CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2026	Oct. 31, 2025
ASSETS
Deferred tax assets, net	$ 222,783	$ 229,617
Total assets	2,734,676	2,633,913
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Senior notes and credit facilities (net of discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs)	901,307	900,718
Income taxes payable	1,209	222
Total liabilities	1,897,042	1,802,978
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value - authorized 100,000 shares; issued and outstanding 5,600 shares with a liquidation preference of $140,000 at January 31, 2026 and October 31, 2025	135,299	135,299
Paid in capital - common stock	753,004	757,391
Retained earnings	145,516	127,326
Treasury stock - at cost – 1,433,485 shares of Class A common stock at January 31, 2026 and 1,348,087 shares at October 31, 2025; 27,669 shares of Class B common stock at January 31, 2026 and October 31, 2025	(198,154)	(189,154)
Total Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. stockholders’ equity	835,739	830,935
Noncontrolling interest	1,895	0
Total equity	837,634	830,935
Total liabilities and equity	2,734,676	2,633,913
Common Class A [Member]
Equity:
Common stock	66	65
Common Class B [Member]
Equity:
Common stock	8	8
Home Building [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	339,910	272,772
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalent	9,661	12,608
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development	1,154,723	1,132,798
Land and land options held for future development or sale	169,029	171,793
Consolidated inventory not owned	324,218	332,879
Total inventories	1,647,970	1,637,470
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	146,631	163,469
Receivables, deposits and notes, net	40,192	26,454
Property and equipment, net	56,611	50,539
Goodwill	31,705	0
Prepaid expenses and other assets	115,256	89,773
Total assets excluding deferred tax assets, net	2,387,936	2,253,085
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Nonrecourse mortgages secured by inventory, net of debt issuance costs	28,548	29,494
Accounts payable and other liabilities	420,443	438,698
Customers’ deposits	176,847	46,376
Liabilities from inventory not owned, net of debt issuance costs	235,945	244,723
Senior notes and credit facilities (net of discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs)	901,307	900,718
Accrued interest	30,116	11,874
Total liabilities excluding income taxes payable	1,793,206	1,671,883
Financial Services [Member]
ASSETS
Total assets excluding deferred tax assets, net	123,957	151,211
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total liabilities excluding income taxes payable	$ 102,627	$ 130,873