debt repurchase income	60,901	91,452
Total deferred tax liabilities	60,901	91,452
Valuation allowance	(627,943)	(635,305)
Net deferred income taxes	285,578	292,430
Rent on Abandoned Space [Member]
Other	1,006	1,888
Provision for Losses [Member]
Other	34,505	36,350
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share based compensation	4,526	8,191
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share based compensation	$ 7,073	$ 7,474

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Note 11 - Income Taxes - Effective Tax Rate (Details)		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Computed “expected” tax rate (Dimensionless number)		35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit (Dimensionless number)		65.40%	(15.60%)	(3.50%)
Permanent differences, net (Dimensionless number)		222.20%	(0.40%)	0.80%
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance impact (Dimensionless number)				(1393.30%)
Tax contingencies (Dimensionless number)		0.30%	3.20%	(0.60%)
Adjustments to prior years’ tax accruals(1) (Dimensionless number)	[1]	(107.20%)	3.80%	(60.40%)
Effective tax rate (Dimensionless number)		215.70%	26.00%	(1422.00%)

[1] The adjustments to prior years' tax accruals includes the impact of a federal specified liability loss refund of taxes paid in fiscal year 2002 of (114.8%), 0.0% and (9.8%) for the years ended October 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

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Note 11 - Income Taxes - Unrecognized Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Unrecognized tax benefit—November 1,	$ 1.1	$ 1.7
Gross increases—tax positions in current period	0.2	0.2
Decrease related to tax positions taken during a prior period
Lapse of statute of limitations	(0.2)	(0.8)
Unrecognized tax benefit—October 31,	$ 1.1	$ 1.1

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Note 12 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details Textual) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Number of Communities Evaluated for Impairment	413	523
Number of Communities Performed Detailed Impairment Calculations	30	26
Carrying Value of Communities Tested for Impairment	$ 125.4	$ 108.1
Number of Communities Tested for Impairment for Which Undiscounted Future Cash Flow Only Exceeded Carrying Amount By Less Than 20 Percent	9	12
Carrying Value of Communities Tested for Impairment for Which Undiscounted Future Cash Flow Only Exceeded Carrying Amount by Less than 20 Percent	$ 43.5	$ 54.9
Percentage Undiscounted Cash Flow Exceeds Carrying Amount	20.00%
Impairment of Real Estate	$ 24.5	7.3	$ 1.2
Land Option Write Offs	8.9	4.7	4.0
Homebuilding [Member]
Impairment of Real Estate	24.5	7.3	1.2
Land Option Write Offs	$ 8.9	$ 4.7	$ 4.0
Homebuilding [Member] | Real Estate Inventory [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	16.80%	17.30%	16.80%
Homebuilding [Member] | Real Estate Inventory [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate	18.80%	19.80%	17.30%

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Note 12 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value - Inventory Impairments by Homebuilding Segment (Details) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Dollar amount of impairment		$ 24.5	$ 7.3	$ 1.2
Homebuilding [Member]
Number of communities (Dimensionless number)		20	12	5
Dollar amount of impairment		$ 24.5	$ 7.3	$ 1.2
Pre-impairment value	[1]	$ 88.4	$ 29.4	$ 4.4
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Number of communities (Dimensionless number)		5	2	2
Dollar amount of impairment		$ 9.5	$ 0.8	$ 0.3
Pre-impairment value	[1]	$ 33.8	$ 0.9	$ 0.6
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member]
Number of communities (Dimensionless number)			1
Dollar amount of impairment			$ 0.9
Pre-impairment value	[1]		$ 2.5
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Number of communities (Dimensionless number)		12	4	3
Dollar amount of impairment		$ 13.5	$ 1.3	$ 0.9
Pre-impairment value	[1]	$ 43.7	$ 8.4	$ 3.8
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member]
Number of communities (Dimensionless number)		3	4
Dollar amount of impairment		$ 1.5	$ 2.5
Pre-impairment value	[1]	$ 10.9	$ 10.1
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member]
Number of communities (Dimensionless number)
Dollar amount of impairment
Pre-impairment value	[1]
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member]
Number of communities (Dimensionless number)			1
Dollar amount of impairment			$ 1.8
Pre-impairment value	[1]		$ 7.5

[1] Represents carrying value, net of prior period impairments, if any, at the time of recording the applicable period's impairments.

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Note 12 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value - Write-offs and Lots Walked Away From (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Amount of write-offs	$ 8.9	$ 4.7	$ 4.0
Homebuilding [Member]
Amount of write-offs	8.9	4.7	4.0
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member]
Amount of write-offs	1.6	0.9	0.9
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member]
Amount of write-offs	0.8	0.2	0.2
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Amount of write-offs	1.3	0.6	1.0
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member]
Amount of write-offs	1.8	1.3	0.7
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member]
Amount of write-offs	3.2	1.4	1.2
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member]
Amount of write-offs	$ 0.2	$ 0.3

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Note 13 - Per Share Calculation (Details Textual) - shares shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Prepaid Stock Purchase Contracts Shares Included in Basic Earnings Per Share	6.1		6.1
Tangible Equity Units Rate			7.25%
Exchangeable Note Unit Rate Stated Percentage	6.00%
Non Vested Stock and Outstanding Options [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount		0.2
Convertible Debt Securities [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	14.6	15.2
Out of the Money Stock Options [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	7.3	3.0	2.0

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Note 13 - Per Share Calculation - Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Net (loss) income	$ 22,289	$ (474)	$ (8,461)	$ (16,173)	$ 25,519	$ (7,684)	$ (19,559)	$ (14,376)	$ (2,819)	$ (16,100)	$ 307,144
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares											(7,107)
Numerator for basic earnings per share									(2,819)	(16,100)	300,037
Plus: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares											7,107
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to nonvested shares											(7,127)
Plus: interest on senior exchangeable notes											3,487
Numerator for diluted earnings per share									$ (2,819)	$ (16,100)	$ 303,504
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	147,521,000	147,412,000	147,334,000	147,139,000	147,057,000	147,010,000	146,946,000	146,929,000	147,451	146,899	146,271
Share-based payments (in shares)											1,013
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	160,590,000	147,412,000	147,334,000	147,139,000	160,299,000	147,010,000	146,946,000	146,929,000	147,451	146,899	162,441
Basic (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0	$ (0.06)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.17	$ (0.05)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.11)	$ 2.05
Diluted (loss) earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0	$ (0.06)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.16	$ (0.05)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.11)	$ 1.87
Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Senior exchangeable notes (in shares)											15,157

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Note 14 - Capital Stock (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 12, 2005 $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) shares	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 05, 2008	Aug. 15, 2008	Aug. 04, 2008	Jul. 03, 2001 shares
Common Stock Dividends Percent of Increase from Class A to Class B		110.00%
Conversion of Stock From Class B to Class A Conversion Ratio		1
Shareholder Ownership Percentage of Increase							0.50%
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued		5,600	5,600
Defined Benefit Plan, Contributions by Employer | $		$ 6,600	$ 6,200	$ 4,700
Minimum [Member]
Shareholder Ownership Percentage							5.00%
Common Class A [Member]
Common Stock Voting Rights Votes per Share Number		1
Shareholder Ownership Percentage						4.90%
Number of Rights						1
Shareholders Pre Existing Ownership Percentage					5.00%
Shareholders Current Ownership Percentage					5.00%
Shareholders Ownership Percentage on Transfers					5.00%
Shareholders Ownership Percentage Threshold					5.00%
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased								4,000,000
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased		500,000
Common Class B [Member]
Common Stock Voting Rights Votes per Share Number		10
Preferred Class A [Member]
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued	5,600
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage	7.625%
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share | $ / shares	$ 25,000
Preferred Stock, Depositary Shares, Number of Shares of Preferred Stock in Each Depositary Share	0.0001
Payments of Dividends | $		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Note 15 - Stock Plans (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense | $	$ 2,900	$ 8,800	$ 10,300
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense, Net of Tax | $	$ 2,300	6,500
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Installments	4
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Expiration Period	10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value | $		$ 15	$ 105
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Intrinsic Value | $	$ 0
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Lower Range Limit | $ / shares	$ 1.54
Share-based Compensation, Shares Authorized under Stock Option Plans, Exercise Price Range, Upper Range Limit | $ / shares	23.91
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value | $ / shares	1	$ 1.47	$ 3.06
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price | $ / shares	$ 2.55	$ 2.78	$ 2.09
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period	133,125
Share-based Compensation | $	$ 2,921	$ 8,816	$ 10,279
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	4,031,124
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	7,239,469	3,600,769
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Shares Authorized	7,400,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized | $	$ 7,100
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition	1 year 240 days
Nonemployee Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Installments	3
Number of Directors	5
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense | $	$ 500	$ 2,200	$ 3,900
Share-based Compensation Income | $	1,500
Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation, Reverse of Previously Recognized Expense | $	$ 2,100
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Post-vesting Holding Period	2 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Nonemployee Director [Member]
Number of Directors	4
Mix of 50% Stock Options and 50% Restricted Stock Units (RSU)s [Member] | Nonemployee Director [Member]
Number of Directors	1
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Participants Years of Service	15 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period	456,070	1,018,558	168,161
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Forfeited in Period	33,125	5,811	12,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested, Number	224,326	538,892	534,143
Restricted Stock [Member] | Prior Period [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period	176,944	97,854	67,804
Restricted Stock [Member] | Age Requirement Without Service [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Participants Age	60 years
Restricted Stock [Member] | Age Requirement With Service [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Participants Age	58 years
Restricted Stock [Member] | Nonemployee Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Shares Issued in Period	356,382	155,433	85,035
Awards Other Than Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation | $	$ 4,300	$ 6,500	$ 6,200
Target 2016 LTIP Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	2,800,000
Market Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Installments	4
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period	780,000	800,000	800,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	2,300,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	50.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement By Share-based Compensation Award Fair Value Measurement Period	60 days
Market Stock Units [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	0.00%
Market Stock Units [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	175.00%
Market Stock Units [Member] | Fiscal Year 2014 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number	700,000
Market Stock Units [Member] | Two Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	0.73%	0.74%	0.45%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	56.50%	38.28%	47.52%
Market Stock Units [Member] | Two and a Half Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	0.81%	0.95%	0.71%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	52.77%	42.01%	58.07%
Market Stock Units [Member] | Three Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	0.87%	1.12%	0.93%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	50.34%	45.73%	63.79%
Market Stock Units [Member] | Four Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	1.02%	1.44%	1.32%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	52.36%	59.08%	61.12%
Market Stock Units [Member] | Five Year [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	1.17%	1.75%	1.70%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	61.08%	57.77%	64.67%
Performance Based MSUs [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Installments	4
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage	50.00%
Equity Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	1.38%	2.03%	2.60%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	0.61%	0.58%	0.70%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Term	7 years 131 days	7 years 80 days	7 years 153 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Estimated Forfeiture Rate	10.90%	8.84%	14.59%

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Note 15 - Stock Plans - Stock Option Activity (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Options outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)	6,393,876	6,720,251	6,591,054
Options outstanding at beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 4.78	$ 5.23	$ 5.74
Granted (in shares)	1,148,481	173,750	376,822
Granted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.95	$ 2.47	$ 4.41
Exercised (in shares)		18,125	42,375
Exercised (in dollars per share)		$ 2.48	$ 2.74
Forfeited (in shares)	51,125	203,436	56,375
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	$ 2.73	$ 3.78	$ 2.66
Expired (in shares)	117,281	278,564	148,875
Expired (in dollars per share)	$ 25.05	$ 15.04	$ 27.42
Options outstanding at end of period (in shares)	7,373,951	6,393,876	6,720,251
Options outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)	$ 4.03	$ 4.78	$ 5.23
Options exercisable at end of period (in shares)	5,071,181	4,566,290	4,100,413

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Note 15 - Stock Plans - Stock Options Outstanding and Exercisable (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016 $ / shares shares
Lower limit exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.54
Upper limit exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 23.91
Number outstanding (in shares) | shares	7,373,951
Weighted-average exercise price - outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 4.03
Weighted-average remaining contractual life - outstanding (Year)	5 years
Number exercisable (in shares) | shares	5,071,181
Weighted-average exercise price - exercisable (in dollars per share)	$ 4.31
Weighted-average remaining contractual life - exercisable (Year)	3 years 208 days
Range One [Member]
Lower limit exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 1.54
Upper limit exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 5
Number outstanding (in shares) | shares	5,595,326
Weighted-average exercise price - outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 2.81
Weighted-average remaining contractual life - outstanding (Year)	5 years 127 days
Number exercisable (in shares) | shares	3,915,056
Weighted-average exercise price - exercisable (in dollars per share)	$ 3
Weighted-average remaining contractual life - exercisable (Year)	3 years 324 days
Range Two [Member]
Lower limit exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 5.01
Upper limit exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 10
Number outstanding (in shares) | shares	1,601,750
Weighted-average exercise price - outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 6.36
Weighted-average remaining contractual life - outstanding (Year)	4 years 109 days
Number exercisable (in shares) | shares	979,250
Weighted-average exercise price - exercisable (in dollars per share)	$ 6.42
Weighted-average remaining contractual life - exercisable (Year)	2 years 299 days
Range Three [Member]
Lower limit exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 10.01
Upper limit exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 20
Number outstanding (in shares) | shares
Weighted-average remaining contractual life - outstanding (Year)
Number exercisable (in shares) | shares
Weighted-average exercise price - exercisable (in dollars per share)
Weighted-average remaining contractual life - exercisable (Year)
Range Four [Member]
Lower limit exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 20.01
Upper limit exercise price (in dollars per share)	$ 30
Number outstanding (in shares) | shares	176,875
Weighted-average exercise price - outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 21.68
Weighted-average remaining contractual life - outstanding (Year)	211 days
Number exercisable (in shares) | shares	176,875
Weighted-average exercise price - exercisable (in dollars per share)	$ 21.68
Weighted-average remaining contractual life - exercisable (Year)	211 days

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Note 15 - Stock Plans - Nonvested Share Awards (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016 $ / shares shares
Nonvested at beginning of period (in shares) | shares	3,600,769
Nonvested at beginning of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 4.16
Granted (in shares) | shares	4,031,124
Granted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 1.67
Vested (in shares) | shares	259,299
Vested (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 3.19
Forfeited (in shares) | shares	133,125
Forfeited (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 4.62
Nonvested at end of period (in shares) | shares	7,239,469
Nonvested at end of period (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 2.80

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Note 16 - Warranty Costs (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Cash Received from Subcontractors for Owner Controlled Insurance Program	$ 4,200	$ 3,100
General Liability Insurance Deductible	20,000	20,000
Bodily Injury Insurance Deductible	250	250
Bodily Injury Insurance Limit	5,000	5,000
Aggregate Retention for Construction Defects Warranty and Bodily Injury Claims	21,000	21,000
Increase (Decrease) In Construction Defect Reserves	(9,200)
Payments by Insurance Companies for Claims	$ 4,000	32,000
D. Andrea V Hovnanian [Member]
Litigation Settlement, Amount		$ (21,000)

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Note 16 - Warranty Costs - Warranty and General Liability Reserve (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Balance, beginning of period	$ 135,053	$ 178,008
Charges incurred during the period	(29,965)	(49,131)
Changes to pre-existing reserves	(9,199)	(17,125)
Changes to reserves where corresponding amounts are recorded as receivables from insurance carriers	(9,505)	(10,020)
Balance, end of period	121,144	135,053
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Additions	17,363	18,013
Cost of Sales [Member]
Additions	$ 17,397	$ 15,308

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Note 17 - Transactions With Related Parties (Details Textual) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Tavit Najarian [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 1,000,000	$ 1,200,000	$ 1,200,000
Jovana Pellerito [Member] | Compensation [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction			$ 96,000
Carson Sorsby [Member] | Compensation [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	152,000	$ 129,000
Alexander Hovnanian [Member] | Compensation [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction	$ 166,000

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Note 19 - Variable Interest Entities (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Deposits Associated with Land and Lot Options of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities	$ 62.1
Purchase Price Associated with Land and Lot Options of Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities	$ 952.6

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Note 20 - Investments in Unconsolidated Homebuilding and Land Development Joint Ventures (Details Textual) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Proceeds from Contribution of Land to Joint Venture		$ 29,800
Number of Owned Communities Contributed to the Joint Venture			8
Number of Optioned Communities Contributed to the Joint Venture			1
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures		$ 100,502	$ 100,502	$ 61,209
Joint Venture Financing Percent of Assets		50.00%	50.00%
Joint Venture Total Debt to Capitalization Ratio		41.00%	41.00%
Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
Advances to Affiliate		$ 8,900	$ 8,900	800
Land Development Venture [Member]
Proceeds from Contribution of Land to Joint Venture	$ 25,700
Homebuilding [Member]
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures		$ 100,502	100,502	61,209
Management Fees Revenue			$ 5,800	$ 5,200	$ 7,500
Homebuilding [Member] | Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
Joint Venture Total Debt to Capitalization Ratio		41.00%	41.00%	35.00%

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Note 20 - Investments in Unconsolidated Homebuilding and Land Development Joint Ventures - Unconsolidated Homebuilding and Land Development Joint Ventures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Debt to capitalization ratio (Dimensionless number)	41.00%								41.00%
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 881	$ (2,401)	$ (1,346)	$ (1,480)	$ 1,699	$ (448)	$ 1,466	$ 1,452	$ (4,346)	$ 4,169	$ 7,897
Homebuilding [Member] | Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	50,020				29,611				50,020	29,611
Inventories	527,957				326,581				527,957	326,581
Other assets	25,865				11,225				25,865	11,225
Total assets	603,842				367,417				603,842	367,417
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	74,114				30,663				74,114	30,663
Notes payable	217,172				116,328				217,172	116,328
Total liabilities	291,286				146,991				291,286	146,991
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.	91,599				60,458				91,599	60,458
Others	220,957				159,968				220,957	159,968
Total equity	312,556				220,426				312,556	220,426
Total liabilities and equity	$ 603,842				$ 367,417				$ 603,842	$ 367,417
Debt to capitalization ratio (Dimensionless number)	41.00%				35.00%				41.00%	35.00%
Revenues									$ 147,717	$ 128,974	181,014
Cost of sales and expenses									(165,534)	(132,170)	(165,546)
Joint venture net (loss) income									(17,817)	(3,196)	15,468
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures									(4,326)	4,219	7,997
Homebuilding Venture [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 48,542				$ 27,856				48,542	27,856
Inventories	516,947				314,814				516,947	314,814
Other assets	25,865				11,225				25,865	11,225
Total assets	591,354				353,895				591,354	353,895
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	72,302				29,994				72,302	29,994
Notes payable	214,911				112,554				214,911	112,554
Total liabilities	287,213				142,548				287,213	142,548
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.	88,379				57,336				88,379	57,336
Others	215,762				154,011				215,762	154,011
Total equity	304,141				211,347				304,141	211,347
Total liabilities and equity	$ 591,354				$ 353,895				$ 591,354	$ 353,895
Debt to capitalization ratio (Dimensionless number)	41.00%				35.00%				41.00%	35.00%
Revenues									$ 141,418	$ 122,192	173,126
Cost of sales and expenses									(159,431)	(125,652)	(158,233)
Joint venture net (loss) income									(18,013)	(3,460)	14,893
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures									(4,424)	4,087	7,710
Land Development Venture [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | Corporate Joint Venture [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,478				$ 1,755				1,478	1,755
Inventories	11,010				11,767				11,010	11,767
Other assets
Total assets	12,488				13,522				12,488	13,522
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	1,812				669				1,812	669
Notes payable	2,261				3,774				2,261	3,774
Total liabilities	4,073				4,443				4,073	4,443
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.	3,220				3,122				3,220	3,122
Others	5,195				5,957				5,195	5,957
Total equity	8,415				9,079				8,415	9,079
Total liabilities and equity	$ 12,488				$ 13,522				$ 12,488	$ 13,522
Debt to capitalization ratio (Dimensionless number)	21.00%				29.00%				21.00%	29.00%
Revenues									$ 6,299	$ 6,782	7,888
Cost of sales and expenses									(6,103)	(6,518)	(7,313)
Joint venture net (loss) income									196	264	575
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures									$ 98	$ 132	$ 287

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Note 21 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Loans Held for Sale Mortgages Unpaid Principal	$ 149.4	$ 122.7
Other Commitment	25.0
Impairment of Real Estate	24.5	7.3	$ 1.2
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	251.7	689.6
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	883.0	869.4
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Senior Amortizing Notes [Member]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	6.3	12.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure	55.2	$ 69.0
Loan Origination Commitments [Member]
Loan Applications in Process	$ 523.2
Loan Origination Commitments [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Number of Days in Committment	60 days
Interest Rate Committed Loan Applications [Member]
Interest Rate Committed Loan Applications	$ 53.6

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Note 21 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Total		$ 165,083	$ 130,320
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Mortgage loans held for sale (1)	[1]	165,077	129,818
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Derivative Fair Value		(80)	(7)
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member]
Derivative Fair Value		$ 86	$ 509

[1] The aggregate unpaid principal balance was $149.4 million and $122.7 million at October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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Note 21 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Changes in Fair Values Included in Income (Loss) (Details) - Financial Services Revenue Line Item [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Loans Held for Sale [Member]
Changes in fair value included in net (loss) income all reflected in financial services revenues	$ 4,711	$ (284)	$ (1,518)
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Changes in fair value included in net (loss) income all reflected in financial services revenues	(73)	(22)	(354)
Forward Contracts [Member]
Changes in fair value included in net (loss) income all reflected in financial services revenues	$ (422)	$ 829	$ 835

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Note 21 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Total Losses	$ (24,500)	$ (7,300)	$ (1,200)
Sold and Unsold Homes and Lots Under Development [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Pre-Impairment Amount	61,584	29,438
Total Losses	(19,006)	(7,357)
Fair Value of Inventory	42,578	22,081
Land and Land Options Held for Future Development or Sale [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member]
Pre-Impairment Amount	26,783
Total Losses	(5,466)
Fair Value of Inventory	$ 21,317

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Note 22 - Financial Information of Subsidiary Issuer and Subsidiary Guarantors (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015
Exchangeable Note Unit Rate Stated Percentage	6.00%
Direct or Indirect Ownership in Guarantor Subsidiaries Percentage	100.00%
The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.00%	7.00%
The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%	8.00%
Senior Secured Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	$ 1,054,333	$ 981,346
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	1,067,000
Senior Notes	1,054,300
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	$ 400,000	780,319
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 7.0% 2019 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.00%
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | The 8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.00%
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 400,000
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	6,316	12,811
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Senior Notes	6,300
Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Senior Notes	$ 57,841	$ 73,771

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Note 22 - Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Assets	$ 2,379,440	$ 2,602,298
Income taxes receivable	283,633	290,279
Liability	2,507,950	2,730,382
Notes payable	1,677,915	1,935,635
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity	(128,510)	(128,084)	$ (117,799)	$ (432,799)
Total liabilities and equity	2,379,440	2,602,298
Homebuilding [Member]
Assets	1,898,577	2,152,038
Liability	657,590	657,964
Financial Services [Member]
Assets	197,230	159,981
Liability	172,445	136,783
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Assets	(1,757,988)	(2,018,037)
Intercompany receivable	(1,315,446)	(1,633,992)
Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries	(442,542)	(384,045)
Intercompany payable	(1,315,446)	(1,633,992)
Amounts due to consolidated subsidiaries	(82,951)	(72,503)
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity	(359,591)	(311,542)
Total liabilities and equity	(1,757,988)	(2,018,037)
Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Assets	1,465,024	1,717,871
Income taxes receivable	(58,597)	(89,212)
Intercompany receivable	1,227,334	1,575,712
Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries	4,914	1,013
Notes payable	1,672,514	1,933,119
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity	(208,608)	(215,335)
Total liabilities and equity	1,465,024	1,717,871
Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Assets	291,373	230,358
Liability	1,118	87
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Assets	1,874,893	2,203,816
Income taxes receivable	226,258	251,293
Investments in and amounts due from consolidated subsidiaries	437,628	383,032
Notes payable	5,084	2,132
Intercompany payable	1,157,453	1,453,311
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity	130,568	143,842
Total liabilities and equity	1,874,893	2,203,816
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Assets	1,197,554	1,553,811
Liability	568,450	588,854
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Assets	13,453	15,680
Liability	13,338	15,677
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Assets	681,571	570,472
Income taxes receivable	32	22
Intercompany receivable	88,112	58,280
Notes payable	317	384
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity	437,631	383,035
Total liabilities and equity	681,571	570,472
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Assets	409,650	367,869
Liability	84,516	65,947
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Assets	183,777	144,301
Liability	159,107	121,106
Parent Company [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member]
Assets	115,940	128,176
Income taxes receivable	115,940	128,176
Intercompany payable	157,993	180,681
Amounts due to consolidated subsidiaries	82,951	72,503
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity	(128,510)	(128,084)
Total liabilities and equity	115,940	128,176
Parent Company [Member] | Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Liability	$ 3,506	$ 3,076

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Note 22 - Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Total revenues	$ 805,069	$ 716,850	$ 654,723	$ 575,605	$ 693,204	$ 540,613	$ 468,949	$ 445,714	$ 2,752,247	$ 2,148,480	$ 2,063,380
Total expenses	760,171	711,791	661,312	575,638	653,080	549,089	495,585	464,616	2,742,265	2,174,414	2,049,942
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,200)								(3,200)		(1,155)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	881	(2,401)	(1,346)	(1,480)	1,699	(448)	1,466	1,452	(4,346)	4,169	7,897
(Loss) income before income taxes	32,141	1,093	(17,604)	(13,194)	37,397	(10,001)	(29,481)	(19,680)	2,436	(21,765)	20,180
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	9,852	1,567	(9,143)	2,979	11,878	(2,317)	(9,922)	(5,304)	5,255	(5,665)	(286,964)
Equity in (loss) income from subsidiaries
Net (loss) income	$ 22,289	$ (474)	$ (8,461)	$ (16,173)	$ 25,519	$ (7,684)	$ (19,559)	$ (14,376)	(2,819)	(16,100)	307,144
Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding revenue									2,679,630	2,091,815	2,020,966
Total expenses									2,705,121	2,142,442	2,021,326
Financial Services [Member]
Financial services revenue									72,617	56,665	42,414
Total expenses									37,144	31,972	28,616
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Total revenues											25
Total expenses									1,704	5,230	3,306
(Loss) income before income taxes									(1,704)	(5,230)	(3,281)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									(9,333)	(10,985)	(298,775)
Equity in (loss) income from subsidiaries									(10,448)	(21,855)	11,650
Net (loss) income									(2,819)	(16,100)	307,144
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding revenue											25
Total expenses									1,688	5,125	3,286
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Total expenses									16	105	20
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Intercompany charges									112,169	124,360	100,878
Total revenues									2,243,944	1,787,385	1,660,915
Total expenses									2,266,679	1,817,576	1,657,369
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures									78	82	94
(Loss) income before income taxes									(22,657)	(30,109)	3,640
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									45,213	35,808	12,719
Equity in (loss) income from subsidiaries									54,596	44,988	51,828
Net (loss) income									(13,274)	(20,929)	42,749
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding revenue									2,232,906	1,778,700	1,651,343
Total expenses									2,147,123	1,686,726	1,549,659
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Financial services revenue									11,038	8,685	9,572
Total expenses									7,387	6,490	6,832
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Intercompany charges									38	1
Total revenues									508,303	361,095	402,440
Total expenses									449,293	320,196	358,415
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures									(4,424)	4,087	7,803
(Loss) income before income taxes									54,586	44,986	51,828
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									(10)	(2)
Net (loss) income									54,596	44,988	51,828
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding revenue									446,724	313,115	369,598
Total expenses									419,514	294,818	336,651
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Financial services revenue									61,579	47,980	32,842
Total expenses									29,741	25,377	21,764
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Intercompany charges									112,207	124,361	100,878
Total revenues									112,207	124,361	100,878
Total expenses									136,796	155,773	131,730
Loss on extinguishment of debt									(3,200)		(1,155)
(Loss) income before income taxes									(27,789)	(31,412)	(32,007)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)									(30,615)	(30,486)	(908)
Equity in (loss) income from subsidiaries									3,901	12,915	(14,177)
Net (loss) income									6,727	11,989	(45,276)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Total expenses									136,796	155,773	131,730
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Intercompany charges									(112,207)	(124,361)	(100,878)
Total revenues									(112,207)	(124,361)	(100,878)
Total expenses									(112,207)	(124,361)	(100,878)
Equity in (loss) income from subsidiaries									(48,049)	(36,048)	(49,301)
Net (loss) income									$ (48,049)	$ (36,048)	$ (49,301)

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Note 22 - Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Net (loss) income	$ 22,289	$ (474)	$ (8,461)	$ (16,173)	$ 25,519	$ (7,684)	$ (19,559)	$ (14,376)	$ (2,819)	$ (16,100)	$ 307,144
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities									390,484	(304,435)	(497,729)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities									387,665	(320,535)	(190,585)
Proceeds from sale of property and assets									764	1,573	515
Purchase of property, equipment, and other fixed assets and acquisitions									(8,007)	(2,054)	(3,423)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures									(49,905)	(18,707)	(21,699)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures									5,264	17,112	11,107
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities									(48,978)	2,472	(14,155)
Net payments from mortgages and notes									(61,011)	39,383	40,770
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs									(17,138)	22,984	19,214
Net proceeds from land bank financing programs									65,634	(7,345)	(17,306)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility									5,000	47,000
Proceeds from senior secured notes									71,250
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes									(409,646)	(65,053)	(28,553)
Net proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit									36,713	31,956	(14,744)
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuance									(11,469)	(9,015)	(11,947)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities									(245,667)	309,910	137,434
Net increase in cash									93,020	(8,153)	(67,306)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year				253,745				261,898	253,745	261,898	329,204
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year	346,765				253,745				346,765	253,745	261,898
Principal payments on amortizing and debt repurchases										(4,238)
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes										(60,815)
Proceeds from senior notes										250,000	150,000
Net proceeds from senior notes											121,447
Term Loan [Member]
Proceeds from senior secured notes									75,000
Related to Mortgage Company [Member]
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash									2,034	1,555	(655)
Related to Letters of Credit [Member]
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash									872	2,993
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member]
Net (loss) income									(2,819)	(16,100)	307,144
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities									15,059	122,264	(277,932)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities									12,240	106,164	29,212
Intercompany financing activities – net									(12,240)	(106,164)	(29,212)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities									(12,240)	(106,164)	(29,212)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Net (loss) income									6,727	11,989	(45,276)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities									(26,032)	110,820	14,334
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities									(19,305)	122,809	(30,942)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures									(290)	16	(95)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures										315	203
Intercompany investing activities									344,479	(313,174)	(167,370)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities									345,061	(309,850)	(167,262)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility									5,000	47,000
Proceeds from senior secured notes									71,250
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes									(409,646)
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuance									(5,125)	(5,096)	(7,205)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities									(263,521)	226,851	114,242
Net increase in cash									62,235	39,810	(83,962)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year				199,318				159,508	199,318	159,508	243,470
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year	261,553				199,318				261,553	199,318	159,508
Principal payments on amortizing and debt repurchases										(4,238)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member]
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes										(60,815)
Proceeds from senior notes										250,000
Net proceeds from senior notes											121,447
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Term Loan [Member]
Proceeds from senior secured notes									75,000
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Related to Letters of Credit [Member]
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash									872	2,993
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net (loss) income									(13,274)	(20,929)	42,749
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities									353,149	(456,704)	(303,507)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities									339,875	(477,633)	(260,758)
Proceeds from sale of property and assets									685	1,556	467
Purchase of property, equipment, and other fixed assets and acquisitions									(7,977)	(2,054)	(3,395)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures									(74)	(114)	(831)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures										646	3,787
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities									(7,366)	34	28
Net payments from mortgages and notes									(60,535)	27,881	39,345
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs									(14,004)	17,117	17,232
Net proceeds from land bank financing programs									53,654	(6,198)	(8,297)
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuance									(4,812)	(2,732)	(4,051)
Intercompany financing activities – net									(302,407)	441,457	218,254
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities									(328,104)	477,525	262,483
Net increase in cash									4,405	(74)	1,753
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year				(4,800)				(4,726)	(4,800)	(4,726)	(6,479)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year	(395)				(4,800)				(395)	(4,800)	(4,726)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Net (loss) income									54,596	44,988	51,828
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities									259	(116,863)	20,075
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities									54,855	(71,875)	71,903
Proceeds from sale of property and assets									79	17	48
Purchase of property, equipment, and other fixed assets and acquisitions									(30)		(28)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures									(49,541)	(18,609)	(20,773)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures									5,264	16,151	7,117
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities									(42,194)	(886)	(14,291)
Net payments from mortgages and notes									(476)	11,502	1,425
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs									(3,134)	5,867	1,982
Net proceeds from land bank financing programs									11,980	(1,147)	(9,009)
Net proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit									36,713	31,956	(14,744)
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuance									(1,532)	(1,187)	(691)
Intercompany financing activities – net									(29,832)	(22,119)	(21,672)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities									13,719	24,872	(42,709)
Net increase in cash									26,380	(47,889)	14,903
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year				$ 59,227				$ 107,116	59,227	107,116	92,213
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year	$ 85,607				$ 59,227				85,607	59,227	107,116
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Related to Mortgage Company [Member]
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash									2,034	1,555	(655)
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Net (loss) income									(48,049)	(36,048)	(49,301)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities									48,049	36,048	49,301
Intercompany investing activities									(344,479)	313,174	167,370
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities									(344,479)	313,174	167,370
Intercompany financing activities – net									344,479	(313,174)	(167,370)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities									$ 344,479	$ (313,174)	$ (167,370)

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Note 23 - Unaudited Summarized Consolidated Quarterly Information - Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2016	Jul. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2015	Apr. 30, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2014
Revenues	$ 805,069	$ 716,850	$ 654,723	$ 575,605	$ 693,204	$ 540,613	$ 468,949	$ 445,714	$ 2,752,247	$ 2,148,480	$ 2,063,380
Expenses	760,171	711,791	661,312	575,638	653,080	549,089	495,585	464,616	2,742,265	2,174,414	2,049,942
Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs	10,438	1,565	9,669	11,681	4,426	1,077	4,311	2,230	33,353	12,044	5,224
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,200)								(3,200)		(1,155)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	881	(2,401)	(1,346)	(1,480)	1,699	(448)	1,466	1,452	(4,346)	4,169	7,897
Income (loss) before income taxes	32,141	1,093	(17,604)	(13,194)	37,397	(10,001)	(29,481)	(19,680)	2,436	(21,765)	20,180
State and federal income tax provision (benefit)	9,852	1,567	(9,143)	2,979	11,878	(2,317)	(9,922)	(5,304)	5,255	(5,665)	(286,964)
Net (loss) income	$ 22,289	$ (474)	$ (8,461)	$ (16,173)	$ 25,519	$ (7,684)	$ (19,559)	$ (14,376)	$ (2,819)	$ (16,100)	$ 307,144
Income (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0	$ (0.06)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.17	$ (0.05)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.11)	$ 2.05
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	147,521,000	147,412,000	147,334,000	147,139,000	147,057,000	147,010,000	146,946,000	146,929,000	147,451	146,899	146,271
Income (loss) per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0	$ (0.06)	$ (0.11)	$ 0.16	$ (0.05)	$ (0.13)	$ (0.10)	$ (0.02)	$ (0.11)	$ 1.87
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	160,590,000	147,412,000	147,334,000	147,139,000	160,299,000	147,010,000	146,946,000	146,929,000	147,451	146,899	162,441