UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File No. 1-8951

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	84-0622967
(State or other jurisdiction	(I.R.S. employer
of incorporation or organization)	identification no.)

4350 South Monaco Street, Suite 500	80237
Denver, Colorado	(Zip code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

(303) 773-1100 

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.01 par value	552676108	New York Stock Exchange
5⅝% Senior Notes due February 2020	552676AP3	New York Stock Exchange
6% Senior Notes due January 2043	552676AQ1	New York Stock Exchange

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 preceding 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  ☒  No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes  ☒  No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer	☒	Accelerated Filer	☐
Non-Accelerated Filer	☐	Smaller Reporting Company	☐
Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  ☐  No  ☒

As of October 28, 2019, 62,599,890 shares of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. common stock were outstanding.

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

INDEX

			Page No.
Part I. Financial Information:
	Item 1.	Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements:
		Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018	1
		Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018	2
		Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018	3
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018	5
		Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	6
	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	31
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	45
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	46
Part II. Other Information:
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	47
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	47
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	48
	Item 6.	Exhibits	49
	Signature		49

(i)

PART I

ITEM 1.     Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets.

	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands, except
	per share amounts)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	285,338	$	414,724
Restricted cash		16,325		6,363
Trade and other receivables		58,528		52,982
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		1,204,641		952,436
Land and land under development		1,191,036		1,180,558
Total inventories		2,395,677		2,132,994
Property and equipment, net		63,673		58,167
Operating lease right-of-use asset		31,251		-
Deferred tax asset, net		27,712		37,178
Prepaid and other assets		46,395		45,794
Total homebuilding assets		2,924,899		2,748,202
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		46,790		49,052
Marketable securities		52,876		40,879
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		117,020		149,211
Other assets		16,994		13,733
Total financial services assets		233,680		252,875
Total Assets	$	3,158,579	$	3,001,077
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	79,043	$	50,505
Accrued liabilities		189,296		196,247
Operating lease liability		31,887		-
Revolving credit facility		15,000		15,000
Senior notes, net		989,050		987,967
Total homebuilding liabilities		1,304,276		1,249,719
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		62,031		58,543
Mortgage repurchase facility		90,471		116,815
Total financial services liabilities		152,502		175,358
Total Liabilities		1,456,778		1,425,077
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		-		-
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 62,597,390 and 56,615,352 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively		626		566
Additional paid-in-capital		1,341,858		1,168,442
Retained earnings		359,317		406,992
Total Stockholders' Equity		1,701,801		1,576,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	3,158,579	$	3,001,077

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Homebuilding:
Home sale revenues	$	750,274		$	766,027		$	2,130,396		$	2,123,323
Home cost of sales		(609,316	)		(619,248	)		(1,724,040	)		(1,722,283	)
Inventory impairments		-			(11,098	)		(610	)		(11,848	)
Total cost of sales		(609,316	)		(630,346	)		(1,724,650	)		(1,734,131	)
Gross profit		140,958			135,681			405,746			389,192
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(92,716	)		(83,523	)		(257,689	)		(236,435	)
Interest and other income		2,336			1,953			7,491			5,586
Other expense		(1,887	)		(1,128	)		(4,188	)		(2,562	)
Homebuilding pretax income		48,691			52,983			151,360			155,781
Financial Services:
Revenues		22,388			19,611			58,389			60,018
Expenses		(10,352	)		(9,408	)		(28,883	)		(27,850	)
Interest and other income		1,312			1,230			3,943			3,490
Net gain on marketable equity securities		767			3,004			7,934			3,129
Financial services pretax income		14,115			14,437			41,383			38,787
Income before income taxes		62,806			67,420			192,743			194,568
Provision for income taxes		(12,226	)		(14,028	)		(47,020	)		(38,513	)
Net income	$	50,580		$	53,392		$	145,723		$	156,055
Comprehensive income	$	50,580		$	53,392		$	145,723		$	156,055
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.81		$	0.87		$	2.36		$	2.56
Diluted	$	0.79		$	0.86		$	2.29		$	2.52
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		61,978,195			60,665,349			61,422,925			60,505,916
Diluted		63,968,215			61,804,792			63,360,535			61,592,092
Dividends declared per share	$	0.30		$	0.28		$	0.90		$	0.83

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

	Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2019
												Accumulated
						Additional						Other
	Common Stock					Paid-in			Retained			Comprehensive
	Shares			Amount		Capital			Earnings			Income		Total
Balance at December 31, 2018		56,615,352		$	566	$	1,168,442		$	406,992		$	-	$	1,576,000
Cumulative effect of newly adopted accounting standards (Note 2)		-			-		-			(67	)		-		(67	)
Balance at January 1, 2019		56,615,352			566		1,168,442			406,925			-		1,575,933
Net Income		-			-		-			40,550			-		40,550
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net		372,344			4		7,083			-			-		7,087
Cash dividends declared		-			-		-			(17,019	)		-		(17,019	)
Stock dividend declared		4,534,908			45		138,950			(139,091	)		-		(96	)
Stock-based compensation expense		-			-		4,251			-			-		4,251
Forfeiture of restricted stock		(1,714	)		-		-			-			-		-
Balance at March 31, 2019		61,520,890		$	615	$	1,318,726		$	291,365		$	-	$	1,610,706
Net Income		-			-		-			54,593			-		54,593
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net		405,094			4		10,237			-			-		10,241
Cash dividends declared		-			-		-			(18,521	)		-		(18,521	)
Stock-based compensation expense		-			-		4,132			-			-		4,132
Forfeiture of restricted stock		(3,578	)		-		-			-			-		-
Balance at June 30, 2019		61,922,406		$	619	$	1,333,095		$	327,437		$	-	$	1,661,151
Net Income		-			-		-			50,580			-		50,580
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net		674,984			7		(1,030	)		-			-		(1,023	)
Cash dividends declared		-			-		-			(18,700	)		-		(18,700	)
Stock-based compensation expense		-			-		9,793			-			-		9,793
Balance at September 30, 2019		62,597,390		$	626	$	1,341,858		$	359,317		$	-	$	1,701,801

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)

	Nine-Month Period Ended September 30, 2018
											Accumulated
						Additional					Other
	Common Stock					Paid-in		Retained			Comprehensive
	Shares			Amount		Capital		Earnings			Income			Total
Balance at December 31, 2017		56,123,228		$	561	$	1,144,570	$	258,164		$	3,992		$	1,407,287
Cumulative effect of newly adopted accounting standards		-			-		-		5,766			(3,992	)		1,774
Balance at January 1, 2018		56,123,228			561		1,144,570		263,930			-			1,409,061
Net Income		-			-		-		38,764			-			38,764
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net		97,783			1		281		-			-			282
Cash dividends declared		-			-		-		(16,865	)		-			(16,865	)
Stock-based compensation expense		-			-		1,251		-			-			1,251
Forfeiture of restricted stock		(1,368	)		-		-		-			-			-
Balance at March 31, 2018		56,219,643		$	562	$	1,146,102	$	285,829		$	-		$	1,432,493
Net Income		-			-		-		63,899			-			63,899
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net		216,850			2		5,551		-			-			5,553
Cash dividends declared		-			-		-		(16,928	)		-			(16,928	)
Stock-based compensation expense		-			-		4,824		-			-			4,824
Forfeiture of restricted stock		(504	)		-		-		-			-			-
Balance at June 30, 2018		56,435,989		$	564	$	1,156,477	$	332,800		$	-		$	1,489,841
Net Income		-			-		-		53,392			-			53,392
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net		179,845			2		4,022		-			-			4,024
Cash dividends declared		-			-		-		(16,940	)		-			(16,940	)
Stock-based compensation expense		-			-		2,425		-			-			2,425
Forfeiture of restricted stock		(1,108	)		-		-		-			-			-
Balance at September 30, 2018		56,614,726		$	566	$	1,162,924	$	369,252		$	-		$	1,532,742

 The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,
	2019			2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Operating Activities:
Net income	$	145,723		$	156,055
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense		18,178			8,500
Depreciation and amortization		15,478			15,406
Inventory impairments		610			11,848
Net gain on marketable equity securities		(7,934	)		(3,129	)
Amortization of discount / premiums on marketable debt securities, net		-			(366	)
Deferred income tax expense		9,488			4,092
Net changes in assets and liabilities:
Trade and other receivables		(4,682	)		(7,049	)
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		32,191			23,278
Housing completed or under construction		(251,749	)		(131,657	)
Land and land under development		(10,461	)		(149,963	)
Prepaid and other assets		(3,889	)		(12,328	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		23,929			26,067
Net cash used in operating activities		(33,118	)		(59,246	)
Investing Activities:
Purchases of marketable securities		(10,340	)		(17,183	)
Maturities of marketable securities		-			50,000
Sales of marketable securities		6,277			13,310
Purchases of property and equipment		(20,128	)		(19,899	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(24,191	)		26,228
Financing Activities:
Payments on mortgage repurchase facility, net		(26,344	)		(21,556	)
Dividend payments		(54,337	)		(50,733	)
Issuance of shares under stock-based compensation programs, net		16,304			9,859
Net cash used in financing activities		(64,377	)		(62,430	)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash		(121,686	)		(95,448	)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of period		470,139			514,240
End of period	$	348,453		$	418,792
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	285,338		$	360,947
Restricted cash		16,325			7,866
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		46,790			49,979
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$	348,453		$	418,792

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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1. Basis of Presentation

The Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. ("MDC," “the Company," “we,” “us,” or “our,” which refers to M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries) have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of MDC at September 30, 2019 and for all periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with MDC’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in MDC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

On January 28, 2019, MDC’s board of directors declared an 8% stock dividend that was distributed on February 28, 2019 to shareholders of record on February 14, 2019. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 260, Earnings Per Share (“ASC 260”), basic and diluted earnings per share amounts, share amounts and dividends declared per share have been restated for any periods or dates prior to the stock dividend record date.

Included in these footnotes are certain statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies and prospects. These forward-looking statements may be identified by terminology such as “likely,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this section are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K should be considered.

Where necessary, reclassifications have been made to our prior period financial information to conform to the current year presentation.

2. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”) is codified in ASC 842, Leases (“ASC 842”). ASC 842 supersedes current lease guidance in ASC 840 and requires a lessee to recognize a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability for substantially all leases. The lease liability will be equal to the present value of the remaining lease payments while the right-of-use asset will be similarly calculated and then adjusted for initial direct costs. In addition, ASC 842 expands the disclosure requirements to increase the transparency and comparability of the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. On January 1, 2019, we adopted ASC 842 using the modified retrospective transition method. We elected available practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance within the new standard, which among other items, allowed the Company to carry forward its historical lease classification and not reassess existing leases under the new definition of a lease in ASC 842. In addition, we will account for lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.

Adoption of ASC 842 resulted in the recording of additional net lease assets and lease liabilities of $34.2 million and $34.3 million, respectively, as of January 1, 2019. The difference between the additional lease assets and lease liabilities, net of the deferred tax impact, was recorded as an adjustment to retained earnings. The standard did not materially impact our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or consolidated cash flows.

Accounting Standards Issued But Not Yet Adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”), which requires measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held. The amendments in ASU 2016-13 eliminate the probable threshold for initial recognition of a credit loss in current GAAP and reflect an entity’s current estimate of all expected credit losses. ASU 2016-13 is effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning January 1, 2020, and is to be applied using a modified retrospective transition method. Earlier adoption is permitted. We do not plan to early adopt ASU 2016-13 and with our current holdings of financial instruments that are subject to credit losses, we do not believe adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on our financial statements.

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3. Segment Reporting

An operating segment is defined as a component of an enterprise for which discrete financial information is available and is reviewed regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), or decision-making group, to evaluate performance and make operating decisions. We have identified our CODM as two key executives—the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief Operating Officer (“COO”).

We have identified each homebuilding division as an operating segment. Our homebuilding operating segments have been aggregated into the reportable segments noted below because they are similar in the following regards: (1) economic characteristics; (2) housing products; (3) class of homebuyer; (4) regulatory environments; and (5) methods used to construct and sell homes. Our homebuilding reportable segments are as follows:

● West (Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington)

● Mountain (Colorado and Utah)

● East (mid-Atlantic, which includes Maryland and Virginia, and Florida)

Our financial services business consists of the operations of the following operating segments: (1) HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation (“HomeAmerican”); (2) Allegiant Insurance Company, Inc., A Risk Retention Group (“Allegiant”); (3) StarAmerican Insurance Ltd. (“StarAmerican”); (4) American Home Insurance Agency, Inc.; and (5) American Home Title and Escrow Company. Due to its contributions to consolidated pretax income, we consider HomeAmerican to be a reportable segment (“mortgage operations”). The remaining operating segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment (“other”) because they do not individually exceed 10 percent of: (1) consolidated revenue; (2) the greater of (a) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or (b) the positive value of the combined reported loss of all operating segments that reported losses; or (3) consolidated assets.

Corporate is a non-operating segment that develops and implements strategic initiatives and supports our operating divisions by centralizing key administrative functions such as finance, treasury, information technology, insurance, risk management, litigation and human resources. Corporate also provides the necessary administrative functions to support MDC as a publicly traded company. A portion of the expenses incurred by Corporate are allocated to the homebuilding operating segments based on their respective percentages of assets, and to a lesser degree, a portion of Corporate expenses are allocated to the financial services segments. A majority of Corporate’s personnel and resources are primarily dedicated to activities relating to the homebuilding segments, and, therefore, the balance of any unallocated Corporate expenses is included in the homebuilding operations section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.     

The following table summarizes revenues for our homebuilding and financial services operations:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding
West	$	410,414	$	409,001	$	1,164,502	$	1,120,316
Mountain		263,802		272,989		760,470		750,162
East		76,058		84,037		205,424		252,845
Total homebuilding revenues	$	750,274	$	766,027	$	2,130,396	$	2,123,323
Financial Services
Mortgage operations	$	14,395	$	11,919	$	36,258	$	39,162
Other		7,993		7,692		22,131		20,856
Total financial services revenues	$	22,388	$	19,611	$	58,389	$	60,018

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The following table summarizes pretax income (loss) for our homebuilding and financial services operations:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding
West	$	34,898		$	28,947		$	103,448		$	91,028
Mountain		31,391			34,697			89,077			94,736
East		2,136			3,771			5,761			11,287
Corporate		(19,734	)		(14,432	)		(46,926	)		(41,270	)
Total homebuilding pretax income	$	48,691		$	52,983		$	151,360		$	155,781
Financial Services
Mortgage operations	$	8,468		$	6,702		$	19,700		$	23,262
Other		5,647			7,735			21,683			15,525
Total financial services pretax income	$	14,115		$	14,437		$	41,383		$	38,787
Total pretax income	$	62,806		$	67,420		$	192,743		$	194,568

The following table summarizes total assets for our homebuilding and financial services operations. The assets in our West, Mountain and East segments consist primarily of inventory while the assets in our Corporate segment primarily include our cash and cash equivalents and deferred tax assets. The assets in our financial services segment consist mostly of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and mortgage loans held-for-sale.

	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding assets
West	$	1,481,549	$	1,301,374
Mountain		873,656		793,150
East		190,677		169,485
Corporate		379,017		484,193
Total homebuilding assets	$	2,924,899	$	2,748,202
Financial services assets
Mortgage operations	$	131,554	$	159,677
Other		102,126		93,198
Total financial services assets	$	233,680	$	252,875
Total assets	$	3,158,579	$	3,001,077

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4. Earnings Per Share

ASC 260 requires a company that has participating security holders (for example, holders of unvested restricted stock that have non-forfeitable dividend rights) to utilize the two-class method for calculating earnings per share (“EPS”) unless the treasury stock method results in lower EPS. The two-class method is an allocation of earnings/(loss) between the holders of common stock and a company’s participating security holders. Under the two-class method, earnings/(loss) for the reporting period are allocated between common shareholders and other security holders based on their respective rights to receive distributed earnings (i.e., dividends) and undistributed earnings (i.e., net income/(loss)). Our common shares outstanding are comprised of shareholder owned common stock and shares of unvested restricted stock held by participating security holders. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing income or loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding, excluding participating shares in accordance with ASC 260. To calculate diluted EPS, basic EPS is adjusted to include the effect of potentially dilutive stock options outstanding. The table below shows our basic and diluted EPS calculations.

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator
Net income	$	50,580		$	53,392		$	145,723		$	156,055
Less: distributed earnings allocated to participating securities		(122	)		(106	)		(343	)		(307	)
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		(202	)		(222	)		(554	)		(613	)
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic earnings per share)		50,256			53,064			144,826			155,135
Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		202			222			554			613
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities		(195	)		(218	)		(540	)		(602	)
Numerator for diluted earnings per share under two class method	$	50,263		$	53,068		$	144,840		$	155,146
Denominator
Weighted-average common shares outstanding		61,978,195			60,665,349			61,422,925			60,505,916
Add: dilutive effect of stock options		1,990,020			1,139,443			1,570,194			1,086,176
Add: dilutive effect of performance share units		-			-			367,416			-
Denominator for diluted earnings per share under two class method		63,968,215			61,804,792			63,360,535			61,592,092
Basic Earnings Per Common Share	$	0.81		$	0.87		$	2.36		$	2.56
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share	$	0.79		$	0.86		$	2.29		$	2.52

Diluted EPS for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 excluded options to purchase approximately 0.4 and 0.4 million shares of common stock, respectively, because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. For the same periods in 2018, diluted EPS excluded options to purchase approximately 0.6 and 0.6 million shares, respectively.

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5. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table sets forth our changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”):

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Beginning balance 1	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	3,992
Adoption of accounting standards		-		-		-		(3,992	)
Ending balance	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-

⁽¹⁾ Amounts net-of-tax.

During the first quarter of 2018, an election was made to reclassify the income tax effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act related to net unrealized gains on equity investments from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings.

6. Fair Value Measurements

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes guidelines for measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The following table sets forth the fair values and methods used for measuring the fair values of financial instruments on a recurring basis:

		Fair Value
Financial Instrument	Hierarchy	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
		(Dollars in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents
Debt securities (available-for-sale)	Level 1	$	-	$	34,866
Marketable securities
Equity securities	Level 1	$	52,876	$	40,879
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	Level 2	$	117,020	$	149,211

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The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Cash and cash equivalents (excluding debt securities with an original maturity of three months or less), restricted cash, trade and other receivables, prepaid and other assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and borrowings on our revolving credit facility. Fair value approximates carrying value.

Equity securities. Our equity securities consist of holdings in common stock and exchange traded funds. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, all of our equity securities were recorded at fair value with all changes in fair value recorded to net gain (loss) on marketable equity securities in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Debt securities. Our debt securities consist of U.S. government securities. As of December 31, 2018, all of our debt securities were treated as available-for-sale investments and, as such, are recorded at fair value with all changes in fair value initially recorded through AOCI, subject to an assessment to determine if any unrealized loss, if applicable, is other-than-temporary.

The following tables set forth the cost and estimated fair value of our available-for-sale debt securities:

	December 31, 2018
	Amortized Cost Basis		OTTI		Net Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Financial Services
Cash and cash equivalents
Debt securities	$	34,866	$	-	$	34,866	$	34,866

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The following table reconciles the net gain recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 on equity securities to the unrealized gain recognized during the periods on equity securities still held at the reporting date.

	Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
	September 30,					September 30,
	2019		2018			2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net gain recognized during the period on equity securities	$	767	$	3,004		$	7,934	$	3,129
Less: Net gain (loss) recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period		299		(21	)		536		(484	)
Unrealized gain recognized during the reporting period on equity securities still held at the reporting date	$	468	$	3,025		$	7,398	$	3,613

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net.  Our mortgage loans held-for-sale, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, include (1) mortgage loans held-for-sale that are under commitments to sell and (2) mortgage loans held-for-sale that are not under commitments to sell. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had $101.7 million and $130.8 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale under commitments to sell. The fair value for those loans was based on quoted market prices for those mortgage loans, which are Level 2 fair value inputs. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had $15.3 million and $18.5 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale that were not under commitments to sell. The fair value for those loans was primarily based upon the estimated market price received from an outside party, which is a Level 2 fair value input.

Gains on sales of mortgage loans, net, are included as a component of revenues in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded net gains on the sales of mortgage loans of $14.6 million and $38.9 million, respectively, compared to $11.8 million and $31.1 million for the same periods in the prior year, respectively.

Mortgage Repurchase Facility. The debt associated with our mortgage repurchase facility (see Note 19 for further discussion) is at floating rates that approximate current market rates and have relatively short-term maturities, generally within 30 days. The fair value approximates carrying value and is based on Level 2 inputs.

Senior Notes. The estimated values of the senior notes in the following table are based on Level 2 inputs, which primarily reflect estimated prices for our senior notes that were provided by multiple sources.

	September 30, 2019				December 31, 2018
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
$250 Million 5⅝% Senior Notes due February 2020, net	$	249,638	$	252,193	$	248,850	$	253,413
$250 Million 5½% Senior Notes due January 2024, net		248,950		274,104		248,789		242,983
$500 Million 6% Senior Notes due January 2043, net		490,462		516,333		490,328		386,552
Total	$	989,050	$	1,042,630	$	987,967	$	882,948

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7. Inventories

The following table sets forth, by reportable segment, information relating to our homebuilding inventories:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing completed or under construction:
West	$	689,849	$	521,960
Mountain		415,799		347,738
East		98,993		82,738
Subtotal		1,204,641		952,436
Land and land under development:
West		697,947		705,591
Mountain		417,150		402,657
East		75,939		72,310
Subtotal		1,191,036		1,180,558
Total inventories	$	2,395,677	$	2,132,994

Our inventories are primarily associated with communities where we intend to construct and sell homes, including models and unsold homes. Costs capitalized to land and land under development primarily include: (1) land costs; (2) land development costs; (3) entitlement costs; (4) capitalized interest; (5) engineering fees; and (6) title insurance, real property taxes and closing costs directly related to the purchase of the land parcel. Components of housing completed or under construction primarily include: (1) land costs transferred from land and land under development; (2) direct construction costs associated with a house; (3) real property taxes, engineering fees, permits and other fees; (4) capitalized interest; and (5) indirect construction costs, which include field construction management salaries and benefits, utilities and other construction related costs. Land costs are transferred from land and land under development to housing completed or under construction at the point in time that construction of a home on an owned lot begins.

In accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment (“ASC 360”), homebuilding inventories, excluding those classified as held for sale, are carried at cost unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the underlying subdivision may not be recoverable.  We evaluate inventories for impairment at each quarter end on a subdivision level basis as each such subdivision represents the lowest level of identifiable cash flows. In making this determination, we review, among other things, the following for each subdivision:

• actual and trending “Operating Margin” (which is defined as home sale revenues less home cost of sales and all incremental costs associated directly with the subdivision, including sales commissions and marketing costs);

• estimated future undiscounted cash flows and Operating Margin;

• forecasted Operating Margin for homes in backlog;

• actual and trending net home orders;

• homes available for sale;

• market information for each sub-market, including competition levels, home foreclosure levels, the size and style of homes currently being offered for sale and lot size; and

• known or probable events indicating that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of our inventory may not be recoverable, assets are reviewed for impairment by comparing the undiscounted estimated future cash flows from an individual subdivision (including capitalized interest) to its carrying value. If the undiscounted future cash flows are less than the subdivision’s carrying value, the carrying value of the subdivision is written down to its then estimated fair value. We generally determine the estimated fair value of each subdivision by determining the present value of the estimated future cash flows at discount rates, which are Level 3 inputs, that are commensurate with the risk of the subdivision under evaluation. The evaluation for the recoverability of the carrying value of the assets for each individual subdivision can be impacted significantly by our estimates of future home sale revenues, home construction costs, and development costs per home, all of which are Level 3 inputs.

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If land is classified as held for sale, we measure it in accordance with ASC 360 at the lower of the carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to sell. In determining fair value, we primarily rely upon the most recent negotiated price, which is a Level 2 input. If a negotiated price is not available, we will consider several factors including, but not limited to, current market conditions, recent comparable sales transactions and market analysis studies, which are considered Level 3 inputs. If the fair value less estimated costs to sell is lower than the current carrying value, the land is impaired down to its estimated fair value less costs to sell.

Impairments of homebuilding inventory by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are shown in the table below.

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
West	$	-	$	10,798	$	-	$	11,173
Mountain		-		-		400		175
East		-		300		210		500
Total inventory impairments	$	-	$	11,098	$	610	$	11,848

The table below provides quantitative data, for the periods presented, used in determining the fair value of the impaired inventory.

	Impairment Data								Quantitative Data
Three Months Ended	Total Subdivisions Tested		Inventory Impairments		Fair Value of Inventory After Impairments		Number of Subdivisions Impaired		Discount Rate
	(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2019		16	$	610	$	10,476		2		N/A
June 30, 2019		12	$	-		N/A		0		N/A
September 30, 2019		16	$	-		N/A		0		N/A
March 31, 2018		24	$	550	$	5,223		2		12%
June 30, 2018		17	$	200	$	767		1		12%
September 30, 2018		17	$	11,098	$	29,874		2	12%	-	18%

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8. Capitalization of Interest

We capitalize interest to inventories during the period of development in accordance with ASC Topic 835, Interest (“ASC 835”). Homebuilding interest capitalized as a cost of inventories is included in cost of sales during the period that related units or lots are delivered. To the extent our homebuilding debt exceeds our qualified assets as defined in ASC 835, we expense a portion of the interest incurred. Qualified homebuilding assets consist of all lots and homes, excluding finished unsold homes or finished models, within projects that are actively selling or under development. The table set forth below summarizes homebuilding interest activity. For all periods presented below, our qualified assets exceeded our homebuilding debt and as such, all interest incurred has been capitalized.

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding interest incurred	$	15,879		$	15,641		$	47,890		$	46,905
Less: Interest capitalized		(15,879	)		(15,641	)		(47,890	)		(46,905	)
Homebuilding interest expensed	$	-		$	-		$	-		$	-
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	58,193		$	58,227		$	54,845		$	57,541
Plus: Interest capitalized during period		15,879			15,641			47,890			46,905
Less: Previously capitalized interest included in home and land cost of sales		(14,451	)		(16,636	)		(43,114	)		(47,214	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	59,621		$	57,232		$	59,621		$	57,232

9. Leases

We lease certain property, land and equipment, the majority of which comprise property related leases to provide office space where we operate our business. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. We recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Our property related leases typically have terms of between three and five years, with the exception of the lease governing the Company’s headquarters, and are classified as operating leases. These leases do not contain any residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants and no variable lease payments, except for common area maintenance and real estate taxes. Many of our property related leases give us the option to extend the lease term for a period of time, generally consistent with the initial lease term. These options are excluded from our calculation of the right-of-use asset and lease liability until such time as we determine it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised.

The property related lease for the Company’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado is ten years in length with an expiration date of October 31, 2026 and contains a ten year option to extend the term of the lease through 2036. This option has been excluded from our calculation of the right-of-use asset and lease liability as it is not currently considered reasonably certain that the option will be exercised.

Operating lease expense is included as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses and expenses in the homebuilding and financial services sections of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, respectively. Components of operating lease expense were as follows:

	Three Months Ended			Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019			September 30, 2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Operating lease cost 1	$	1,841		$	5,811
Less: Sublease income (Note 20)		(37	)		(112	)
Net lease cost	$	1,804		$	5,699

¹ Includes variable lease costs, which are immaterial.

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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2019		September 30, 2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases	$	1,834	$	5,397
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	646	$	2,676

Supplemental cash flow information related to non-cash transactions also includes the recognition of operating lease right-of-use assets of $33.5 million and operating lease liabilities of $34.3 million upon adoption of ASC 842.

Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for operating leases were as follows:

	September 30, 2019
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years)		6.3
Weighted-average discount rate		5.5	%

Maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows:

	Year Ended
	December 31,
	(Dollars in thousands)
2019 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2019)	$	1,242
2020		6,716
2021		6,477
2022		6,138
2023		5,294
Thereafter		13,162
Total operating lease payments 1	$	39,029
Less: Interest		6,162
Present value of operating lease liabilities 2	$	32,867

1 Operating lease payments exclude $3.3 million of legally binding lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced.

2 Financial services operating lease liabilities of $1.0 million are included as a component of accrued liabilities in the financial services section of our consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 2019.

10. Homebuilding Prepaid and Other Assets

The following table sets forth the components of homebuilding prepaid and other assets:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land option deposits	$	23,940	$	23,805
Goodwill		6,008		6,008
Prepaid expenses		8,688		7,324
Deferred debt issuance costs on revolving credit facility, net		6,513		7,662
Other		1,246		995
Total	$	46,395	$	45,794

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11. Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

The following table sets forth information relating to homebuilding accrued liabilities:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Customer and escrow deposits	$	48,618	$	34,463
Warranty accrual		29,870		28,262
Accrued compensation and related expenses		35,790		39,459
Accrued interest		13,281		27,734
Construction defect claim reserves		8,379		8,464
Land development and home construction accruals		8,472		8,683
Other accrued liabilities		44,886		49,182
Total accrued liabilities	$	189,296	$	196,247

The following table sets forth information relating to financial services accounts payable and accrued liabilities:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Insurance reserves	$	48,926	$	46,844
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		13,105		11,699
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	62,031	$	58,543

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12. Warranty Accrual

Our homes are sold with limited third-party warranties and, under our agreement with the issuer of the third-party warranties, we are responsible for performing all of the work for the first two years of the warranty coverage and paying for substantially all of the work required to be performed during years three through ten of the warranties. We record accruals for general and structural warranty claims, as well as accruals for known, unusual warranty-related expenditures. Our warranty accrual is recorded based upon historical payment experience in an amount estimated to be adequate to cover expected costs of materials and outside labor during warranty periods. The determination of the warranty accrual rate for closed homes and the evaluation of our warranty accrual balance at period end are based on an internally developed analysis that includes known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including, among other things, our trends in historical warranty payment levels and warranty payments for claims not considered to be normal and recurring.

Our warranty accrual is included in accrued liabilities in the homebuilding section of our consolidated balance sheets and adjustments to our warranty accrual are recorded as an increase or reduction to home cost of sales in the homebuilding section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

The table set forth below summarizes accrual, adjustment and payment activity related to our warranty accrual for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded adjustments to increase our warranty accrual by $3.1 million due to higher than expected warranty related expenditures.

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	29,349		$	25,666		$	28,262		$	21,909
Expense provisions		3,557			3,757			10,642			10,104
Cash payments		(3,425	)		(2,798	)		(8,894	)		(8,494	)
Adjustments		389			-			(140	)		3,106
Balance at end of period	$	29,870		$	26,625		$	29,870		$	26,625

13. Insurance and Construction Defect Claim Reserves

The establishment of reserves for estimated losses associated with insurance policies issued by Allegiant and re-insurance agreements issued by StarAmerican are based on actuarial studies that include known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including our experience with similar cases and historical trends involving claim payment patterns, pending levels of unpaid claims, product mix or concentration, claim severity, frequency patterns depending on the business conducted, and changing regulatory and legal environments. It is possible that changes in the insurance payment experience used in estimating our ultimate insurance losses could have a material impact on our insurance reserves.

The establishment of reserves for estimated losses to be incurred by our homebuilding subsidiaries associated with (1) the self-insured retention (“SIR”) portion of construction defect claims that are expected to be covered under insurance policies with Allegiant and (2) the entire cost of any construction defect claims that are not expected to be covered by insurance policies with Allegiant are based on actuarial studies that include known facts similar to those for our insurance reserves. It is possible that changes in the payment experience used in estimating our ultimate losses for construction defect claims could have a material impact on our reserves.

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The table set forth below summarizes our insurance and construction defect claim reserves activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018. These reserves are included as a component of accrued liabilities in the financial services and homebuilding sections of the consolidated balance sheets.

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	56,817		$	50,707		$	55,308		$	52,686
Expense provisions		3,102			2,865			8,312			7,902
Cash payments, net of recoveries		(2,614	)		(264	)		(6,315	)		(7,280	)
Balance at end of period	$	57,305		$	53,308		$	57,305		$	53,308

In the ordinary course of business, we make payments from our insurance and construction defect claim reserves to settle litigation claims arising from our homebuilding activities. These payments are irregular in both their timing and their magnitude. As a result, the cash payments, net of recoveries shown for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are not necessarily indicative of what future cash payments will be for subsequent periods.

14. Income Taxes

Our overall effective income tax rates were 19.5% and 24.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and 20.8% and 19.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.  The rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 resulted in income tax expense of $12.2 million and $47.0 million, respectively, compared to income tax expense of $14.0 million and $38.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.  The year-over-year increase in our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was due to a $10.2 million decrease in benefits from energy tax credits. This was partially offset by a $2.7 million increase in benefits recognized upon the vesting or exercise of equity awards, primarily due to a $2.3 million benefit related to the 2016 performance share units recognized during the 2019 third quarter (see Note 16 for further discussion of the 2016 performance share unit awards). 

At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 we had deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowances and deferred tax liabilities, of $27.7 million and $37.2 million, respectively. The valuation allowances were primarily related to various state net operating loss carryforwards where realization is more uncertain at this time due to the limited carryforward periods coupled with minimal operating activity that exists in certain states.

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15. Senior Notes

The carrying values of our senior notes as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, net of any unamortized debt issuance costs or discount, were as follows:

	September 30,		December 31,
	2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
5⅝% Senior Notes due February 2020, net	$	249,638	$	248,850
5½% Senior Notes due January 2024, net		248,950		248,789
6% Senior Notes due January 2043, net		490,462		490,328
Total	$	989,050	$	987,967

Our senior notes are not secured and, while the senior note indentures contain some restrictions on secured debt and other transactions, they do not contain financial covenants. Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries.

16. Stock-Based Compensation

We account for share-based awards in accordance with ASC Topic 718 Compensation–Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), which requires the fair value of stock-based compensation awards to be amortized as an expense over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation awards are valued at fair value on the date of grant. The following table sets forth share-based award expense activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, which is included as a component of selling general and administrative expenses and expenses in the homebuilding and financial services sections of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, respectively:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
Stock option grants expense	$	429	$	583	$	929	$	780
Restricted stock awards expense		1,391		939		2,979		2,303
Performance share units expense		7,975		903		14,270		5,417
Total stock-based compensation	$	9,795	$	2,425	$	18,178	$	8,500

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On August 5, 2019, May 23, 2018, June 20, 2017 and July 25, 2016, the Company granted long term performance share unit awards (“PSUs”) to each of the CEO, the COO, and the Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) under the Company’s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. The PSUs are earned based upon the Company’s performance, over a three year period (the “Performance Period”), measured by increasing home sale revenues over a “Base Period.” Each award is conditioned upon the Company achieving an average gross margin from home sales (excluding impairments) of at least fifteen percent (15%) over the Performance Period. Target goals will be earned if the Company’s three year average home sale revenues over the Performance Period (“Performance Revenues”) exceed the home sale revenues over the Base Period (“Base Revenues”) by at least 10% but less than 20%. If Performance Revenues exceed the Base Revenues by at least 5% but less than 10%, 50% of the Target Goals will be earned (“Threshold Goals”). If Performance Revenues exceed the Base Revenues by at least 20%, 200% of the Target Goals will be earned (“Maximum Goals”).  For the PSUs granted in 2017, 2018 and 2019, the number of PSUs earned shall be adjusted to be proportional to the partial performance between the Threshold Goals, Target Goals and Maximum Goals. Details for each defined term above for each grant has been provided in the table below.

					Threshold Goal			Target Goal			Maximum Goal
Awardee	Date of Award	Performance Period	Base Period	Base Period Revenues	PSUs		Home Sale Revenues	PSUs		Home Sale Revenues	PSUs		Home Sale Revenues	Fair Value per Share		Maximum Potential Expense*
CEO		July 1, 2016	July 1, 2015			61,236			122,472			244,944				$	4,815
COO	July 25, 2016	to	to	$1.975 billion		61,236	$2.074 billion		122,472	$2.173 billion		244,944	$2.370 billion	$	19.66		4,815
CFO		June 30, 2019	June 30, 2016			15,309			30,618			61,236					1,204
																$	10,834
CEO		April 1, 2017	April 1, 2016			64,152			128,304			256,608				$	7,142
COO	June 20, 2017	to	to	$2.426 billion		64,152	$2.547 billion		128,304	$2.669 billion		256,608	$2.911 billion	$	27.83		7,142
CFO		March 31, 2020	March 31, 2017			16,038			32,076			64,152					1,786
																$	16,070
CEO		April 1, 2018	April 1, 2017			64,800			129,600			259,200				$	6,629
COO	May 23, 2018	to	to	$2.543 billion		64,800	$2.670 billion		129,600	$2.797 billion		259,200	$3.052 billion	$	25.57		6,629
CFO		March 31, 2021	March 31, 2018			16,200			32,400			64,800					1,657
																$	14,915
CEO		January 1, 2019	January 1, 2018			60,000			120,000			240,000				$	7,824
COO	August 5, 2019	to	to	$2.982 billion		60,000	$3.131 billion		120,000	$3.280 billion		240,000	$3.578 billion	$	32.60		7,824
CFO		December 31, 2021	December 31, 2018			15,000			30,000			60,000					1,956
																$	17,604

* Dollars in thousands

In accordance with ASC 718, the PSUs were valued on the date of grant at their fair value. The fair value of these grants was equal to the closing price of MDC stock on the date of grant less the discounted cash flows of expected future dividends over the respective vesting period (as these PSUs do not participate in dividends). The grant date fair value and maximum potential expense if the Maximum Goals were met for these awards has been provided in the table above. ASC 718 does not permit recognition of expense associated with performance-based stock awards until achievement of the performance targets are probable of occurring.

2016 PSU Grants. The 2016 PSU awards vested on August 7, 2019 at the Maximum Goal following the achievement of the Maximum Goals and certification by the Compensation Committee that the Maximum Goals had been achieved. As the Performance Period for these awards ended June 30, 2019 and the awards had been fully expensed at that time, no share-based award expense was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2019. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019 the Company recorded share-based award expense of $1.8 million. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had concluded that achievement of the Maximum Goals for these awards was probable and as such, recorded share-based award expense related to the awards of $0.9 million and $5.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

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2017 PSU Grants. As of September 30, 2019, the Company determined that achievement between the Target Goals and Maximum Goals for these awards was probable and as such, the Company recorded share-based award expense related to the awards of $5.5 million and $10.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The maximum potential expense to be recognized over the remaining Performance Period is $3.2 million. As of September 30, 2018, the Company concluded that achievement of any of the performance metrics had not met the level of probability required to record compensation expense and as such, no expense related to the grant of these awards had been recognized as of September 30, 2018.

2018 PSU Grants. As of September 30, 2019, the Company determined that achievement between the Threshold and Target Goals for these awards was probable and as such, the Company recorded share-based award expense related to the awards of $2.5 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. The maximum potential expense to be recognized over the remaining Performance Period is $12.4 million. As of September 30, 2018, the Company concluded that achievement of any of the performance metrics had not met the level of probability required to record compensation expense and as such, no expense related to the grant of these awards had been recognized as of September 30, 2018.

2019 PSU Grants. For the PSUs granted in August of 2019, the Company concluded that achievement of any of the performance metrics has not met the level of probability required to record compensation expense and, as such, no expense related to these awards has been recognized as of September 30, 2019. The maximum potential expense to be recognized over the remaining Performance Period is $17.6 million.

17. Commitments and Contingencies

Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit. We are required to obtain surety bonds and letters of credit in support of our obligations for land development and subdivision improvements, homeowner association dues, warranty work, contractor license fees and earnest money deposits. At September 30, 2019, we had outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $251.1 million and $93.0 million, respectively, including $66.6 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican. The estimated cost to complete obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit were approximately $130.4 million and $49.8 million, respectively. All letters of credit as of September 30, 2019, excluding those issued by HomeAmerican, were issued under our unsecured revolving credit facility (see Note 19 for further discussion of the revolving credit facility). We expect that the obligations secured by these performance bonds and letters of credit generally will be performed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. To the extent that the obligations are performed, the related performance bonds and letters of credit should be released and we should not have any continuing obligations. However, in the event any such performance bonds or letters of credit are called, our indemnity obligations could require us to reimburse the issuer of the performance bond or letter of credit.

We have made no material guarantees with respect to third-party obligations.

Litigation. Due to the nature of the homebuilding business, we have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims and claims associated with the sale and financing of homes. In the opinion of management, the outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Loan Origination Liabilities.  HomeAmerican sold to financial institutions certain loans originated prior to 2009 that were subsequently included by such financial institutions in residential mortgage-backed securities offerings or other securitizations issued by those financial institutions. In connection with such sales, we have been put on notice by one institution of a potential claim for indemnification or breach of contract relating to certain loans that were included in securitizations.  Our understanding is that the potential claim would relate to alleged misrepresentations by borrowers on certain residential mortgage loans originated by HomeAmerican and/or alleged lack of conformity of certain loans to applicable underwriting guidelines promulgated by the financial institution. We cannot yet quantify HomeAmerican's potential liability, if any, as a result of this potential claim, but, based on the limited information available to us at this time, believe that we would likely have strong legal and factual defenses to any such claim. We currently do not believe, moreover, that this matter will have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial position, or cash flows.

Lot Option Contracts. In the ordinary course of business, we enter into lot option purchase contracts (“Option Contracts”), generally through a deposit of cash or a letter of credit, for the right to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. The use of such land option and other contracts generally allow us to reduce the risks associated with direct land ownership and development, reduces our capital and financial commitments, and minimizes the amount of land inventories on our consolidated balance sheets. In certain cases, these contracts will be settled shortly following the end of the period. Our obligation with respect to Option Contracts is generally limited to forfeiture of the related deposits. At September 30, 2019, we had cash deposits and letters of credit totaling $19.3 million and $5.4 million, respectively, at risk associated with the option to purchase 7,345 lots.

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18. Derivative Financial Instruments

The derivative instruments we utilize in the normal course of business are interest rate lock commitments and forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, both of which typically are short-term in nature. Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities are utilized to hedge changes in fair value of our interest rate lock commitments as well as mortgage loans held-for-sale not under commitments to sell. For forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, as well as interest rate lock commitments that are still outstanding at the end of a reporting period, we record the changes in fair value of the derivatives in revenues in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income with an offset to other assets or accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the financial services section of our consolidated balance sheets, depending on the nature of the change.

At September 30, 2019, we had interest rate lock commitments with an aggregate principal balance of $155.1 million. Additionally, we had $14.6 million of mortgage loans held-for-sale at September 30, 2019 that had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser. In order to hedge the changes in fair value of our interest rate lock commitments and mortgage loans held-for-sale that had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser, we had forward sales of securities totaling $131.5 million at September 30, 2019.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded net gains of $0.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively, on our derivatives, compared to net loss of $0.9 million and a net gain of $1.4 million for the same periods in 2018.

19. Lines of Credit

Revolving Credit Facility. We have an unsecured revolving credit agreement (“Revolving Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders which may be used for general corporate purposes. This agreement was amended on November 1, 2018 to (1) extend the Revolving Credit Facility maturity to December 18, 2023, (2) increase the aggregate commitment from $700 million to $1.0 billion (the “Commitment”) and (3) provide that the aggregate amount of the commitments may increase to an amount not to exceed $1.5 billion upon our request, subject to receipt of additional commitments from existing or additional lenders and, in the case of additional lenders, the consent of the co-administrative agents. As defined in the Revolving Credit Facility, interest rates on base rate borrowings are equal to the highest of (1) 0.0%, (2) a prime rate, (3) a federal funds effective rate plus 1.50%, and (4) a specified eurocurrency rate plus 1.00% and, in each case, plus a margin that is determined based on our credit ratings and leverage ratio. Interest rates on eurocurrency borrowings are equal to a specified eurocurrency rate plus a margin that is determined based on our credit ratings and leverage ratio. At any time at which our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, exceeds 55%, the aggregate principal amount of all consolidated senior debt borrowings outstanding may not exceed the borrowing base. There is no borrowing base requirement if our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, is 55% or less.

The Revolving Credit Facility is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. The facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The financial covenants include a consolidated tangible net worth test and a leverage test, along with a consolidated tangible net worth covenant, all as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility. A failure to satisfy the foregoing tests does not constitute an event of default, but can trigger a “term-out” of the facility. A breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant (but not the consolidated tangible net worth test) or a violation of anti-corruption or sanctions laws would result in an event of default.

The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to acceleration upon certain specified events of default, including breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant, a violation of anti-corruption or sanctions laws, failure to make timely payments, breaches of certain representations or covenants, failure to pay other material indebtedness, or another person becoming beneficial owner of 50% or more of our outstanding common stock. We believe we were in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2019.

We incur costs associated with unused commitment fees pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were $26.4 million and $27.8 million, respectively, in letters of credit outstanding, which reduced the amounts available to be borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility. We had $15.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. As of September 30, 2019, availability under the Revolving Credit Facility was approximately $958.6 million.

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Mortgage Repurchase Facility. HomeAmerican has a Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Mortgage Repurchase Facility”) with U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”). Effective May 23, 2019, the Mortgage Repurchase Facility was amended to extend its termination date to May 21, 2020. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides liquidity to HomeAmerican by providing for the sale of up to an aggregate of $75 million (subject to increase by up to $75 million under certain conditions) of eligible mortgage loans to USBNA with an agreement by HomeAmerican to repurchase the mortgage loans at a future date. Until such mortgage loans are transferred back to HomeAmerican, the documents relating to such loans are held by USBNA, as custodian, pursuant to the Custody Agreement (“Custody Agreement”), dated as of November 12, 2008, by and between HomeAmerican and USBNA. In the event that an eligible mortgage loan becomes ineligible, as defined under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility, HomeAmerican may be required to repurchase the ineligible mortgage loan immediately. The maximum aggregate commitment of the Mortgage Repurchase Facility was temporarily increased on September 26, 2019 from $75 million to $100 million effective through October 24, 2019. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility also had a temporary increase in the maximum aggregate commitment from $75 million to $130 million on December 27, 2018 effective through January 25, 2019. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, HomeAmerican had $90.5 million and $116.8 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that HomeAmerican was obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that HomeAmerican is obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported as mortgage repurchase facility in the consolidated balance sheets. Advances under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility carry a price range that is based on a LIBOR rate or successor benchmark rate.

The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a maximum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth ratio, (iii) a minimum adjusted net income requirement, and (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement. The foregoing capitalized terms are defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. We believe HomeAmerican was in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of September 30, 2019.

20. Related Party Transactions

We contributed $0.5 million and $1.0 million in cash to the MDC/Richmond American Homes Foundation (the “Foundation”) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. The Foundation is a non-profit organization operated exclusively for charitable, educational and other purposes beneficial to social welfare within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The following Directors and/or officers of the Company served as directors of the Foundation at September 30, 2019, all of whom serve without compensation:

Name	MDC Title
Larry A. Mizel	Chairman and CEO
David D. Mandarich	President and COO

Three other individuals, who are independent of the Company, also serve as directors of the Foundation. All directors of the Foundation serve without compensation.

The Company has a sublease agreement with CVentures, Inc. Larry A. Mizel, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, is the President of CVentures, Inc. The sublease is for office space that CVentures, Inc. has continuously leased from the Company since 2005. The current sublease term commenced November 1, 2016 and will continue through October 31, 2021, with an option to extend to October 31, 2026. The sublease agreement is for approximately 5,437 rentable square feet at a base rent that increases over the initial term from $26.50 to $28.68 per rentable square foot per year, and increasing over the extension term from $29.26 to $31.67 per rentable square foot per year. The sublease rent is an allocation of the rent under the master lease agreement based on the sublease square footage.

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21. Supplemental Guarantor Information

Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by the following subsidiaries (collectively, the "Guarantor Subsidiaries"), which are 100%-owned subsidiaries of the Company:

● M.D.C. Land Corporation

● RAH of Florida, Inc.

● Richmond American Construction, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Arizona, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Colorado, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Florida, LP

● Richmond American Homes of Illinois, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Nevada, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of New Jersey, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Oregon, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Utah, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Virginia, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Washington, Inc.

The senior note indentures do not provide for a suspension of the guarantees, but do provide that any Guarantor may be released from its guarantee so long as (1) no default or event of default exists or would result from release of such guarantee, (2) the Guarantor being released has consolidated net worth of less than 5% of the Company’s consolidated net worth as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter, (3) the Guarantors released from their guarantees in any year-end period comprise in the aggregate less than 10% (or 15% if and to the extent necessary to permit the cure of a default) of the Company’s consolidated net worth as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter, (4) such release would not have a material adverse effect on the homebuilding business of the Company and its subsidiaries and (5) the Guarantor is released from its guarantee(s) under all Specified Indebtedness (other than by reason of payment under its guarantee of Specified Indebtedness). Upon delivery of an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the indenture relating to such transactions have been complied with and the release is authorized, the guarantee will be automatically and unconditionally released. “Specified Indebtedness” means indebtedness under the senior notes, the Company’s Indenture dated as of December 3, 2002, the Revolving Credit Facility, and any refinancing, extension, renewal or replacement of any of the foregoing.

We have determined that separate, full financial statements of the Guarantor Subsidiaries would not be material to investors and, accordingly, supplemental financial information for the Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries is presented below.

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Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheet

	September 30, 2019
					Non-
			Guarantor		Guarantor		Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	279,346	$	5,992	$	-	$	-		$	285,338
Restricted cash		-		16,325		-		-			16,325
Trade and other receivables		4,444		54,084		-		-			58,528
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		-		1,204,641		-		-			1,204,641
Land and land under development		-		1,191,036		-		-			1,191,036
Total inventories		-		2,395,677		-		-			2,395,677
Intercompany receivables		2,050,173		4,159		-		(2,054,332	)		-
Investment in subsidiaries		390,631		-		-		(390,631	)		-
Property and equipment, net		23,583		40,090		-		-			63,673
Operating lease right-of-use asset		24,970		6,281		-		-			31,251
Deferred tax asset, net		28,080		-		-		(368	)		27,712
Prepaid and other assets		12,682		33,713		-		-			46,395
Total homebuilding assets		2,813,909		2,556,321		-		(2,445,331	)		2,924,899
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		-		-		46,790		-			46,790
Marketable securities		-		-		52,876		-			52,876
Intercompany receivables		-		-		33,122		(33,122	)		-
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		-		-		117,020		-			117,020
Other assets		-		-		16,626		368			16,994
Total financial services assets		-		-		266,434		(32,754	)		233,680
Total Assets	$	2,813,909	$	2,556,321	$	266,434	$	(2,478,085	)	$	3,158,579
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	31	$	79,012	$	-	$	-		$	79,043
Accrued liabilities		45,525		139,717		-		4,054			189,296
Operating lease liabilities		25,606		6,281		-		-			31,887
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		36,896		2,041,070		-		(2,077,966	)		-
Revolving credit facility		15,000		-		-		-			15,000
Senior notes, net		989,050		-		-		-			989,050
Total homebuilding liabilities		1,112,108		2,266,080		-		(2,073,912	)		1,304,276
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and other liabilities		-		-		66,085		(4,054	)		62,031
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		-		-		9,488		(9,488	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-		-		90,471		-			90,471
Total financial services liabilities		-		-		166,044		(13,542	)		152,502
Total Liabilities		1,112,108		2,266,080		166,044		(2,087,454	)		1,456,778
Equity:
Total Stockholders' Equity		1,701,801		290,241		100,390		(390,631	)		1,701,801
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	2,813,909	$	2,556,321	$	266,434	$	(2,478,085	)	$	3,158,579

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Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheet

	December 31, 2018
					Non-
			Guarantor		Guarantor		Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Entries			MDC
	Dollars in thousands
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	410,127	$	4,597	$	-	$	-		$	414,724
Restricted cash		-		6,363		-		-			6,363
Trade and other receivables		758		52,224		-		-			52,982
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		-		952,436		-		-			952,436
Land and land under development		-		1,180,558		-		-			1,180,558
Total inventories		-		2,132,994		-		-			2,132,994
Intercompany receivables		1,735,342		7,369		-		(1,742,711	)		-
Investment in subsidiaries		455,848		-		-		(455,848	)		-
Property and equipment, net		23,896		34,271		-		-			58,167
Deferred tax assets, net		36,168		-		-		1,010			37,178
Other assets		12,234		33,560		-		-			45,794
Total Homebuilding Assets		2,674,373		2,271,378		-		(2,197,549	)		2,748,202
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		-		-		49,052		-			49,052
Marketable securities		-		-		40,879		-			40,879
Intercompany receivables		-		-		22,346		(22,346	)		-
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		-		-		149,211		-			149,211
Other assets		-		-		14,743		(1,010	)		13,733
Total Financial Services Assets		-		-		276,231		(23,356	)		252,875
Total Assets	$	2,674,373	$	2,271,378	$	276,231	$	(2,220,905	)	$	3,001,077
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	-	$	50,505	$	-	$	-		$	50,505
Accrued liabilities		65,691		125,387		-		5,169			196,247
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		29,715		1,727,248		295		(1,757,258	)		-
Revolving credit facility		15,000		-		-		-			15,000
Senior notes, net		987,967		-		-		-			987,967
Total Homebuilding Liabilities		1,098,373		1,903,140		295		(1,752,089	)		1,249,719
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		-		-		63,712		(5,169	)		58,543
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		-		-		7,799		(7,799	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-		-		116,815		-			116,815
Total Financial Services Liabilities		-		-		188,326		(12,968	)		175,358
Total Liabilities		1,098,373		1,903,140		188,621		(1,765,057	)		1,425,077
Equity:
Total Stockholders' Equity		1,576,000		368,238		87,610		(455,848	)		1,576,000
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	2,674,373	$	2,271,378	$	276,231	$	(2,220,905	)	$	3,001,077

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Supplemental Condensed Combining Statement of Operations

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	-		$	750,274		$	-		$	-		$	750,274
Cost of sales		-			(609,316	)		-			-			(609,316	)
Inventory impairments		-			-			-			-			-
Gross profit		-			140,958			-			-			140,958
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(21,476	)		(71,111	)		-			(129	)		(92,716	)
Equity income of subsidiaries		65,311			-			-			(65,311	)		-
Interest and other income		2,173			460			-			(297	)		2,336
Other expense		7			(1,894	)		-			-			(1,887	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		46,015			68,413			-			(65,737	)		48,691
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income		-			-			13,689			426			14,115
Income before income taxes		46,015			68,413			13,689			(65,311	)		62,806
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		4,565			(13,596	)		(3,195	)		-			(12,226	)
Net income	$	50,580		$	54,817		$	10,494		$	(65,311	)	$	50,580
Other comprehensive income related to available-for-sale securities, net of tax		-			-			-			-			-
Comprehensive income	$	50,580		$	54,817		$	10,494		$	(65,311	)	$	50,580

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	-		$	766,027		$	-		$	-		$	766,027
Cost of sales		-			(619,248	)		-			-			(619,248	)
Inventory impairments		-			(11,098	)		-			-			(11,098	)
Gross profit		-			135,681			-			-			135,681
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(16,172	)		(67,406	)		-			55			(83,523	)
Equity income of subsidiaries		64,345			-			-			(64,345	)		-
Interest and other income		2,013			261			-			(321	)		1,953
Other expense		7			(1,135	)		-			-			(1,128	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		50,193			67,401			-			(64,611	)		52,983
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income		-			-			14,171			266			14,437
Income before income taxes		50,193			67,401			14,171			(64,345	)		67,420
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		3,199			(14,039	)		(3,188	)		-			(14,028	)
Net income	$	53,392		$	53,362		$	10,983		$	(64,345	)	$	53,392
Other comprehensive income related to available-for-sale securities, net of tax		-			-			-			-			-
Comprehensive income	$	53,392		$	53,362		$	10,983		$	(64,345	)	$	53,392

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Supplemental Condensed Combining Statement of Operations

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	-		$	2,130,396		$	-		$	-		$	2,130,396
Home and land cost of sales		-			(1,724,040	)		-			-			(1,724,040	)
Inventory impairments		-			(610	)		-			-			(610	)
Gross profit		-			405,746			-			-			405,746
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(53,042	)		(204,271	)		-			(376	)		(257,689	)
Equity income of subsidiaries		180,875			-			-			(180,875	)		-
Interest and other income		7,301			981			-			(791	)		7,491
Other expense		22			(4,210	)		-			-			(4,188	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		135,156			198,246			-			(182,042	)		151,360
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income		-			-			40,216			1,167			41,383
Income before income taxes		135,156			198,246			40,216			(180,875	)		192,743
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		10,567			(48,362	)		(9,225	)		-			(47,020	)
Net income	$	145,723		$	149,884		$	30,991		$	(180,875	)	$	145,723
Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax		-			-			-			-			-
Comprehensive income	$	145,723		$	149,884		$	30,991		$	(180,875	)	$	145,723

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	-		$	2,123,323		$	-		$	-		$	2,123,323
Home and land cost of sales		-			(1,722,283	)		-			-			(1,722,283	)
Inventory impairments		-			(11,848	)		-			-			(11,848	)
Gross profit		-			389,192			-			-			389,192
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(45,599	)		(190,464	)		-			(372	)		(236,435	)
Equity income of subsidiaries		186,855			-			-			(186,855	)		-
Interest and other income		5,569			871			4			(858	)		5,586
Other expense		22			(2,584	)		-			-			(2,562	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		146,847			197,015			4			(188,085	)		155,781
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income		-			-			37,557			1,230			38,787
Income before income taxes		146,847			197,015			37,561			(186,855	)		194,568
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		9,208			(38,998	)		(8,723	)		-			(38,513	)
Net income	$	156,055		$	158,017		$	28,838		$	(186,855	)	$	156,055
Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax		-			-			-			-			-
Comprehensive income	$	156,055		$	158,017		$	28,838		$	(186,855	)	$	156,055

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Supplemental Condensed Combining Statement of Cash Flows

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(30,842	)	$	(58,179	)	$	55,903		$	-		$	(33,118	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(61,906	)		(19,333	)		(4,137	)		61,185			(24,191	)
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		-			88,869			(27,684	)		(61,185	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-			-			(26,344	)		-			(26,344	)
Dividend payments		(54,337	)		-			-			-			(54,337	)
Issuance of shares under stock-based compensation programs, net		16,304			-			-			-			16,304
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(38,033	)		88,869			(54,028	)		(61,185	)		(64,377	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(130,781	)		11,357			(2,262	)		-			(121,686	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		410,127			10,960			49,052			-			470,139
End of period	$	279,346		$	22,317		$	46,790		$	-		$	348,453

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(6,232	)	$	(99,100	)	$	46,086		$	-		$	(59,246	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(65,259	)		(19,135	)		(3,892	)		114,514			26,228
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		-			117,644			(3,130	)		(114,514	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-			-			(21,556	)		-			(21,556	)
Dividend payments		(50,733	)		-			-			-			(50,733	)
Issuance of shares under stock-based compensation programs, net		9,859			-			-			-			9,859
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(40,874	)		117,644			(24,686	)		(114,514	)		(62,430	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(112,365	)		(591	)		17,508			-			(95,448	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		468,718			13,051			32,471			-			514,240
End of period	$	356,353		$	12,460		$	49,979		$	-		$	418,792

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ITEM 2.     Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This item contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are based upon management’s experiences, observations, and analyses. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in "Item 1A: Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company distributed an 8% stock dividend on February 28, 2019 to shareholders of record on February 14, 2019. In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 260, “Earnings per Share,” basic and diluted earnings per share amounts, weighted-average shares outstanding, and dividends declared per share have been restated for all periods presented to reflect the effect of this stock dividend.

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Homebuilding:
Home sale revenues	$	750,274		$	766,027		$	2,130,396		$	2,123,323
Home cost of sales		(609,316	)		(619,248	)		(1,724,040	)		(1,722,283	)
Inventory impairments		-			(11,098	)		(610	)		(11,848	)
Total cost of sales		(609,316	)		(630,346	)		(1,724,650	)		(1,734,131	)
Gross profit		140,958			135,681			405,746			389,192
Gross margin		18.8	%		17.7	%		19.0	%		18.3	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(92,716	)		(83,523	)		(257,689	)		(236,435	)
Interest and other income		2,336			1,953			7,491			5,586
Other expense		(1,887	)		(1,128	)		(4,188	)		(2,562	)
Homebuilding pretax income		48,691			52,983			151,360			155,781
Financial Services:
Revenues		22,388			19,611			58,389			60,018
Expenses		(10,352	)		(9,408	)		(28,883	)		(27,850	)
Interest and other income		1,312			1,230			3,943			3,490
Net gain on marketable equity securities		767			3,004			7,934			3,129
Financial services pretax income		14,115			14,437			41,383			38,787
Income before income taxes		62,806			67,420			192,743			194,568
Provision for income taxes		(12,226	)		(14,028	)		(47,020	)		(38,513	)
Net income	$	50,580		$	53,392		$	145,723		$	156,055
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.81		$	0.87		$	2.36		$	2.56
Diluted	$	0.79		$	0.86		$	2.29		$	2.52
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		61,978,195			60,665,349			61,422,925			60,505,916
Diluted		63,968,215			61,804,792			63,360,535			61,592,092
Dividends declared per share	$	0.30		$	0.28		$	0.90		$	0.83
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating Activities	$	(88,783	)	$	(3,058	)	$	(33,118	)	$	(59,246	)
Investing Activities	$	(10,272	)	$	(8,522	)	$	(24,191	)	$	26,228
Financing Activities	$	(12,293	)	$	(2,951	)	$	(64,377	)	$	(62,430	)

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Overview

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, our net income was $50.6 million, or $0.79 per diluted share, a 5% decrease compared to net income of $53.4 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, for the same period in the prior year. The decrease was primarily the result of a $4.3 million decrease in pretax income from homebuilding operations, as an increase in selling, general and administrative costs was only partially offset by an increase in homebuilding gross profit. Financial services pretax income decreased $0.3 million as net gains on equity securities in the third quarter of 2019 totaled $0.8 million as compared to $3.0 million for the same period in the prior year. This decrease was mostly offset by increased mortgage origination income due to higher interest rate lock volume.

Home sale revenues were down from $766.0 million in the 2018 third quarter to $750.3 million in the 2019 third quarter. The $15.7 million year-over-year decrease was the result of a 9% decrease in the average price of homes delivered during the quarter, which was mostly offset by an 8% increase in the number of homes delivered.

The dollar value of our net new home orders increased 50% from the prior year period, driven by a 58% increase in the number of net new orders. The increase in net new orders was the result of a 34% increase in our monthly sales absorption pace coupled with a 19% increase in average active subdivisions. The increase in the number of net new orders was slightly offset by a 5% decrease in the average selling price, consistent with our ongoing strategy of offering more affordable home plans.

Nine months ended September 30, 2019

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, our net income was $145.7 million, or $2.29 per diluted share, a 7% decrease compared to net income of $156.1 million, or $2.52 per diluted share, for the same period in the prior year. The decrease was primarily the result of an increase in our 2019 effective tax rate due to a $10.2 million decrease in benefits from energy tax credits. This was slightly offset by a $2.3 million benefit recognized upon vesting of the 2016 performance share unit awards (“PSUs”) during the 2019 third quarter. Consistent with the three months ended September 30, 2019, our pretax income from homebuilding operations decreased $4.4 million as an increase in selling, general and administrative costs was only partially offset by an increase in homebuilding gross profit. Financial services pretax income increased $2.6 million as net gains on equity securities for the period totaled $7.9 million as compared to $3.1 million for the same period in the prior year. This increase was slightly offset by $1.4 million of gains recognized in the prior year on the sale of mortgage servicing rights, as well as a year-over-year decrease in the servicing income related to those loans.

Industry Conditions and Outlook for MDC*

New home sales activity continued to improve on a seasonally adjusted basis during the third quarter of 2019 as a growing availability of more affordable home offerings has been well-received by first time and move down homebuyers. In addition to more affordable home offerings, demand continues to benefit from lower interest rates and a positive economic environment driven by factors such as wage growth and lower unemployment. In combination, these factors helped drive a 34% increase in our monthly absorption pace.

New home sales further benefited from our higher active subdivision count, which ended the quarter 20% higher than the prior year. Most of this growth occurred in more affordable communities, such as those featuring our Seasons^TM Collection. Affordability remains one of our top priorities in today’s market, and our distinct build-to-order model continues to differentiate us from our peers.

Our dollar value of homes in backlog to end the 2019 third quarter increased 16% year-over-year to $2.1 billion and the number of homes in backlog increased 25% to 4,616, both at their highest levels since the third quarter of 2006. This growth provides us with the opportunity for significant year-over-year increases in home sale revenues and pretax income in coming quarters. Furthermore, our average gross margin in backlog at September 30, 2019 remained healthy, at a level slightly above the 2019 third quarter closing gross margin of 18.8%.

Our liquidity to end the 2019 third quarter was up 21% year-over-year to $1.35 billion, providing us with sufficient resources to fund continued growth. To that end, we approved over 3,400 lots for purchase during the third quarter, representing a 19% increase over the prior year period. We remain focused on taking steps to drive the continued growth of our business, with a goal of driving our active community count higher for a third consecutive year in 2020, which gives us the best opportunity to generate higher top and bottom line results.

* See "Forward-Looking Statements" below.

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Homebuilding

Pretax Income:

	Three Months Ended												Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						Change						September 30,						Change
	2019			2018			Amount			%			2019			2018			Amount			%
	(Dollars in thousands)
West	$	34,898		$	28,947		$	5,951			21	%	$	103,448		$	91,028		$	12,420			14	%
Mountain		31,391			34,697			(3,306	)		(10	)%		89,077			94,736			(5,659	)		(6	)%
East		2,136			3,771			(1,635	)		(43	)%		5,761			11,287			(5,526	)		(49	)%
Corporate		(19,734	)		(14,432	)		(5,302	)		(37	)%		(46,926	)		(41,270	)		(5,656	)		(14	)%
Total Homebuilding pretax income	$	48,691		$	52,983		$	(4,292	)		(8	)%	$	151,360		$	155,781		$	(4,421	)		(3	)%

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded homebuilding pretax income of $48.7 million, a decrease of $4.3 million from $53.0 million for the same period in the prior year. The decrease was due to a 2% decrease in home sale revenues and a 150 basis point increase in our selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue. These decreases in pretax income were partially offset by a 110 basis point improvement in our gross margin from home sales.

Our West segment experienced a $6.0 million year-over-year increase in pretax income, due to an improved gross margin from home sales, which was slightly offset by increased marketing expenses driven by an increase in average active communities. Our Mountain segment experienced a $3.3 million decrease in pretax income from the prior year, due to a 3% decrease in home sales revenue and a $1.0 million increase in project abandonment costs. Our East segment experienced a $1.6 million year-over-year decrease in pretax income from the prior year, primarily due to a 9% decrease in home sale revenues. Our Corporate segment experienced a $5.3 million decrease in pretax income, due mostly to a year-over-year increase in stock-based compensation expense associated with performance-based equity awards that were granted in 2017 and 2018.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded homebuilding pretax income of $151.4 million, a decrease of $4.4 million from $155.8 million for the same period in the prior year. The decrease was due to a 100 basis point increase in our selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue. This decrease was partially offset by a 70 basis point improvement in our gross margin from home sales.

Our West segment experienced a $12.4 million year-over-year improvement in pretax income, primarily due to an improved gross margin from home sales and a 4% increase in home sale revenues, which were slightly offset by increased selling, general and administrative expenses driven by an increase in average active communities and higher average headcount. Our Mountain segment experienced a $5.7 million decrease in pretax income from the prior year period, largely due to increased marketing expenses driven by an increased average active community count.  Our East segment experienced a $5.5 million decrease in pretax income from the prior year, mainly due to a 19% decrease in home sale revenues. Our Corporate segment experienced a $5.7 million decrease in pretax income mostly due to a year-over-year increase in expense associated with performance-based equity awards consistent with the explanation for the three month period above, which was slightly offset by an increase in interest income due to increases in our average cash balance and average interest rates during the period.

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Assets:

	September 30,		December 31,		Change
	2019		2018		Amount			%
	(Dollars in thousands)
West	$	1,481,549	$	1,301,374	$	180,175			14	%
Mountain		873,656		793,150		80,506			10	%
East		190,677		169,485		21,192			13	%
Corporate		379,017		484,193		(105,176	)		(22	)%
Total homebuilding assets	$	2,924,899	$	2,748,202	$	176,697			6	%

Total homebuilding assets increased 6% from December 31, 2018 to September 30, 2019. Homebuilding assets increased in each of our operating segments largely due to a greater number of homes completed or under construction as of period-end. However, the funds for the construction activity came from our Corporate segment, causing a decline in our Corporate segment’s assets.

New Home Deliveries & Home Sale Revenues:

Changes in home sale revenues are impacted by changes in the number of new homes delivered and the average selling price of those delivered homes. Commentary for each of our segments on significant changes in these two metrics is provided below.

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2019						2018						% Change
	Homes		Home Sale Revenues		Average Price		Homes		Home Sale Revenues		Average Price		Homes			Home Sale Revenues			Average Price
	(Dollars in thousands)
West		927	$	410,414	$	442.7		836	$	409,001	$	489.2		11	%		0	%		(10	)%
Mountain		537		263,802		491.2		535		272,989		510.3		0	%		(3	)%		(4	)%
East		249		76,058		305.5		213		84,037		394.5		17	%		(9	)%		(23	)%
Total		1,713	$	750,274	$	438.0		1,584	$	766,027	$	483.6		8	%		(2	)%		(9	)%

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019						2018						% Change
	Homes		Home Sale Revenues		Average Price		Homes		Home Sale Revenues		Average Price		Homes			Home Sale Revenues			Average Price
	(Dollars in thousands)
West		2,464	$	1,164,502	$	472.6		2,286	$	1,120,316	$	490.1		8	%		4	%		(4	)%
Mountain		1,480		760,470		513.8		1,473		750,162		509.3		0	%		1	%		1	%
East		641		205,424		320.5		611		252,845		413.8		5	%		(19	)%		(23	)%
Total		4,585	$	2,130,396	$	464.6		4,370	$	2,123,323	$	485.9		5	%		0	%		(4	)%

West Segment Commentary

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in new home deliveries was primarily the result of an increase in the number of homes in backlog to begin the respective periods. The average selling price of homes delivered decreased as a result of a decline in the percentage of deliveries coming from our higher priced communities in Southern California. In addition, a greater percentage of closings within nearly all of our Western markets during the current periods were from our more affordable product offerings.

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Mountain Segment Commentary

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, new home deliveries were relatively unchanged as the number of homes in beginning backlog and backlog conversion rates remained consistent year-over-year. While the backlog conversion rate continued to benefit from cycle time improvements in our Colorado markets as a result of (1) an increase in the percentage of Seasons^TM deliveries, which have some of the shortest cycle times of all of our product offerings and (2) improved cycle times across all of our product offerings in these markets, this was offset by a lower percentage of homes in backlog to start the 2019 third quarter that were under construction. The 4% decrease in the average selling price of homes delivered for the three months ended September 30, 2019 was driven by a greater percentage of closings from our more affordable product offerings during the current period.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, new home deliveries were relatively unchanged as a 17% decrease in homes in beginning backlog was entirely offset by an improved backlog conversion rate due to shorter average cycle times. The primary drivers of the improved cycle times are consistent with those noted above for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

East Segment Commentary

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the decrease in the average selling price of homes delivered in our East segment was due to a change in mix resulting from (1) a higher percentage of our deliveries coming from our Florida markets, which have a lower average selling price than our mid-Atlantic market and (2) a higher percentage of deliveries in this segment coming from communities that offer more affordable home plans.

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the 17% increase new home deliveries was driven by a 29% increase in homes in backlog to begin the period, which was slightly offset by a decrease in the backlog conversion rate. The decreased backlog conversion rate was the result of a lower percentage of homes in backlog to start the 2019 third quarter that were under construction, which was largely offset by shorter cycle times resulting from a higher percentage of deliveries from our more affordable product offerings.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the 5% increase in new home deliveries was driven by an improved backlog conversion rate due to shorter cycle times resulting from a higher percentage of deliveries from our more affordable product offerings. These improvements in backlog conversion were partially offset by a 19% decrease in homes in backlog to begin the period.

Gross Margin from Home Sales:

Our gross margin from home sales for the three months ended September 30, 2019, increased 110 basis points year-over-year from 17.7% to 18.8%. During the three months ended September 30, 2018 we recorded inventory impairments of $11.1 million, which negatively impacted gross margin by 140 basis points in the prior year. Gross margins were negatively impacted in the current year due to lower gross margins on spec homes, particularly in our California markets.

Our gross margin from home sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, increased 70 basis points year-over-year from 18.3% to 19.0%. The primary drivers of the improved gross margin from home sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are consistent with those noted above for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Inventory Impairments:

Impairments of homebuilding inventory by segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are shown in the table below:

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(Dollars in thousands)
West	$	-	$	10,798	$	-	$	11,173
Mountain		-		-		400		175
East		-		300		210		500
Total inventory impairments	$	-	$	11,098	$	610	$	11,848

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The table below provides quantitative data, for the periods presented, used in determining the fair value of the impaired inventory.

	Impairment Data								Quantitative Data
Three Months Ended	Total Subdivisions Tested		Inventory Impairments		Fair Value of Inventory After Impairments		Number of Subdivisions Impaired		Discount Rate
	(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2019		16	$	610	$	10,476		2		N/A
June 30, 2019		12	$	-	$	N/A		0		N/A
September 30, 2019		16	$	-	$	N/A		0		N/A
March 31, 2018		24	$	550	$	5,223		2		12%
June 30, 2018		17	$	200	$	767		1		12%
September 30, 2018		17	$	11,098	$	29,874		2	12%	-	18%

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses:

	Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			Change		2019			2018			Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
General and administrative expenses	$	46,951		$	40,237		$	6,714	$	128,849		$	116,362		$	12,487
General and administrative expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues		6.3	%		5.3	%	100 bps			6.0	%		5.5	%	50 bps
Marketing expenses	$	20,457		$	18,102		$	2,355	$	58,266		$	50,888		$	7,378
Marketing expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues		2.7	%		2.4	%	30 bps			2.7	%		2.4	%	30 bps
Commissions expenses	$	25,308		$	25,184		$	124	$	70,574		$	69,185		$	1,389
Commissions expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues		3.4	%		3.3	%	10 bps			3.3	%		3.3	%	0 bps
Total selling, general and administrative expenses	$	92,716		$	83,523		$	9,193	$	257,689		$	236,435		$	21,254
Total selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues		12.4	%		10.9	%	150 bps			12.1	%		11.1	%	100 bps

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in our general and administrative expenses was due to increased compensation-related expenses driven by a $7.3 million year-over-year increase in stock-based compensation expense, mainly driven by performance-based equity awards that were granted in 2017 and 2018. These performance-based awards are earned based on achieving various levels of home sale revenues growth and maintaining a required gross margin over a three year performance period. Based on the year-over-year increases in (1) net new orders during the third quarter of 2019, and (2) the dollar value of homes in backlog at September 30, 2019, a large portion of the expense associated with these awards was accelerated into the third quarter of 2019 due to the increased probability of achieving the maximum revenue goals as set out by the respective awards.

 For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in our general and administrative expenses was due to increased compensation-related expenses driven by a $9.7 million year-over-year increase in stock-based compensation expense, mainly due to performance-based equity awards as noted above, and higher average headcount.

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, marketing expenses increased due to increased sales office expense and product advertising, resulting from an increased number of average active subdivisions, as well as increased compensation expenses driven by higher average headcount.

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Other Homebuilding Operating Data

Net New Orders and Active Subdivisions:

Changes in the dollar value of net new orders are impacted by changes in the number of net new orders and the average selling price of those homes. Commentary for each of our segments on significant changes in these two metrics is provided below.

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2019								2018								% Change
	Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Monthly Absorption Rate *		Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Monthly Absorption Rate *		Homes			Dollar Value			Average Price			Monthly Absorption Rate
	(Dollars in thousands)
West		1,168	$	516,000	$	441.8		4.09		690	$	316,556	$	458.8		3.06		69	%		63	%		(4	)%		34	%
Mountain		565		271,800		481.1		2.86		418		206,945		495.1		2.22		35	%		31	%		(3	)%		29	%
East		303		83,896		276.9		3.58		182		57,649		316.8		2.64		66	%		46	%		(13	)%		35	%
Total		2,036	$	871,696	$	428.1		3.59		1,290	$	581,150	$	450.5		2.67		58	%		50	%		(5	)%		34	%

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019								2018								% Change
	Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Monthly Absorption Rate *		Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Monthly Absorption Rate *		Homes			Dollar Value			Average Price			Monthly Absorption Rate
	(Dollars in thousands)
West		3,379	$	1,543,584	$	456.8		4.14		2,743	$	1,274,115	$	464.5		4.14		23	%		21	%		(2	)%		0	%
Mountain		1,974		960,109		486.4		3.30		1,593		814,939		511.6		3.02		24	%		18	%		(5	)%		9	%
East		912		268,578		294.5		4.02		579		207,394		358.2		2.78		58	%		30	%		(18	)%		45	%
Total		6,265	$	2,772,271	$	442.5		3.82		4,915	$	2,296,448	$	467.2		3.51		27	%		21	%		(5	)%		9	%

*Calculated as total net new orders in period ÷ average active communities during period ÷ number of months in period

								Average Active Subdivisions							Average Active Subdivisions
	Active Subdivisions							Three Months Ended							Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				%			September 30,				%			September 30,				%
	2019		2018		Change			2019		2018		Change			2019		2018		Change
West		93		73		27	%		96		75		28	%		92		73		26	%
Mountain		67		64		5	%		66		63		5	%		66		59		12	%
East		30		21		43	%		29		23		26	%		25		24		4	%
Total		190		158		20	%		191		161		19	%		183		156		17	%

West Segment Commentary

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in net new orders was driven by increases in both the monthly sales absorption rate and average active subdivisions. While all markets experienced an improvement in their sales pace year-over-year, Phoenix experienced the most significant increase driven by a shift in product mix to more affordable home offerings. Average active subdivisions were also up in nearly all markets, with our California and Nevada markets experiencing the largest increases. The decrease in average selling price is due to a shift in mix to more affordable communities in our California markets as well as the shift in mix to more affordable home offerings in Phoenix noted above.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in net new orders was driven by an increase in average active subdivisions in all of our markets in this segment, with California, Nevada and Washington experiencing the largest increases. The decrease in average selling price is due to a shift in the mix of home orders to our more affordable markets, most notably from our California to our Arizona markets as well as the mix shift in Phoenix noted above.

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Mountain Segment Commentary

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in net new orders was driven by increases in both the monthly sales absorption rates and average active subdivisions. All markets experienced a year-over-year improvement in their sales pace for the third quarter of 2019, while our Colorado markets were the main driver for the year-over-year increase in sales pace for the nine month period. These improvements in our sales pace are a result of the demand for our expanded offering of more affordable home plans. The increase in average active community count was a result of growth in most of our markets, most notably Utah. The decrease in average selling price is due to a shift in mix to lower priced communities, consistent with our ongoing focus on offering more affordable home plans.

East Segment Commentary

For both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the increase in net new orders was primarily driven by increases in monthly sales absorption rates. For the three months ended September 30, 2019, this increase was further impacted by a 26% increase in average active community count as we experienced growth in both our Florida and mid-Atlantic markets. The improved sales pace was primarily due to a shift in product mix to more affordable products in our Florida markets. The decrease in the average selling price of net new orders is due to mix as a result of: (1) a higher percentage of our net new orders coming from an expanded offering of more affordable home plans, due to an increasing level of demand for these plans, and (2) a higher percentage of our net new orders coming from our Florida markets, which have a lower average selling price than our mid-Atlantic operations.

Cancellation Rate:

	Cancellations as a Percentage of Homes in Beginning Backlog
	2019									2018
	Three Months Ended
	Mar 31			Jun 30			Sep 30			Mar 31			Jun 30			Sep 30
West		14	%		13	%		12	%		14	%		10	%		10	%
Mountain		14	%		13	%		16	%		11	%		12	%		12	%
East		11	%		18	%		22	%		23	%		17	%		20	%
Total		14	%		14	%		15	%		14	%		12	%		12	%

Our cancellations as a percentage of homes in beginning backlog to start the quarter (“cancellation rate”) increased year-over-year in each of our segments. These increases are mostly a result of the 58% increase in net new orders during the third quarter, as these homes are subject to cancellation during the quarter, but not included in our beginning backlog. Cancellations as a percentage of gross sales actually decreased during the three months ended September 30, 2019 as compared to the prior year period.

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Backlog:

	September 30,
	2019						2018						% Change
	Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes			Dollar Value			Average Price
	(Dollars in thousands)
West		2,438	$	1,146,912	$	470.4		1,908	$	939,247	$	492.3		28	%		22	%		(4	)%
Mountain		1,537		768,317		499.9		1,373		717,988		522.9		12	%		7	%		(4	)%
East		641		183,856		286.8		423		145,829		344.7		52	%		26	%		(17	)%
Total		4,616	$	2,099,085	$	454.7		3,704	$	1,803,064	$	486.8		25	%		16	%		(7	)%

At September 30, 2019, we had 4,616 homes in backlog with a total value of $2.1 billion. This represented a 25% increase in the number of homes in backlog and a 16% increase in the dollar value of homes in backlog from September 30, 2018. The increase in the number of homes in backlog is primarily a result of the year-over-year increase in net new orders in the second and third quarter of 2019, offset slightly by an increase in backlog conversion rates due to improved cycle times. The decrease in the average selling price of homes in backlog is due to a shift in mix to lower priced communities, consistent with our ongoing strategy of offering more affordable home plans, as well as a shift in geographical mix with an increased proportion of net new orders coming from our Florida (East segment) markets, which have the lowest average selling prices in our Company.

Homes Completed or Under Construction (WIP lots):

	September 30,				%
	2019		2018		Change
Unsold:
Completed		82		129		(36	)%
Under construction		255		311		(18	)%
Total unsold started homes		337		440		(23	)%
Sold homes under construction or completed		3,433		2,835		21	%
Model homes under construction or completed		455		403		13	%
Total homes completed or under construction		4,225		3,678		15	%

Both the increase in sold homes under construction or completed and the decrease in unsold started homes are due to the increased demand we have experienced in the second and third quarters of 2019 as a result of our increased offering of more affordable home plans.

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Lots Owned and Optioned (including homes completed or under construction):

	September 30, 2019						September 30, 2018
	Lots Owned		Lots Optioned		Total		Lots Owned		Lots Optioned		Total		Total % Change
West		9,128		2,203		11,331		7,736		4,215		11,951		(5	)%
Mountain		6,456		3,139		9,595		6,020		3,648		9,668		(1	)%
East		2,014		2,003		4,017		1,895		1,497		3,392		18	%
Total		17,598		7,345		24,943		15,651		9,360		25,011		(0	)%

Our total owned and optioned lots at September 30, 2019 were 24,943, down only slightly from our recent high at September 30, 2018. We believe that our total lot supply, coupled with our planned acquisition activity, can support growth in future periods. See "Forward-Looking Statements" below.

Financial Services

	Three Months Ended										Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				Change						September 30,				Change
	2019		2018		Amount			%			2019		2018		Amount			%
	(Dollars in thousands)
Financial services revenues
Mortgage operations	$	14,395	$	11,919	$	2,476			21	%	$	36,258	$	39,162	$	(2,904	)		(7	)%
Other		7,993		7,692		301			4	%		22,131		20,856		1,275			6	%
Total financial services revenues	$	22,388	$	19,611	$	2,777			14	%	$	58,389	$	60,018	$	(1,629	)		(3	)%
Financial services pretax income
Mortgage operations	$	8,468	$	6,702	$	1,766			26	%	$	19,700	$	23,262	$	(3,562	)		(15	)%
Other		5,647		7,735		(2,088	)		(27	)%		21,683		15,525		6,158			40	%
Total financial services pretax income	$	14,115	$	14,437	$	(322	)		(2	)%	$	41,383	$	38,787	$	2,596			7	%

For the three months ended September 30, 2019, our financial services pretax income decreased $0.3 million, or 2%, from the same period in the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to our other financial services segment, which recognized $0.8 million of net gains on equity securities as compared to $3.0 million of net gains on equity securities for the same period in the prior year. This decrease was mostly offset by an increase in our mortgage operations segment due to higher interest rate lock volume as a result of the increased number and dollar value of homes in backlog and borrowers taking advantage of low interest rates.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, our financial services pretax income increased $2.6 million, or 7% from the same period in the prior year. The increase was primarily due to our other financial services segment, which recognized $7.9 million of net gains on equity securities as compared to $3.1 million of net gains on equity securities for the same period in the prior year. This was partially offset by a decrease in our mortgage operations segment, which saw a decrease in both revenues and pretax income due to a $1.4 million gain recognized on the sale of conventional mortgage servicing rights during the three months ended June 30, 2018, as well as year-over-year decreases in mortgage servicing income, due to the sale.

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                 The following table sets forth information for our mortgage operations segment relating to mortgage loans originated and capture rate.

	Three Months Ended						% or			Nine Months Ended						% or
	September 30,						Percentage			September 30,						Percentage
	2019			2018			Change			2019			2018			Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Total Originations (including transfer loans):
Loans		1,095			970			13	%		2,809			2,699			4	%
Principal	$	386,613		$	348,325			11	%	$	1,023,287		$	987,199			4	%
Capture Rate Data:
Capture rate as % of all homes delivered		64	%		61	%		3	%		61	%		62	%		(1	)%
Capture rate as % of all homes delivered (excludes cash sales)		68	%		67	%		1	%		66	%		67	%		(1	)%
Mortgage Loan Origination Product Mix:
FHA loans		20	%		17	%		3	%		17	%		16	%		1	%
Other government loans (VA & USDA)		20	%		19	%		1	%		20	%		19	%		1	%
Total government loans		40	%		36	%		4	%		37	%		35	%		2	%
Conventional loans		60	%		64	%		(4	)%		63	%		65	%		(2	)%
		100	%		100	%		0	%		100	%		100	%		0	%
Loan Type:
Fixed rate		98	%		97	%		1	%		97	%		97	%		0	%
ARM		2	%		3	%		(1	)%		3	%		3	%		0	%
Credit Quality:
Average FICO Score		738			741			(0	)%		739			742			(0	)%
Other Data:
Average Combined LTV ratio		84	%		81	%		3	%		82	%		81	%		1	%
Full documentation loans		100	%		100	%		0	%		100	%		100	%		0	%
Loans Sold to Third Parties:
Loans		1,064			931			14	%		2,882			2,736			5	%
Principal	$	377,213		$	338,940			11	%	$	1,047,637		$	1,006,194			4	%

Income Taxes

Our overall effective income tax rates were 19.5% and 24.4% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and 20.8% and 19.8% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.  The year-over-year increase in our effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was due to a $10.2 million decrease in benefits from energy tax credits. This was partially offset by a $2.7 million increase in benefits recognized upon the vesting or exercise of equity awards, primarily due to a $2.3 million benefit related to the 2016 performance share units recognized during the 2019 third quarter.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting policies generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Management evaluates such estimates and judgments on an on-going basis and makes adjustments as deemed necessary. Actual results could differ from these estimates if conditions are significantly different in the future. See "Forward-Looking Statements" below.

Our critical accounting estimates and policies have not changed from those reported in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We use our liquidity and capital resources to: (1) support our operations, including the purchase of land, land development and construction of homes; (2) provide working capital; and (3) provide mortgage loans for our homebuyers. Our liquidity includes our cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility (both defined below). Additionally, we have an existing effective shelf registration statement that allows us to issue equity, debt or hybrid securities up to $2.0 billion.

We have marketable equity securities that consist primarily of holdings in common stock and exchange traded funds.

Capital Resources

Our capital structure is primarily a combination of: (1) permanent financing, represented by stockholders’ equity; (2) long-term financing, represented by our 5½% senior notes due 2024 and our 6% senior notes due 2043; (3) short-term financing, represented by our 5⅝% senior notes due 2020; (4) our Revolving Credit Facility (defined below); and (5) our Mortgage Repurchase Facility (defined below). Because of our current balance of cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, ability to access the capital markets, and available capacity under both our Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility, we believe that our capital resources are adequate to satisfy our short and long-term capital requirements, including meeting future payments on our senior notes as they become due. See "Forward-Looking Statements" below.

We may from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding senior notes through cash purchases, whether through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

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Senior Notes, Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility

Senior Notes. Our senior notes are not secured and, while the senior note indentures contain some restrictions on secured debt and other transactions, they do not contain financial covenants. Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. We believe that we are in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants in the senior note indentures.

Revolving Credit Facility. We have an unsecured revolving credit agreement (“Revolving Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders which may be used for general corporate purposes. This agreement was amended on November 1, 2018 to (1) extend the Revolving Credit Facility maturity to December 18, 2023, (2) increase the aggregate commitment from $700 million to $1.0 billion (the “Commitment”) and (3) provide that the aggregate amount of the commitments may increase to an amount not to exceed $1.5 billion upon our request, subject to receipt of additional commitments from existing or additional lenders and, in the case of additional lenders, the consent of the co-administrative agents. As defined in the Revolving Credit Facility, interest rates on base rate borrowings are equal to the highest of (1) 0.0%, (2) a prime rate, (3) a federal funds effective rate plus 1.50%, and (4) a specified eurocurrency rate plus 1.00% and, in each case, plus a margin that is determined based on our credit ratings and leverage ratio. Interest rates on eurocurrency borrowings are equal to a specified eurocurrency rate plus a margin that is determined based on our credit ratings and leverage ratio. At any time at which our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, exceeds 55%, the aggregate principal amount of all consolidated senior debt borrowings outstanding may not exceed the borrowing base. There is no borrowing base requirement if our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, is 55% or less.

The Revolving Credit Facility is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. The facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The financial covenants include a consolidated tangible net worth test and a leverage test, along with a consolidated tangible net worth covenant, all as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility. A failure to satisfy the foregoing tests does not constitute an event of default, but can trigger a “term-out” of the facility. A breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant (but not the consolidated tangible net worth test) or a violation of anti-corruption or sanctions laws would result in an event of default.

The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to acceleration upon certain specified events of default, including breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant, a violation of anti-corruption or sanctions laws, failure to make timely payments, breaches of certain representations or covenants, failure to pay other material indebtedness, or another person becoming beneficial owner of 50% or more of our outstanding common stock. We believe we were in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2019.

We incur costs associated with unused commitment fees pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, there were $26.4 million and $27.8 million, respectively, in letters of credit outstanding, which reduced the amounts available to be borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility. We had $15.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018. As of September 30, 2019, availability under the Revolving Credit Facility was approximately $958.6 million.

Mortgage Repurchase Facility. HomeAmerican has a Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Mortgage Repurchase Facility”) with U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”). Effective May 23, 2019, the Mortgage Repurchase Facility was amended to extend its termination date to May 21, 2020. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides liquidity to HomeAmerican by providing for the sale of up to an aggregate of $75 million (subject to increase by up to $75 million under certain conditions) of eligible mortgage loans to USBNA with an agreement by HomeAmerican to repurchase the mortgage loans at a future date. Until such mortgage loans are transferred back to HomeAmerican, the documents relating to such loans are held by USBNA, as custodian, pursuant to the Custody Agreement (“Custody Agreement”), dated as of November 12, 2008, by and between HomeAmerican and USBNA. In the event that an eligible mortgage loan becomes ineligible, as defined under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility, HomeAmerican may be required to repurchase the ineligible mortgage loan immediately. The maximum aggregate commitment of the Mortgage Repurchase Facility was temporarily increased on September 26, 2019 from $75 million to $100 million effective through October 24, 2019. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility also had a temporary increase in the maximum aggregate commitment from $75 million to $130 million on December 27, 2018 effective through January 25, 2019. At September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, HomeAmerican had $90.5 million and $116.8 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that HomeAmerican was obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that HomeAmerican is obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported as mortgage repurchase facility in the consolidated balance sheets. Advances under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility carry a price range that is based on a LIBOR rate or successor benchmark rate.

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The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a maximum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth ratio, (iii) a minimum adjusted net income requirement, and (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement. The foregoing capitalized terms are defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. We believe HomeAmerican was in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of September 30, 2019.

Dividends

During the three months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we paid dividends of $0.30 per share and $0.28 per share, respectively.

MDC Common Stock Repurchase Program

At September 30, 2019, we were authorized to repurchase up to 4,000,000 shares of our common stock. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Consolidated Cash Flow

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we used $33.1 million of cash for operating activities, primarily due to: 1) a net increase in housing completed or under construction of $251.7 million, 2) a net increase in land and land under development of $10.5 million, 3) net gains on marketable equity securities of $7.9 million, 4) a net increase in trade and other receivables of $4.7 million and 5) a net increase in prepaid and other assets of $3.9 million. These amounts were partially offset by: 1) net income of $145.7 million, 2) non-cash add-backs to net income related to depreciation and stock-based compensation totaling $33.7 million, 3) a net decrease in mortgage loans held-for-sale of $32.2 million, 4) a net increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities of $23.9 million and 4) a decrease in our net deferred tax assets of $9.5 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we used $24.2 million of cash for investing activities, due to the purchase of $20.1 million in property and equipment and net purchases of marketable securities of $4.1 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we used $64.4 million of cash for financing activities, primarily related to dividend payments totaling $54.3 million and net payments on our mortgage repurchase facility of $26.4 million. These amounts were slightly offset by net proceeds of $16.3 million from the net settlement of issuance of stock-based compensation awards.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Lot Option Purchase Contracts. In the ordinary course of business, we enter into lot option purchase contracts in order to procure lots for the construction of homes. Lot option contracts enable us to control lot positions with a minimal capital investment, which substantially reduces the risks associated with land ownership and development. At September 30, 2019, we had deposits of $23.9 million in the form of cash and $6.8 million in the form of letters of credit that secured option contracts to purchase 7,345 lots for a total estimated purchase price of $516.2 million.

Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit. At September 30, 2019, we had outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $251.1 million and $93.0 million, respectively, including $66.6 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican. The estimated cost to complete obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit was approximately $130.4 million and $49.8 million, respectively. We expect that the obligations secured by these performance bonds and letters of credit generally will be performed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. To the extent that the obligations are performed, the related performance bonds and letters of credit should be released and we should not have any continuing obligations. However, in the event any such performance bonds or letters of credit are called, our indemnity obligations could require us to reimburse the issuer of the performance bond or letter of credit.

We have made no material guarantees with respect to third-party obligations.

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IMPACT OF INFLATION, CHANGING PRICES AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

The impact of inflation and changing prices have not changed materially from the disclosure in our December 31, 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

OTHER

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as statements made by us in periodic press releases, oral statements made by our officials in the course of presentations about the Company and conference calls in connection with quarterly earnings releases, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies and prospects. These forward-looking statements may be identified by terminology such as “likely,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this Report are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K should be considered. Additionally, information about issues that could lead to material changes in performance and risk factors that have the potential to affect us is contained under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 and Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We have a cash and investment policy that enables us to achieve an appropriate investment return while preserving principal and managing risk. Under this policy, our cash and cash equivalents may include U.S. government securities, commercial bank deposits, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, money market funds, and time deposits, with maturities of three months or less. Our marketable securities under this policy may include holdings in U.S. government securities with a maturity of more than three months, equity securities and corporate debt securities.

The market value and/or income derived from our equity securities may go up or down, sometimes rapidly or unpredictably. Equity securities may decline in value due to factors affecting equity securities markets generally, particular industries represented in those markets, or the issuer itself. The values of equity securities may decline due to general market conditions that are not specifically related to a particular company, such as real or perceived adverse economic conditions, changes in the general outlook for corporate earnings, changes in interest or currency rates or adverse investor sentiment generally. They may also decline due to factors that affect a particular industry or industries, such as labor shortages or increased production costs and competitive conditions within an industry. The value of equity securities may also decline for a number of other reasons that directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage, the issuer’s historical and prospective earnings, the value of its assets and reduced demand for its goods and services. Equity securities generally have greater price volatility than bonds and other debt securities.

As of September 30, 2019, our cash and cash equivalents included commercial bank deposits, money market funds and time deposits, with maturities of three months or less. As of September 30, 2019, our marketable securities included holdings in common stock and exchange traded funds.

We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on mortgage loans held-for-sale, mortgage interest rate lock commitments and debt. Derivative instruments utilized in the normal course of business by HomeAmerican include interest rate lock commitments and forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, which are used to manage the price risk on fluctuations in interest rates on our mortgage loans in inventory and interest rate lock commitments to originate mortgage loans. Such contracts are the only significant financial derivative instruments utilized by MDC. HomeAmerican’s mortgage loans in process for which a rate and price commitment had been made to a borrower that had not closed at September 30, 2019 had an aggregate principal balance of $155.1 million, all of which were under interest rate lock commitments at an average interest rate of 3.67%. In addition, HomeAmerican had mortgage loans held-for-sale with an aggregate principal balance of $113.6 million at September 30, 2019, of which $14.6 million had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser and had an average interest rate of 3.62%. In order to hedge the changes in fair value of interest rate lock commitments and mortgage loans held-for-sale which had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser, HomeAmerican had forward sales of securities totaling $131.5 million and $65.5 million at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

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HomeAmerican provides mortgage loans that generally are sold forward and subsequently delivered to a third-party purchaser between 10 and 35 days. Forward commitments are used for non-trading purposes to sell mortgage loans and hedge price risk due to fluctuations in interest rates on rate-locked mortgage loans in process that have not closed. Due to this economic hedging philosophy, the market risk associated with these mortgages is limited. For forward sales commitments, as well as commitments to originate mortgage loans that are still outstanding at the end of a reporting period, we record the fair value of the derivatives in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income with an offset to either derivative assets or liabilities, depending on the nature of the change.

We utilize our Revolving Credit Facility, our Mortgage Repurchase Facility and senior notes in our financing strategy. For fixed rate debt, changes in interest rates generally affect the fair value of the debt instrument, but do not affect our earnings or cash flows. We do not have an obligation to prepay our senior notes prior to maturity and, as a result, interest rate risk and changes in fair value do not have an impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. For variable rate debt such as our Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility, changes in interest rates generally do not affect the fair value of the outstanding borrowing on the debt facilities, but do affect our earnings and cash flows. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a)  Conclusion regarding the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures - An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures was performed under the supervision, and with the participation, of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer (principle executive officer) and the Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer).  Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

(b)  Changes in internal control over financial reporting - There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2019 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Because of the nature of the homebuilding business, we and certain of our subsidiaries and affiliates have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims and claims associated with the sale and financing of our homes. In the opinion of management, the outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no significant changes in the risk factors previously identified as being attendant to our business in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. For a more complete discussion of other risk factors that affect our business, see “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, which include the following:

● Changes in general economic, real estate and other business conditions may have an adverse effect on the homebuilding and mortgage industries, which could have a negative impact on our business.

● Increased competition levels in the homebuilding and mortgage lending industries could have a negative impact on our homebuilding and mortgage operations.

● If land is not available at reasonable prices or terms, we could be required to scale back our operations in a given market and/or we may operate at lower levels of profitability.

● Supply shortages and other risks related to the demand for skilled labor and building materials could increase costs and delay deliveries.

● If mortgage interest rates rise, if down payment requirements are increased, if loan limits are decreased, or if mortgage financing otherwise becomes less available, it could adversely affect our business.

● Changes to tax laws, incentives or credits currently available to our customers may negatively impact our business.

● A decline in the market value of our homes or carrying value of our land would have a negative impact on our business.

● Natural disasters could cause an increase in home construction costs, as well as delays, and could negatively impact our business.

● Changes in energy prices or regulations may have an adverse effect on our cost of building homes.

● We have financial needs that we meet through the capital markets, including the debt and secondary mortgage markets, and disruptions in these markets could have an adverse impact on the results of our business.

● Our business is subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning land development, construction of homes, sales, mortgage lending, environmental and other aspects of our business. These laws and regulations could give rise to additional liabilities or expenditures, or restrictions on our business.

● In the ordinary course of business, we are required to obtain surety bonds, the unavailability of which could adversely affect our business.

● Decreases in the market value of our investments in marketable securities could have an adverse impact on our business.

● Product liability litigation and warranty claims that arise in the ordinary course of business may be costly.

● Repurchase requirements associated with HomeAmerican’s sale of mortgage loans, could negatively impact our business.

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● Because of the seasonal nature of our business, our quarterly operating results can fluctuate.

● We are dependent on the services of key employees, and the loss of their services could hurt our business.

● The interests of certain controlling shareholders may be adverse to other investors.

● Information technology failures and data security breaches could harm our business.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The Company did not repurchase any shares during the three months ended September 30, 2019. Additionally, there were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the period.

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Item 6. Exhibits

10.1 Form of 2019 Performance Share Unit Grant Agreement (2011 Equity Incentive Plan) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 8, 2019). *

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

   101   The following financial statements, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018; and (v) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.

   104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

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* Incorporated by reference.

SIGNATURE

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.

Date:     October 30, 2019	M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.
	(Registrant)
	By: /s/ Robert N. Martin                                           Robert N. Martin        Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting        Officer (principal financial officer and duly authorized officer)

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