Note 7 - Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Inventories Owned [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2012
	California		Southwest		Southeast		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land under development	$	583,684	$	255,519	$	248,006	$	1,087,209
Homes completed and under construction		247,259		67,510		88,131		402,900
Model homes		83,690		14,196		17,143		115,029
Total inventories owned	$	914,633	$	337,225	$	353,280	$	1,605,138

	December 31, 2011
	California		Southwest		Southeast		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land under development	$	614,668	$	221,481	$	200,680	$	1,036,829
Homes completed and under construction		205,515		67,200		67,134		339,849
Model homes		70,117		14,005		16,439		100,561
Total inventories owned	$	890,300	$	302,686	$	284,253	$	1,477,239

Inventory Real Estate Not Owned [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land purchase and lot option deposits	$	25,559	$	24,379
Other lot option contracts, net of deposits		60,875		35,461
Total inventories not owned	$	86,434	$	59,840