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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008.
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number 333-130488
STANLEY-MARTIN COMMUNITIES, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   03-0410135
     
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No++.)
     
11111 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 200, Reston, VA   20190
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
(703) 964-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ  No o
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Stanley-Martin Communities, LLC and Subsidiaries
Table of Contents
     
    Page No.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
   
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2008 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2007
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Member’s Capital (Unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
  F-3
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
  1
Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
  17
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
  18
 
   
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
  19
Item 1A. Risk Factors
  19
Item 6. Exhibits
  19
Signatures
  20
Certification
   
Certification
   
Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

 


 

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
STANLEY-MARTIN COMMUNITIES, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                 
    September 30,        
    2008     December 31,  
    (unaudited)     2007  
Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 7,704,555     $ 4,664,911  
Real estate inventory
    233,102,283       263,008,573  
Deposits and escrows
    2,044,161       2,536,533  
Property and equipment, net
    1,442,614       1,645,065  
Due from related parties
    209,483       86,306  
Accounts receivable
    3,532,201       2,388,026  
Deferred financing costs, net
    3,134,697       4,054,793  
Other assets
    2,248,707       1,808,743  
 
           
 
  $ 253,418,701     $ 280,192,950  
 
           
 
               
Liabilities and Member’s Capital
               
 
Liabilities:
               
Debt
  $ 224,410,000     $ 214,720,000  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    6,727,758       5,259,319  
Due to related parties
    190,381       51,816  
Accrued interest payable
    2,038,289       5,749,318  
Purchaser deposits
    2,170,882       1,112,613  
Cost to complete and customer services reserves
    3,942,518       3,639,239  
Other liabilities
    4,212,529       3,753,625  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities
    243,692,357       234,285,930  
 
               
Minority interest
    237,469       373,615  
Member’s capital
    9,488,875       45,533,405  
 
           
 
  $ 253,418,701     $ 280,192,950  
 
           
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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STANLEY-MARTIN COMMUNITIES, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Member’s Capital
(unaudited)
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Revenues:
                               
Homebuilding sales — homes
  $ 31,883,292     $ 41,888,360     $ 79,912,104     $ 111,497,252  
Homebuilding sales — land
                3,000,000        
Custom home service fees
    1,552,147       319,075       4,628,155       319,075  
Financial services
    1,235,684       1,364,878       3,489,198       5,856,578  
Management services
    86,584       142,300       371,584       427,310  
 
                       
Total revenues
    34,757,707       43,714,613       91,401,041       118,100,215  
 
                               
Operating expenses:
                               
Cost of sales — homes
    28,223,360       33,194,955       70,118,711       86,578,027  
Cost of sales — land
                3,035,264        
Cost of sales — custom home services
    1,082,053       211,499       3,315,580       211,499  
Impairment of real estate inventory
    21,038,337       10,802,053       28,980,778       19,344,944  
Selling and marketing expenses
    2,661,383       2,745,675       6,922,924       7,983,912  
General and administrative expenses
    4,196,263       4,664,544       12,779,724       15,412,258  
 
                       
Operating loss
    (22,443,689 )     (7,904,113 )     (33,751,940 )     (11,430,425 )
 
                               
Loss on derivative contracts, net
    (493,867 )     (892,196 )     (838,181 )     (392,685 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net
    2,390,290       1,012,596       10,467,726       1,012,596  
Other income, net
    149,788       160,197       287,159       471,346  
 
                       
 
                               
Net loss before minority interest
    (20,397,478 )     (7,623,516 )     (23,835,236 )     (10,339,168 )
Minority interest benefit (expense)
    (6,017 )     33,326       46,290       (164,981 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net loss
    (20,403,495 )     (7,590,190 )     (23,788,946 )     (10,504,149 )
 
                               
Distributions to members
    (1,691,584 )     (1,337,503 )     (12,255,584 )     (3,552,500 )
Beginning member’s capital
    31,583,954       65,995,489       45,533,405       71,124,445  
 
                       
 
                               
Member’s capital
  $ 9,488,875     $ 57,067,796     $ 9,488,875     $ 57,067,796  
 
                       
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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STANLEY-MARTIN COMMUNITIES, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)
                 
    Nine months ended September 30,  
    2008     2007  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net loss
  $ (23,788,946 )   $ (10,504,149 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
               
Impairment of real estate inventory
    28,980,778       19,344,944  
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    (10,467,726 )     (1,012,596 )
Gain on sale of property and equipment
    (7,400 )      
Depreciation and amortization
    384,750       480,626  
Changes in fair value of derivative contracts
    168,256       562,062  
Minority interest
    (46,290 )     164,981  
Change in:
               
Real estate inventory
    1,595,575       (22,660,057 )
Accounts receivable and other assets
    (1,584,139 )     520,023  
Due to/from related parties
    15,388       (79,592 )
Deposits and escrows
    492,372       2,004,500  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    1,468,439       (1,118,454 )
Purchaser deposits
    1,058,269       159,464  
Accrued interest payable
    (3,711,029 )     (3,776,910 )
Other liabilities
    290,648       114,879  
 
           
Total adjustments
    18,637,891       (5,296,130 )
 
           
Net cash used in operating activities
    (5,151,055 )     (15,800,279 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows used in investing activities:
               
Purchase of property and equipment
    (174,899 )     (69,749 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Repayments of loans payable
          (2,750,000 )
Repurchase of subordinated debt
    (9,288,962 )     (3,142,500 )
Draws on line of credit, net
    30,000,000       24,500,000  
Distribution to member
    (12,255,584 )     (3,552,500 )
Distribution to minority partners
    (89,856 )     (258,912 )
 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities
    8,365,598       14,796,088  
 
           
 
               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    3,039,644       (1,073,940 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    4,664,911       2,845,724  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 7,704,555     $ 1,771,784  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid during the period for interest, net of capitalized interest of $16,875,921 and $18,612,141, respectively
  $ 52,165     $ 112,465  
See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(1)   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
  (a)   Background and Principles of Consolidation
 
      The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Stanley-Martin Communities, LLC (“the Company”) include the accounts of Neighborhoods Capital, LLC and subsidiaries (“Capital”), Stanley Martin Financing Corp., Stanley Martin Companies, LLC (“SMC”), Stanley-Martin Custom Homes, LLC (“Custom Homes”), R&S Mortgage, LLC (“R&S Mortgage”), First Heritage Mortgage, LLC (“Heritage Mortgage”) and First Excel Title, LLC (“First Excel”). These entities are consolidated subsidiaries of the Company and the Company owns a majority of the voting interest of all the entities. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Neighborhood Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”), which is controlled by a single group of owners, Martin and Steven Alloy, father and son (“the Control Group”), who own 100% of the voting interests of Holdings. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company is a Delaware limited liability company and no termination date has been specified in the operating agreement.
 
      Capital is engaged in the development of residential communities and the design, marketing, construction and sale of single family homes and townhouses in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Capital develops its communities through wholly-owned subsidiaries. The termination date of Capital as defined in the Articles of Organization filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission is December 31, 2015.
 
      SMC is a residential construction management services company and provides services primarily to the entities identified above. SMC was formed on October 31, 1966. SMC was a taxable C corporation for the period July 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006. On January 1, 2007, SMC became a Maryland limited liability company.
 
      The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information. Since the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements, the Company suggests that they be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position at September 30, 2008, and the results of its operations for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and its cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
      The Company evaluates its deposits related to fixed price lot and land acquisition contracts based on the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46, revised, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, or FIN 46R. FIN 46R requires the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (VIE) to consolidate that entity. The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity is the party that absorbs a majority of the variable interest entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual, or other financial interests in the entity. Expected losses are the expected negative variability in the fair value of an entity’s net assets, exclusive of its variable interests, and expected residual returns are the expected positive variability in the fair value of an entity’s net assets, exclusive of variable interests. As of September 30, 2008, the Company has no lot acquisition contracts that would require consolidation of the related VIE.
 
  (b)   Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
 
      The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
  (c)   Revenue Recognition
 
      Homebuilding
 
      The Company builds single family and townhouse residences which generally are produced on a pre-sold basis for the ultimate customer. Revenues are recognized at the time units are completed and title passes to the customer at settlement.
 
      Custom Homes Services Fees
 
      The Company provides custom home construction services for individuals that are not homebuying customers of the Company. The Company accounts for these services using the percentage-of-completion, cost-to-cost method.
 
      Land Sales
 
      The Company has sold certain undeveloped property to third party developers for continued development by these parties. The Company recognizes revenues on land sales when title passes to the buyer, the buyer has met all initial and continuing investment criteria and the Company has no continuing involvement with the property. The Company has reflected such sales as “Homebuilding sales -— land” within the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
      Mortgage Loans and Title Fees
 
      The Company, through its investment in Heritage Mortgage, has a loan purchase agreement with George Mason Mortgage, L.L.C., (Mason) whereby Heritage Mortgage agrees to sell and deliver to Mason all mortgage loans that it originates on the date the loans are settled with the mortgage borrower. The price at which the mortgage loans will be sold to Mason is fixed as of the date Heritage Mortgage enters into a rate lock commitment with the borrower and is not subject to fluctuations based on changes in market conditions. If a prospective borrower cancels the loan agreement, the forward sale of the loan to Mason is also cancelled. Heritage Mortgage records mortgage loan fees and gains on the sale of mortgage loans at the date the loans are settled with the mortgage borrower and concurrently sold and delivered to Mason. Heritage Mortgage also has an arrangement whereby it receives additional consideration on the loans sold to Mason calculated as the difference between the interest earned by Mason on the purchased loans prior to sale to another investor and an agreed upon variable interest factor. Mason generally sells these loans within four weeks from the purchase from Heritage Mortgage. The additional consideration is included in gain on sale of mortgage loans in the financial statements on an accrual basis. See further discussion of rate lock commitment and forward contracts in Financial Instruments below.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
      Heritage Mortgage accounts for these sales of mortgage loans to Mason pursuant to SFAS 140 Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities a replacement of FASB Statement 125 because the loan assets have been legally isolated from us; we have no ability to restrict or constrain the ability of Mason to pledge or exchange the assets; and, because we do not have the entitlement or contractual ability to repurchase the mortgage loans or unilaterally cause Mason to put the mortgage loans back to us.
 
      Heritage Mortgage’s mortgage loan originations are funded through the use of a warehouse loan facility. Cardinal Bank provides the warehouse facility. Mason is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cardinal Bank, N.A. This warehouse facility bears interest at a variable rate based on the Federal Funds Rate. Mason is the principal borrower under the $10 million warehouse facility with Cardinal Bank, and Heritage Mortgage is jointly and severally liable with Mason for the obligations under the warehouse facility as an accommodation party (which in this case is equivalent to a guarantor). Accordingly, Heritage Mortgage bears no interest cost nor has any outstanding borrowings on the warehouse facility because ownership of the originated loans is transferred to Mason concurrent with our closing of the loan with the borrower.
 
      We recognize title insurance premiums associated with our title operations as home sales are closed, closing services are rendered and title policies are issued, all of which generally occur simultaneously as each home sale is closed. All of the title insurance policies are underwritten by a third party insurer.
 
  (d)   Homebuilding Inventory
 
      Homebuilding inventory is stated at cost unless a community is determined to be impaired, in which case the impaired inventories are written down to fair value. The cost of developed lots and uncompleted homes represents the actual costs that are accumulated on a project basis with direct costs accumulated on a specific identification basis by unit within the project. Finance costs, including interest, and real estate taxes are capitalized as inventory costs. Field construction and supervision salaries and related overhead expenses are included in inventory costs. Selling, general and administrative costs are expensed as incurred. Upon settlement, direct costs are expensed based on actual costs incurred, and other capitalized costs are expensed on an estimated standard cost basis. Estimated costs to complete and customer service reserves are provided for as homes are settled.
 
      Land, land development and other indirect costs, both incurred and estimated to be incurred in the future, are allocated to the cost of homes closed based upon the total number of homes to be constructed in each community. Any revisions resulting from a change in the estimated number of homes to be constructed or in estimated costs subsequent to the commencement of delivery of homes are reallocated prospectively. Home construction and related costs are charged to the cost of homes closed under the specific identification method. The estimated land, common area development and related cost of master planned communities are allocated to individual communities within a master planned community on a relative sales value basis. Any revisions resulting from a change in the estimated number of homes to be constructed or in the estimated costs subsequent to the commencement of delivery of homes are reallocated to each of the communities of the master planned community prospectively in future periods.
 
      Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or by the sales of comparable assets. Undiscounted cash flow projections are generated at a community level basis on the estimated sales price reduced by the sum of the estimated direct, overhead, and finance costs capitalized as inventory costs and direct selling expenses. Important factors involved in this estimation process include estimated sales prices, dates of disposition, and interest rates. The Company’s determination of fair value is primarily based on discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with inherent risks that are associated with assets and related estimated cash flow streams. The assumption used in generating undiscounted cash flows and fair value are based on current market conditions and management’s judgment with respect to general economic conditions and the characteristics of the specific assets.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
  (e)   Warranty Accruals
 
      Warranty accruals are established to provide for probable future expenses that can be reasonably estimated as a result of construction, product recalls and litigation incidental to the Company’s business. Liability estimates are determined based on management judgment considering such factors as historical experience, the likely current cost of corrective action, manufacturers’ and subcontractors’ participation in sharing the cost of corrective action, if any, consultations with third party experts such as engineers, and discussions with the Company’s general counsel and other outside counsel retained to handle specific product liability cases. This liability is included in cost to complete and customer service reserves. The following table reflects the changes in the Company’s accrued liability for warranty costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
                 
    For the nine months ended  
    September 30,  
    2008     2007  
Balance, Beginning of period
  $ 539,476     $ 1,243,051  
Provision
    572,800       497,428  
Payments
    (676,466 )     (1,122,223 )
 
           
Balance, End of period
  $ 435,810     $ 618,256  
 
           
  (f)   Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
      Cash and cash equivalents include short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less.
 
  (g)   Financial Instruments
 
      The Company accounts for its derivatives and hedging activities in accordance with SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, as amended (“SFAS No. 133”). The Company has interest rate swaps and an interest rate collar which are considered derivative instruments. The Company entered into these derivative contracts to economically hedge its exposure to changes in interest rates. The Company does not enter into derivative instruments for speculative purposes. The Company has not designated the interest rate swaps or collar as cash flows hedges for financial reporting purposes. Amounts paid or received under these agreements and changes in the fair values of the instruments are recognized as “Gain (loss) on derivative contracts, net” in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair values of the collar and swaps are reflected in the consolidated balance sheets as a component of either other assets or other liabilities.
 
      The rate lock commitments of Heritage Mortgage to borrowers and the forward sales contacts to Mason (discussed in Mortgage Loan and Title Fees above) are undesignated derivatives pursuant to the requirements of SFAS No. 133 and accordingly are marked to fair value through earnings.
 
      Beginning in 2008, the Company adopted on a prospective basis SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”) and Staff Accounting Bulletin 109, Written Loan Commitments Recorded at Fair Value through Earnings (“SAB 109”) both of which impact the determination of the fair value of the rate lock commitment to the borrower and the forward sale to Mason.
 
      SFAS No. 157 assigns a fair value hierarchy to the inputs used to measure fair values under the rule. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. Level 2 inputs are input other than quoted mark prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 are unobservable inputs.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
    The fair value of the Company’s rate lock commitments to borrowers and the related input levels includes, as applicable, the effects of interest rate movements between the date of the rate lock and the balance sheet date, and the value of the servicing rights associated with the loan. Each of these components is considered to have fair values determined based upon level 2 inputs.
 
    To calculate the effects of interest rate movements, the company utilizes applicable investor daily interest rate sheets and multiplies the price movement between the rate lock date and the notional commitment amount. The fair value of the Company’s forward sales contracts to Mason solely considers the price movement of investor price sheets between the rate lock date and the balance sheet date. The market price changes are multiplied by the notional amounts of the forward sales contracts to measure the fair value.
 
    The Company sells all of its loans on a servicing released basis, and receives a servicing release premium upon sale. Thus, the value of the servicing rights included in the fair value measurement is based upon contractual terms with investors and are approximately 1.95% of the loan amount. The Company assumes an approximate 40% fallout rate when measuring the fair value or rate lock commitments, which is consistent with our historical rate of fallout from rate lock commitments with customers. Fallout is defined as locked loan commitments for which the Company does not close a mortgage loan and is based on historical experience and our expectations of future performance.
 
    Prior to the adoption of SAB No. 109 and SFAS No.157, the net fair value of the rate-lock commitment to the borrower and the forward sale to Mason were zero because any change in underlying interest rates have an equal and offsetting impact and all originated loans are immediately sold to Mason concurrent with the closing of the loan with the borrower. The resulting $26,548 unrealized loss and $176,781 unrealized gain for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, were primarily attributable to the inclusion of the value of the servicing rights in the accompanying financial statements. The aforementioned fair value measurement change for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are a net decrease and increase, respectively, in financial services revenues and will be impacted in the future by the change in volume and product mix of our locked loan commitments

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
  (h)   Property and Equipment
 
      Property and equipment is stated at cost and is depreciated using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives as follows:
     
    Useful lives
Office furniture and equipment
  3-10 years  
Leasehold improvements
  Life of lease    
Motor vehicles
  3 years
  (i)   Income Taxes
 
      The Company is a limited liability company which is not subject to income taxes because each member reports its share of taxable income, gains, losses, deductions, and credits on their income tax returns. Capital and, as of January 1, 2007, SMC are also limited liability companies. SMC was a C corporation for the period July 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006. Accordingly, no federal or state income taxes have been provided for in the consolidated financial statements beginning January 1, 2007. The Company implemented FIN 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes”, as of January 1, 2007. There was not any effect to the financial statements related to this adoption.
 
  (j)   Reclassification
 
      Certain prior year financial statement amounts have been reclassified to the current year presentation.
(2)   Real Estate Inventory
 
    Real estate inventory consists of the following:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
Land
  $ 114,304,608     $ 155,196,105  
Construction costs and other
    72,419,921       68,893,367  
Finance costs
    46,377,754       38,919,101  
 
           
 
  $ 233,102,283     $ 263,008,573  
 
           
    The Company capitalizes interest costs to inventory during the development and construction period. Capitalized interest is charged to cost of sales when the related inventory is delivered for sale. Interest incurred, capitalized and charged to cost of sales for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 is summarized as follows:
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,   Nine months ended September 30,
    2008   2007   2008   2007
Interest incurred and capitalized
  $ 4,341,456     $ 4,860,076     $ 13,184,621     $ 14,722,766  
Interest cost unrelated to homebuilding, expensed
  $ 21,087     $ 36,249     $ 138,964     $ 112,465  
Capitalized interest charged to cost of sales
  $ 2,170,141     $ 1,918,087     $ 5,356,161     $ 5,023,149  

F-9


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(3)   Property and Equipment
 
    Property and equipment consists of the following:
                 
     September 30,       December 31,   
    2008     2007  
Office furniture and equipment
  $ 3,814,957     $ 3,646,055  
Leasehold improvements
    756,194       756,194  
Motor vehicles
    56,344       97,843  
 
           
 
    4,627,495       4,500,092  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (3,184,881 )     (2,855,027 )
 
           
 
  $ 1,442,614     $ 1,645,065  
 
           
(4)   Debt
 
    Debt consists of the following:
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2008     2007  
Senior subordinated notes, bearing interest at 9.75% payable semi- annually, payable on February 15 and August 15, due August 2015
  $ 125,410,000     $ 145,720,000  
Senior secured credit facility, $127.5 million line of credit, bearing interest at LIBOR plus 1.75 to 2.25% (6.05% and 6.73% at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively) due December 2010
    99,000,000       69,000,000  
 
           
 
  $ 224,410,000     $ 214,720,000  
 
           
The line of credit and senior subordinated notes are collateralized by real estate inventory. Interest payments on the line of credit are required monthly. The interest rate on the line of credit fluctuates between 1.75% and 2.25% above one month LIBOR. The interest rate spread was 1.75% as of September 30, 2008. At September 30, 2008, the Company has $122.3 million available under its borrowing base on the line of credit of which the Company has borrowed $99.0 million. The line of credit agreement required Capital to maintain certain liquidity and debt ratios, minimum tangible net worth levels and other operating restrictions. As of September 30, 2008, Capital was in compliance with the covenants under the line of credit.
Our senior secured credit facility matures December 1, 2010. The senior secured credit facility provides financing of up to $127.5 million, consisting of a revolving credit facility and includes borrowing capacity available to our subsidiary, Capital and certain of its subsidiaries, for letters of credit.

F-10


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
In August, 2005, the Company issued $150 million of senior subordinated notes bearing interest at 9.75% and used a portion of the proceeds to repay substantially all of its then outstanding debt. The notes require semi-annual interest payments on February 15 and August 15. The senior subordinated notes are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company (see note 10).
During the third quarter of 2007, the Company repurchased senior subordinated notes with a face value of $4.3 million for $3.1 million. The transaction resulted in a gain on extinguishment of debt of $1.0 million after the write-off of related deferred financing costs
During the nine months of 2008, the Company repurchased an additional $20.3 million (face value) of the senior subordinated notes for $9.3 million. The transactions resulted in a gain on extinguishment of debt of $10.5 million after the write-off of related deferred financing costs.
Subsequent to the end of the third quarter 2008, the Company repurchased an additional $4.7 million (face value) of the senior subordinated notes for $1.6 million. The transactions resulted in a gain of extinguishment of debt of $2.9 million after the write-off of related deferred financing costs.
In addition, Holdings and other related parties have cumulatively purchased $35.7 million (face value) of senior subordinated notes for $13.8 million through November 13, 2008. Of the $35.7 million (face value) senior subordinated notes purchased, $15.0 million (face value) was purchased by a non-controlled affiliated company.
The Company estimates that the fair value of its total debt is approximately $142.9 million and $153.5 million at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
The Trust Indenture related to the senior subordinated notes permits payments of distributions by the Company to Holdings including but not limited to the following: a) a permitted tax dividend to allow the direct and indirect beneficial owners of the equity interests of the Company to pay taxes on the net income generated by the Company; b) up to $4.0 million each calendar year to allow Holdings to make required monthly payments to the Holdings Class A Investors; c) up to $500,000 each calendar year to allow Holdings to pay corporate overhead expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business; and d) an aggregate $5.0 million of additional ‘Restricted Payments’ (as defined therein) from the Issue Date. In addition, the Trust Indenture provides for an additional distribution up to fifty percent (50%) of consolidated net income for a period only to the extent certain ratios are maintained (the Ratio Exception as defined in the Trust Indenture) by the Company. Distributions made have met the requirements of the Trust Indenture.
The Company’s “Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” (as defined by the Trust Indenture) was $32.8 million as of March 31, 2008. In accordance with the Trust Indenture, the Company notified the Trustee within 55 days after the end of the quarter that the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth was less than $35 million. Under the Trust Indenture, if the Company’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth is less than $35 million for two consecutive quarters, then within 65 days after the end of such second quarter, the Company would be required to cure the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth deficiency by obtaining sufficient additional cash equity investments or to offer to repurchase 10% of the then outstanding senior subordinated notes at par (a “Repurchase Offer”).
The Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Company was $28.2 million at June 30, 2008 and the Company did not meet the requirements of the Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Because the Company’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth was below $35.0 million for two consecutive quarters the Company was required to either obtain sufficient additional cash equity investment or to make a Repurchase Offer. Under the Trust Indenture, the Company is not required to make a Repurchase Offer to the extent that it has previously acquired senior subordinated notes with a principal amount in excess of the amount of notes required to be subject to the Repurchase Offer. As of June 30, 2008, the Company had repurchased senior subordinated notes in the aggregate amount of $20.6 million (face amount). Since the Repurchase Offer is satisfied from previously acquired senior subordinated notes, the Company has satisfied the Repurchase Offer obligation.

F-11


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
The Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Company was $6.4 million as of September 30, 2008 and did not meet the requirement of the Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. In accordance with the trust indenture, the Company must notify the Trustee within 55 days after the end of the quarter that the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth was less than $35 million. Under the Trust Indenture if the Company’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth is less than $35 million for two consecutive quarters, which would be the period ending December 31, 2008, the Company would be required to cure the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth deficiency by obtaining sufficient additional cash equity investments or to make a Repurchase Offer. Since the Repurchase Offer may be satisfied from previously acquired senior subordinated notes, the Repurchase Offer would be satisfied because the Company has previously repurchased sufficient senior subordinated notes.

F-12


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(5)   Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
 
    The Company has the following derivative instruments:
                 
Notional Amount   Purchased   Matures   Company Pays   Company Receives
$12,500,000
  December 2004   December 1, 2009   Fixed Rate payments at 4.12%   Variable rate payments at 1-month LIBOR
$12,500,000   October 2006   October 3, 2011   Variable payments at 1-month LIBOR below 4.65%   Variable payments at 1-month LIBOR above 5.50%
$25,000,000   December 2005   December 1, 2010   Fixed rate payments at 5.01%   Variable rate payments at 1-month LIBOR
    The Company recorded a loss on derivative instruments of $(493,867) and $(892,196) for the three month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $(838,181) and $(392,685) for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
    The fair value of the derivative instruments was $(1,526,195) and $(1,357,939) at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
 
(6)   Financial Services Revenues
 
    Financial services revenue related to Heritage Mortgage and First Excel, the Company’s mortgage banking and title insurance subsidiaries, is as follows:
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Loan origination fees
  $ 697,575     $ 1,058,515     $ 2,188,660     $ 3,695,770  
Gain on sale of mortgages
    417,933       154,461       1,473,397       1,774,140  
Title insurance premiums
    120,176       151,902       327,141       386,668  
Repurchase obligation release
                (500,000 )      
 
                       
Financial services revenue
  $ 1,235,684     $ 1,364,878     $ 3,489,198     $ 5,856,578  
 
                       
    “Gain on sale of mortgages” includes an unrealized loss of $26,548 and an unrealized gain of $176,871 related to the adoption of SAB No. 109 and SFAS No. 157 in the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively.
 
    In the second quarter, Heritage Mortgage recorded a charge of $0.5 million, which represents fees to be paid to Mason, in return for Mason agreeing to release all current and future repurchase obligations related to loans originated by Heritage Mortgage prior to May 1, 2008 and sold by Mason to one specific third-party purchaser.

F-13


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(7)   Leases
 
    The Company leases office space in Virginia and Maryland. These non-cancellable operating leases expire at various dates through 2016. Total rent expense was approximately $326,528 and $322,657 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $982,617 and $971,189 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
    The Company’s 6,000 square foot design studio is being subleased from a related party, Heritage Contracting, LLC (see Note 11) for $6,104 a month. The sublease expires on May 31, 2011.
 
(8)   Minority Interest
 
    The Company owns a 75% interest in Heritage Mortgage. The remaining 25% is held by an unaffiliated investor. The minority member’s share of Heritage Mortgage’s net income (loss) was $(27,173) and $(90,972) for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively and $(121,179) and $21,804 for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
    The Company owns a 51% interest in First Excel Title. The remaining 49% interest is held by an unaffiliated investor. The minority member’s share of net income was $33,190 and $57,646 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $74,889 and $143,177 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
(9)   Segment Reporting
 
    The Company’s operations consist primarily of its homebuilding segment, which is engaged in the design, marketing, development and construction and sale of single family and townhome residential communities concentrated in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The homebuilding information set forth below includes revenues and expenses related to land sales and custom home services. The Company’s remaining operations consist primarily of mortgage banking loan origination and mortgage title insurance brokerage services and are combined as financial services below. The Company’s operating segments are organized and operate as separate businesses with no centrally incurred costs or intersegment revenues. The Company’s segment information is as follows:

F-14


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
The Company’s segment information is as follows:
    As of and for the three months ended September 30,:
                         
    2008
            Financial    
    Homebuilding   Services   Totals
Revenues
    33,522,023       1,235,684       34,757,707  
Depreciation and amortization
    99,504       28,061       127,565  
Segment net loss
    (20,372,613 )     (30,882 )     (20,403,495 )
Segment assets
    249,960,961       3,457,740       253,418,701  
Expenditures for segment assets
    71,878       1,444       73,322  
 
    2007
            Financial    
    Homebuilding   Services   Totals
Revenues
  $ 42,349,735     $ 1,364,878     $ 43,714,613  
Depreciation and amortization
    97,100       38,160       135,260  
Segment net loss
    (7,377,280 )     (212,910 )     (7,590,190 )
Segment assets
    295,441,653       2,778,364       298,220,017  
Expenditures for segment assets
    30,033       3,921       33,954  
    As of and for the nine months ended September 30,:
                         
    2008
            Financial    
    Homebuilding   Services   Totals
Revenues
    87,911,843       3,489,198       91,401,041  
Depreciation and amortization
    294,274       90,476       384,750  
Segment net loss
    (23,539,001 )     (249,945 )     (23,788,946 )
Segment assets
    249,960,961       3,457,740       253,418,701  
Expenditures for segment assets
    163,455       11,444       174,899  
 
    2007
            Financial    
    Homebuilding   Services   Totals
Revenues
  $ 112,243,637     $ 5,856,578     $ 118,100,215  
Depreciation and amortization
    354,596       126,030       480,626  
Segment net income (loss)
    (10,718,586 )     214,437       (10,504,149 )
Segment assets
    295,441,653       2,778,364       298,220,017  
Expenditures for segment assets
    50,743       19,006       69,749  
(10)   Supplemental Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Information
 
    As of September 30, 2008 all subsidiaries of the Company guarantee the Senior Subordinated Notes except for SMC, R&S Mortgage, Heritage Mortgage, First Excel, SMCH, Flowing Springs Neighborhoods, LLC, Bradley Square Neighborhoods, LLC, and Spriggs Neighborhoods, LLC. The separate financial statements of each guaranteeing subsidiary (each a Guarantor Subsidiary) and Stanley Martin Financing Corp., the co-issuer of the Senior Subordinated Notes are not presented because the Company has concluded that such financial statements are not material. The guarantee of each Guarantor Subsidiary is full and unconditional and joint and several and each Guarantor Subsidiary and Stanley Martin Financing Corp. is 100% owned by the Company. The Company is referred to as the Parent in the following condensed consolidated financial information.
 
    The following condensed and consolidating financial information sets forth the financial position as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 and the results of operations and cash flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 of the Parent, the Guarantor Subsidiaries, the Non-Guarantor Homebuilding Subsidiaries and the Other Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.

F-15


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2008
                                                 
                    Non-                    
                    Guarantor     Other              
            Guarantor     Homebuilding     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Cash
  $     $ 623,769     $ 6,442,160     $ 638,626     $     $ 7,704,555  
Real estate inventory
    957,397       183,089,350       50,398,376             (1,342,840 )     233,102,283  
Deposits and escrows
          1,821,916       190,445       31,800             2,044,161  
Property and equipment, net
          156,702       1,099,288       186,624             1,442,614  
Due from related parties
                120,762             88,721       209,483  
Investment in affiliates
    132,354,135       10,794,204                   (143,148,339 )      
Accounts receivable
          1,158,266       307,711       2,066,230       (6 )     3,532,201  
Deferred financing costs, net
    3,134,697                               3,134,697  
Other assets
          55,550       1,658,697       534,460             2,248,707  
 
                                   
 
  $ 136,446,229     $ 197,699,757     $ 60,217,439     $ 3,457,740     $ (144,402,464 )   $ 253,418,701  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Debt
  $ 125,410,000     $ 99,000,000     $     $     $     $ 224,410,000  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    20,000       161,372       5,513,070       1,034,665       (1,349 )     6,727,758  
Due to related parties
          210,657       (20,276 )                 190,381  
Accrued interest payable
    1,527,354       510,935                         2,038,289  
Purchaser deposits
          2,170,882                         2,170,882  
Cost to complete and customer service reserves
          3,548,413       394,105                   3,942,518  
Other liabilities
          2,600,097       1,102,906       509,526             4,212,529  
 
                                   
 
    126,957,354       108,202,356       6,989,805       1,544,191       (1,349 )     243,692,357  
Minority interest
                      237,469             237,469  
Member’s capital
    9,488,875       89,497,401       53,227,634       1,676,080       (144,401,115 )     9,488,875  
 
                                   
 
  $ 136,446,229     $ 197,699,757     $ 60,217,439     $ 3,457,740     $ (144,402,464 )   $ 253,418,701  
 
                                   

F-16


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2007
                                                 
                    Non-Guarantor     Other              
            Guarantor     Homebuilding     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Cash
  $     $ 3.222,679     $ 847,052     $ 595,180     $     $ 4,664,911  
Real estate inventory
    684,953       202,208,244       61,590,350             (1,474,974 )     263,008,573  
Deposits and escrows
          1,998,639       506,094       31,800             2,536,533  
Due from related parties
          186,214       1,193,195       265,656             1,645,065  
Property and equipment, net
    (67,183 )     (17,400 )     187,476             (16,587 )     86,306  
Accounts receivable
          284,150       882,570       1,221,306             2,388,026  
Investment in affiliates
    192,240,064       40,776,995                   (233,017,059 )      
Deferred financing costs, net
    4,054,793                               4,054,793  
Other assets
          41,449       1,198,866       568,428             1,808,743  
 
                                   
 
  $ 196,912,627     $ 248,700,970     $ 66,405,603     $ 2,682,370     $ (234,508,620 )   $ 280,192,950  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Debt
  $ 145,720,000     $ 69,000,000     $     $     $     $ 214,720,000  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    331,335       195,322       3,437,732       1,489,122       (194,192 )     5,259,319  
Due to related parties
                51,816                   51,816  
Accrued interest payable
    5,327,887       421,431                         5,749,318  
Purchaser deposits
          1,051,323       61,290                   1,112,613  
Cost to complete and customer service reserves
          3,492,265       146,974                   3,639,239  
Other liabilities
          2,657,938       1,095,687                   3,753,625  
 
                                   
 
    151,379,222       76,818,279       4,793,499       1,489,122       (194,192 )     234,285,930  
Minority interest
                      373,615             373,615  
Member’s capital
    45,533,405       171,882,691       61,612,104       819,633       (234,314,428 )     45,533,405  
 
                                   
 
  $ 196,912,627     $ 248,700,970     $ 66,405,603     $ 2,682,370     $ (234,508,620 )   $ 280,192,950  
 
                                   

F-17


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the
Nine months ended September 30, 2008
                                                 
                    Non-                    
                    Guarantor     Other              
            Guarantor     Homebuilding     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     subsidiaries     subsidiaries     subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Revenues:
                                               
Homebuilding sales
  $     $ 82,912,104     $ 4,628,155     $     $     $ 87,540,259  
Financial services
                      3,489,198             3,489,198  
Management services
    281,584             6,247,199             (6,157,199 )     371,584  
 
                                   
Total revenues
    281,584       82,912,104       10,875,354       3,489,198       (6,157,199 )     91,401,041  
 
                                               
Operating expenses:
                                               
Cost of sales
          73,426,261       3,175,427             (132,133 )     76,469,555  
Impairment
          12,331,260       16,649,518                   28,980,778  
Selling and marketing expenses
          6,260,537       320,972       28,244       313,171       6,922,924  
General and administrative expenses
    4,401,190       3,033,033       8,023,010       3,792,861       (6,470,370 )     12,779,724  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Operating income (loss)
    (4,119,606 )     (12,138,987 )     (17,293,573 )     (331,907 )     132,133       (33,751,940 )
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates
    (21,784,336 )     (28,534,935 )                 50,319,271        
Gain on derivative contracts, net
          (838,181 )                       (838,181 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    2,114,996       8,352,730                         10,467,726  
Other income, net
          244,933       6,554       35,672             287,159  
 
                                   
Net income (loss) before minority interest
    (23,788,946 )     (32,914,440 )     (17,287,019 )     (296,235 )     50,451,404       (23,835,236 )
Minority interest
                      46,290             46,290  
 
                                   
Net income (loss)
  $ (23,788,946 )   $ (32,914,440 )   $ (17,287,019 )   $ (249,945 )   $ 50,451,404     $ (23,788,946 )
 
                                   

F-18


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
                                                 
                    Non-                    
                    Guarantor     Other              
            Guarantor     Homebuilding     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     subsidiaries     subsidiaries     subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Revenues:
                                               
Homebuilding sales
  $     $ 111,497,252     $ 319,075     $     $     $ 111,816,327  
Financial services
                      5,856,578             5,856,578  
Management services
    337,500             6,299,502             (6,209,692 )     427,310  
 
                                   
Total revenues
    337,500       111,497,252       6,618,577       5,856,578       (6,209,692 )     118,100,215  
 
                                               
Operating expenses:
                                               
Cost of sales
          87,553,310       (127,891 )           (635,893 )     86,789,526  
Impairment
          17,787,972       1,556,972                   19,344,944  
Selling and marketing expenses
          7,900,428       93,986       51,442       (61,944 )     7,983,912  
General and administrative expenses
    326,120       6,919,959       8,888,209       5,425,718       (6,147,748 )     15,412,258  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Operating income (loss)
    11,380       (8,664,417 )     (3,792,699 )     379,418       635,893       (11,430,425 )
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates
    (11,528,125 )     (10,149,752 )                 21,677,877        
Gain on derivative contracts, net
          (392,685 )                       (392,685 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    1,012,596                               1,012,596  
Other income, net
          316,835       154,511                   471,346  
 
                                   
Net income (loss) before minority interest
    (10,504,149 )     (18,890,019 )     (3,638,188 )     379,418       22,313,770       (10,339,168 )
Minority interest
                      (164,981 )           (164,981 )
 
                                   
Net income (loss)
  $ (10,504,149 )   $ (18,890,019 )   $ (3,638,188 )   $ 214,437     $ 22,313,770     $ (10,504,149 )
 
                                   

F-19


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the
Three months ended September 30, 2008
                                                 
                    Non-                    
                    Guarantor     Other              
            Guarantor     Homebuilding     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     subsidiaries     subsidiaries     subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Revenues:
                                               
Homebuilding sales
  $     $ 31,883,292     $ 1,552,147     $       $     $ 33,435,439  
Financial services
                      1,235,684             1,235,684  
Management services
    56,584             1,976,110               (1,946,110 )     86,584  
 
                                   
Total revenues
    56,584       31,883,292       3,528,257       1,235,684       (1,946,110 )     34,757,707  
 
                                               
Operating expenses:
                                               
Cost of sales
          28,334,528       1,017,513               (46,628 )     29,305,413  
Impairment
          7,164,582       13,873,755                   21,038,337  
Selling and marketing expenses
          2,173,774       104,562       14,672       368,375       2,661,383  
General and administrative expenses
    1,524,714       1,121,971       2,602,093       1,261,970       (2,314,485 )     4,196,263  
 
                                   
 
    (1,468,130 )     (6,911,563 )     (14,069,666 )     (40,958 )     46,628       (22,443,689 )
Operating income (loss):
                                               
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates
    (19,980,211 )     (20,709,305 )                 40,689,516        
Loss on derivative contracts, net
          (493,867 )                       (493,867 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net
    1,044,846       1,345,444                         2,390,290  
Other income, net
          80,529       53,166       16,093             149,788  
 
                                   
Net income (loss) before minority interest
    (20,403,495 )     (26,688,762 )     (14,016,500 )     (24,865 )     40,736,144       (20,397,478 )
Minority interest
                      (6,017 )           (6,017 )
 
                                   
Net income (loss)
  $ (20,403,495 )   $ (26,688,762 )   $ (14,016,500 )   $ (30,882 )   $ 40,736,144     $ (20,403,495 )
 
                                   

F-20


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations for the
Three Months Ended September 30, 2007
                                                 
                    Non-                    
                    Guarantor     Other              
            Guarantor     Homebuilding     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     subsidiaries     subsidiaries     subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Revenues:
                                               
Homebuilding sales
  $     $ 41,888,360     $ 319,075     $     $     $ 42,207,435  
Financial services
                      1,364,878             1,364,878  
Management services
    112,500             2,354,122             (2,324,322 )     142,300  
 
                                   
Total revenues
    112,500       41,888,360       2,673,197       1,364,878       (2,324,322 )     43,714,613  
 
                                               
Operating expenses:
                                               
Cost of sales
          33,506,297       91,481             (191,324 )     33,406,454  
Impairment
          10,802,053                         10,802,053  
Selling and marketing expenses
          2,695,414       42,515       22,095       (14,349 )     2,745,675  
General and administrative expenses
    115,555       2,415,669       2,854,274       1,589,019       (2,309,973 )     4,664,544  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Operating income (loss)
    (3,055 )     (7,531,073 )     (315,073 )     (246,236 )     191,324       (7,904,113 )
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates
    (8,599,731 )     (7,551,975 )                 16,151,706        
Loaa on derivative contracts, net
          (892,196 )                       (892,196 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt, net
    1,012,596                               1,012,596  
Other income, net
          102,900       57,297                   160,197  
 
                                   
Net income (loss) before minority interest
    (7,590,190 )     (15,872,344 )     (257,776 )     (246,236 )     16,343,030       (7,623,516 )
Minority interest
                      33,326             33,326  
 
                                   
Net income (loss)
  $ (7,590,190 )   $ (15,872,344 )   $ (257,776 )   $ (212,910 )   $ 16,343,030     $ (7,590,190 )
 
                                   

F-21


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008
                                                 
                    Non-                    
                    Guarantor     Other              
            Guarantor     Homebuilding     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     subsidiaries     subsidiaries     subsidiaries     Eliminations     Consolidated  
Operating activities:
                                               
Net income (loss)
  $ (23,788,946 )   $ (32,914,440 )   $ (17,287,019 )   $ (249,945 )   $ 50,451,404     $ (23,788,946 )
Impairment of real estate inventory
          12,331,260       16,649,518                   28,980,778  
Gain on extinguishment debt
    (2,114,996 )     (8,352,730 )                       (10,467,726 )
Equity in losses (earnings) of affiliates
    21,784,336       28,534,935                   (50,319,271 )      
Changes in real estate inventory
    94,339       6,843,782       (5,210,413 )           (132,133 )     1,595,575  
Other operating activities
    25,569,813       (39,034,884 )     11,599,644       394,691             (1,470,736 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    21,544,546       (32,592,077 )     5,751,730       144,746             (5,151,055 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Investing activities:
                                               
Purchases of property and equipment
          (6,833 )     (156,622 )     (11,444 )           (174,899 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Financing activities:
                                               
Draws on (repayments of) line of credit
          30,000,000                         30,000,000  
Repurchase of subordinated debt
    (9,288,962 )                             (9,288,962 )
Distribution to members
    (12,255,584 )                             (12,255,584 )
Distributions to minority partners
                      (89,856 )           (89,856 )
 
                                   
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (21,544,546 )     30,000,000             (89,856 )           8,365,598  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
          (2,598,910 )     5,595,108       43,446             3,039,644  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
          3,222,679       847,052       595,180             4,664,911  
 
                                   
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $     $ 623,769     $ 6,442,160     $ 638,626     $     $ 7,704,555  
 
                                   

F-22


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows for the
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
                                                 
                    Non-                    
                    Guarantor     Other              
            Guarantor     Homebuilding     Non-Guarantor              
    Parent     subsidiaries     subsidiaries     subsidiaries     Eliminations     Combined  
Operating activities:
                                               
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (10,504,149 )   $ (18,890,019 )   $ (3,638,188 )   $ 214,437     $ 22,313,770     $ (10,504,149 )
Impairment of real estate inventory
          17,787,972       1,556,972                   19,344,944  
Equity in earnings of affiliates
    11,528,125       10,149,752                   (21,677,877 )      
Changes in real estate inventory
    (241,883 )     (79,945,954 )     58,163,673             (635,893 )     (22,660,057 )
Other operating activities
    5,912,907       48,771,069       (56,768,937 )     103,944             (1,981,017 )
 
                                   
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    6,695,000       (22,127,180 )     (686,480 )     318,381             (15,800,279 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Investing activities:
                                               
Purchases of property and equipment
          (50,743 )           (19,006 )           (69,749 )
 
                                   
 
                                               
Financing activities:
                                               
Borrowings on (repayments of) loans payable, net
          (2,750,000 )                       (2,750,000 )
Draws on (repayments of) line of credit
          24,500,000                         24,500,000  
Proceeds from issuance of debt
    (3,142,500 )                             (3,142,500 )
Distribution to members
    (3,552,500 )                             (3,552,500 )
Distributions to minority partners
                      (258,912 )           (258.912 )
 
                                   
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    (6,695,000 )     21,750,000             (258,912 )           14,796,088  
 
                                   
 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
          (427,923 )     (686,480 )     40,463             (1,073,940 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
          888,326       1,138,737       818,661             2,845,724  
 
                                   
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $     $ 460,403     $ 452,257     $ 859,124     $     $ 1,771,784  
 
                                   

F-23


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
(unaudited)
(11)   Related Party Transactions
 
    The Company is wholly owned by Holdings. During the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company made $1.7 million and $1.3 million in distributions to Holdings, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company made $12.3 million and $3.6 million in distributions to Holdings, respectively. In the future, the Company may be required to distribute funds to Holdings’ in order to allow Holdings to meet its operating and financing obligations. The Trust Indenture governing the Senior Subordinated Notes permits annual distributions from the Company to Holdings of, among other things, a permitted tax dividend, up to $4.0 million to meet cash distribution obligations of Holdings to it’s Class A investors, up to $500,000 each year to cover Holdings overhead and a $5.0 million unrestricted, cumulative distribution .
 
    A subsidiary of Capital has lot purchase agreements with a 50% owned joint venture of Holdings to purchase 117 finished lots in Loudoun County, Virginia. The purchase price of the lots is based on a predetermined price schedule that contains price escalators of one and a half percent (1.5%) per quarter based on the timing of the lot purchases. As of September 30, 2008, Capital had purchased 73 lots for $12.6 million. In the first nine months of 2008, Capital purchased 7 lots for $1.3 million.
 
    Based on the expected timing of the remaining lot purchases and the estimated individual lot purchase prices at that time under these lot purchase agreements, the Company’s estimated remaining purchase obligation at September 30, 2008 is approximately $9.9 million.
 
    Due from related parties primarily represents amounts due from various entities under the control of the Control Group. Due to related parties primarily represents amounts due to Holdings. All related party receivables and payables are non interest bearing and due on demand.
 
    Management services revenue reported in the statements of operations represents management and accounting support services provided to three related parties, Holdings, Heritage Contracting, LLC and Duball, LLC, through common ownership. The Company utilizes Heritage Contracting, LLC, for contracting services on many of its projects. The Company paid Heritage Contracting approximately $677,000 and $1,345,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and approximately $1,979,000 and $2,521,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Company subleases certain space for its design center from Heritage Contracting, LLC (see Note 7). The Company also has certain management and construction services performed by Duball, LLC. The Company made no payments to Duball, LLC for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and paid Duball, LLC. $379,000 and $307,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
(12)   Commitments and Contingencies
  (a)   Legal Proceedings
 
      The Company and its subsidiaries are involved in litigation arising from the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, and based on advice of legal counsel, this litigation is not expected to have any material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.
 
  (b)   Guarantees
 
      At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company was contingently liable on performance bonds amounting to approximately $23.6 million and $27.1 million, respectively, to ensure completion of required public improvements related to its homebuilding projects.

F-24


 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements
(unaudited)
    The Company is contingently liable under outstanding letters of credit of approximately $3.0 million and $3.0 million at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.
 
    Heritage Mortgage guarantees amounts outstanding under the $10 million warehouse loan facility. At September 30, 2008 the balance on the warehouse loan facility was $0. Heritage Mortgage’s obligation to perform under this guarantee principally arises if Mason defaults on its obligations under the warehouse loan facility. Cardinal Bank, N.A. is the lender on the warehouse loan facility and the parent of Mason. The Company has not recorded any liability related to this guarantee as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
 
    Heritage Mortgage is qualified to participate under the VA loan guaranty program and is an approved FHA lender. As a result of its participation in these Federal programs, Heritage Mortgage is required to maintain a minimum net worth of $88,000. At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, Heritage Mortgage was in compliance with the minimum net worth requirements.
 
    The Company has guaranteed amounts due under an operating lease entered into by Heritage Contracting. Payments under the lease in 2007 which are paid by Heritage Contracting are expected to be approximately $108,000. Amounts due under this lease increase by 3 percent each year through expiration in May 2011.
 
(c)   Contract Land Deposits
 
    At September 30, 2008 the Company had entered into various agreements with affiliated and unaffiliated parties to purchase land for approximately $9.9 million.
 
    On September 11, 2008 the Company entered into a contract with a third party to allow the Company to purchase up to 24 lots in Prince William County. The purchase of the lots is at the discretion of the Company. No deposit or prepayment was required as a result of the contract.

F-25


 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
     Certain information included herein and in our other reports, SEC filings, statements and presentations is forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, statements concerning our anticipated operating results, financial resources, changes in revenues, changes in profitability, growth and expansion, anticipated income to be realized from our investments in unconsolidated entities, the ability to acquire land, the ability to secure governmental approvals and the ability to open new communities, the ability to sell homes and properties, the ability to deliver homes from backlog, the average delivered prices of homes, the ability to secure materials and subcontractors, and the ability to maintain the liquidity and capital necessary to expand and take advantage of future opportunities. In some cases you can identify those so called forward-looking statements by words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “project,” “intend,” “can,” “could,” “might,” or “continue,” or the negative of those words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect actual results and cause them to differ materially from expectations expressed herein and in our other reports, SEC filings, statements and presentations. These risks and uncertainties include local, regional and national economic conditions, the demand for homes, domestic and international political events, uncertainties created by terrorist attacks, the effects of governmental regulation, the competitive environment in which we operate, fluctuations in interest rates, changes in home prices, the availability and cost of land for future growth, the availability of capital, uncertainties and fluctuations in capital and securities markets, changes in tax laws and their interpretation, legal proceedings, the availability of adequate insurance at reasonable cost, the ability of our customers to finance the purchase of homes, the availability and cost of labor and materials, and weather conditions. Additional information concerning potential factors that we believe could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results is included in “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. Moreover, the financial guidance contained herein related to our expected results of operations for fiscal year 2008 reflects our expectations as of November 13, 2008 and is not being reconfirmed or updated by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
     If one or more of the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements proves incorrect, then our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in this report. Therefore, we caution you not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. This statement is provided as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
     When this report uses the words “we,” “us,” and “our,” they refer to Stanley-Martin Communities, LLC and its subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires. Reference herein to “2008,” and “2007,” refer to our quarter ended September 30, 2008 and our quarter ended September 30, 2007, respectively.
Overview
     We are one of the largest private homebuilders in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, based on the number of homes delivered each year. We are engaged in the development of residential communities and the design, marketing and construction of single-family homes and townhomes. Our homes are marketed and sold under the trade name Stanley Martin. We generate revenues from our homebuilding operations and, to a lesser extent, from our title insurance and mortgage origination businesses. While most of our home construction activities begin after a sales contract has been entered into with a home buyer, current trends indicate that more home buyers prefer to have a shorter delivery time span. As more home buyers are waiting to purchase a new home until after their current home has been sold, the home buyers then demand less time between the signing of the sales contract and ultimate delivery of the home. This change in demand requires the Company to maintain an inventory of homes to meet this demand.

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     Beginning in the third quarter 2005 and continuing into 2008, we have experienced a slowdown in new home orders. We believe this slowdown is due to weak consumer confidence, higher used home inventory levels, increasing foreclosures, high gas prices, bank weakness and more. In addition, we believe speculators and investors are no longer helping to fuel demand. We have been impacted by an overall increase in the supply of homes available for sale, and by builders who are attempting to reduce their inventories by lowering prices and adding incentives. In addition, based on the cancellation rates reported by us and other builders, cancellations are also adding to the supply of homes in the marketplace.
New Home Orders by quarter have been as follows:
                                         
    1st Quarter   2nd Quarter   3rd Quarter   4th Quarter   Total
2005
    97       77       64       79       317  
2006
    94       64       33       60       251  
2007
    90       78       27       38       233  
2008
    64       92       61             217 (to date)
     Our third quarter 2008 and 2007 cancellation rates were 5% and 7%, respectively, with a historical cancellation rate of approximately 8-9%. When we report new orders, the number and value of new orders are reported net of any cancellations occurring during the reporting period, whether signed in that reporting period or in a prior period. Despite this slowdown, we remain cautiously optimistic about the future of our business. Metropolitan Washington, D.C. fundamentals remain strong due to the continuing regulation-induced constraints on lot supplies, the growing number of affluent households, historically low unemployment and historically strong job creation.
     Through our financial services operations we offer a variety of financial services products including mortgage origination, title insurance and closing services. Our mortgage revenues consist primarily of loan origination fee income and gains on the sale of mortgages. Revenues from our mortgage operations are generally recognized when the mortgage loans and related servicing rights are sold to George Mason Mortgage, LLC (“Mason”), which occurs concurrently with the closing of the associated mortgage loan. Title revenues consist primarily of title insurance premiums and closing services and are recognized as homes are closed.
     We are concerned about the current status of the secondary mortgage market. However, with few exceptions, through our third-quarter-end, our buyers generally were able to obtain loans. Nevertheless, tightening credit standards will likely continue to shrink the pool of potential home buyers. Mortgage market liquidity issues and higher borrowing rates may impede some of our home buyers from closing, while others may find it more difficult to sell their existing homes as their buyer faces the problem of obtaining a mortgage. However, we believe that our buyers generally should be able to continue to secure mortgages. Although we cannot predict the short- and long-term liquidity of the loan markets, we caution that, given the current uncertainties in the mortgage markets, the pace of home sales could slow further until the credit markets stabilize.
     Because of the length of time that it takes to obtain the necessary approvals on a property, complete land improvements and deliver a home after a home buyer signs an agreement of sale, we are subject to many risks. We attempt to reduce our risk by controlling land for future development through options when market conditions permit, thus allowing us to obtain the necessary governmental approvals before acquiring title to the land. In addition, we attempt to reduce our risk by generally commencing construction of a home after executing an agreement of sale and receiving a substantial down payment from a buyer, and using subcontractors to perform home construction and land development on a fixed-price basis. We currently do not hold many option contracts because older contracts have been cancelled in this period of declining land prices and the current market conditions are showing little activity on new properties as land holders are waiting for prices to stabilize.

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     In the ordinary course of doing business, we must make estimates and judgments that affect decisions on how we operate and on the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. These estimates and judgments include, but are not limited to, those related to the recognition of income and expenses; impairment of assets; capitalization of costs to inventory; and provisions for litigation, insurance and warranty costs. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate and adjust our estimates based on the information currently available. Actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions or conditions.
Application of Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies
     This discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on our 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 that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
     We believe the following critical accounting policies are the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements:
Revenue Recognition
     Homebuilding. We build single-family and townhome residences, which are generally produced on a pre-sold basis for our customers. We recognize revenue on the sale of a home at the time the units are completed and title to the home passes to the customer at settlement.
     In 2007, we commenced custom home building services under the name Stanley-Martin Custom Homes, LLC (“Custom Homes”). For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, Custom Homes has been engaged to construct eleven homes for individuals that are not homebuying customers of the Company, and had 10 homes previously engaged to construct but not yet completed. Of the 21 homes under contract in 2008, eight homes have not commenced construction, eight homes were completed and five have commenced construction. The Company recognizes custom home services fees based on percentage-of-completion method, cost-to-cost method.
     Mortgage Loans and Title Fees. We have, through our investment in First Heritage Mortgage, LLC (“Heritage Mortgage”), a loan purchase agreement with Mason whereby Heritage Mortgage agrees to sell and deliver to Mason all mortgage loans that it originates on the date the loans are settled with the mortgage borrower. The price at which the mortgage loans will be sold to Mason is fixed as of the date Heritage Mortgage enters into a rate lock commitment with the borrower and is not subject to fluctuations based on changes in market conditions. If a prospective borrower cancels the loan agreement, the forward sale of the loan to Mason is also cancelled. Heritage Mortgage records mortgage loan fees and gains on the sale of the mortgage loans at the date the loans are settled with the mortgage borrower and concurrently sold and delivered to Mason. Heritage Mortgage also has an arrangement whereby it receives additional consideration on the loans sold to Mason calculated as the difference between the interest earned by Mason on the purchased loans prior to sale to another investor and an agreed upon variable interest factor. Mason generally sells these loans within one to four weeks from the purchase from Heritage Mortgage. The additional consideration is included in gain on sale of mortgage loans in the financial statements on an accrual basis. See further discussion of rate lock commitment and forward contracts in Financial Investments below.
     Heritage Mortgage accounts for these sales of mortgage loans to Mason pursuant to SFAS No. 140 Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities a replacement of FASB Statement 125, because the loan assets have been legally isolated from us; we have no ability to restrict or constrain the ability of Mason to pledge or exchange the assets; and, because we do not have the entitlement or contractual ability to repurchase the mortgage loans or unilaterally cause Mason to put the mortgage loans back to us.

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     Heritage Mortgage’s mortgage loan originations are funded through the use of a warehouse loan facility. Cardinal Bank has provided the warehouse facility since July 2004. Mason is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cardinal Bank, N.A. This warehouse facility bears interest at a variable rate based on the Federal Funds Rate. Mason is the principal borrower under the $10 million warehouse facility with Cardinal Bank, and Heritage Mortgage is jointly and severally liable with Mason for the obligations under the warehouse facility as an accommodation party (which in this case is equivalent to a guarantor). Accordingly, Heritage Mortgage bears no interest cost nor has any outstanding borrowings on the warehouse facility because ownership of the originated loans is transferred to Mason concurrent with our closing of the loan with the borrower. At September 30, 2008, the warehouse line balance was $ 0.
     We recognize title insurance premiums associated with our title operations as home sales are closed, closing services are rendered and title policies are issued, all of which generally occur simultaneously as each home sale is closed. All of the title insurance premiums are underwritten by a third party insurer.
Homebuilding Inventory
     Homebuilding inventory is stated at cost unless a community is determined to be impaired, in which case the impaired inventories are written down to fair value. The cost of developed lots and uncompleted homes represents the actual costs that are accumulated on a project basis with direct costs accumulated on a specific identification basis by unit within the project. Finance costs, including interest, and real estate taxes are capitalized as inventory costs. Field construction and supervision salaries and related overhead expenses are included in inventory costs. Selling, general, and administrative costs are expensed as incurred. Upon settlement, direct costs are expensed based on actual costs incurred, and other capitalized costs are expensed on an estimated standard cost basis. Estimated costs to complete and customer service reserves are provided as homes are settled.
     Land, land development and other indirect costs, both incurred and estimated to be incurred in the future are allocated to the cost of homes closed based upon the total number of homes to be constructed in each community. Any revisions resulting from a change in the estimated number of homes to be constructed or in estimated costs subsequent to the commencement of delivery of homes are reallocated prospectively. Home construction and related costs are charged to the cost of homes closed under the specific identification method. The estimated land, common area development and related costs of master planned communities are allocated to individual communities within a master planned community on a relative sales value basis. Any revisions resulting from a change in the estimated number of homes to be constructed or in the estimated costs subsequent to the commencement of delivery of homes are reallocated to each of the communities of the master planned community prospectively in future periods.
     Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by that asset or by the sales of comparable assets. Undiscounted cash flow projections are generated at a community level based on the estimated sales price reduced by the sum of the estimated direct, overhead, and finance costs capitalized as inventory costs and the direct selling expenses. Important factors involved in this estimation process include estimated sales prices, dates of disposition, and interest rates. The Company’s determination of fair value is primarily based on discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with inherent risks that are associated with assets and a related estimated cash flow streams. The assumptions used in generating undiscounted cash flows and fair value are based on current market conditions and management’s judgment with respect to general economic conditions and the characteristics of the specific assets.
     We evaluate our deposits related to fixed price lot acquisition contracts based on the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46, revised, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, or FIN 46R, the provisions of which were effective for us on January 1, 2004. FIN 46R requires the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) to consolidate that entity. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the party that absorbs a majority of the VIE’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual or other financial interests in the entity. Expected losses are the expected negative variability in the fair value of an entity’s net assets, exclusive of variable interests, and expected residual returns are the expected positive variability in the fair value of an entity’s net assets, exclusive of variable interests. We have no lot acquisition contracts that require consolidation of the related VIE as of September 30, 2008.
Warranty Accruals
     Warranty accruals are established to provide for probable future expenses that can be reasonably estimated as a result of construction, product recalls and litigation incidental to the Company’s business. Liability estimates are determined based on management judgment considering such factors as historical experience, the likely current cost of corrective action, manufacturers’ and subcontractors’ participation in sharing the cost of corrective action, consultations with third party experts such as engineers, and discussions with the Company’s general counsel and other outside counsel retained to handle specific product liability cases. This liability is included in cost to complete and customer service reserves.

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Derivative Financial Instruments
     We account for our derivatives and hedging activities in accordance with SFAS No. 133, as amended, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. As of September 30, 2008, we had two interest rate swaps and one interest rate collar which are considered derivative instruments. We entered into these derivative instruments to economically hedge our exposure to changes in interest rates. We do not enter into derivative instruments for speculative purposes. We have not designated the derivative instruments as cash flow hedges for financial reporting purposes. Amounts paid or received under these agreements and changes in the fair values of the instruments are recognized as “gain (loss) on derivative contracts, net” in the consolidated statements of operations. The fair value of the derivative instruments are reflected in the consolidated balance sheets as a component of other assets or other liabilities.
     The rate lock commitments of Heritage Mortgage to borrowers and the forward sales contracts to Mason are undesignated derivatives pursuant to the requirements of SFAS No. 133 and accordingly are marked to fair value through earnings.
     Beginning in 2008, the Company adopted on a prospective basis SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS No. 157”) and Staff Accounting Bulletin 109, Written Loan Commitments Recorded at Fair Value through Earnings (“SAB No. 109”) both of which impact the determination of the fair value of rate lock commitment to the borrower and the forward sale to Mason.
     SFAS No. 157 assigns a fair value hierarchy to the inputs used to measure fair value under the rule. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs.
     The fair value of the Company’s rate lock commitments to borrowers and the related input levels includes as applicable, the effects of interest rate movements between the date of the rate lock and the balance sheet date, and the value of the servicing rights associated with the loan. Each of these components is considered to have fair values determined based upon level 2 inputs.
     To calculate the effects of interest rate movements, the Company utilizes applicable investor daily interest rate sheets and multiplies the price movement between the rate lock date and the notional commitment amount. The fair value of the Company’s forward sales contracts to Mason solely considers the price movement of investor price sheets between the rate lock date and the balance sheet date. The market price changes are multiplied by the notional amount of the forward sales contracts to measure the fair value.
     The Company sells all of its loans on a servicing released basis, and receives a servicing release premium upon sale. Thus, the value of the servicing rights included in the fair value measurement is based upon contractual terms with investors and are approximately 1.95% of the loan amount. The Company assumes an approximate 40% fallout rate when measuring the fair value of rate lock commitments, which is consistent with our historical rate of fallout from rate lock commitments with customers. Fallout is defined as locked loan commitments for which the Company does not close a mortgage loan and is based on historical experience and our expectation of future performance.
     Prior to the adoption of SAB No. 109 and SFAS No. 157, the net fair value of the rate-lock commitment to the borrower and the forward sale to Mason were zero because any change in underlying interest rates have an equal and offsetting impact and all originated loans are immediately sold to Mason concurrent with the closing of the loan with the borrower. The resulting $(26,548) unrealized loss and $176,781 unrealized gain for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, were primarily attributable to the inclusion of the value of the servicing rights in the calculation as required by SAB No. 109. This gain (loss) is reflected in financial services revenues in the accompanying financial statements. The aforementioned fair value measurement change for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 are a net decrease and increase, respectively, in financial services revenues and will be impacted in the future by the change in volume and product mix of our locked loan commitments.

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Selected Financial and Other Information
     The following table includes selected consolidated statement of operations and other data for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
                                 
    Three months ended September 30,     Nine months ended September 30,  
    (in thousands)     (in thousands)  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
Statement of Operations Data:
                               
Homebuilding sales – homes
  $ 31,883     $ 41,888     $ 79,912     $ 111,497  
Cost of sales – homes
    28,223       33,196       70,119       86,578  
 
                       
Gross margin – homes
    3,660       8,692       9,793       24,919  
 
                               
Homebuilding sales – land
                3,000        
Cost of sales – land
                3,035        
 
                       
Gross margin (loss) – land
                (35 )      
 
                               
Custom home services fees
    1,552       319       4,628       319  
Cost of sales – custom home services
    1,082       211       3,315       211  
 
                       
Gross margin – custom home services
    470       108       1,313       108  
 
                       
 
                               
Gross margin – homebuilding before impairment
    4,130       8,800       11,071       25,027  
Impairment of real estate inventory
    (21,038 )     (10,802 )     (28,980 )     (19,345 )
 
                       
Gross margin (loss) – homebuilding
    (16,908 )     (2,002 )     (17,909 )     5,682  
 
                               
Financial services revenue
    1,236       1,365       3,489       5,857  
Management services revenue
    86       142       372       427  
Selling and marketing expense
    (2,661 )     (2,746 )     (6,923 )     (7,984 )
General and administrative expense
    (4,196 )     (4,664 )     (12,780 )     (15,412 )
Gain (loss) on derivative contracts
    (494 )     (892 )     (838 )     (393 )
 
Gain on repurchase of senior subordinated notes
    2,390       1,013       10,468       1,013  
Other, net
    150       161       287       471  
Minority Interest Benefit (expense)
    (6 )     33       46       (165 )
 
                       
Net loss
  $ (20,403 )   $ (7,590 )   $ (23,788 )   $ (10,504 )
 
                       
 
                               
Other Financial Data:
                               
Gross margin (loss) – homebuilding
    (50.5 )%     (4.7 )%     (20.5 )%     5.1 %
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 128     $ 135     $ 385     $ 481  
 
                               
Operating Data:
                               
Net new home orders
    61       27       217       195  
Average sales price of new orders
  $ 523     $ 552     $ 506     $ 565  
Home deliveries
    64       80       148       195  
Average sales price of homes delivered
  $ 498     $ 524     $ 540     $ 572  
Backlog at end of period (homes)
    108       85       108       85  
Backlog at end of period, contract value
  $ 54,441     $ 51,230     $ 54,441     $ 51,230  

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Selected Homebuilding Operating Data
     The following table sets forth certain information regarding closings, new orders and backlog for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2008     2007     2008     2007  
    (dollars in thousands)     (dollars in thousands)  
Home Deliveries (homes):
                               
Single-family
    34       47       94       119  
Townhome
    30       33       54       76  
 
                       
Total
    64       80       148       195  
 
                       
 
                               
Average Sales Price of Homes Delivered:
                               
Single-family
  $ 558     $ 566     $ 585     $ 602  
Townhome
  $ 431     $ 463     $ 462     $ 525  
Average sales price of homes delivered
  $ 498     $ 524     $ 540     $ 572  
 
                               
Revenue from Homes Delivered:
                               
Single-family
  $ 18,965     $ 26,615     $ 54,955     $ 71,610  
Townhome
    12,918       15,273       24,957       39,887  
 
                       
Total
  $ 31,883     $ 41,888     $ 79,912     $ 111,497  
 
                       
 
                               
Revenue from Land Sales:
  $     $     $ 3,000     $  
 
                       
 
                               
Custom Home Services Fees:
  $ 1,552     $ 319     $ 4,628     $ 319  
 
                       
 
                               
New Orders (homes):
                               
Single-family
    28       18       115       125  
Townhome
    33       9       102       70  
 
                       
Total
    61       27       217       195  
 
                       
 
                               
Average Sales Price of New Orders:
                               
Single-family
  $ 548     $ 562     $ 527     $ 594  
Townhome
  $ 501     $ 534     $ 481     $ 513  
Average sales price of all new orders
  $ 523     $ 552     $ 506     $ 565  
 
Value of New Orders:
                               
Single-family
  $ 15,341     $ 10,109     $ 60,657     $ 74,268  
Townhome
    16,548       4,808       49,074       35,909  
 
                       
Total
  $ 31,889     $ 14,917     $ 109,731     $ 110,177  
 
                       
 
                               
Backlog at End of Period (homes):
                               
Single-family
    56       63       56       63  
Townhome
    52       22       52       22  
 
                       
Total
    108       85       108       85  
 
                       
 
Average Sales Price Backlog End of Period:
                               
Single-family
  $ 506     $ 620     $ 506     $ 620  
Townhome
  $ 502     $ 552     $ 502     $ 552  
Average sales price backlog value for all homes
  $ 504     $ 603     $ 504     $ 603  
 
                               
Backlog Sales Value at End of Period:
                               
Single-family
  $ 28,314     $ 39,081     $ 28,314     $ 39,081  
Townhome
    26,127       12,149       26,127       12,149  
 
                       
Total
  $ 54,441     $ 51,230     $ 54,441     $ 51,230  
 
                       

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Quarter Ended September 30, 2008 (2008) Compared to Quarter Ended September 30, 2007 (2007)
     Revenue. Total revenues for 2008 were $34.8 million, down $8.9 million or 20.4% from $43.7 million for 2007. Homebuilding sales were $33.4 million in 2008, down $8.8 million or 20.8% from $42.2 million in 2007. The decrease in homebuilding sales-homes was the result of a 20.0% decrease in the number of homes delivered and a 5.0% decrease in the average price of a delivered home. The Company had no Homebuilding-land sales in 2007 or 2008.
     During 2008, we delivered 64 homes with an average sales price of $498,000 compared to 80 homes with an average sales price of $524,000 in 2007. In 2008, we delivered 30 townhomes and 34 single family homes. The townhomes had an average sales price of $431,000 and the single family homes had an average sales price of $558,000. In 2007, we delivered 33 townhomes and 47 single family homes. The townhomes had an average sales price of $463,000 and the single family homes delivered had an average sales price of $566,000. The decrease in the average sales price is due to a shift in the product mix being offered by the Company and a general decline in demand within the market place. We include the revenues of our mortgage services and title insurance services subsidiaries in financial services revenues. Financial services revenues were $1.2 million in 2008, down 14.3% from $1.4 million in 2007. The decrease in revenues when compared to the same quarter in the prior year was driven by a 47.9% decrease in the number of loans originated offset by a 20.8% increase in the average size of the loans on which the fees are based. Our homebuyers accounted for 28.0% of Heritage Mortgage’s business in the third quarter 2008, down from 34.5% in 2007.
     During 2008, Heritage Mortgage was responsible for handling the financing needs of 69% of our homebuyers, down from 89% in 2007. First Excel was responsible for underwriting title insurance for 90% of our Virginia homebuyers in the third quarter 2008, down from 94% in 2007. Financial services revenues were 3.6% of total 2008 revenues, up from 3.1% a year earlier.
     New Orders and Backlog. The number of new orders increased 125.9% to 61 in 2008 from 27 in 2007. The aggregate value of new orders was $31.9 million in 2008, up $17.0 million or 114.1% from $14.9 million a year earlier. The average sales price for new orders declined from $552,000 in 2007 to $523,000 in 2008. This 5.3% decline in the average sales price when compared to the same period in the prior year is due to both a change in product type and reduced net sales prices given competitive market conditions. In 2007, 66.7% of the new orders were single family homes. In 2008, 45.9% of the new orders were single family homes. 2008 new orders were comprised of 28 single family homes with an average sales price of approximately $548,000 and 33 townhome new orders with an average sales price of $501,000. In 2007, there were 18 single family new orders with an average sales price of $562,000 and 9 townhome new orders with an average sales price of $534,000.
     At September 30, 2008, our backlog was 108 homes with an aggregate value of $54.4 million, up from 85 homes with an aggregate value of $51.2 million a year earlier. The average sales price in backlog at September 30, 2008 was $504,000, down $99,000 or 16.4% from $603,000 a year earlier. Just as with new orders, the decrease in average sales price in backlog is due to a change in product mix as well as a more challenging market. As of September 30, 2008, 56 single family homes were in backlog with an average sales price of $506,000, down from 63 single family homes with an average sales price of $620,000 a year earlier. As of September 30, 2008, 52 townhomes were in backlog with an average backlog price of $502,000. A year earlier, 22 townhomes were in backlog with an average backlog price of $552,000.

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     Gross Margin-Homebuilding. The gross margin-homebuilding in 2008 was $(16.9) million or (50.5)% of homebuilding sales, down from $(2.0) million of homebuilding sales in 2007. In the third quarter of 2008, market conditions for new home sales declined as inventory levels of both new and existing homes remained high and home prices continue to fall. As a result, the Company recorded a $21.0 million and $10.8 million charge for asset impairments of real estate inventory held due to declining market conditions for 2008 and 2007, respectively. The gross margin-homebuilding, excluding impairment, for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was 12.4%, down from 20.8% from the same period a year earlier.
     Selling and Marketing Expenses. Total selling and marketing expenses in 2008 decreased $0.1 million, or 3.7%, to $2.6 million from $2.7 million in 2007. Selling and marketing expenses as a percent of homebuilding sales increased to 8.0% in 2008 from 6.5% in 2007.
     General and Administrative Expenses. Total general and administrative expenses in 2008 decreased approximately $0.5 million or 10.6% to $4.2 million from $4.7 million in 2007. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues increased to 12.1% in 2008 from 10.7% in the same period in 2007. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a decrease in personnel costs and professional fees. The increase in the ratio of general and administrative costs to total revenues is due to the reduced revenues and fixed cost nature of some of the general and administrative costs. Homebuilding general and administrative expenses were $2.9 million or 8.7% of homebuilding revenue in 2008, down from $3.0 million or 7.1% of homebuilding revenue a year earlier. Financial services general and administrative expenses were $1.3 million in 2008, down 23.5% from $1.7 million a year earlier. The decline is due to the reduced business volume offset by the fixed nature of many expenses.
     Gain (loss) on Derivative Contracts. Our homebuilding segment utilizes derivative instruments to economically hedge our risk of interest rate fluctuations related to our variable rate line of credit. During the third quarter 2008, we had two interest rate swaps and one interest rate collar outstanding with an aggregate notational amount of $50 million under which we make fixed rate payments and receive variable interest payments. The gain (loss) on derivative contracts, net, was $(493,867) in 2008. During 2007, we had two interest rate swaps and one collar with an aggregate notational amount of $50 million. The gain (loss) recorded on these derivative instruments was $(892,196) in 2007.
     Gain on Extinguishment of Debt. During 2008, the Company repurchased $4.0 million (face value) of Senior Subordinated Notes for $1.5 million in cash. The transaction resulted in a $2.4 million gain on extinguishment of debt, after the write-off of related deferred financing costs. During 2007, the Company repurchased $4.3 million (face value) of Senior Subordinated Notes for $3.1 million in cash. The transaction resulted in a $1.0 million gain on extinguishment of debt after the write-off of related deferred financing cost.
     Minority Interest. Minority interest expense represents the minority owners 25% interest in Heritage Mortgage and the minority owners 49% interest in First Excel Title, LLC. Minority interest (expense) benefit was $(6,017) for 2008 and $33,326 in the third quarter 2007.
     Net Income (loss). Overall, net loss for the third quarter 2008 was $(20.4) million, an increase of $12.8 million from $(7.6) million in 2007. Our homebuilding segment experienced an increase in net loss to $(20.4) million in 2008 from $(7.4) million in 2007. The increased losses were primarily the result of the large impairments. Our financial services segment reported net loss of $(30,882) for 2008, down from $(212,910) in 2007. This decline reflects the slowdown in both our mortgage and title businesses.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007
     Revenue. Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were $91.4 million, down $26.7 million or 22.6% from $118.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Homebuilding sales were $87.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, off $24.3 million or 21.7% from $111.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in homebuilding sales-homes was the result of a 24.1% decrease in the number of homes delivered and a 5.6% decrease in the average price of a delivered home offset by a reduction in the average time it takes to construct a home. The Company had $3.0 million of homebuilding-land sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
     During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we delivered 195 homes with an average sales price of $572,000 compared to 148 homes with an average sales price of $540,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2008. In the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we delivered 76 townhomes and 119 single family homes with an average sales price of $525,000 and $602,000, respectively. In the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we delivered 54 townhomes and 94 single family homes. The townhomes had an average sales price of $462,000 and the single family homes delivered had an average sales price of $585,000. The decrease in the average sales price is due to the decline in demand within the market place and a shift in the product mix being offered by the company. We include the revenues of our mortgage services and title insurance services subsidiaries in financial services revenues. Financial services revenues were $3.5 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, down 40.6% from $5.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in revenues when compared to the same period in the prior year was driven by a 50.6% decrease in the number of loans originated offset by a 14.9% increase in the average size of the loans on which the fees are based. Our homebuyers accounted for 21.1% of Heritage Mortgage’s business in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, down from 24.8% in the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
     During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, Heritage Mortgage was responsible for handling the financing needs of 68% of our homebuyers, down from 88% in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. First Excel was responsible for underwriting title insurance for 91% of our Virginia homebuyers in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, down from 95% in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Financial services revenues were 3.8% of total 2008 revenues, down from 5.0% a year earlier.
     New Orders. The number of new orders increased 11.3% to 217 in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from 195 in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The aggregate value of new orders was $109.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, down $0.5 million or 0.4% from $110.2 million a year earlier. The average sales price for single family and townhomes together declined from $565,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 to $506,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2008. This 10.4% decline in the average sales price when compared to the same period in the prior year is due to both a change in product type and reduced net sales prices given competitive market conditions. In the nine months ended September 30, 2008, 53.0% of the new orders were single family homes. In the nine months ended September 30, 2007, 64.1% of the new orders were single family homes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, new orders were comprised of 115 single family homes with an average sales price of approximately $527,000 and 102 townhome new orders with an average sales price of $481,000. In the nine months ended September 30, 2007, there were 125 single family new orders with an average sales price of $594,000 and 70 townhome new orders with an average sales price of $513,000.
     Gross Margin-Homebuilding. The gross margin-homebuilding in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $(17.9) million or (20.5)% of homebuilding sales, down from $5.7 million or 5.1% of homebuilding sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. For the year-to-date ended September 30, 2008, market conditions for new home sales declined as inventory levels of both new and existing homes remained high. As a result, the Company recorded a $29.0 million charge for asset impairments of real estate inventory held due to declining market conditions; a similar charge of $19.3 million was experienced in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. We expect the gross margin-homebuilding throughout 2008 to be below or at 2007 levels due to increased competition in the market place and lower anticipated average sales prices. The gross margin-homebuilding, excluding impairment, was 12.7%, down from 22.4% a year earlier, which is a reflection of the declining market.

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     Selling and Marketing Expenses. Total selling and marketing expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased $1.1 million, or 13.8%, to $6.9 million from $8.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Selling and marketing expenses as a percent of homebuilding sales increased to 7.9% in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from 7.1% in the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
     General and Administrative Expenses. Total general and administrative expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased approximately $2.6 million or 16.9% to $12.8 million from $15.4 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenues increased to 14.0% in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from 13.0% in the same period in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a decrease in personnel costs and professional fees. The increase in the ratio of general and administrative costs to total revenues is due to the reduced revenues and fixed cost nature of some of the general and administrative costs. Homebuilding general and administrative expenses were $9.0 million or 10.3% of homebuilding revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, down from $10.0 million or 8.9% a year earlier. Financial services general and administrative expenses were $3.8 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, down 29.6% from $5.4 million a year earlier. The dollar decline is due to the reduced business volume offset by the fixed nature of many expenses.
     Gain (loss) on Derivative Contracts. Our homebuilding segment utilizes derivative instruments to economically hedge our risk of interest rate fluctuations related to our variable rate line of credit. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, we had two interest rate swaps and one interest rate collar outstanding with an aggregate notational amount of $50 million under which we make fixed rate payments and receive variable interest payments. The gain (loss) on derivative contracts, net, was $(838,181) in the nine months ended September 30, 2008. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we had two interest rate swaps and one collar outstanding with an aggregate notational amount of $50 million. The gain (loss) recorded on these derivative instruments was $(392,685) for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
     Gain on Extinguishment of Debt. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company repurchased $20.3 million (face value) of Senior Subordinated Notes for $9.3 million in cash. The transactions resulted in a $10.5 million gain on extinguishment of debt after the write-off of related deferred financing costs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the Company repurchased $4.3 million (face value) of Senior Subordinated Notes for $3.1 million in cash. The transaction resulted in a $1.0 million gain on extinguishment of debt after the write-off of related deferred financing cost.
     Minority Interest. Minority interest expense represents the minority owners’ 25% interest in Heritage Mortgage and the minority owners 49% interest in First Excel Title, LLC. Minority interest (expense) benefit was $46,290 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and $(164,981) in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in 2008 from 2007 is due to reduced business activity in both our mortgage and title company.
     Net Income (loss). Overall, net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $(23.8) million, an increase of $13.3 million from $(10.5) million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Our homebuilding segment experienced an increase in net loss to $(23.5) million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $(10.7) million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This increase was primarily the result of the decrease in homebuilding sales revenue, a decline in gross homebuilding-margin and large impairments. Our financial services segment reported net income (loss) of $(249,945) for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, down from $214,436 in the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This decline reflects the slowdown in both our mortgage and title businesses.
Seasonality and Variability in Quarterly Results
     We have historically experienced, and expect to continue to experience, seasonal variability in our sales and net income on a quarterly basis. We believe that this seasonality reflects the tendency of homebuyers to shop for a new home in the spring with the goal of closing in the fall or winter as well as the scheduling of paving and construction to accommodate seasonal weather conditions. Additional factors that contribute to this variability include our ability to continue to acquire land and land options on acceptable terms, the timing of receipt of regulatory approval for development and construction, the condition of the real estate market and general and local economic conditions in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, prevailing interest rates and the availability of financing, both for us and for the purchasers of our homes and the cost and availability of materials and labor. Our historical financial performance is not necessarily a meaningful indicator of future results and may vary project to project and from quarter to quarter. Our revenue may fluctuate significantly on a quarterly basis. Quarter to quarter comparisons should not be relied upon as an indicator of future performance.

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     Liquidity and Capital Resources
     Our financing needs depend on settlement volume, asset turnover, land acquisition and inventory balances. We have incurred substantial indebtedness and may incur substantial indebtedness in the future to fund our homebuilding activities. During the first nine months of 2008, we borrowed $30.0 million on our line of credit. These funds were used to fund our cash needs, which included $5.2 million net cash used in operating activities as of September 30, 2008, inclusive of a $1.6 million reduction in real estate; the repurchase of senior subordinated debt of $9.3 million; and certain capital payments of $12.3 million, which included $3.6 million of the Permitted Tax Distribution for 2007 (see discussions below).
     During the first nine months of 2008, we purchased approximately $3.7 million of land, before any purchase adjustments, using available cash and borrowings under our senior secured facility. We will continue to evaluate all of our alternatives to satisfy our demand for lots in the most cost effective manner. As of September 30, 2008, the Company has the following:
                                 
    September 30,   June 30,   March 31,   December 31,
    2008   2008   2008   2007
Owned lots not sold (2)
  2,802   2,863  (1)    2,846   2,892
Option lots not sold
  68   44   53   60
 
               
Total lots available for future sale
  2,870   2,907   2,899   2,952
Sales backlog
  108   111   72   39
 
               
Total lots for future deliveries
  2,978   3,018   2,971   2,991
 
               
 
(1)   Includes an increase of 100 additional townhouse lots as a part of a revised long range plan within the Wildewood Communities.
 
(2)   Includes 598 multi-family lots and 1 commercial lot at Presidents Pointe.
     Our senior secured credit facility matures December 1, 2010. The senior secured credit facility provides financing of up to $127.5 million, consisting of a revolving credit facility and includes borrowing capacity available to our subsidiary Neighborhoods Capital, LLC and certain of its subsidiaries, for letters of credit.
     We assess our liquidity in terms of our ability to generate cash to fund our operating activities. We finance our land acquisitions, land improvements, homebuilding, development and construction activities from internally generated funds and our senior secured credit facility. The senior secured credit facility is a three-year facility that matures on December 1, 2010 and can be extended one year every December 1 subject to the lender’s approval. The Company made a request to extend the credit facility an additional year, but did not receive lender’s approval.
     As of September 30, 2008, we had $99.0 million borrowed on our senior secured credit facility. Our borrowing capacity under the senior secured credit facility is dependent on borrowing base calculations stipulated in the facility agreement. At September 30, 2008, these calculations allowed for additional borrowings of up to $23.3 million over the $99.0 million already on the line of credit. Borrowings under the senior secured credit facility are secured by land and construction work-in-progress and carry a floating interest rate of one month LIBOR plus a margin that ranges from 175 to 225 basis points.

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     A $10 million warehouse line of credit provides financing for mortgage loans originated by Heritage Mortgage. Amounts outstanding under this warehouse line of credit are repaid at the time the mortgage loans are sold to a permanent investor. The warehouse line of credit currently bears interest at the Federal Funds Rate plus 1.00%. Mason is the principal borrower under the $10 million warehouse facility with Cardinal Bank, and Heritage Mortgage is jointly and severally liable with Mason for the obligations under the warehouse facility as an accommodation party (which in this case is equivalent to a guarantor). Accordingly, Heritage Mortgage bears no interest cost nor has any outstanding borrowings on the warehouse facility because ownership of the originated mortgage loans is transferred to Mason concurrent with Heritage Mortgage’s closing of the loans with the borrowers.
     For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company repurchased senior subordinated notes with a face value of $20.3 million for $9.3 million. The transactions resulted in a gain on extinguishment of debt of $10.5 million after the write off of related deferred financing costs. In the third quarter of 2007, the Company repurchased senior subordinated notes with a face value of $4.3 million for $3.1 million. The transaction resulted in a gain on extinguishment of debt of $1.0 million, after the write-off of related deferred financing costs. The Company will continue to assess the current market value of the subordinated debt, outstanding debt on the line of credit and future liquidity requirements in determining the Company’s desire to repurchase additional subordinated debt. In addition, Holdings and other related parties purchased $35.7 million (face value) of senior subordinated notes for $13.8 million. Of the $35.7 million (face value) senior subordinated notes purchased, $15.0 million (face value) was purchased by a non-controlled affiliated company.
     We believe that our available financing is adequate to support operations and planned land acquisitions through 2010.

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007.
     Cash Flows used in Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities was $5.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, down 67.1% from the net cash used in operating activities of $15.8 million in the same period a year earlier. The majority of the decrease in net cash used in operating activities was the result of a significant decrease in the use of cash related to the change in our real estate inventory. The change in real estate inventory was $1.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $(22.7) million in the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and was the result of a reduction in purchases of land and a decrease in land development activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008.
     Cash Flows used in Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 represents the purchase of $174,899 of leasehold improvements and office furniture and equipment. Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 represent property and equipment purchases of $69,749.
     Cash Flows provided by Financing Activities. Cash provided by financing activities was $8.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, down 43.2% from $14.8 million a year earlier. In the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we borrowed $30.0 million on our line of credit. In the nine months ended 2007, we drew $24.5 million on our line of credit and repaid $2.4 million of notes payable. Distributions to the member were $12.3 million and $3.6 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Distributions to minority partners decreased to $89,856 in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 from $258,912 in the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
     Neighborhood Holdings, LLC, our parent, has substantial obligations to make distribution payments on its outstanding Class A membership interests. Neighborhood Holdings is obligated to pay approximately $375,000 a month to the holders of Class A membership interests. Class A membership interests will be redeemed in installments on June 30, 2009, June 30, 2010, and June 30, 2011. As of September 30, 2008, the redemption amounts due on the dates listed above are $13.3 million, $17.5 million and $11.6 million, respectively. Neighborhood Holdings has the right to request the holders of the Class A membership interests to roll forward for a three year period the obligations due on each of the redemption dates. In the four and a half years during which Neighborhood Holdings has been obligated to make similar annual payments, the majority of the holders of the Class A membership interests have agreed to roll the redemption date forward three years. There is no assurance that these holders will continue to accede to any future requests to defer payment. In addition, from time to time, Neighborhood Holdings makes distribution payments on its Class B membership interests, a portion of which may be used to fund the tax obligations of the beneficial holders thereof, Martin K. Alloy and Steven B. Alloy, which are attributable to our income by virtue of our being a “pass-through” entity for income tax purposes. Neighborhood Holdings relies on distributions from its subsidiaries, including the Company, to fund these payments. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, there were $12.3 million and $3.6 million of distributions to Holdings, respectively.
     The Trust Indenture related to the senior subordinated notes permits payments of distributions by the Company to Holdings including but not limited to the following: a) a permitted tax dividend to allow the direct and indirect beneficial owners of the equity interests of the Company to pay taxes on the net income generated by the Company; b) up to $4.0 million each calendar year to allow Holdings to make required monthly payments to the Holdings Series A Investors; c) up to $500,000 each calendar year to allow Holdings to pay corporate overhead expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business; and d) an aggregate $5.0 million of additional ‘Restricted Payments’ (as defined therein) from the Issue Date. In addition, the Trust Indenture provides for an additional distribution up to fifty percent (50%) of consolidated net income for a period only to the extent certain ratios are maintained (the Ratio Exception as defined in the Trust Indenture) by the Company. Distributions made have met the requirements of the Trust Indenture.
     The Company’s “Consolidated Tangible Net Worth” (as defined by the Trust Indenture) was $32.8 million as of March 31, 2008. In accordance with the Trust Indenture, the Company notified the Trustee within 55 days after the end of the quarter that the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth was less than $35 million. Under the Trust Indenture, if the Company’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth is less than $35 million for two consecutive quarters, then within 65 days after the end of such second quarter, the Company would be required to cure the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth deficiency by obtaining sufficient additional cash equity investments or to offer to repurchase 10% of the then outstanding senior subordinated notes at par (a “Repurchase Offer”).

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The Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Company was $28.2 million at June 30, 2008 and the Company did not meet the requirements of the Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Because the Company’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth was below $35.0 million for two consecutive quarters the Company was required to either obtain sufficient additional cash equity investment or to make a Repurchase Offer. As of June 30, 2008, the Company had repurchased senior subordinated notes in the aggregate amount of $20.6 million (face amount). Under the Trust Indenture, the Company is not required to make a Repurchase Offer to the extent that it has previously acquired senior subordinated notes with a principal amount in excess of the amount of notes required to be subject to the Repurchase Offer. Since the Repurchase Offer is satisfied from previously acquired senior subordinated notes, the Company has satisfied the Repurchase Offer obligation.
The Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Company was $6.4 million as of September 30, 2008 and the Company did not meet the requirement of the Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. In accordance with the trust indenture, the Company must notify the Trustee within 55 days after the end of the quarter that the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth was less than $35 million. Under the Trust Indenture, if the Company’s Consolidated Tangible Net Worth is less than $35 million for two consecutive quarters, which would be the period ending December 31, 2008, the Company would be required to cure the Consolidated Tangle Net Worth deficiency by obtaining sufficient additional cash equity investments or to make a Repurchase Offer. Since the Repurchase Offer may be satisfied from previously acquired senior subordinated notes, the Repurchase Offer would be satisfied because the Company has previously repurchased sufficient senior subordinated notes.
The Company has cumulatively repurchased $29.3 million (face value) of senior subordinated notes.
Contractual Obligations
     Included in the table below is a summary of future amounts payable as of September 30, 2008 under contractual obligations.
                                         
            Remainder                    
    Total     2008     2009-2010     2011-2014     2015+  
Senior Subordinated Notes(1)
  $ 125,410,000     $     $     $     $ 125,410,000  
Senior secured credit facility(2)
    99,000,000             99,000,000                
Operating leases(3)
    7,239,173       295,049       2,176,258       3,697,427       1,070,439  
 
                             
Total
  $ 231,649,173     $ 295,049     $ 101,176,258     $ 3,697,427     $ 126,480,439  
 
                             
 
(1)   On August 10, 2005 we issued ten year $150.0 million senior subordinated notes which will mature August 10, 2015. We cannot fully redeem the notes before August 15, 2010 subject to certain exceptions. The notes bear interest at 9.75% which is paid semi-annually each February and August. The above amounts do not include interest. The Company may, at its discretion and in accordance with the indenture agreement, redeem up to 35% of the senior subordinated notes. The Company repurchased $4.3 million, face value of senior subordinated notes during the third quarter of 2007and $20.3 million of senior subordinated notes during the nine months ended 2008.
 
(2)   Borrowings under the senior secured credit facility carry a floating interest rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin based on Capital’s senior debt ratio. The applicable margin ranges from 175 to 225 basis points and was 175 basis points at September 30, 2007 and 175 basis points at September 30, 2008. The above amounts do not include interest. On October 12, 2007, the senior secured credit facility was amended to, among other things, extend the maturity date of the facility to December 1, 2010.
 
(3)   Represents rent payments on noncancellable leases for office space in Virginia and Maryland with various lease expiration dates through 2016. The total annual base rent ranges from approximately $903,000 to $988,000 over the life of the leases.

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     In addition to the contractual obligations listed above as of September 30, 2008, we are party to two lot purchase agreements with a related party. On January 10, 2002, Neighborhoods I, LLC, our indirect subsidiary, entered into two Lot Purchase Agreements, each amended as of February 15, 2005, with Renaissance at Woodlands, LLC (“Woodlands”). Woodlands is a joint venture in which Neighborhood Holdings is an indirect 50% owner and an affiliate of WCI Communities, Inc. (“WCI”) is a 50% owner. Our remaining obligations under the Lot Purchase Agreements were approximately $9.0 million at September 30, 2008, which takes into account contractual price escalations within the contract.
     As of September 30, 2008, we have entered into various agreements with affiliated and unaffiliated parties to purchase land for approximately $9.9 million.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
     Our primary use of off-balance sheet arrangements is for the purpose of securing desirable lots on which to build homes for our homebuyers in a manner that we believe reduces our overall risk. Our off-balance sheet arrangements relate to our homebuilding operations, land option contracts and the issuance of letters of credit and completion bonds.
     Land Option Contracts. In the ordinary course of business, we enter into land option agreements in order to secure land for the construction of homes in the future. Pursuant to these land option agreements, we provide a deposit to the seller as consideration for the right to purchase land at different times in the future, usually at predetermined prices. Because the entities holding the land under option may meet the criteria of being variable interest entities, we evaluate all land option agreements to determine if it is necessary to consolidate any of these entities. In addition see “Contractual Obligations.”
     Letters of Credit and Completion Bonds. We provide standby letters of credit, cash escrows and completion bonds for development work in progress, deposits on land and lot purchase contracts and miscellaneous deposits. As of September 30, 2008, we had outstanding approximately $3.0 million of standby letters of credit, $2.2 million of cash escrows and $23.6 million of performance and completion bonds.
     Guarantees. Heritage Mortgage guarantees amounts outstanding under a $10.0 million warehouse loan facility with Cardinal Bank, N.A. At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the balance on the warehouse facility was $0.0 million and $5.0 million, respectively. Heritage Mortgage’s obligation to perform under this guarantee principally arises if Mason defaults on its obligations under the warehouse loan facility. We have not recorded any liability related to this guarantee as of September 30, 2008 or December 31, 2007.
Interest Rates and Inflation
     Our business is significantly affected by the impact of interest rates. Higher interest rates may decrease our potential market by making it more difficult for homebuyers to qualify for mortgages or to obtain mortgages at interest rates that are acceptable to them. Higher interest rates may adversely affect our revenues, gross homebuilding margins and net income. Higher interest rates also increase our borrowing costs because, as indicated above, a portion of our bank loans fluctuate with LIBOR lending rates, both upwards and downwards. The impact of increased rates on our homebuyers can be offset, in part, by offering variable rate loans with lower interest rates through Heritage Mortgage. While we have not experienced a material impact of customers being unable to obtain financing when they purchase a home as a result of the current mortgage market, the continued decline in the mortgage markets and more stringent borrowing requirements may indirectly impact the future mortgage and homebuilding revenues.
     In the past, we generally had been able to raise prices by amounts at least equal to our cost increases and, accordingly, did not experience any detrimental effect from inflation. The current decline in the market has been offset, in part, by reductions in the cost of materials, subcontractors and our internal costs. When we develop lots for our own use, inflation may increase our profits because land costs are fixed well in advance of sales efforts. We are generally able to maintain a cost with subcontractors from the date construction is started on a home through the delivery date. However, in certain situations, unanticipated costs may occur between the start of construction and the delivery date, resulting in lower gross profit margins.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
     Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows due to adverse changes in financial and commodity market prices and interest rates. Our principal market risk exposure continues to be interest rate risk. Our line of credit is variable based on LIBOR and is affected by changes in market interest rates. We believe that reasonably possible near-term interest rate changes will not result in a material negative effect on our future earnings, fair values or cash flows. In the past, we have generally been able to recover any increased costs of borrowing through increased selling prices; however, there is no assurance we will be able increase selling prices to cover the effects of any increase in near-term rates. The current decline in the market has been offset, in part, by reductions in the cost of materials, subcontractors, and our internal costs. At September 30, 2008, approximately 56% of our debt is at a fixed rate of 9.75% and 44% of our debt is on our line of credit at a variable rate.
     The fair value of our ten year $125.4 million 9.75% senior subordinated notes issued August 10, 2005 is $43.9 million as of September 30, 2008. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the Company repurchased an additional $20.3 million (face value) of the senior subordinated notes for $9.3 million. The transactions resulted in a gain on extinguishment of debt of $10.5 million after the write-off of deferred financing costs. Subsequent to September 30, 2008, the Company repurchased an additional $4.7 million (face value) of the senior subordinate notes for $1.6 million. The transactions resulted in a gain of extinguishment of debt of $2.9 million after the write-off of related deferred financing fees. As of the date of this filing, Holdings and other related parties have cumulatively purchased $35.7 million (face value) of senior subordinated notes for $13.8 million. Of the $35.7 million (face value) of senior subordinated notes purchased, $15.0 million (face value) was purchased by a non-controlled affiliated company.
     We have interest rate swaps and an interest rate collar to economically hedge our exposure to interest rate fluctuations.
     As of September 30, 2008, we had two swap agreements and one interest rate collar. The first swap agreement is for $12.5 million, matures December 1, 2009 and requires us to make payments fixed at a 4.12% interest rate. The second swap agreement is for $25.0 million, matures December 1, 2010 and requires us to make payments fixed at a 5.01% rate of interest. The interest rate collar is for $12.5 million, matures October 3, 2011 and has an interest rate cap of 5.50% and an interest rate floor of 4.65%. The fair value of these three derivative instruments was approximately $(1,526,000) at September 30, 2008.
     Based upon the amount of variable-rate debt outstanding and the derivative instruments at September 30, 2008, and holding the variable-rate debt constant, each 1% increase in interest rates would increase the interest incurred by the Company by approximately $1.0 million per year, before the effect of the derivative instruments.
     Changes in the prices of commodities that are a significant component of home construction costs, particularly lumber, may result in unexpected short term increases in construction costs. Since the sales price of our homes is fixed at the time the buyer enters into a contract to acquire a home and because we generally contract to sell our homes before construction begins, any increase in costs in excess of those anticipated may result in gross margins lower than anticipated for homes in our backlog. We attempt to mitigate the market risks of price fluctuation of commodities by entering into fixed-price contracts with our subcontractors and material suppliers for a specified period of time, generally commensurate with the building cycle.
     Our subsidiary, Heritage Mortgage, operating as a mortgage banker, is also subject to interest rate risk. Interest rate risk begins when we commit to lend money to a customer at agreed-upon terms (i.e. commit to lend at a certain interest rate for a certain period of time). The interest rate risk continues through the loan closing and until the loan is sold to an investor. During 2008 and 2007, this period of interest rate exposure averaged approximately 60 days. In periods of rising interest rates, the length of exposure will generally increase due to customers locking in an interest rate through a rate lock commitment as opposed to letting the interest rate float. Heritage Mortgage offsets the market risk of the lock commitment by maintaining a forward sale with Mason. The net fair value of the rate lock commitment to a borrower and the forward sale to Mason is zero because any changes in underlying interest rates have an equal and offsetting impact and all originated loans are immediately sold to Mason concurrent with the closing of the loan with the borrower.
     We minimize interest rate risk by hedging our loan commitments and closed loans through derivative financial instruments. These financial instruments include cash forward placement contracts on mortgage-backed securities, whole loan investor commitments, options and treasury future contracts and options on cash forward placement contracts on mortgage backed securities. We do not use any derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. Hypothetical changes in the fair value of our financial instruments arising from changes in long-term mortgage rates of plus 50, 100 and 150 basis points would not be material to our financial results.

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
     A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.
     Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, with the assistance of management, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
     There has not been any change in internal control over financial reporting during our quarter ended September 30, 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
     We are involved in various claims and litigation arising principally in the ordinary course of business. We believe that the disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our business or our financial condition.
     There are no other proceedings required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 103 of Regulation S-K.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
     There has been no material change in our risk factors as previously disclosed in our Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 2007.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
10.1   Lot Purchase Agreement dated September 11, 2008 between Powell’s Landing, LLC. and Powell’s Neighborhoods II, LLC.
 
31.1   Certification of Steven B. Alloy pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
31.2   Certification of Steven B. Alloy pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
32.1   Written Statement of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
             
    STANLEY-MARTIN COMMUNITIES, LLC    
    (Registrant)    
 
           
Date: November 13, 2008
           
 
  By:   /s/ Steven B. Alloy
 
   
 
    Steven B. Alloy    
    President and Chief Executive Officer    
 
           
Date: November 13, 2008
           
 
  By:   /s/ Steven B. Alloy
 
   
 
    Steven B. Alloy    
    Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)    

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