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

BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		37-1446709 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

8500 Executive Park Avenue Suite 300, Fairfax, Virginia (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		22031 (Zip Code)

(703) 270-1700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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As of June 30, 2007, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $324,154,612 based upon the closing market price on June 30, 2007 of a share of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange.

As of February 29, 2008, the registrant had outstanding 26,663,413 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s 2008 definitive proxy statement, to be filed with the Commission no later than April 29, 2008, are incorporated by reference into Item 10 (Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance), Item 11 (Executive Compensation), Item 12 (Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters), Item 13 (Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence) and Item 14 (Principal Accounting Fees and Services) of Part III of this annual report on Form 10-K.

 

 

PART I

Item 1. Business

Introduction

Brookfield Homes Corporation (“Brookfield Homes”) is a land developer and homebuilder (unless the context requires otherwise, references in this report to “we,” “our,” “us” and “the Company” refer to Brookfield Homes and its subsidiaries). We entitle and develop land for our own communities and sell lots to third parties. We also design, construct and market single-family and multi-family homes primarily to move-up and luxury homebuyers. Our operations are currently focused primarily in the following markets: Northern California (San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento); Southland / Los Angeles; San Diego / Riverside; and the Washington D.C. Area. We target these markets because we believe over the longer term they offer the following positive characteristics: strong housing demand, a constrained supply of developable land and close proximity to areas where we expect strong employment growth. Our Washington D.C. Area operations commenced in the mid 1980s and our California operations commenced in 1996.

General Development of Our Business

We were incorporated on August 28, 2002 in Delaware as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Properties Corporation (“Brookfield Properties”) in order to acquire all of the California and Washington D.C. Area homebuilding and land development operations of Brookfield Properties pursuant to a reorganization of its residential homebuilding business (which we refer to as the “Spin-off”). On January 6, 2003, Brookfield Properties completed the Spin-off by distributing all of the issued and outstanding common stock it owned in our Company to its common shareholders. We began trading as a separate company on the New York Stock Exchange on January 7, 2003, under the symbol “BHS.”

The following chart summarizes our principal operating subsidiaries and the year in which we commenced operations:

Principal Subsidiary		Market		Year of Entry
Brookfield Bay Area Holdings LLC		San Francisco Bay Area			1996
Brookfield Southland Holdings LLC		Southland / Los Angeles			1996
Brookfield San Diego Holdings LLC		San Diego / Riverside			1996
Brookfield Washington LLC		Washington D.C. Area			1984
Brookfield California Land Holdings LLC		California			1998
Brookfield Sacramento LLC		Sacramento			2003

Current Business Environment

2007 was one of the most challenging years for the housing industry on record. The supply of resale and new homes far exceeds demand and even though new home production in the United States has dropped to 1.1 million units per year, we do not anticipate that an equilibrium between the supply and demand for housing will be reached before 2009. This continuing imbalance, as well as the disruption in credit markets, has led to continued weak consumer confidence, a critical factor for home sales. For additional information and analysis of the impact to our operations and financial condition, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7 of this Form 10-K.

Overview of the Land Development and Homebuilding Industry

The residential homebuilding and land development industry involves converting raw or undeveloped land into residential housing. This process begins with the purchase of raw land and is followed by the development of the land, and the marketing and sale of homes constructed on the land.

Raw Land

Raw land is usually unentitled property, without the regulatory approvals which allow the construction of residential, industrial, commercial or mixed-use buildings. Acquiring and developing raw land requires significant capital expenditures and has associated carrying costs, including property taxes and interest. The selection and purchase of raw land provides the inventory required for development purposes and is an important aspect of the real estate development process. Developers of land, from time to time, sell raw or partially approved land to other homebuilders and land developers as part of the normal course of their business.

Land Development

Land development involves the conversion of raw land to the stage where homes may be constructed on the land. Regulatory bodies at the various governmental levels must approve the proposed end use of the land and many of the details of the development process. The time required to obtain the necessary approvals varies. In most jurisdictions, development occurs on a contiguous basis to existing land services such as water and sanitation.

To shorten the development period, many developers purchase land that has been partially developed. This land is generally higher in value than raw land because a portion of the costs and risk associated with the development have been incurred.

Generally, the first significant step in developing a residential community is to complete a draft specific plan incorporating major street patterns and designating parcels of land for various uses, such as parks, schools, rights of way and residential and commercial uses that is consistent with the local city or county general plan. This plan is then submitted for approval to the governmental authority with principal jurisdiction in the area such as a city or county. The draft specific plan is then refined with the local, state and federal agencies designating main and side streets, lot sizes for residential use and the sizes and locations of parcels of land to be used for schools, parks, open space, commercial properties and multi-family dwellings. These refinements are usually made in consultation with local planning officials, state agencies and, if required, federal agencies. In most cases, this process takes several years to complete.

Once the plan has been approved, the developer generally commences negotiations with the local governmental authority on a formal development agreement, which governs the principal aspects of the construction of the community. These negotiations generally involve the review and approval of engineering designs pertaining to various aspects of the development, such as the construction and installation of sewer lines, water mains, utilities, roads and sidewalks. At the same time, the allocation of the costs of these items between the governmental authority and the developer, and the amount of fees which the developer will pay in order to obtain final approval of the plan, must be settled.

Upon execution of the development agreement and grading and improvement plans, the developer generally posts a bond with the local governmental authority to secure the developer’s obligations and the plan receives final approval. The developer is generally required to convey to the local municipality, for no consideration, the land upon which roads, sidewalks, rights of way and parks are constructed. Land for schools, if any, is sold to the local school district. The school district normally takes responsibility to construct the schools with developer fees and local and state bonds. The developer is usually responsible for the grading of the land and the installation of sewers, water mains, utilities, roads and sidewalks, while the municipality is usually responsible for the construction of recreational and community amenities such as libraries and community centers. The municipality funds its portion of these costs through fees charged to the developer in connection with plan approvals and through the collection of property taxes from local residents.

After a period of one to two years, following the completion by the developer of certain obligations under the development agreement, the municipality takes responsibility from the developer for the underground services, roads and sidewalks, and a portion of the improvement bond posted by the developer is released. The developer is generally required to maintain a minimum portion of the bond with the municipality after completion of the community to ensure performance by the developer of its remaining obligations under the development agreement.

Home Construction and Marketing

Residential home construction involves the actual construction of single-family houses and multi-family buildings such as townhouses and condominiums. Each dwelling is generally referred to as a “unit.” A planned community typically includes a number of “lots” on which single-family units will be situated and a smaller number of “pads” of land which have been designated for the construction of multi-family units, schools, parks and commercial buildings. The approved development plan specifically provides the total number of lots and pads in the project. The construction phase normally involves consulting, architectural, engineering, merchandising and marketing personnel who assist the homebuilder in planning the project. Residential home construction is usually performed by subcontractors under the supervision of the homebuilder’s construction management personnel. Marketing and sales of residential units are conducted by marketing sales staff employed by the homebuilder or by independent realtors. Pre-selling residential units before the commencement of their construction is a common sales practice that usually involves the creation of model homes or drawings of the proposed homes in a sales location close to or within the project.

Narrative Description of Our Business

We develop land for our own communities and sell lots to other homebuilders. In our own communities, we design, construct and market single-family and multi-family homes primarily to move-up and luxury homebuyers. In each of our markets, we operate through local business units which are involved in all phases of the planning and building of our master-planned communities and infill developments. These phases include sourcing and evaluating land acquisitions, site planning, obtaining entitlements, developing the land, product design, constructing, marketing and selling homes and homebuyer customer service. In the five year period ended December 31, 2007, we closed a total of 7,201 homes and sold 8,744 lots in various stages of development to other homebuilders. A home or lot is considered closed when title has passed to the homebuyer, and for a lot when a significant cash down payment or appropriate security has been received.

We believe we have developed a reputation for innovative planning of master-planned communities and infill developments. Master-planned communities are new home communities that typically feature community centers, parks, recreational areas, schools and other amenities. Within a master-planned community there may be smaller neighborhoods offering a variety of home styles and price levels from which homebuyers may choose. In an infill development, we construct homes in previously urbanized areas on under-utilized land. In connection with planning and building each of our master-planned communities and infill developments, we consider, among other things, amenities, views, traffic flows, open space, schools and security.

In 2007, we closed a total of 839 homes, compared with 1,181 in 2006. The breakdown of our home closings by market in the last three years follows:

(Units)		2007				2006				2005
Northern California			131				107				192
Southland / Los Angeles			258				326				221
San Diego / Riverside			150				288				611
Washington D.C. Area			272				375				556
Corporate and Other			14				63				2
			825				1,159				1,582
Joint Ventures			14				22				36
Total			839				1,181				1,618

At December 31, 2007, we had in backlog 155 homes, a decrease of 104 homes when compared to 2006. Backlog represents the number of homes subject to pending sales contracts.

We also sell serviced and unserviced lots to other homebuilders, generally on an opportunistic basis where we can enhance our returns, reduce our risk in a market or re-deploy our capital to an asset providing higher returns. In 2007, we sold 1,328 lots, the majority of which related to the sale of 1,249 controlled lots in Southern California. In 2006, we sold 834 lots, the majority of which were bulk sales of raw or undeveloped land in Southland and San Diego.

Our average home price in 2007 from directly owned projects was $656,000, a decrease of $21,000 or 3% when compared to our average home price in 2006 of $677,000. The breakdown of the average prices on our home closings in the last three years follows:

		2007								2006								2005
						Average								Average								Average
		Sales				Price				Sales				Price				Sales				Price
		(Millions)								(Millions)								(Millions)
Northern California		$	121			$	921,000			$	106			$	987,000			$	199			$	1,036,000
Southland / Los Angeles			176				682,000				236				725,000				193				874,000
San Diego / Riverside			89				597,000				173				601,000				378				618,000
Washington D.C. Area			143				528,000				222				592,000				303				545,000
Corporate and Other			12				831,000				47				749,000				1				586,000
Total		$	541			$	656,000			$	784			$	677,000			$	1,074			$	679,000

For more detailed financial information with respect to our revenues, earnings and assets, please see the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report.

Business Strategy

Our goal is to maximize the total return on our common stockholders’ equity over the long term. The key elements of our strategy to achieve this goal are as follows:

Selective Acquisition Policies

We selectively acquire land that provides us with attractive residential projects that are consistent with our overall strategy and management expertise. We acquire land only if we believe that it will provide us with a minimum return on our invested capital. We also acquire options to purchase land rather than purchasing the land outright, in order to reduce our capital at risk in controlling land. In determining the minimum return we will accept, we take into account the risk inherent in increasing our land inventory and the specific development project. In making additional land acquisitions in one of our current markets, we consider our recent financial returns achieved in that market.

In order to expand our market opportunities, we selectively pursue joint venture projects with landowners, other homebuilders and intermediaries. We are generally active participants in our joint ventures.

During 2007, we acquired 1,479 lots and obtained control of a further 2,237 lots through options. All of the lots were acquired from joint venture partners or were lots we previously controlled through options.

Decentralized Operating Structure

We operate our homebuilding business through local business units responsible for projects in their geographic area. Each of our business units has significant experience in the land development and homebuilding industry in the market in which it operates. We believe that in-depth knowledge of a local market enables our business units to better meet the needs of our customers and to more effectively address the issues that arise on each project. Our business units are responsible for all elements of the land development and homebuilding process, including sourcing and evaluating land acquisitions, site planning and entitlements, developing the land, product design, constructing, marketing and selling homes, customer service and management reporting. Given the nature of their responsibilities, the compensation of each of the management teams in our business units is directly related to its results. Each business unit operates as a fully integrated profit center and the senior management of each business unit is compensated through a combination of base salary and participation in his or her business unit’s profits. Furthermore, each of our business unit presidents own a minority equity interest in their business unit.

The corporate team sets our strategic goals and overall strategy. The corporate team approves all acquisitions, allocates capital to the business units based on expected returns and levels of risk, establishes succession plans, ensures operations maintain a consistent level of quality, evaluates and manages risk and holds management of the business units accountable for the performance of their business unit.

Proactive Asset Management

Our business generally comprises four stages where we make strategic decisions to deploy capital: entitling the raw land that we control; acquiring land; the development of the land; and the construction of homes on the land. As our assets evolve through these stages, we continually assess our ability to maximize returns on our capital, while attempting to minimize our risks. The decision to invest in or dispose of an asset at each stage of development is based on a number of factors, including the amount of capital to be deployed, the level of incremental returns at each stage and returns on other investment opportunities.

Creating Communities

We seek to acquire land that allows us to create communities that include recreational amenities such as parks, biking and walking trails, efficient traffic flows, schools and public service facilities. We integrate land planning and development with housing product design in order to deliver lifestyle, comfort and value. We cooperate with local and regulatory authorities in order to be responsive to community conditions, and we attempt to balance our goal of maximizing the value of our land with the impact of development on the community and the environment. We encourage our employees to actively participate in local community activities and associations.

Risk Management

We focus on managing risk in each stage of the homebuilding and land development process. In the land acquisition phase, we use options to mitigate the risk that land values will decline due to poor economic or real estate market conditions, or that we will be unable to obtain approval for development of a proposed community. We attempt to limit development approval risk by conducting significant due diligence before we close land acquisitions. We sell lots and parcels when we believe we can redeploy capital to an asset providing higher returns or reduce risk in a market.

When constructing homes, we strive to satisfy our customers and limit our product liability risk by:

•		selecting carefully the building materials that we use;
•		emphasizing to our employees and subcontractors that our homes are to be built to meet a high standard of quality and workmanship;
•		using only insured subcontractors to perform construction activities;
•		providing on-site quality control; and
•		providing after-sales service.

Finally, we limit the risk of overbuilding by attempting to match our construction starts to our sales rates. We generally do not begin selling homes until a significant portion of the homes’ construction costs have been established through firm subcontractor bids.

Asset Profile

Our assets are focused on single-family and multi-family homebuilding in the markets in which we operate. They consist primarily of housing and land inventory and investments in housing and land joint ventures. Our total assets excluding cash and cash equivalents and deferred income taxes as of December 31, 2007 were $1,286 million, with $929 million of these assets located in California, $305 million in the Washington D.C. Area and $52 million in other operations.

As of December 31, 2007, we controlled 25,371 lots. Controlled lots include those we directly own, our share of those owned by our joint ventures and those that we have the option to purchase. Our controlled lots provide a strong foundation for our future homebuilding business and visibility on our future cash flow. Approximately eighty percent of our owned lots are entitled and ready for development and our optioned lots are mainly unentitled and require various regulatory approvals before development can commence. The number of residential building lots we control in each of our markets as of December 31, 2007 follows:

		Owned
(Lots)		Directly				Joint Ventures				Options(1)				Total Lots
Northern California			1,227				98				6,878				8,203
Southland / Los Angeles			1,439				54				1,735				3,228
San Diego / Riverside			4,169				1,895				2,292				8,356
Washington D.C. Area			2,569				1,345				1,388				5,302
Corporate and Other			216				66				—				282
Total December 31, 2007			9,620				3,458				12,293				25,371
Total December 31, 2006			8,262				4,457				14,897				27,616

Our housing and land inventory includes homes completed or under construction, developed land and raw land. The book value of our housing and land inventory in each of our primary markets as of the end of the last two years is as follows:

		December				December
(Book Value, $ millions)		31, 2007				31, 2006
Northern California		$	308			$	289
Southland / Los Angeles			150				154
San Diego / Riverside			337				344
Washington D.C. Area			238				247
Corporate and Other			45				41
Total		$	1,078			$	1,075

The book value of our investments in housing and land joint ventures as of December 31, 2007 was $131 million. The total book value of the assets and liabilities of these joint ventures and our share of the equity of the joint ventures as of December 31, 2007 follows:

		December
(Book Value, $ millions)		31, 2007
Assets		$	488
Liabilities		$	219
Brookfield Homes’ net investment		$	131

The following describes our major projects:

Windemere, San Francisco Bay Area. Windemere is a 5,200 lot master-planned community located on one of the last premier infill tracts of residential housing land in the East Bay area of San Francisco. Windemere was acquired under option in 1998 and lot sales commenced in 2001. We hold a one-third interest in Windemere, with the other two-thirds owned equally by Centex Corporation and Lennar Corporation. We have no affiliation with Centex Corporation or Lennar Corporation. We directly own 329 lots in Windemere and our share of the remaining joint venture units is 98 lots.

University District, San Francisco Bay Area. University District is a 254 acre project in Rohnert Park, near Santa Rosa which is entitled for 1,454 lots, all of which we control. The City of Rohnert Park’s water supply assessment has been challenged and has delayed further development of this project.

Edenglen, Ontario. Edenglen is a 542 lot project in the City of Ontario in San Bernardino County and is the first community within the master-planned community currently known as the New Model Colony. We obtained final approvals and commenced grading in 2006. Home closings commenced in 2007 and as of December 31, 2007 we owned 528 lots.

Morningstar Ranch, Riverside County. Morningstar Ranch is a 1,081 lot master-planned community near Temecula in Riverside County. The initial phases totalling 448 lots have closed out and land development on the remaining 633 lots commenced in 2004 and was completed in 2006. Home closings commenced in 2006 and as of December 31, 2007 we owned 545 lots.

Audie Murphy Ranch, Riverside County. Audie Murphy Ranch is a 999 acre project in the Menifee Valley in the County of Riverside. We obtained final development approvals in 2004 and we expect to commence home closings in 2008. We hold a 50% interest in Audie Murphy Ranch, with the remaining 50% held by Woodside Homes. We have no affiliation with Woodside Homes. We directly own 162 lots in Audie Murphy Ranch and our share of the remaining joint venture units is 907 lots.

Calavera Hills, San Diego County. Calavera Hills is an 800 acre project located in the coastal community of Carlsbad. We have completed the first two phases of the project and Phase III, which is planned for 390 units, commenced development in 2007. We hold a 50% interest in Calavera Hills, with the remaining 50% held by McMillin Companies. We have no affiliation with McMillin Companies.

Sycamore Canyon, San Diego County. Sycamore Canyon is a 2,132 acre project located in San Diego County. The project was acquired under option in 1998, and in 2002, final development approvals were obtained and grading of the site commenced. Home closings commenced in 2004 and as of December 31, 2007, we owned 247 lots.

Windingwalk, San Diego County. Windingwalk in south San Diego County is a 1,200 acre project. Grading on the site commenced in 2002 and home closings commenced in 2004. We hold a 50% interest in this project, with the remaining 50% held by Shea Homes. We have no affiliation with Shea Homes. All lots have been distributed to partners of which we owned directly 286 lots as of December 31, 2007.

Heritage Shores, Washington, D.C. Area. Heritage Shores is a 2,000 lot master-planned active adult community located in the town of Bridgeville, Delaware. Development commenced in 2004 and Phase I is fully developed and the golf course and clubhouse were completed in 2006. As of December 31, 2007, we owned 511 lots in Heritage Shores and held a long-term option for a further 1,066 lots.

Braemar, Washington D.C. Area. Braemar is a master-planned community located in Prince William County that began development in 1994. Since 1999, we have closed over 2,400 homes and lots in this community. As of December 31, 2007, we owned 453 lots in Braemar and adjacent communities.

Property Acquisition and Sale

Before entering into an agreement to purchase land, we complete comparative studies and analyses that assist us in evaluating the acquisition. We manage our risk and attempt to maximize our return on invested capital on land acquisitions by either entering into option agreements or joint venture arrangements. We attempt to limit our development approval risk by conducting significant due diligence before we close land acquisitions. We regularly evaluate our land inventory and strategically sell lots and parcels of land to third parties at various stages of the development process to increase our returns from a project.

Construction and Development

We attempt to match our construction starts to our sales rate. We control our construction starts by constructing and selling homes in phases. Generally, we will not start construction of a phase of homes until sales of homes to be built in the phase have met predetermined targets. The size of these phases depends upon factors such as current sales and cancellation rates, the type of buyer targeted for a particular project, the time of year and our assessment of prevailing and anticipated economic conditions. We generally do not begin selling homes until a significant portion of the homes’ construction costs are established through firm subcontractor bids.

We attempt to limit the number of unsold units under construction by limiting the size of each construction phase and closely monitoring sales activity. Building homes of a similar product type in phases also allows us to utilize production techniques that reduce our construction costs. The number of our unsold homes fluctuates depending upon the timing of completion of construction and absorption of home phases. As of December 31, 2007, we had 285 completed and unsold homes, excluding the model homes we currently maintain. The level of completed homes has increased when compared to previous years as a result of continued high sales cancellation rates.

We function as a general contractor, subcontracting the construction activities for our projects. We manage these activities with on-site supervisory employees and informational and management control systems. We engage independent architectural, design, engineering and other consulting firms to assist in project planning. We do not have long-term contractual commitments with our subcontractors, consultants or suppliers of materials, who are generally selected on a competitive bid basis. We employ subcontractors for site improvements and for virtually all of the work involved in the construction of homes. In almost all instances, our subcontractors commit to complete the specified work in accordance with written price schedules. These price schedules normally change to meet fluctuations in labor and material costs. We do not own heavy construction equipment and we have a relatively small labor force used to supervise development and construction, and to perform routine maintenance service and minor amounts of other work. We have generally been able to obtain sufficient materials and subcontractors, even during times of market shortages. We build a home in approximately five to eight months, depending upon design, the availability of raw materials and supplies, governmental approvals, local labor situation, time of year and other factors.

Sales and Marketing

We advertise in local newspapers and magazines and on billboards to assist us in selling our homes. We also utilize direct mailings, special promotional events, illustrated brochures and model homes in our marketing program. The internet has also become an important source of information for our customers. Through the internet, potential buyers are able to search for their home, take a virtual video tour of selected homes, obtain general information about our projects and communicate directly with our personnel.

We sell our homes through our own sales representatives and through independent real estate brokers. Our in-house sales force typically works from sales offices located in model homes close to or in each community. Sales representatives assist potential buyers by providing them with basic floor plans, price information, development and construction timetables, tours of model homes and the selection of options. Sales personnel are licensed by the applicable real estate bodies in their respective markets, are trained by us and generally have had prior experience selling new homes in the local market. Our personnel, along with subcontracted marketing and design consultants, carefully design exteriors and interiors of each home to coincide with the lifestyles of targeted buyers. We use various floor plan types and elevations to provide a more varied street scene and a sense of customization for the buyers.

As of December 31, 2007, we owned 107 model homes and leased 31 model homes from third parties, which are not generally available for sale until the final build-out of a project. Generally, two to four different model homes are built and decorated at each project to display design features. Model homes play a key role in helping buyers understand the efficiencies and value provided by each floor plan type. In addition to model homes, customers can gain an understanding of the various design features and options available to them using our design centers. At each design center, customers can meet with a designer and are shown the standard and upgraded selections available to them, including professional interior design furnishings and accessories.

We typically sell homes using sales contracts that include cash deposits by the purchasers. Before entering into sales contracts, we generally pre-qualify our customers. However, purchasers can generally cancel sales contracts if they are unable to sell their existing homes, if they fail to qualify for financing, or under certain other circumstances. Although cancellations can delay the sale of our homes, they have historically not had a material impact on our operating results. During 2007, as a result of continuing challenging market conditions, our cancellation rate of 32% was high relative to our historical average of 15%. We continue to closely monitor the progress of prospective buyers in obtaining financing. We also monitor and attempt to adjust our planned construction starts depending on the level of demand for our homes.

Customer Service and Quality Control

We pay particular attention to the product design process and carefully consider quality and choice of materials in order to attempt to eliminate building deficiencies. The quality and workmanship of the trade contractors we employ are monitored and we make regular inspections to ensure our standards are met.

We staff each business unit with quality control and customer service staff whose role includes providing a positive experience for each customer throughout the pre-sale, sale, building, closing and post-closing periods. These employees are also responsible for providing after-sales customer service. Our quality and service initiatives include taking customers on a comprehensive tour of their home prior to closing and using customer survey results to improve our standards of quality and customer satisfaction.

Mortgage Brokerage Operations

We offer mortgage brokerage services exclusively to our customers in our San Francisco Bay Area, Southland / Los Angeles, San Diego and Washington D.C. Area markets. We have agreements with various lenders to receive a fee on loans made by the lenders to customers we introduce to the lenders. We provide mortgage origination services to our customers in the Washington D.C. Area and do not retain or service the mortgages we originate. We customarily sell all of the loans and loan servicing rights that we originate in the secondary market within a month of origination and on a limited recourse basis, generally limited to early payment defaults or fraud and misrepresentation. For the year ended December 31, 2007, less than 1% of our revenue and less than 1% of our net income was derived from our mortgage operations.

Relationship with Affiliates

We are a land developer and homebuilder, developing land and building homes primarily in four markets in California and in the Washington D.C. Area. None of our affiliates, including Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and Brookfield Properties, operate in similar businesses in our markets. Nevertheless, there are agreements among our affiliates to which we are a party or subject relating to a name license, the lease of office space, a deposit facility and an unsecured revolving credit facility in the form of a promissory note. For a further description of these agreements refer to “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” which is incorporated by reference into Item 13 of this report from our definitive 2008 proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than April 29, 2008.

Three of our directors serve as executive officers and/or directors of our affiliates. For a description of those relationships refer to “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” which is incorporated by reference into Item 13 of this report from our definitive 2008 proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than April 29, 2008.

Competition

The residential homebuilding industry is highly competitive. We compete against numerous homebuilders and others in the real estate business in and near the areas where our communities are located. Our principal competitors are primarily national public company homebuilders, including Centex Corporation, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Lennar Corporation, Pulte Corporation, Standard Pacific Corp. and Toll Brothers, Inc. We also compete with resales of existing homes and with the rental housing market. We may compete for investment opportunities, financing, available land, raw materials and skilled labor with entities that possess greater financial, marketing and other resources than us. Competition may increase the bargaining power of property owners seeking to sell and industry competition may increase if there is future consolidation in the land development and homebuilding industry.

Material Contracts

Other than contracts arising in connection with the reorganization and the Spin-off of the residential homebuilding operations of Brookfield Properties, and a deposit facility and promissory note with subsidiaries of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., we are not party or subject to any material contracts. For a description of the material contracts arising in connection with the reorganization, refer to “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” which is incorporated by reference into Item 13 of this report from our definitive 2008 proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than April 29, 2008.

Regulation and Environment

We are subject to local and state laws and regulations concerning zoning, design, construction and similar matters, including local regulations which impose restrictive zoning and density requirements in order to limit the number of homes that eventually can be built within the boundaries of a particular area. We are also subject to periodic delays in our homebuilding projects due to building moratoria. In addition, new development projects may be subject to various assessments for schools, parks, streets and highways and other public improvements, the costs of which can be substantial. When made, these assessments can have a negative impact on our sales by raising the price that homebuyers must pay for our homes.

We are also subject to local, state and federal laws and regulations concerning the protection of the environment. The environmental laws that apply to a given homebuilding site depend upon the site’s location, its environmental conditions and the present and former uses of the site and its adjoining properties. Environmental laws and conditions may result in delays, or cause us to incur substantial compliance and other costs, and can prohibit or severely restrict homebuilding activity in environmentally sensitive regions or areas.

We do not currently have any material estimated capital expenditures related to governmental assessments or environmental compliance costs for the remainder of fiscal 2008, fiscal 2009 or fiscal 2010.

In connection with our operations, some of our employees have general contractor and real estate sales licenses, which are subject to governmental regulations. Our employees holding those licenses are currently in material compliance with all applicable regulations.

Seasonality

We have historically experienced variability in our results of operations from quarter to quarter due to the seasonal nature of the homebuilding business and the timing of new community openings and the closing out of projects. We typically experience the highest rate of orders for new homes in the first six months of the calendar year, although the rate of orders for new homes is highly dependent upon the number of active communities. Because new home deliveries trail orders for new homes by several months, we typically deliver a greater percentage of new homes in the second half of the year compared with the first half of the year. As a result, our revenues from sales of homes
are generally higher in the second half of the year.

Employees

As of December 31, 2007, we had 459 employees. We consider our relations with our employees to be good. Our construction operations are conducted primarily through independent subcontractors, thereby limiting the number of our employees. None of our employees are currently represented by a union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We have not recently experienced any work stoppages.

Available Information

We make available free of charge on our website our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The reports may be accessed by visiting our website at www.brookfieldhomes.com and clicking on the “Investor Relations” link. We will also provide these reports in paper format to our stockholders free of charge upon request made to our Investor Relations department. Information on our website is not part of this annual report on Form 10-K.

NYSE Annual Disclosure

We confirm that we have submitted a Section 303A.12(a) CEO Certification to the NYSE in 2007 and filed with the SEC the CEO / CFO certification required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the 2007 fiscal year.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

This section describes the material risks associated with an investment in our common stock. Stockholders should carefully consider each of the risks described below and all of the other information in this Form 10-K. If any of the following risks occurs, our business, prospects, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be materially and adversely affected. In such an event, the trading price of shares of our common stock could decline substantially, and stockholders may lose all or part of the value of their shares of our common stock.

Our business and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected by weakness in general economic, real estate and other conditions.

The land development and homebuilding industry is cyclical and is significantly affected by changes in general and local economic and industry conditions, such as employment levels, availability of financing for homebuyers, interest rates, consumer confidence, levels of new and existing homes for sale, demographic trends and housing demand. In addition, an oversupply of alternatives to new homes, such as resale homes, including homes held for sale by investors and speculators, foreclosed homes and rental properties may reduce our ability to sell new homes, depress prices and reduce our margins from the sale of new homes.

2007 was one of the most challenging years for the housing industry on record. The supply of resale and new homes far exceeds demand and even though new home production has declined, we do not anticipate that an equilibrium between the supply and demand for housing will be reached before 2009. This continuing imbalance, as well as the disruption in credit markets, has led to continued weak consumer confidence, a critical factor for home sales. These challenging market conditions in 2007 negatively impacted our operations, resulting in lower home sales per community, price reductions, high home sale cancellation rates and consequently higher inventories than planned. These factors resulted in a 28% decline in home closings to 839 units, below our target home closings for 2007 of 1,150 to 1,250 units. The lower volumes and sales price declines resulted in a significant decrease in net income and for the first year in our history we did not have positive operating cash flow. We believe that housing market conditions will continue to be challenging and may deteriorate further. We cannot predict the duration or ultimate severity of these challenging conditions.

Homebuilders are also subject to risks related to the availability and cost of materials and labor, and adverse weather conditions that can cause delays in construction schedules and cost overruns. Furthermore, the market value of undeveloped land, buildable lots and housing inventories held by us can fluctuate significantly as a result of changing economic and real estate market conditions and may result in inventory impairment charges or putting our deposits for lots controlled under option at risk. If there are significant adverse changes in economic or real estate market conditions, we may have to sell homes at a loss or hold land in inventory longer than planned. Inventory carrying costs can be significant and can result in losses in a poorly performing project or market. We may be particularly affected by changes in local market conditions in California, where we derive a large proportion of our revenue. As a result of the present challenging market conditions, we have sold homes and lots for lower profit margins that in the past and we have recorded inventory impairment and lot option write-off charges. If market conditions continue to deteriorate, some of our assets may be subject to further inventory impairment and to option write-off charges.

Rising mortgage rates or decreases in the availability of mortgage financing will discourage people from buying new homes.

Virtually all of our customers finance their home acquisitions through lenders providing mortgage financing. Prior to the recent volatility in the financial markets, mortgage rates were at or near their lowest levels in many years and a variety of mortgage products were available. As a result, more homebuyers were able to qualify for mortgage financing. Increases in mortgage rates or decreases in the availability of mortgage financing could depress the market for new homes because of the increased monthly mortgage costs to potential homebuyers. Even if potential customers do not need financing, changes in interest rates and mortgage availability could make it harder for them to sell their homes to potential buyers who need financing, which would result in reduced demand for new homes. As a result, rising mortgage rates and reduced mortgage availability could adversely affect our ability to sell new homes and the price at which we can sell them.

During 2007, there was a significant decrease in the type of mortgage products available and a general increase in the qualification requirements for mortgages. Fewer loan products and tighter loan qualifications made it more difficult for some borrowers to finance the purchase of our homes. This, coupled with higher mortgage interest rates for some mortgage products has reduced demand for new homes. These reductions in demand have adversely affected our operations and financial results, and the duration and severity of the effects are uncertain.

Laws and regulations related to property development and related to the environment subject us to additional costs and delays which adversely affect our business and results of operations.

We must comply with extensive and complex regulations affecting the homebuilding and land development process. These regulations impose on us additional costs and delays, which adversely affect our business and results of operations. In particular, we are required to obtain the approval of numerous governmental authorities regulating matters such as permitted land uses, levels of density, the installation of utility services, zoning and building

standards. These regulations often provide broad discretion to the administering governmental authorities as to the conditions we must meet prior to being approved for a particular development or project, if approved at all. In addition, new development projects may be subject to various assessments for schools, parks, streets and highways and other public improvements, the costs of which can be substantial. When made, these assessments can have a negative impact on our sales by raising the price that homebuyers must pay for our homes. We must also comply with a variety of local, state and federal laws and regulations concerning the protection of health and the environment, including with respect to hazardous or toxic substances. These environmental laws sometimes result in delays, cause us to incur additional costs, or severely restrict land development and homebuilding activity in environmentally sensitive regions or areas.

If we are not able to develop and market our master-planned communities successfully, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected.

Before a master-planned community generates any revenues, material expenditures are incurred to acquire land, obtain development approvals and construct significant portions of project infrastructure, amenities, model homes and sales facilities. It generally takes several years for a master-planned community development to achieve cumulative positive cash flow. If we are unable to develop and market our master-planned communities successfully and to generate positive cash flows from these operations in a timely manner, it will have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

Difficulty in retaining qualified trades workers, or obtaining required materials and supplies, will adversely affect our business and results of operations.

The homebuilding industry has from time to time experienced significant difficulties in the supply of materials and services, including with respect to: shortages of qualified trades people; labor disputes; shortages of building materials; unforeseen environmental and engineering problems; and increases in the cost of certain materials (particularly increases in the price of lumber, wall board and cement, which are significant components of home construction costs). When any of these difficulties occur, it causes delays and increases the cost of constructing our homes.

Homebuilding is subject to home warranty and construction defect claims in the ordinary course of business and furthermore we sometimes face liabilities when we act as a general contractor, and we are sometimes responsible for losses when we hire general contractors.

As a homebuilder, we are subject to construction defect and home warranty claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. These claims are common in the homebuilding industry and can be costly. Further, where we act as the general contractor, we are responsible for the performance of the entire contract, including work assigned to subcontractors. Claims may be asserted against us for construction defects, personal injury or property damage caused by the subcontractors, and if successful these claims give rise to liability. Where we hire general contractors, if there are unforeseen events like the bankruptcy of, or an uninsured or under-insured loss claimed against our general contractors, we sometimes become responsible for the losses or other obligations of the general contractors. The cost of insuring against construction defect and product liability claims are high, and the amount of coverage offered by insurance companies is currently limited. There can be no assurance that this coverage will not be further restricted and become more costly. If we are not able to obtain adequate insurance against these claims, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected.

If we are not able to raise capital on favorable terms, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected.

We operate in a capital intensive industry and require significant capital expenditures to maintain our competitive position. The failure to secure additional debt or equity financing or the failure to do so on favorable terms will limit our ability to grow our business, which in turn will adversely affect our business and results of operations. We expect to make significant capital expenditures in the future to enhance and maintain the operations of our properties and to expand and develop our real estate inventory. If our plans or assumptions change or prove to be inaccurate, or if our cash flow from operations proves to be insufficient due to unanticipated expenses or otherwise, we will likely seek to minimize cash expenditures and/or obtain additional financing in order to support our plan of operations. If sufficient funding, whether obtained through public or private debt, equity financing or from strategic alliances is not available when needed or is not available on acceptable terms, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected.

Our debt and leverage could adversely affect our financial condition.

We are leveraged and our leverage could have important consequences, including the following: our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures or acquisitions may be impaired in the future; a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations must be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our debt, thereby reducing the funds available to us for other purposes; some of our borrowings are and will continue to be at variable rates of interest, which will expose us to the risk of increased interest rates; and our substantial leverage may limit our flexibility to adjust to changing economic or market conditions, reduce our ability to withstand competitive pressures and make us more vulnerable to a general economic downturn.

If any of these conditions occur, our financial condition will be adversely affected. In addition, our various debt instruments contain financial and other restrictive covenants that may limit our ability to, among other things, borrow additional funds that we might need in the future. We also guarantee shortfalls under some of our community bond debt, when the revenues, fees and assessments which are designed to cover principal and interest and other operating costs of the bonds are not paid.

We finance each of our projects individually. As a result, to the extent we increase the number of our projects and our related investment, our total debt obligations may increase. In general, we repay the principal of our debt from the proceeds of home closings.

Based on our net debt levels as of December 31, 2007, a 1% change up or down in interest rates could have either a negative or positive effect of approximately $5 million on our cash flows. Refer also to the section of this Form 10-K entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks — Interest Rates.”

Our business and results of operations will be adversely affected if poor relations with the residents of our communities negatively impact our sales.

As a master-planned community developer, we are sometimes expected by community residents to resolve any issues or disputes that arise in connection with the development of our communities. Our sales may be negatively affected if any efforts made by us to resolve these issues or disputes are unsatisfactory to the affected residents, which in turn would adversely affect our results of operations. In addition, our business and results of operations would be adversely affected if we are required to make material expenditures related to the settlement of these issues or disputes, or to modify our community development plans.

Our business is susceptible to adverse weather conditions and natural disasters.

Homebuilding in California and the Washington D.C. Area is susceptible to, and is significantly affected by, adverse weather conditions and natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, droughts, floods and fires. These adverse weather conditions and natural disasters can cause delays and increased costs in the construction of new homes and the development of new communities. If insurance is unavailable to us or is unavailable on acceptable terms, or if our insurance is not adequate to cover business interruption or losses resulting from adverse weather or natural disasters, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected. In addition, damage to new homes caused by adverse weather or a natural disaster can cause our insurance costs to increase.

Increased insurance risk adversely affects our business.

We are confronting reduced insurance capacity, and generally lower limits for insurance against some of the risks associated with our business. Some of the actions that have been or could be taken by insurance companies include: increasing insurance premiums; requiring higher self-insured retention and deductibles; requiring collateral on surety bonds; imposing additional exclusions, such as with respect to sabotage and terrorism; and refusing to underwrite certain risks and classes of business. The imposition of any of the preceding actions has and will continue to adversely affect our ability to obtain appropriate insurance coverage at reasonable costs.

Tax law changes could make home ownership more expensive or less attractive.

Tax law changes could make home ownership more expensive or less attractive. Significant expenses of owning a home, including mortgage interest expense and real estate taxes, generally are deductible expenses for an

individual’s federal and, in some cases, state income taxes subject to various limitations under current tax law and policy. If the federal government or a state government changes income tax laws to eliminate or substantially modify these income tax deductions, then the after-tax cost of owning a new home would increase substantially. This could adversely impact demand for, and/or sales prices of new homes.

Residential homebuilding is a competitive industry, and competitive conditions adversely affect our results of operations.

The residential homebuilding industry is highly competitive. Residential homebuilders compete not only for homebuyers, but also for desirable properties, building materials, labor and capital. We compete with other local, regional and national homebuilders, often within larger communities designed, planned and developed by such homebuilders. Any improvement in the cost structure or service of our competitors will increase the competition we face. We also compete with the resale of existing homes including foreclosed homes, sales by housing speculators and investors and rental housing. Competitive conditions in the homebuilding industry could result in: difficulty in acquiring suitable land at acceptable prices; increased selling incentives; lower sales volumes and prices; lower profit margins; impairments in the value of our inventory and other assets; increased construction costs; and delays in construction.

Provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law may make it difficult for a third party to acquire us, which could depress the price of our common stock.

Provisions in our certificate of incorporation, our by-laws and Delaware law could delay, defer or prevent a change of control of our Company. These provisions, which include authorizing the Board of Directors to issue preferred stock and limiting the persons who may call special meetings of stockholders, could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for stockholders to elect directors and take other corporate actions.

We are also subject to provisions of Delaware law which could delay, deter or prevent us from entering into an acquisition, including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder unless specific conditions are met. The existence of any of the above factors could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

The trading price of shares of our common stock could fluctuate significantly and could be adversely affected because Brookfield Asset Management Inc. owns approximately 58% of our common stock.

The trading price of shares of our common stock in the open market cannot be predicted. The trading price could fluctuate significantly in response to factors such as: variations in our quarterly or annual operating results and financial condition; changes in government regulations affecting our business; the announcement of significant events by us or our competitors; market conditions specific to the homebuilding industry; changes in general economic conditions; differences between our actual financial and operating results and those expected by investors and analysts; changes in analysts’ recommendations or projections; the depth and liquidity of the market for shares of our common stock; investor perception of the homebuilding industry; events in the homebuilding industry; investment restrictions; and our dividend policy. In addition, securities markets have experienced significant price and volume fluctuations in recent years that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.

Also, Brookfield Asset Management Inc. owns approximately 58% of the outstanding shares of our common stock. If Brookfield Asset Management Inc. should decide in the future to sell any of our shares owned by it, the sale (or the perception of the market that a sale may occur) could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.

Item 1A. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

In addition to real estate held for development and sale, which we either own or hold under an option to purchase, we lease and maintain corporate and administrative offices in Del Mar, California and Toronto, Canada. Our Toronto lease is a sublease from Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

In addition, we have other offices located in the markets in which we conduct business, generally in our communities or in leased space. None of these other office premises are material to our business. We believe that our office space is suitable and adequate for our needs for the foreseeable future.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

We are party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business. We believe that none of these actions, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “BHS,” and began regular trading on January 7, 2003. The following table shows high and low sales prices for our common stock, for the periods included, as reported by the NYSE.

		Year Ended December 31, 2007												Year Ended December 31, 2006
										Cash Dividends												Cash Dividends
		High				Low				Per Share				High				Low				Per Share
1st Quarter		$	41.49			$	30.55				—			$	53.45			$	45.27				—
2nd Quarter		$	36.61			$	28.92			$	0.20			$	52.44			$	29.36			$	0.20
3rd Quarter		$	32.07			$	17.04				—			$	33.14			$	22.04				—
4th Quarter		$	22.21			$	13.50			$	0.20			$	40.50			$	28.01			$	0.20

As of February 29, 2008, there were approximately 850 holders of record of our common stock.

On February 1, 2008, our Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.20 per share, payable June 30, 2008 to stockholders of record on June 16, 2008. Our Board of Directors periodically reviews our dividend policy. Future dividends on our common stock, if any, will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, our results of operations, cash requirements and surplus, financial condition, contractual restrictions, investment opportunities and other factors that our Board of Directors considers relevant.

There are no current or anticipated contractual terms in our credit or other arrangements that restrict our ability to pay dividends, other than the requirements imposed by our project specific financings that require Brookfield Homes Holdings Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary, to maintain a tangible net worth of at least $250 million, a net debt to tangible net worth ratio of 2.50 to 1 and a net debt to capitalization ratio of no greater than 65%, and the requirements of our revolving credit facility with Brookfield Asset Management Inc., that require Brookfield Homes Corporation to maintain minimum stockholders’ equity of $300 million and a consolidated net debt to book capitalization ratio of no greater than 70%. Refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments” for additional information about these restrictions.

Our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that allows us to repurchase in aggregate up to $144 million of our outstanding common shares, of which the remaining amount approved for repurchases at December 31, 2007 was approximately $49 million. During the three months and year ended December 31, 2007, we did not repurchase any shares of our common stock.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table summarizes our equity compensation plans approved by stockholders as of December 31, 2007. We have no equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders.

(a)

(b)

(c)

Number of Securities

Remaining Available for

Number of Securities to be

Weighted-average

Future Issuance Under

Issued Upon Exercise of

Exercise Price of

Equity Compensation

Outstanding Options,

Outstanding Options,

Plans (Excluding Securities

Warrants and Rights

Warrants and Rights

Reflected in Column(a))

Equity compensation plans approved by stockholders

782,319

$

30.11

687,200

Equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders

none

n/a

none

Total

782,319

$

30.11

687,200

Performance Graph

The following graph illustrates the cumulative total stockholder return on Brookfield Homes’ common stock for the last five fiscal years assuming a hypothetical investment of $100 and a reinvestment of all dividends paid on such investment, compared to Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index and the Standard & Poor’s Homebuilding 500 Index.

COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

Period ended December 31		Legend				2002				2003				2004				2005				2006				2007
Brookfield Homes Corporation							100				272.55				493.56				728.90				557.08				239.09
S&P 500 Homebuilding Index							100				197.81				264.35				334.63				267.70				110.05
S & P 500 Index							100				128.68				142.68				149.69				173.33				182.85

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following tables include selected historical consolidated financial data for each year in the five year period ended December 31, 2007.

This selected financial data should be read along with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our audited historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report.

United States GAAP

Our income statement data, balance sheet data and supplementary financial data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP and our operating data are as follows:

		Years Ended December 31
Income Statement Data
($ millions, except per share amounts)		2007				2006				2005				2004				2003
Housing revenue		$	541			$	784			$	1,074			$	1,169			$	818
Total revenue (1)			583				872				1,214				1,220				995
Gross margin (1) (2)			14				245				398				275				205
Impairments and other write-offs			103				10				—				—				—
Operating income / (loss) (3)			(63	)			253				391				268				166
Contribution from land sales to net income			6				26				45				9				39
Net income			16				148				219				146				88
Diluted earnings per share			0.58				5.45				7.04				4.64				2.75
Cash dividends per share (4)			0.40				0.40				0.32				9.16				0.16

		At December 31
Balance Sheet Data ($ millions)		2007				2006				2005				2004				2003
Housing and land inventory		$	1,078			$	1,075			$	913			$	680			$	567
Cash and cash equivalents			9				87				198				187				219
Total assets			1,351				1,401				1,330				1,082				1,013
Total debt (5)			735				618				636				475				360
Total liabilities			971				1,030				1,065				836				631
Total stockholders’ equity			380				371				265				246				382

		Years Ended December 31
Supplemental Financial Data ($ millions)		2007				2006				2005				2004				2003
Cash provided by/(used in):
Operating activities		$	(44	)		$	26			$	60			$	164			$	209
Investment activities			(58	)			(47	)			(5	)			25				6
Financing activities			24				(91	)			(44	)			(221	)			(32	)
Net debt to total capitalization percent (6)			61	%			53	%			58	%			48	%			24	%

		Years Ended December 31
Operating Data (Unaudited)		2007				2006				2005				2004				2003
Home closings (units)			839				1,181				1,618				1,880				1,683
Lots sold (units)			1,328				834				1,242				400				4,940
Net new orders (units) (7)			735				960				1,482				1,847				1,865
Backlog (units at end of period) (8)			155				259				480				616				649
Average selling price		$	662,000			$	679,000			$	683,000			$	652,000			$	540,000
Lots controlled			25,371				27,616				29,512				27,966				21,606

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read along with “Selected Financial Data” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report. This discussion includes forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance and that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including risks discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Forward-Looking Statements” and Item 1A — “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this report.

Outlook

2007 was one of the most challenging years for the housing industry on record. The supply of resale and new homes far exceeds demand and even though new home production in the United States has dropped to 1.1 million units per year, we do not anticipate that an equilibrium between the supply and demand for housing will be reached before 2009. This continuing imbalance, as well as the disruption in credit markets, has led to continued weak consumer confidence, a critical factor for home sales.

The challenging market conditions in 2007 negatively impacted our operations with lower home sales per community, price reductions, high home sale cancellation rates and consequently higher inventories than planned. These factors resulted in a 28% decrease in home closings to 839 units, below our targeted home closings for 2007 of 1,150 to 1,250 units. The lower volumes and sales price declines resulted in a significant decrease in net income and for the first year in our history we did not have positive operating cash flow.

Overview

We entitle and develop land for our own communities and sell lots to third parties. We also design, construct and market single and multi-family homes primarily to move-up and luxury homebuyers.

We operate in the following geographic regions which are presented as our reportable segments: Northern California (San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento), Southland / Los Angeles, San Diego / Riverside and the Washington D.C. Area. Our other operations that do not meet the quantitative thresholds for separate segment disclosure are included in “Corporate and Other.”

Our goal is to maximize the total return on our common stockholders’ equity over the long term. We plan to achieve this by actively managing our assets and creating value on the lots we own or control. Since going public in 2003, we have limited the capital placed at risk, and have returned, through dividends and share buybacks, $580 million to shareholders, or in excess of $20 per share. At current share prices, the compounded return on stockholders’ equity for the period 2003 to 2007 has exceeded 30%.

For the period 2003 to 2007, cash provided from operations was $415 million, which was used primarily to return cash to stockholders through the repurchase of shares and the payment of dividends. Despite the continuing challenges of the United States housing market, we believe our business is positioned to create further shareholder value over the long term through the selective control of a number of strategic projects and the overall level of lots controlled.

The 25,371 lots that we control, 13,078 of which we own directly or through joint ventures, provide a strong foundation for our future homebuilding business and visibility on our future cash flow. We believe we add value to the lots we control through entitlements, development and the construction of homes. In allocating capital to our operations, we generally limit our risk on unentitled land by optioning such land positions in all our markets thereby mitigating our capital at risk. Option contracts for the purchase of land permit us to control lots for an extended period of time.

Homebuilding is our primary source of revenue and has represented approximately 90% of our total revenue since 2003. Our operations are currently positioned to close up to 1,500 homes annually. Operating in markets with higher price points and catering to move-up and luxury buyers, our average sales price in 2007 of $662,000 was well in excess of the national average sales price. We also sell serviced and unserviced lots to other homebuilders, generally on an opportunistic basis where we can redeploy capital to an asset providing higher returns or reduce risk in a market. In 2007, we sold 1,328 lots, the majority of which were bulk sales of raw or undeveloped land in our Southland and San Diego operations. The number of lots we sell may vary significantly from period to period due to the timing and nature of such sales which are also affected by local market conditions.

Our housing and land inventory, investments in housing and land joint ventures, and consolidated land inventory not owned together comprised 92% of our total assets as of December 31, 2007. In addition, we had $9 million in cash and cash equivalents and $106 million in other assets. Other assets consist of homebuyer receivables of $7 million, deferred income taxes and income taxes receivable of $74 million, and mortgages and other receivables of $25 million. Homebuyer receivables consist primarily of proceeds due from homebuyers on the closing of homes.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon the consolidated financial statements of our Company, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the reported amount of revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Our most critical accounting policies are those that we believe are the most important in portraying our financial condition and results of operations, and require the most subjectivity and estimates by our management. A summary of our significant accounting policies, including the critical accounting policies discussed below, is provided in the notes to the consolidated financial statements of our Company included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Carrying Values

The housing and land inventory that we own directly and through joint ventures is reviewed for recoverability on a regular basis and whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. To arrive at this amount, we estimate the cash flow for the life of each project. These projections take into account the specific business plans for each project, and our estimate of the most probable set of economic conditions anticipated to prevail in the market area. If these assets are considered to be impaired, they are then written down to the fair value less estimated selling costs. The ultimate fair values for our housing and land inventory are dependent upon future market and economic conditions. If our estimate of future cash flows is significantly different from our actual cash flows, we may prematurely impair the value of the asset, we may underestimate the value of the calculated impairment or we may fail to record an impairment. In these cases, our housing and land inventory would be represented on our balance sheet at other than its cost or fair value, which could have an effect on our gross margin in future periods as we develop and sell the assets.

For the year ended December 31, 2007, we recognized $67 million of impairment charges related to housing and land we directly own which is included in our direct cost of sales. The $67 million in impairment charges were related to 1,625 lots located in the Inland Empire of California and Washington D.C. Area. In addition, we wrote-off $21 million, primarily related to unentitled lot option agreements on 3,721 lots that expired or which we are no longer pursuing and we recognized $15 million in impairment charges and write-downs on investments related to 581 lots in our joint ventures.

Capitalized Costs

Our housing and land inventory on our consolidated balance sheet includes the costs of acquiring land, development and construction costs, interest, property taxes and overhead directly related to the development of the land and housing. Direct costs are capitalized to individual homes and lots and other costs are allocated to each lot in proportion to our anticipated revenue.

Estimates of costs to complete homes and lots sold are recorded at the time of closing. These estimates are prepared on an individual home and lot basis and take into account the specific cost components of each individual home and lot. The estimation process to allocate costs to homes and lots is dependent on project budgets that are based on various assumptions, including construction schedules and future costs to be incurred. These estimates are reviewed for accuracy based on actual payments made after closing and adjustments are made if necessary. If the estimates of costs are significantly different from our actual results, our housing and land inventory may be over- or under-stated on our balance sheet, and accordingly gross margins in a particular period may be over or under-stated.

Revenue Recognition

Revenues from the sale of homes are recognized when title passes to the purchaser upon closing, wherein all proceeds are received or collectability is evident. Land sales are recognized when title passes to the purchaser upon closing, all material conditions of the sales contract have been met and a significant cash down payment or appropriate security is received, and collectability is evident.

Results of Operations

		Years Ended December 31
Selected Financial Information ($US millions)		2007				2006				2005
Revenue:
Housing		$	541			$	784			$	1,074
Land			42				88				140
Total revenues			583				872				1,214
Direct cost of sales			(481	)			(617	)			(815	)
Impairments and write-offs of option deposits			(88	)			(10	)			—
Gross margin			14				245				399
Equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures			13				58				65
Impairments from housing and land joint ventures			(15	)			—				—
Other (expense) / income			(6	)			9				17
Selling, general and administrative expense			(69	)			(59	)			(90	)
Operating (loss) / income			(63	)			253				391
Minority interest			7				(18	)			(36	)
(Loss) / income before taxes			(56	)			235				355
Income tax recovery / (expense)			72				(87	)			(136	)
Net income		$	16			$	148			$	219

		Years Ended December 31
Segment Information		2007				2006				2005
Housing revenue ($US millions):
Northern California		$	121			$	106			$	199
Southland / Los Angeles			176				236				193
San Diego / Riverside			89				173				378
Washington D.C. Area			143				222				303
Corporate and Other			12				47				1
Total		$	541			$	784			$	1,074
Land revenues ($US millions):
Northern California		$	—			$	9			$	—
Southland / Los Angeles			30				31				—
San Diego / Riverside			—				36				66
Washington D.C. Area			12				12				74
Corporate and Other			—				—				—
Total		$	42			$	88			$	140
Gross margin ($US millions):
Northern California		$	12			$	25			$	58
Southland / Los Angeles			36				68				41
San Diego / Riverside			(10	)			86				181
Washington D.C. Area			(26	)			53				120
Corporate and Other			2				13				(1	)
Total		$	14			$	245			$	399
Home closings (units):
Northern California			131				107				192
Southland / Los Angeles			258				326				221
San Diego / Riverside			150				288				611
Washington D.C. Area			272				375				556
Corporate and Other			14				63				2
Consolidated Total			825				1,159				1,582
Joint Ventures			14				22				36
Total			839				1,181				1,618

		Years Ended December 31
Segment Information		2007				2006				2005
Average selling price ($US):
Northern California		$	921,000			$	987,000			$	1,036,000
Southland / Los Angeles			682,000				725,000				874,000
San Diego / Riverside			597,000				601,000				618,000
Washington D.C. Area			528,000				592,000				545,000
Corporate and Other			831,000				749,000				586,000
Consolidated Average			656,000				677,000				679,000
Joint Ventures			1,020,000				818,000				840,000
Average		$	662,000			$	679,000			$	683,000
Net new orders (units): (1)
Northern California			141				112				150
Southland / Los Angeles			183				321				242
San Diego / Riverside			123				241				412
Washington D.C. Area			249				254				557
Corporate and Other			13				23				60
Consolidated Total			709				951				1,421
Joint Ventures			26				9				61
Total			735				960				1,482
Backlog (units at end of year): (2)
Northern California			27				17				12
Southland / Los Angeles			45				100				105
San Diego / Riverside			8				35				82
Washington D.C. Area			52				75				196
Corporate and Other			19				20				60
Consolidated Total			151				247				455
Joint Ventures			4				12				25
Total			155				259				480
Lots controlled (units at end of year):
Lots owned:
Northern California			1,325				1,245				1,392
Southland / Los Angeles			1,493				1,057				1,110
San Diego / Riverside			6,064				6,216				5,949
Washington D.C. Area			3,914				4,051				3,713
Corporate and Other			282				150				169
			13,078				12,719				12,333
Lots under option (3)			12,293				14,897				17,179
Total			25,371				27,616				29,512

Year Ended December 31, 2007 Compared with Year Ended December 31, 2006

Net Income

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $16 million, a decrease of $132 million when compared to the year ended December 31, 2006. Our decrease in net income was due to continued challenging market conditions in all our markets which resulted in impairment charges and write-downs on our housing and land assets, a 28% decrease in home closings and a reduction in our gross margin to 17% from 26% in 2006.

Results of Operations

Company-wide: Housing revenue was $541 million in 2007, a decrease of $243 million when compared to 2006. The decrease in housing revenue was a result of fewer homes closed from projects owned directly to 825 units, a decrease of 334 units or 28% when compared to 2006 home closings. The gross margin on housing revenue in 2007 was $92 million or 17% compared with $206 million or 26% in 2006. The decrease in gross margin and gross margin percentage was due to fewer home closings, continued increases in homebuyer incentives and reduced prices and product mix.

Land revenue in 2007 totaled $42 million on the sale of 1,328 lots compared with $88 million in 2006 on the sale of 834 lots. Although the number of lots sold increased in 2007 when compared to 2006, 1,249 of the lots sold in 2007 were held under option, and as a result our revenue per lot decreased significantly. The gross margin on land revenue was $10 million, a decrease of $39 million when compared to 2006. The decrease in gross margin was primarily due to a decrease in owned lots sold to 79 lots compared to 834 owned lots sold in 2006. The decrease in owned lots sold was due to the continued slow housing market conditions. Our land revenues may vary significantly from period to period due to the timing and nature of land sales, as they generally occur on an opportunistic basis and additionally such revenues are affected by local market conditions.

In 2007, we recognized impairment and write-downs on our housing and land inventory of $88 million compared to $10 million in 2006. The impairment charges and write-downs related to 580 finished lots located in the Inland Empire of California; 1,045 finished or graded lots in the Washington D.C. Area; 1,185 optioned lots located in California; and 2,536 optioned lots located in the Washington D.C. Area.

A summary of our gross margin is as follows:

($ millions)		2007				2006
Housing		$	92			$	206
Land			10				49
Impairment charges / write-downs			(88	)			(10	)
		$	14			$	245

Northern California: Housing revenue was $121 million in 2007, an increase of $15 million when compared to 2006. The increase in revenue was primarily due to an increase in homes closed. The gross margin on housing revenue was $17 million or 14% in 2007, compared with $20 million or 19% in 2006. Impairment and other charges totaled $5 million in 2007, compared with nil in 2006.

Southland / Los Angeles: Housing revenue was $176 million in 2007, a decrease of $60 million when compared to 2006. The decrease was due primarily to 68 fewer homes closed. Excluding impairment charges, the gross margin on housing revenue was $31 million or 18% compared with $55 million or 23% in 2006. The decrease in the gross margin percentage was a result of reduced selling prices, increases in homebuyer incentives and product mix.

Land revenue was $30 million in 2007, a decrease of $1 million when compared to 2006. The land revenue in 2007 comprised the sale of 1,249 lots held under option. The gross margin on 2007 land revenue was $8 million or 28% compared to $18 million or 58% in 2006. Impairment and other charges totaled $3 million in 2007, compared with
$5 million in 2006.

San Diego / Riverside: Housing revenue was $89 million in 2007, a decrease of $84 million when compared to 2006. The decrease was primarily due to fewer homes closed. The gross margin on housing revenue was $23 million or 26% compared with $64 million or 37% in 2006. The decrease in the gross margin percentage was a result of reduced selling prices, increases in homebuyer incentives and product mix. Impairment and other charges totaled $33 million in 2007, compared with nil in 2006.

Washington D.C. Area: Housing revenue was $143 million in 2007, a decrease of $79 million when compared to 2006. The decrease was primarily due to fewer homes closed. The gross margin on housing revenue was $19 million or 13% compared with $55 million or 25% in 2006. The decrease in the gross margin percentage was a result of reduced selling prices, increases in homebuyer incentives and product mix. Land revenue was $12 million in 2007, consistent with 2006. Impairment and other charges totaled $47 million in 2007, compared with $5 million in 2006.

Other Income and Expenses

Equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures in 2007 totaled $13 million, a decrease of $45 million when compared to 2006. This decrease was primarily a result of a decrease in earnings from our Windemere joint venture of $34 million. Impairments from housing and land joint ventures totaled $15 million in 2007 compared to nil in 2006. The impairment charges in 2007 related to 581 lots.

Other (expense) / income in 2007 totaled an expense of $6 million, a decrease of $15 million when compared to 2006. The components of the 2007 other (expense) / income compared to 2006 are summarized as follows:

($ millions)		2007				2006
Change in fair value of interest rate swap contracts		$	(8	)		$	—
Interest income			1				4
Other			1				5
		$	(6	)		$	9

Sales Activity

Our net new orders for the year ended December 31, 2007 were 735 units, a decrease of 225 units compared to 2006. Based on our average of 33 active selling communities, our average sales rate during 2007 was approximately 0.4 sales per week per community, below the one sale per week, which has been considered a stable housing market.

Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared With Year Ended December 31, 2005

Net Income

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $148 million, a decrease of $71 million when compared to the year ended December 31, 2005. Our decrease in net income was primarily attributable to fewer home and lot closings as a result of an industry-wide softening of demand during 2006.

Results of Operations

Company-wide: Housing revenue was $784 million in 2006, a decrease of $290 million compared to 2005. The decrease in housing revenue was a result of fewer homes closed in 2006 to 1,159 units, a decrease of 423 units or 27% when compared to 2005 home closings. The gross margin on housing revenue in 2006 was $206 million or 26% excluding write-downs of $3 million, compared with $324 million or 30% in 2005. The decrease in gross margin was due to fewer home closings and a reduction in the gross margin percentage as a result of an increase in homebuyer incentives and product mix.

Land revenues totaled $88 million in 2006 compared with $140 million in 2005. The decrease in land and other revenues were primarily the result of fewer lots sold in 2006 to 834 lots, a decrease of 408 lots, or 33% when compared to 2005. Our land revenues may vary significantly from period to period due to the timing and the nature of land sales as they generally occur on an opportunistic basis. The gross margin on land revenues totaled $49 million in 2006 excluding write-offs related to lot options on unentitled land that expired of $5 million and $2 million in the Washington D.C. Area and Southland / Los Angeles Area, respectively.

Northern California: Housing revenue was $106 million in 2006, a decrease of $93 million compared to 2005. The decrease in revenue was primarily attributable to a 44% decrease in homes closed. The gross margin on housing revenue in 2006 was $20 million or 19% compared with $58 million or 29% in 2005.

Land revenues were $9 million in 2006, compared to nil in 2005. The increase was due to a land sale that contributed $6 million to our gross margin.

Southland / Los Angeles: Housing revenue was $236 million in 2006, an increase of $43 million compared to 2005. The increase in revenue was due to a 47% increase in homes closed, partially offset by a 17% decrease in our average selling price. The gross margin on housing revenue was $55 million or 23% excluding write-downs of $2 million, compared with $41 million or 21% in 2005.

Land revenues were $31 million in 2006, an increase of $31 million when compared to 2005. The increase is primarily due to land sales which contributed $15 million to the gross margin in 2006.

San Diego / Riverside: Housing revenue was $173 million in 2006, a decrease of $205 million compared to 2005. The decrease in revenue was primarily attributable to a 53% decrease in homes closed and a 3% decrease in our

average selling price. The gross margin on housing revenue was $64 million or 37% compared with $142 million or 38% in 2005.

Land revenues totaled $36 million in 2006, a decrease of $30 million when compared to 2005. The decrease was a result of 365 lots sold compared to 750 lots sold in 2005.

Washington D.C. Area: Housing revenue was $222 million in 2006, a decrease of $81 million compared to 2005. The decrease in revenue was primarily attributable to a 32% decrease in homes closed, partially offset by a 9% increase in our average selling price. The gross margin on housing revenue was $55 million or 25% excluding write-downs of $1 million, compared with $84 million or 28% in 2005. As a result of continuing challenging market conditions in this market, our gross margin percentage for the three months ended December 31, 2006 decreased to 12%.

Land revenues totaled $12 million, a decrease of $62 million when compared to 2005. The decrease was a result of 62 lots sold compared to 451 lots sold in 2005.

Other Income and Expenses

Equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures in 2006 totaled $58 million, a decrease of $7 million when compared to 2005. In 2006, our Windemere joint venture in the San Francisco Bay Area contributed $43 million to our earnings from housing and land joint ventures compared to $41 million in 2006. This joint venture sold its remaining single family lots in 2006, and as a result, we expect it to contribute only nominally to our future earnings.

Selling, general and administrative expense was $59 million in 2006 compared with $90 million in 2005. Excluding stock compensation income of $4 million in 2006 and an expense of $23 million in 2005, selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of housing revenue was 9.0% in 2006 and 6.2% in 2005. This percentage increase relates to a 27% decline in housing revenue when comparing 2006 to 2005.

Sales Activity

Net new home orders for the year ended December 31, 2006 totaled 951 units, a decrease of 470 units compared to 2005. The decrease in net new orders is due primarily to a decrease in demand for homes in our San Diego / Riverside and Washington D.C. Area markets as a result of a negative shift in homebuyer sentiment. Our sales cancellation rate on new orders in 2006 was 30% compared to 18% in 2005.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Financial Position

Our assets as of December 31, 2007 totalled $1,351 million compared to $1,401 million as of December 31, 2006, a decrease of $50 million. The decrease in 2007 was due to a decrease in cash and cash equivalents. Our housing and land inventory and investments in housing and land joint ventures are our most significant assets with a combined book value of $1,209 million or approximately 90% of our total assets. Our housing and land assets increased by a combined $43 million in 2007 when compared to 2006, and when impairments and other write-downs of $103 million are excluded, the increase was $146 million. The increase is due to the acquisition of 1,479 lots from joint venture partners and land previously held under option as well as higher levels of housing inventory. A summary of our lots owned and their stage of development at December 31, 2007 compared with the same period last year follows:

		2007				2006
Completed homes, including models			477				301
Homes under construction			91				185
Homes with foundation / slabs			165				217
Total housing units			733				703
Lots ready for house construction			2,683				2,072
			3,416				2,775
Graded lots and lots commenced grading			1,552				1,619
Undeveloped land			8,110				8,325
			13,078				12,719

Our total debt as of December 31, 2007 was $735 million, an increase of $117 million over December 31, 2006. Total debt as of December 31, 2007 consisted primarily of project specific financings of $645 million, which represent construction and development loans that are repaid from home and lot sales proceeds. As new homes are

constructed, further loan facilities are arranged on a rolling basis. Our major project specific lenders are Bank of America, Housing Capital Corporation, Wells Fargo and Union Bank of California. Other debt includes a promissory note due to a subsidiary of our largest stockholder, Brookfield Asset Management Inc. As of December 31, 2007, the average interest rate on our debt was 7.1%, with maturities as follows:

		Maturities
($ millions)		2008				2009				2010				Post 2010				Total
Northern California		$	61			$	51			$	15			$	—			$	127
Southland / Los Angeles			18				11				66				36				131
San Diego / Riverside			102				105				—				—				207
Washington D.C. Area			61				68				—				35				164
Other			8				90				8				—				106
Total		$	250			$	325			$	89			$	71			$	735

We generally fund the development of our communities through the use of project specific financings. As of December 31, 2007, we had available project specific debt lines of $254 million that were available to complete land development and construction activities. As of December 31, 2007, we also had $60 million available on our revolving credit facility with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. Subsequent to December 31, 2007, this facility was increased from $150 million to $250 million.

Cash Flow

Our principal uses of working capital include purchases of land, land development and home construction. Cash flows for each of our communities depend upon the applicable stage of the development cycle and can differ substantially from reported earnings. Early stages of development require significant cash outlays for land acquisitions, site approvals and entitlements, construction of model homes, roads, certain utilities and other amenities and general landscaping. Because these costs are capitalized, income reported for financial statement purposes during such early stages may significantly exceed cash flows. Later, cash flows can significantly exceed earnings reported for financial statement purposes, as cost of sales include charges for substantial amounts of previously expended costs.

Cash used in our operating activities totaled $44 million for the year ended December 31, 2007, compared with cash provided of $26 million in 2006, a decrease of $70 million. The decrease in cash generated was primarily the result of a decrease in net income of $132 million and a significant decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities. As a result of the continued challenges of the housing markets we operate in, we currently have elevated housing inventories relative to current sales rates. We are targeting to generate at least $100 million in operating cash flow in 2008 as we reduce this inventory.

Cash used in our investing activities in joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $58 million, compared with cash used of $47 million in 2006. The increase in cash used was primarily a result of capital contributions to our joint ventures in Southern California.

Cash provided by our financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $24 million, compared with cash used of $91 million in 2006. Our sources of cash in 2007 were from net borrowings of $33 million, offset by dividend payments of $11 million.

Deferred Tax

Our Company was formed in the course of a reorganization in 2002 by Brookfield Properties of its United States homebuilding operations and was withdrawn from the Brookfield Properties consolidated tax group. The tax provisions that apply in connection with the reorganization, including the departure of a member from a consolidated group, are detailed and complex and are therefore subject to uncertainty. Our accounts payable and other liabilities included $51 million related to the uncertainties in tax attributes which were recorded when we left the Brookfield Properties consolidated tax group with $115 million of net operating losses and other uncertain tax positions. During the first quarter of 2007, the Company reversed accrued liabilities of $26 million related to the tax cost of properties in excess of fair value deducted against taxable income in previous years as a result of receiving a final assessment from income tax authorities in respect of an examination of a prior tax year. During the third quarter of 2007, the Company reversed the remaining accrued liability of $25 million which related to net operating losses deducted against taxable income in previous years as a result of this uncertain tax position becoming statute-barred.

Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments

A total of $525 million of our project specific and other financings matures prior to the end of 2009. Our high level of debt maturities in 2008 and 2009 are a result of our expected project completions over this period. Although the level of our maturing debt is high, we expect to generate sufficient cash flow from our assets in 2008 and 2009 to repay these obligations. Our net debt to total capitalization ratio as of December 31, 2007, which is defined as total interest-bearing debt less cash, divided by total interest-bearing debt less cash plus stockholders’ equity and minority interest, was 61%, an increase from 53% as of December 31, 2006. For a description of the specific risks facing us if, for any reason, we are unable to meet these obligations, refer to the section of this Form 10-K entitled Item 1A — “Risk Factors — Our Debt and Leverage Could Adversely Affect Our Financial Condition.”

Our project specific financings require Brookfield Homes Holdings Inc., a wholly-owed subsidiary of our Company, to maintain a tangible net worth of at least $250 million, a net debt to capitalization ratio of no greater than 65% and a net debt to tangible net worth ratio of no greater than 2.50 to 1. Our revolving credit facility with Brookfield Asset Management Inc. requires us to maintain minimum stockholders’ equity of $300 million and a consolidated net debt to book capitalization ratio of no greater than 70%.

A summary of our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2007 follows:

		Payment Due by Period
						Less than				1-3				3-5				More than
($ millions)		Total				1 Year				Years				Years				5 Years
Project specific and other financings(a)		$	735			$	250			$	485			$	—			$	—
Operating lease obligations(b)			8				4				4				—				—
Purchase obligations(c)			521				120				121				280				—
Total (d)		$	1,264			$	374			$	610			$	280			$	—

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the ordinary course of business, we use lot option contracts and joint ventures to acquire control of land to mitigate the risk of declining land values. Option contracts for the purchase of land permit us to control the land for an extended period of time, until options expire and/or we are ready to develop the land to construct homes or sell the land. This reduces our financial risk associated with land holdings. As of December 31, 2007, we had $74 million of primarily non-refundable option deposits and advanced costs. The total exercise price of these options was $521 million. Pursuant to FIN 46R, as defined elsewhere in this Form 10-K, we have consolidated $27 million of these option contracts. Please see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for additional information on our lot options.

We also own 3,458 lots through our proportionate share of joint ventures. As of December 31, 2007, our investment in housing and land joint ventures totaled $131 million. We have provided varying levels of guarantees of debt in our joint ventures. As of December 31, 2007, we had recourse guarantees of $9 million and limited capital maintenance guarantees with respect to $76 million of debt in our joint ventures. During 2007, we did not have any loan re-margin requirements on our debt in our joint ventures.

We obtain letters of credit, performance bonds and other bonds to support our obligations with respect to the development of our projects. The amount of these obligations outstanding at any time varies in accordance with our development activities. If these letters of credit or bonds are drawn upon, we will be obligated to reimburse the issuer of the letter of credit or bonds. As of December 31, 2007, we had $19 million in letters of credit outstanding and $212 million in performance bonds for these purposes. The costs to complete related to our letters of credit and performance bonds are $12 million and $109 million, respectively. We do not believe that any of these letters of credit or bonds are likely to be drawn upon.

Stock Repurchase Program

Our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program that allows us to repurchase in aggregate up to
$144 million of our outstanding common shares, of which the remaining amount approved for repurchases at December 31, 2007 was approximately $49 million.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2007, the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities.” SFAS 159 allows companies to choose to measure certain financial instruments and other items at fair value. Companies electing the fair value option are required to report subsequent changes in fair value in earnings. This Statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008) and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently reviewing the impact of SFAS 159 on our consolidated financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements.” SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 (our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2008), and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are currently reviewing the impact of SFAS 157 on our consolidated financial statements.

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109,” which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” This Interpretation provides guidance on the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In addition, FIN 48 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. Under FIN 48, the impact of an uncertain tax position on the income tax return must be recognized at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized if it has less than a 50% likelihood of being sustained. We adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007.

Seasonality and Quarterly Information

We have historically experienced variability in results of operations from quarter to quarter due to the seasonal nature of the homebuilding business and the timing of new community openings and the closing out of projects. We typically experience the highest rate of orders for new homes in the first six months of the calendar year. New home deliveries trail new home orders by several months, therefore we normally have a greater percentage of new home deliveries in the second half of our fiscal year. As a result, our revenues from deliveries of homes are generally higher in the second half of the year.

The following table presents a summary of our operating results for each of the last eight quarters:

		December 31								September 30								June 30								March 31
($ millions, except home closings
and per share amounts)		2007				2006				2007				2006				2007				2006				2007				2006
Total revenue		$	197			$	329			$	121			$	176			$	157			$	229			$	108			$	138
Gross margin / (loss)			(22	)			77				(13	)			51				28				71				21				46
Contribution from land sales to net income			6				5				—				5				—				11				—				5
Net income / (loss)			(24	)			58				2				28				9				43				29				19
Diluted earnings per share (1)			(0.91	)			2.19				0.06				1.03				0.35				1.57				1.07				0.68
Home closings (units) (2)			272				481				179				232				237				269				151				199
Total assets			1,351				1,401				1,382				1,263				1,386				1,246				1,365				1,235
Total debt			735				618				691				611				655				626				643				617

Non-Arms’ Length Transactions

We are party to a license agreement with Brookfield Properties (US) Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Properties, for the right to use the names “Brookfield” and “Brookfield Homes.” In addition, we have

entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., our largest stockholder, under which we can deposit cash on a demand basis to earn LIBOR plus 50 basis points. At December 31, 2007, the amount on deposit was nil. A subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has provided us with an unsecured revolving credit facility in the form of a promissory note that was amended most recently in February 2008. The facility bears interest at LIBOR plus 3.0%, and at December 31, 2007, there was $90 million outstanding under this facility. For details of these arrangements and other non-arms’ length transactions refer to “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence” which is incorporated by reference into Item 13 of this report from our definitive 2008 proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than April 29, 2008.

Forward-Looking Statements

This annual report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws. The words “may,” “believe,” “will,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “planned,” “estimate,” “project,” “future,” and other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this annual report on Form 10-K include, among others, statements with respect to:

•		planned home closings, deliveries and land and lot sales (and the timing thereof);
•		sources of strategies and foundations for future growth;
•		lot supply;
•		supply and demand equilibrium;
•		visibility of cash flow and earnings;
•		financing sources;
•		ability to create shareholder value;
•		expectations of future cash flow;
•		valuation allowances;
•		the effect of interest rate changes;
•		strategic goals;
•		the effect on our business of existing lawsuits;
•		the adequacy of our land supply;
•		whether or not our letters of credit or performance bonds will be drawn upon;
•		acquisition strategies;
•		capital expenditures; and
•		the time at which construction and sales begin on a project.

Reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results to differ materially from the anticipated future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forward in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

•		changes in general economic, real estate and other conditions;
•		mortgage rate and availability changes;
•		availability of suitable undeveloped land at acceptable prices;
•		adverse legislation or regulation;
•		ability to obtain necessary permits and approvals for the development of our land;
•		availability of labor or materials or increases in their costs;
•		ability to develop and market our master-planned communities successfully;
•		confidence levels of consumers;
•		ability to raise capital on favorable terms;
•		adverse weather conditions and natural disasters;
•		relations with the residents of our communities;
•		risks associated with increased insurance costs or unavailability of adequate coverage;
•		ability to obtain surety bonds;
•		competitive conditions in the homebuilding industry, including product and pricing pressures; and
•		additional risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, referred to in this Form 10-K and our other SEC filings.

Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K should be consulted.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Exchange Rates

We conduct business in U.S. dollars only, so we are not exposed to currency risks.

Interest Rates

We are exposed to financial risks that arise from the fluctuations in interest rates. Our interest-bearing assets and liabilities are mainly at floating rates, so we would be negatively affected, on balance, if interest rates increase. In addition, we have interest rate swap contracts which effectively fix $260 million of our variable rate debt at an average rate of 6.59%. Based on our net debt levels as of December 31, 2007, a 1% change up or down in interest rates would have either a negative or positive effect of approximately $5 million on our cash flows.

Our interest rate swaps are not designated as hedges under SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.” We are exposed to market risk associated with changes in the fair values of the swaps, and such changes must be reflected in our income statements. As of December 31, 2007, the fair value of the interest rate swaps totaled a liability of $6 million.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

		Page
Report of Independent Registered Chartered Accountants			31
Consolidated Balance Sheets as at December 31, 2007 and 2006			32
Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the Three Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005			33
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for each of the Three Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005			34
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the Three Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005			35
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements			36

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Brookfield Homes Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Brookfield Homes Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007. 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 Brookfield Homes Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in Note 6 to the financial statements, effective January 1, 2007, the Company adopted the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes.”

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 December 31, 2007, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 8, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Independent Registered Chartered Accountants
Licensed Public Accountants
Toronto, Canada
February 8, 2008

BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(all dollar amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars)

						As at December 31
		Note				2007				2006
Assets
Housing and land inventory			2			$	1,078,229			$	1,075,192
Investments in housing and land joint ventures			3				130,546				90,325
Consolidated land inventory not owned			2				26,748				59,381
Receivables and other assets							50,066				37,031
Cash and cash equivalents							9,132				86,809
Deferred income taxes			6				55,943				52,715
						$	1,350,664			$	1,401,453
Liabilities and Equity
Project specific and other financings			4			$	734,572			$	617,931
Accounts payable and other liabilities			5				159,956				320,061
Minority interest			8				76,486				92,055
Preferred stock — 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued			9				—				—
Common stock — 65,000,000 authorized, 32,073,781 shares issued (December 31, 2006 — 32,073,781 shares issued)			9				321				321
Additional paid-in capital			9				145,101				146,730
Treasury stock, at cost — 5,410,368 shares (December 31, 2006 — 5,519,275 shares)			9				(243,701	)			(248,606	)
Retained earnings			9				477,929				472,961
						$	1,350,664			$	1,401,453

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(all dollar amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

						Years Ended December 31
		Note				2007				2006				2005
Revenue
Housing						$	541,432			$	784,162			$	1,074,155
Land							41,922				88,118				139,756
							583,354				872,280				1,213,911
Direct cost of sales			2				(481,263	)			(616,470	)			(815,423	)
Impairments and write-offs of option deposits			2				(87,630	)			(10,388	)			—
							14,461				245,422				398,488
Equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures			3				12,745				58,284				65,084
Impairments of investments in housing and land joint ventures			3				(15,029	)			—				—
Other (expense) / income							(5,717	)			9,347				17,141
Selling, general and administrative expense							(69,819	)			(59,829	)			(89,693	)
Operating (Loss) / Income							(63,359	)			253,224				391,020
Minority interest							7,028				(18,378	)			(36,498	)
(Loss) / Income Before Taxes							(56,331	)			234,846				354,522
Income tax recovery / (expense)			6				71,958				(86,492	)			(135,782	)
Net Income						$	15,627			$	148,354			$	218,740
Earnings Per Share
Basic			10			$	0.59			$	5.52			$	7.17
Diluted			10			$	0.58			$	5.45			$	7.04
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (in thousands)
Basic			10				26,627				26,874				30,497
Diluted			10				26,851				27,243				31,071

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(all dollar amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars)

						Years Ended December 31
		Note				2007				2006				2005
Common Stock						$	321			$	321			$	321
Additional Paid-in Capital
Opening balance			1				146,730				146,249				142,016
Stock option exercises			9				(1,629	)			481				4,233
Ending balance							145,101				146,730				146,249
Treasury Stock
Opening balance			1				(248,606	)			(217,182	)			(22,091	)
Share repurchases			9				—				(37,922	)			(198,847	)
Stock option exercises			9				4,905				6,498				3,756
Ending balance							(243,701	)			(248,606	)			(217,182	)
Retained Earnings
Opening balance							472,961				335,261				125,870
Net income							15,627				148,354				218,740
Dividends			9				(10,659	)			(10,654	)			(9,349	)
Ending balance							477,929				472,961				335,261
Total stockholders’ equity						$	379,650			$	371,406			$	264,649