Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Revenues
Homebuilding	$ 821,616	$ 764,041	$ 498,915
Amenity and other	17,061	11,698	12,385
Land sales	4,576	3,566	6,466
Total revenues	843,253	779,305	517,766
Expenses
Homebuilding cost of revenue	682,504	625,471	405,538
Amenity and other	14,838	11,148	10,702
Land sales	1,785	1,230	823
Total real estate expenses	699,127	637,849	417,063
Selling, general and administrative expenses	106,391	100,219	79,586
Interest income and other	(1,063)	(16)	(308)
Interest expense	10,618	3,667	9,039
Loss on extinguishment of debt	9,848
Total expenses	824,921	741,719	505,380
Income before income taxes	18,332	37,586	12,386
Income tax expense (benefit)	40,268	(109,521)	436
Net income (loss)	$ (21,936)	$ 147,107	$ 11,950
Basic earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.98)	$ 6.58	$ 0.54
Basic weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	22,493	22,346	22,010
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.98)	$ 5.66	$ 0.54
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (in shares)	22,493	26,509	22,130