UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

July 10, 2007
Date of Report
(Date of earliest event reported)

THE RYLAND GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland	001-08029	52-0849948
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

24025 Park Sorrento, Suite 400, Calabasas, California 91302
	(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(ZIP Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 223-7500
	Not Applicable
	(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 10, 2007, The Ryland Group, Inc. provided preliminary earnings results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2007.  The information in Exhibit 99 is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K.

The information in this report, including Exhibit 99 attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)	Exhibits
		Exhibit 99	Press release dated July 10, 2007

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SIGNATURES

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

	THE RYLAND GROUP, INC.
Date: July 10, 2007	By:	/s/ Timothy J. Geckle
		Timothy J. Geckle
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel
		and Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99	Press release dated July 10, 2007