NVR - 10-Q quarterly report FY

 

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As of April 23, 2008 there were 5,288,936 total shares of common stock outstanding.

Item 1. Financial Statements

NVR, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

NVR, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Continued)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

NVR, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

NVR, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(unaudited)

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

     The accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of NVR, Inc. (“NVR” or the “Company”) and its subsidiaries and certain other entities in which the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary (see note 2 to the accompanying financial statements). Intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements. Because the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, they should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring accruals except as otherwise noted herein) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008.

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

     For the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, comprehensive income equaled net income; therefore, a separate statement of comprehensive income is not included in the accompanying financial statements.

     Revised Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46R”),Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, requires the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity to consolidate that entity on its financial statements. The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity is the party that absorbs a majority of the variable interest entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual, or other financial interests in the entity. Expected losses are the expected negative variability in the fair value of an entity’s net assets, exclusive of its variable interests, and expected residual returns are the expected positive variability in the fair value of an entity’s net assets, exclusive of its variable interests. As discussed below, NVR evaluates the provisions of FIN 46R as it relates to NVR’s finished lot acquisition strategy.

     NVR does not engage in the land development business. Instead, the Company typically acquires finished building lots at market prices from various development entities under fixed price purchase agreements. The purchase agreements require deposits that may be forfeited if NVR fails to perform under the agreement. The deposits required under the purchase agreements are in the form of cash or letters of credit in varying amounts, and typically range up to 10% of the aggregate purchase price of the finished lots. As of March 31, 2008, the Company controlled approximately 64,000 lots with deposits in cash and letters of credit totaling approximately $314,000 and $8,200, respectively.

     NVR believes this lot acquisition strategy reduces the financial requirements and risks associated with direct land ownership and land development. NVR may, at its option, choose for any reason and at any time not to perform under these purchase agreements by delivering notice of its intent not to acquire the finished lots under contract. NVR’s sole legal obligation and economic loss for failure to perform under these purchase agreements is limited to the amount of the deposit pursuant to the liquidated damage provisions contained within the purchase agreements. In other words, if NVR does not perform under a purchase agreement, NVR loses only its deposit. NVR does not have any financial or specific performance guarantees, or completion obligations, under these purchase agreements. None of the creditors of any of the development entities with which NVR enters fixed price purchase agreements have recourse to the general credit of NVR. Except as described below, NVR also does not share in an allocation of either the profit earned or loss incurred by any of these entities.

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

     On a very limited basis, NVR also obtains finished lots using joint venture limited liability corporations (“LLC’s”). All LLC’s are structured such that NVR is a non-controlling member and is at risk only for the amount invested by the Company. NVR is not a borrower, guarantor or obligor on any of the LLC’s debt. NVR enters into a standard fixed price purchase agreement to purchase lots from the LLC’s.

     At March 31, 2008, NVR had an aggregate investment in twelve separate LLC’s totaling approximately $13,300, which controlled approximately 400 lots. NVR recognizes its share of the earnings of the LLC’s as a reduction of the cost basis of the lots at the time that the lot and related home is settled with an external customer. During the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, NVR adjusted cost of sales by approximately $11 and $223, respectively, which represented NVR’s share of the earnings of the LLC’s. As of March 31, 2008, NVR’s investment in the LLC’s has been partially offset by an approximate $9,000 contract land deposit valuation reserve.

     Forward contracts, such as the fixed price purchase agreements utilized by NVR to acquire finished lot inventory, are deemed to be “variable interests” under FIN 46R. Therefore, the development entities with which NVR enters fixed price purchase agreements, including the LLC’s, are examined under FIN 46R for possible consolidation by NVR. NVR has developed a methodology to determine whether it, or conversely, the owner(s) of the applicable development entity is the primary beneficiary of a development entity. The methodology used to evaluate NVR’s primary beneficiary status requires substantial management judgment and estimation. These judgments and estimates involve assigning probabilities to various estimated cash flow possibilities relative to the development entity’s expected profits and losses and the cash flows associated with changes in the fair value of finished lots under contract. Although management believes that its accounting policy is designed to properly assess NVR’s primary beneficiary status relative to its involvement with the development entities from which NVR acquires finished lots, changes to the probabilities and the cash flow possibilities used in NVR’s evaluation could produce widely different conclusions regarding whether NVR is or is not a development entity’s primary beneficiary.

     The Company has evaluated all of its fixed price purchase agreements and LLC arrangements and has determined that it is the primary beneficiary of twenty-eight of those development entities with which the agreements and arrangements are held. As a result, at March 31, 2008, NVR has consolidated such development entities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Where NVR deemed itself to be the primary beneficiary of a development entity created after December 31, 2003 and the development entity refused to provide financial statements, NVR utilized estimation techniques to perform the consolidation. The effect of the consolidation under FIN 46R at March 31, 2008 was the inclusion on the balance sheet of $162,371 as Assets not owned, consolidated per FIN 46R, with a corresponding inclusion of $150,325 as Liabilities related to assets not owned, consolidated per FIN 46R, after elimination of intercompany items. Inclusive in these totals were assets of approximately $51,000 and liabilities of approximately $46,000 estimated for eleven development entities created after December 31, 2003 that did not provide financial statements.

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

Following is the consolidating schedule at March 31, 2008:

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

     Under FIN 46R, an enterprise with an interest in a variable interest entity or potential variable interest entity created before December 31, 2003, is not required to apply FIN 46R to that entity if the enterprise, after making an “exhaustive effort”, is unable to obtain the information necessary to perform the accounting required to consolidate the variable interest entity for which it is determined to be the primary beneficiary. At March 31, 2008, NVR has been unable to obtain the information necessary to perform the accounting required to consolidate five separate development entities created before December 31, 2003 for which NVR determined it was the primary beneficiary. NVR has made, or has committed to make, aggregate deposits, totaling approximately $7,800 to these five separate development entities, with a total aggregate purchase price for the finished lots of approximately $67,900. The aggregate deposit made or committed to being made is NVR’s maximum exposure to loss. As noted above, because NVR does not have any contractual or ownership interests in the development entities with which it contracts to buy finished lots (other than the limited use of the LLC’s as discussed above), NVR does not have the ability to compel these development entities to provide financial or other data. Because NVR has no ownership rights in any of these five development entities, the consolidation of such entities has no impact on NVR’s net income or earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2008. Aggregate activity with respect to the five development entities is included in the following table:

     During the three month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, the Company incurred pre-tax charges of approximately $6,600 and $12,300, respectively, related to the impairment of contract land deposits due to deteriorating market conditions in the homebuilding industry. These impairment charges were recorded in cost of sales on the accompanying condensed, consolidated statements of income. The contract land deposit asset is shown net of a $134,301 and $133,664 impairment valuation allowance at March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively.

     The following weighted average shares and share equivalents are used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:

     The assumed proceeds used in the treasury method for calculating NVR’s diluted earnings per share includes the amount the employee must pay upon exercise, the amount of compensation cost attributed to future services and not yet recognized, and the amount of tax benefits that would be credited to additional paid-in capital assuming exercise of the option. The assumed amount credited to additional paid-in capital equals the tax benefit from assumed exercise after consideration of the intrinsic value upon assumed exercise less the actual stock-based compensation expense to be recognized in the income statement from 2006 and future periods.

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

     Options to purchase 316,642 and 53,739 shares of common stock were outstanding during the quarters ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, but were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. In addition, 388,564 and 412,096 performance-based options were outstanding at quarter end March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and accordingly, have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the performance target had not been achieved, pursuant to the requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 128, Earnings Per Share. NVR does not expect to achieve the performance target and accordingly does not expect these options to vest. See note 5 for further discussion of the performance-based options.

     5. Stock Option Compensation Expense

     During the first quarter of 2008, the Company issued 254,650 non-qualified stock options (“Management Options”) under the 2000 Broadly-Based Stock Option Plan. The exercise price of the Management Options granted was equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day immediately preceding the date of grant. Each Management Option was granted for a term of ten (10) years from the date of grant. These Management Options will vest 100% on December 31, 2010, subject to continued employment. The Company also issued 11,718 non-qualified stock options (“Director Options”) under the 1998 Directors’ Long Term Stock Option Plan during the first quarter of 2008. The exercise price of the Director Options granted was equal to the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the day immediately preceding the date of grant. Each Director Option was granted for a term of ten (10) years from the date of grant. These Director Options will vest in 33 1/3% annual increments beginning December 31, 2010, subject to continued Board service.

     To estimate the grant-date fair value of its stock options, the Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The Black-Scholes model estimates the per share fair value of an option on its date of grant based on the following factors: the option’s exercise price; the price of the underlying stock on the date of grant; the estimated dividend yield; a “risk-free” interest rate; the estimated option term; and the expected volatility. For the “risk-free” interest rate, the Company uses a U.S. Treasury Strip due in a number of years equal to the option’s expected term. NVR has concluded that its historical exercise experience is the best estimate of future exercise patterns to determine an option’s expected term. To estimate expected volatility, NVR analyzed the historic volatility of its common stock. The fair values of the Director Options and Management Options granted during the first quarter of 2008 were estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following assumptions:

     Compensation cost for options which vest solely based on continued employment over a long-term vesting schedule (“service-only” option) is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award (from the date of grant through the period of the last separately vesting portion of the grant). Compensation cost is recognized within the income statement in the same expense line as the cash compensation paid to the respective employees. SFAS No. 123R also requires the Company to estimate forfeitures in calculating the expense related to stock-based compensation and requires that the compensation costs of stock-based awards be recognized net of estimated forfeitures.

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

     As of March 31, 2008, the total unrecognized compensation cost for outstanding unvested “service-only” stock option awards equals approximately $102,000, net of estimated forfeitures, and the weighted-average period over which the unrecognized compensation will be recorded is equal to approximately 2.08 years.

     The following table provides additional information relative to NVR’s stock option plans for the period ended March 31, 2008:

     As noted above, SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment, requires the Company to recognize compensation expense related to stock based compensation plans net of estimated forfeitures. In addition, the Company is required to adjust stock based compensation expense if the Company’s actual forfeiture experience differs from estimates made. During the first quarter of 2008, the Company adjusted its expected forfeiture rate and consequently recorded a one-time adjustment reversing approximately $4,800 of stock-based compensation expense as a result.

     The Company determined in the third quarter of 2007 that it was improbable that it would achieve the performance metric related to 388,564 outstanding stock options. Based on the Company’s continued assessment that the performance metric (aggregate diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2005 through 2008 in excess of $339.00 per fully diluted share) will not be met, it is expected that none of the contingently issuable options will vest. As a result, the Company currently is not recognizing any stock-based compensation expense related to these options and it is improbable that any such expense will be recognized in the future.

     The company recognized stock based compensation expense of $6,333 and $14,323 during the quarters ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

     SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, requires goodwill and reorganization value in excess of amounts allocable to identifiable assets (“excess reorganization value”) to be tested for impairment on an annual basis subsequent to the year of adoption. The Company completed the annual assessment of impairment during the first quarter of 2008 and determined that there was no impairment of either goodwill or excess reorganization value.

     As of January 1, 2008, the Company has approximately $36,383 (on a net basis) of unrecognized tax benefits, which would decrease income tax expense if recognized. The Company recognizes interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax expense line. As of January 1, 2008, the Company had a total of $16,969 of accrued interest for unrecognized tax benefits on its balance sheet. Based on its historical experience in dealing with various taxing authorities, the Company has found that it is the administrative practice of these authorities to not seek penalties from the Company for the tax positions it has taken on its returns, related to its unrecognized tax benefits. Therefore, the Company does not accrue penalties for the positions in which it has an unrecognized tax benefit. However, if such penalties were to be accrued, they would be recorded as a component of income tax expense. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2004.

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

     A summary of changes in shareholders’ equity is presented below:

     The Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2008. The Company settles option exercises by issuing shares of treasury stock to option holders. Shares are relieved from the treasury account based on the weighted average cost basis of treasury shares acquired. Approximately 137,000 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock were exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2008.

     The Company establishes warranty and product liability reserves to provide for estimated future expenses as a result of construction and product defects, product recalls and litigation incidental to NVR’s homebuilding business. Liability estimates are determined based on management’s judgment, considering such factors as historical experience, the likely current cost of corrective action, manufacturers’ and subcontractors’ participation in sharing the cost of corrective action, consultations with third party experts such as engineers, and discussions with our general counsel and outside counsel retained to handle specific product liability cases. The following table reflects the changes in the Company’s warranty reserve during the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

     Consistent with the principles and objectives of SFAS No. 131, Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, the following disclosure includes four homebuilding reportable segments that aggregate geographically the Company’s homebuilding operating segments, and the mortgage banking operations presented as a single reportable segment. The homebuilding reportable segments are comprised of operating divisions in the following geographic areas:

     Homebuilding profit before tax includes all revenues and income generated from the sale of homes, less the cost of homes sold, selling, general and administrative expenses, and a corporate capital allocation charge. The corporate capital allocation charge eliminates in consolidation, is based on the segment’s average net assets employed, and is charged using a consistent methodology in the years presented. The corporate capital allocation charged to the operating segment allows the Chief Operating Decision Maker to determine whether the operating segment’s results are providing the desired rate of return after covering the Company’s cost of capital. The Company records charges on contract land deposits when it is determined that it is probable that recovery of the deposit is impaired. For segment reporting purposes, impairments on contract land deposits are charged to the operating segment upon the determination to terminate a finished lot purchase agreement with the developer, or to restructure a lot purchase agreement resulting in the forfeiture of the deposit. Mortgage banking profit before tax consists of revenues generated from mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services, less the costs of such services and general and administrative costs. Mortgage banking operations are not charged a capital allocation charge.

     In addition to the corporate capital allocation and contract land deposit impairments discussed above, the other reconciling items between segment profit and consolidated profit before tax include unallocated corporate overhead (including all management incentive compensation), stock option compensation expense, consolidation adjustments and external corporate interest expense. NVR’s overhead functions, such as accounting, treasury, human resources, land acquisition, etc., are centrally performed and the costs are not allocated to the Company’s operating segments. Consolidation adjustments consist of such items necessary to convert the reportable segments’ results, which are predominantly maintained on a cash basis, to a full accrual basis for external financial statement presentation purposes, and are not allocated to the Company’s operating segments. Likewise, stock option compensation expense is not charged to the operating segments. External corporate interest expense is primarily comprised of interest charges on the Company’s outstanding Senior Notes and working capital line borrowings, and are not charged to the operating segments because the charges are included in the corporate capital allocation discussed above.

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

     Following are tables presenting revenues, segment profit and segment assets for each reportable segment, with reconciliations to the amounts reported for the consolidated enterprise, where applicable:

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

     In the normal course of business, NVR’s mortgage banking segment enters into contractual commitments to extend credit to buyers of single-family homes with fixed expiration dates. The commitments become effective when the borrowers “lock-in” a specified interest rate within time frames established by NVR. All mortgagors are evaluated for credit worthiness prior to the extension of the commitment. Market risk arises if interest rates move adversely between the time of the “lock-in” of rates by the borrower and the sale date of the loan to a broker/dealer. To mitigate the effect of the interest rate risk inherent in providing rate lock commitments to borrowers, the Company enters into optional or mandatory delivery forward sale contracts to sell whole loans and mortgage-backed securities to broker/dealers. The forward sale contracts lock in an interest rate and price for the sale of loans similar to the specific rate lock commitments. NVR does not engage in speculative or trading derivative activities. Both the rate lock commitments to borrowers and the forward sale contracts to broker/dealers are undesignated derivatives pursuant to the requirements of SFAS No. 133, Accounting For Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, and, accordingly, are marked to fair value through earnings. Fair value is determined pursuant to SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, and Staff Accounting Bulletin 109,Written Loan Commitments Recorded at Fair Value Through Earnings, both of which the Company adopted on a prospective basis as of the beginning of 2008. Fair value measurements are included in earnings as a component of mortgage banking fees on the accompanying statement of income.

     SFAS No. 157 assigns a fair value hierarchy to the inputs used to measure fair value under the rule. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities. Level 2 inputs are inputs other than quoted market prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs. The fair value of the Company’s rate lock commitments to borrowers and the related input levels includes, as applicable:

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

     The assumed gain/loss considers the amount that the Company has discounted the price to the borrower from par for competitive reasons and the excess servicing to be received or buydown fees to be paid upon securitization of the loan. The excess servicing and buydown fees are calculated pursuant to contractual terms with investors. To calculate the effects of interest rate movements, the Company utilizes applicable published mortgage-backed security prices, and multiplies the price movement between the rate lock date and the balance sheet date by the notional loan commitment amount. The Company sells all of its loans on a servicing released basis, and receives a servicing release premium upon sale. Thus, the value of the servicing rights included in the fair value measurement is based upon contractual terms with investors, and range from 52.5 basis points to 282.5 basis points of the loan amount, depending on the loan type. The Company assumes an approximate 18% fallout rate when measuring the fair value of rate lock commitments. Fallout is defined as locked loan commitments for which the Company does not close a mortgage loan and is based on historical experience.

     The fair value of the Company’s forward sales contracts to broker/dealers solely considers the market price movement of the same type of security between the trade date and the balance sheet date (level 2). The market price changes are multiplied by the notional amount of the forward sales contracts to measure the fair value.

     Mortgage loans held for sale are closed at cost, which includes all fair value measurement in accordance with SFAS No. 133, and thereafter are carried at the lower of cost or fair value until sale.

     The effect of fair value measurements on earnings in the quarter ended March 31, 2008 is as follows:

     Prior to the adoption of SAB No. 109 and SFAS No. 157, the fair value calculation for locked loan commitments and closed loans held for sale only considered the effects of interest rate movements between the date of the rate lock and either the loan closing date or the balance sheet date. The Company recognized a net SFAS 133 unrealized loss of $128 (pre-tax) in the first quarter of 2007. The resulting unrealized $6,100 gain in the first quarter of 2008 from the fair value calculation was primarily attributable to the inclusion of the value of the servicing rights in the calculation as required by SAB No. 109. The increase in unrealized income from the adoption of SAB No. 109 and SFAS No. 157 was further increased due to the principal volume of our locked loan pipeline increasing by 176% from March 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008 as a result of a 180 day extended lock program offered to homebuyers that was instituted during the quarter ending March 31, 2008. The aforementioned fair value measurement change for the first quarter of 2008 is a one-time net increase in mortgage banking fees and will be impacted in the future by the change in volume and product mix of our locked loan commitments.

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

     12. Debt

     NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NVR, Inc., increased its borrowing capacity under its existing warehouse credit facility to $149,250 from $125,000 by executing a Lender Addition Agreement dated as of April 22, 2008, with U.S. Bank National Association, as agent, Comerica Bank, National City Bank, Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., Bank of America N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association, each as a Lender (the “Agreement”). There were no changes made to any other terms of the existing revolving credit agreement.

     13. Commitments and Contingencies

      On July 18, 2007, former employees filed lawsuits against the Company in the Court of Common Pleas in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and Hamilton County, Ohio, in Superior Court in Durham County, North Carolina, and in the Circuit Court in Montgomery County, Maryland, and on July 19, 2007 in the Superior Court in New Jersey, alleging that the Company incorrectly classified its sales and marketing representatives as being exempt from overtime wages. These lawsuits are similar in nature to another lawsuit filed on October 29, 2004 by another former employee in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. The complaints seek injunctive relief, an award of unpaid wages, including fringe benefits, liquidated damages equal to the overtime wages allegedly due and not paid, attorney and other fees and interest. The suits were filed as purported class actions. The class of individuals that any of the lawsuits purport to represent has not been certified. The Company intends to vigorously defend these actions, as the Company believes that its compensation practices in regard to sales and marketing representatives are entirely lawful. NVR’s position is strongly supported by two letter rulings that the United States Department of Labor issued in January 2007, in accordance with the DOL’s mandate to interpret federal wage and hour laws. The two courts to most recently consider similar claims against other homebuilders have adopted the DOL’s position that sales and marketing representatives were properly classified as exempt from overtime wages. Because the company is unable to determine the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome of this case, or the amount of damages, if any, the Company has not recorded any associated liabilities in the accompanying condensed, consolidated balance sheet.

      The Company is involved in various other litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company believes that the disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

     14. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

     On November 29, 2006, the FASB ratified Emerging Issue Task Force (“EITF”) Issue No. 06-8, “Applicability of the Assessment of a Buyer’s Continuing Investment Under FASB Statement No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate, for Sales of Condominiums.” EITF No. 06-8 states that the adequacy of the buyer’s continuing investment under SFAS No. 66 should be assessed in determining whether to recognize profit under the percentage-of-completion method on the sale of individual units in a condominium project. This consensus could require that additional deposits be collected by developers of condominium projects that want to recognize profit during the construction period under the percentage-of-completion method. EITF No. 06-8 became effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2008. The adoption of EITF No. 06-8 did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

     In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115”. The statement permits entities to choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings. SFAS No. 159 became effective for the Company on January 1, 2008. The Company did not elect to measure any financial assets or liabilities at fair value except those required to be reported at fair value by SFAS No. 157 as discussed in note 11 above.

     In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51”. SFAS No. 160 establishes new accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. Specifically, this statement requires the recognition of a noncontrolling interest as equity in the consolidated financial statements and separate from the parent’s equity. The amount of net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest will be included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement. SFAS No. 160 clarifies that changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation are equity transactions if the parent retains its controlling financial interest. In addition, this statement requires that a parent recognize a gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. Such gain or loss will be measured using the fair value of the noncontrolling equity investment on the deconsolidation date. SFAS No. 160 also includes expanded disclosure requirements regarding the interests of the parent and its non controlling interests. SFAS No. 160 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS No. 160.

NVR, Inc.
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(dollars in thousands except per share data)

     In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (R), “Business Combinations”. SFAS No. 141(R) expands on the guidance of SFAS No. 141, extending its applicability to all transactions and other events in which an entity obtains control over one or more other businesses. It broadens the fair value measurement and recognition of assets acquired, liabilities assumed and interests transferred as a result of business combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) expands on required disclosures to improve the statement users’ abilities to evaluate the nature and financial effects of business combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) is effective for any acquisitions made on or after January 1, 2009.

     In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-2 (“FSP No. 157-2”), “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” which delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company does not expect that the adoption of FSP No. 157-2 will have a material impact on its financial statements.

     In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures About Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133”. SFAS No. 161 enhances the disclosure requirements of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, regarding an entity’s derivative instruments and hedging activities. SFAS No. 161 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2009. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS No. 161 to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

     Some of the statements in this Form 10-Q, as well as statements made by us in periodic press releases or other public communications, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Certain, but not necessarily all, of such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” or “anticipates” or the negative thereof or other comparable terminology. All statements other than of historical facts are forward looking statements. Forward looking statements contained in this document include those regarding market trends, NVR’s financial position, business strategy, the outcome of pending litigation, projected plans and objectives of management for future operations. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results or performance of NVR to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risk factors include, but are not limited to the following: general economic and business conditions (on both a national and regional level); interest rate changes; access to suitable financing by NVR and NVR’s customers; competition; the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by NVR in its homebuilding operations; shortages of labor; weather related slow-downs; building moratoriums; governmental regulation; the ability of NVR to integrate any acquired business; fluctuation and volatility of stock and other financial markets; mortgage financing availability; and other factors over which NVR has little or no control. NVR undertakes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. For additional information regarding risk factors, see Part II, Item 1(a) of this Report.

     Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “NVR”, “we”, “us” or “our” include NVR and its subsidiaries.

     Our primary business is the construction and sale of single-family detached homes, townhomes and condominium buildings. To more fully serve our homebuilding customers, we also operate a mortgage banking and title services business. Our homebuilding reportable segments consist of the following markets:

     We believe that we operate our business with a conservative operating strategy. We do not engage in land development and primarily construct homes on a pre-sold basis. This strategy allows us to maximize inventory turnover, which we believe enables us to minimize market risk and to operate with less capital, thereby enhancing rates of return on equity and total capital. In addition, we focus on obtaining and maintaining a leading market position in each market we serve. This strategy allows us to gain valuable efficiencies and competitive advantages in our markets which management believes contributes to minimizing the adverse effects of regional economic cycles and provides growth opportunities within these markets.

     Because we are not active in the land development business, our continued success is contingent upon, among other things, our ability to control an adequate supply of finished lots at current market prices on which to build, and on our developers’ ability to timely deliver finished lots to meet the sales demands of our customers. We acquire finished lots from various development entities under fixed price lot purchase agreements (“purchase agreements”). These purchase agreements require deposits in the form of cash or letters of credit that may be forfeited if we fail to perform under the purchase agreement. However, we believe this lot acquisition strategy reduces the financial requirements and risks associated with direct land ownership and development. As of March 31, 2008, we controlled approximately 64,000 lots with deposits in cash and letters of credit totaling approximately $314,000 and $8,200, respectively. Included in the number of controlled lots are approximately 18,500 lots for which we have recorded a contract land deposit impairment reserve of $134,301 as of March 31, 2008. See note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included herein for additional information regarding contract land deposits.

     The current home sales environment remains challenging, still characterized by relatively higher levels of existing and new homes available for sale, low homebuyer confidence driven by concerns regarding an economic recession and job stability, and a more restrictive mortgage lending environment. The mortgage market changed significantly during 2007 due to the turmoil in the credit markets. These changes within the mortgage markets continued to make it difficult for our customers to obtain mortgage financing in the first quarter of 2008. The challenging market conditions continue to negatively impact new orders and selling prices in each of our market segments, and in response, we continue to offer incentives to homebuyers and to reduce prices in many of our markets. Overall, new orders decreased 30% in the quarter ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007 and selling prices decreased 14% in these respective periods. Our cancellation rate for the first quarter of 2008 was 22% as compared to 16% during the same period in 2007 and 32% in the fourth quarter of 2007.

     Reflecting the challenging market conditions discussed above, for the quarter ended March 31, 2008, consolidated revenues decreased approximately 19% from the same period in 2007. Additionally, net income and diluted earnings per share in the current quarter decreased 49% and 43%, respectively, as compared to the first quarter of 2007. Gross profit margins within our homebuilding business declined to 16.4% in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to 20.6% in the first quarter of 2007. Gross profit margins have been negatively impacted by market conditions.

     Based on the current uncertainty in both the homebuilding and mortgage markets, we expect to see continued pricing pressures and in turn, continued pressure on gross profit margins in future periods. To offset these declining selling prices and customer affordability issues, we are aggressively working with our vendors to reduce material and labor costs incurred in the construction process, in addition to our focus on reducing lot costs. We continue to work with our developers in certain of our communities to reduce lot prices to current market values and/or to defer scheduled lot purchases to coincide with our slower than expected sales pace. In communities where we are unsuccessful in negotiating necessary adjustments to the contracts to meet current market conditions, we may exit the community and forfeit our deposit. During the quarter ended March 31, 2008, we recorded a contract land deposit impairment charge of approximately $6,600 as compared to $12,000 in the first quarter of 2007. Additionally, in response to continuing pricing pressures and customer affordability issues, we are also providing house types at lower sales price points by reducing the square footage of the products offered and by providing fewer upgraded features as standard options. This provides homebuyers with greater affordability and the option to upgrade only those features important to each particular buyer. We also continue to assess and adjust our staffing levels and organizational structure as market conditions warrant.

     The following table summarizes the results of operations and other data for the consolidated homebuilding operations:

     Homebuilding revenues decreased 19% for the first quarter of 2008 from the same period in 2007 as a result of a 9% decrease in the number of units settled and an 11% decrease in the average settlement price quarter over quarter. The decrease in the number of units settled is primarily attributable to our beginning backlog units being approximately 19% lower at the start of the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the beginning of 2007, offset partially by a higher backlog turnover rate quarter over quarter. Average settlement prices were impacted primarily by a 10% lower average price of homes in our beginning backlog balance entering the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007.

     Gross profit margins in the first quarter of 2008 declined as compared to the first quarter of 2007 primarily as a result of the continued pricing pressures resulting from the aforementioned challenging market conditions. We expect continued gross profit margin pressure over at least the next several quarters.

     The number of new orders and the average selling price for new orders for the first quarter of 2008 decreased by 30% and 14%, respectively, as compared to the first quarter of 2007. New orders were negatively impacted by a continuing decline in consumer confidence driven by concerns regarding an economic recession and job stability, as well as by concerns regarding the stability in home values. In addition, net new orders have been negatively impacted by higher cancellation rates in the first quarter of 2008, which increased to 22% from 16% in the same period of 2007. Cancellation rates have been impacted by tighter mortgage underwriting standards and financing availability, negatively impacting both our customers’ ability to secure financing for their new home purchase and our customers’ ability to sell their current homes. New orders were also negatively impacted by a reduction in our average number of active communities in the first quarter of 2008 to 442 from 527 in the same period of 2007. The decrease in the average number of active communities is a result of the termination of certain purchase agreements and a reduced pace of entering into new purchase agreements.

     Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses for the first quarter of 2008 decreased by approximately $13,200, and as a percentage of revenue increased to 9.7% from 9.1% in the first quarter of 2007. The decrease in SG&A expenses is primarily attributable to an approximate $7,200 decrease in stock based compensation expense quarter over quarter. Approximately $5,300 of performance based stock compensation was recognized in the first quarter of 2007, with no corresponding charge in the first quarter of 2008 due to our determination that the performance metric is improbable of being met. Further, in the first quarter of 2008, we reversed approximately $4,500 of previously expensed stock based compensation due to a change in our estimated stock option forfeiture rate. These decreases in stock based compensation expense were partially offset by additional expense in 2008 related to 2008 stock option grants. See note 5 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of stock option compensation expense. In addition, selling and marketing costs were lower by approximately $3,800 due primarily to a reduction in the average number of active communities to 442 in the first quarter of 2008 from 527 in the first quarter of 2007.

     Backlog units and dollars were 5,411 and $1,915,519, respectively, at March 31, 2008 compared to 7,605 and $3,018,921, respectively, at March 31, 2007. The decrease in backlog units is primarily attributable to our beginning backlog units being approximately 19% lower at the start of the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the beginning of 2007, coupled with net new order and settlement activity, as discussed above, for the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. Backlog dollars were negatively impacted by the decrease in backlog units coupled with an 11% decrease in the average price of homes in ending backlog, resulting from a 14% decrease in the average selling price for new orders over the six month period ended March 31, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.

     Homebuilding profit before tax includes all revenues and income generated from the sale of homes, less the cost of homes sold, selling, general and administrative expenses, and a corporate capital allocation charge determined at the corporate headquarters. The corporate capital allocation charge eliminates in consolidation, is based on the segment’s average net assets employed, and is charged using a consistent methodology in the periods presented. The corporate capital allocation charged to the operating segment allows the Chief Operating Decision Maker to determine whether the operating segment’s results are providing the desired rate of return after covering our cost of capital. We record charges on contract land deposits when we determine that it is probable that recovery of the deposit is impaired. For segment reporting purposes, impairments on contract land deposits are charged to the operating segment upon the determination to terminate a finished lot purchase agreement with the developer or to restructure a lot purchase agreement resulting in the forfeiture of the deposit. The following table summarizes certain homebuilding operating activity by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007:

     The Mid Atlantic segment had an approximate $59,900 reduction in segment profit quarter over quarter. Revenues decreased approximately $162,400, or 24%, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 from the prior year quarter due primarily to a 17% decrease in the average settlement price and an 8% decrease in the number of units settled. Average settlement prices were down primarily as a result of selling price pressures in prior quarters, which resulted in an 11% lower average price of homes in backlog at the beginning of the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. The decrease in units settled is attributable to a 26% lower backlog unit balance entering the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007, offset partially by a higher backlog turnover rate quarter over quarter. The Mid Atlantic segment’s gross profit margin percentage decreased to 17.1% in 2008 from 23.5% in 2007. Gross profit margins were negatively impacted primarily by the 17% decrease in average settlement prices quarter over quarter.

     Segment new orders and the average selling price during the first quarter of 2008 decreased 33% and 18%, respectively, from the same period in 2007. The market continues to be negatively impacted by affordability issues, a tougher lending environment and higher levels of new and existing home inventory for sale. These challenging market conditions have contributed to higher levels of cancellations. Cancellation rates for the Mid Atlantic segment increased to 25% in the first quarter of 2008 from 18% in the same period of 2007.

     The North East segment had an approximate $3,700 increase in segment profit quarter over quarter, despite a decrease in revenues of approximately $2,700, or 3%. Gross profit margins increased to 17.7% in 2008 from 16.1% in 2007 primarily as a result of continuing efforts to control operating, personnel and material costs. New orders and the average selling price during the first quarter of 2008 decreased 33% and 10%, respectively, from the same period in 2007, as a result of challenging market conditions which have continued to deteriorate. In addition, new orders were negatively impacted by an 18% decrease in the average number of active communities to 42 communities in the first quarter of 2008 from 51 communities in the same period in 2007. New orders in the North East segment have also been negatively impacted by an increase in the cancellation rate to 17% in the first quarter of 2008 from 15% in the first quarter of 2007.

     The Mid East segment had an approximate $3,200 decrease in segment profit quarter over quarter. Revenues decreased approximately $5,000, or 3%, due to a 10% decrease in the average settlement price, offset partially by an 8% increase in the number of units settled. The decrease in the average settlement price is primarily attributable to a 9% lower average price of units in backlog entering the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. The increase in settlements was driven by a higher backlog turnover rate in the first quarter of 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007. Gross profit margins decreased to 17.2% in the first quarter of 2008 from 19.7% in the same period of 2007 primarily as a result of the 10% decrease in the average settlement price quarter over quarter. New orders and the average selling price during the first quarter of 2008 decreased 30% and 7%, respectively, from the same period in 2007. The decrease in new orders was attributable to a continuing deterioration in each of the markets within the Mid East segment quarter over quarter. These challenging market conditions led to an increase in the segment cancellation rate to 15% in the first quarter of 2008 from 10% in the first quarter of 2007. In addition, new orders were negatively impacted by a 24% decrease in the average number of active communities to 117 communities in the first quarter of 2008 from 154 communities in the same period in 2007.

     The South East segment had an approximate $13,700 decrease in segment profit quarter over quarter. Revenues decreased approximately $35,200, or 25%, due to a 31% decrease in the number of homes settled, offset partially by a 10% increase in the average settlement price. The decrease in units settled is attributable to a 12% lower backlog unit balance entering the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007, coupled with a slower backlog turnover rate quarter over quarter. The increase in the average settlement price is primarily attributable to a 6% higher average price of units in backlog entering the first quarter of 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. Gross profit margins decreased to 19.6% in the first quarter of 2008 from 23.9% in the same period in 2007. Gross profit margins were negatively impacted by higher average lot and operating costs per settled unit. Segment new orders and the average selling price during the first quarter of 2008 decreased 20% and 6%, respectively, from the same period in 2007. The decrease in new orders is primarily attributable to lower sales absorption on a flat average number of active communities quarter over quarter as market conditions have become more challenging in the markets within the South East segment.

     In addition to the corporate capital allocation and contract land deposit impairments discussed above, the other reconciling items between homebuilding segment profit and homebuilding consolidated profit before tax include unallocated corporate overhead, consolidation adjustments, stock option compensation expense and external corporate interest. NVR’s overhead functions, such as accounting, treasury, human resources, land acquisition, etc., are centrally performed and the costs are not allocated to the Company’s operating segments. Consolidation adjustments consist of such items to convert the reportable segments’ results, which are predominantly maintained on a cash basis, to a full accrual basis for external financial statement presentation purposes, and are not allocated to the Company’s operating segments. Likewise, stock option compensation expenses are not charged to the operating segments. External corporate interest expense is primarily comprised of interest charges on the Company’s outstanding Senior Notes and working capital line borrowings, and are not charged to the operating segments because the charges are included in the corporate capital allocation discussed above.

     We conduct our mortgage banking activity through NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. (“NVRM”), a wholly owned subsidiary. NVRM focuses almost exclusively on serving the homebuilding segment’s customer base.

     Loan closing volume for the three months ended March 31, 2008 decreased 27% over the same period for 2007. The 2008 decrease is primarily attributable to a 13% decrease in the number of units closed and a 16% decrease in the average loan amount. The unit decrease reflects a decrease in the number of homes that we settled in the first quarter of 2008. The unit decrease also reflects a four percentage point decrease in the number of loans closed by NVRM for our homebuyers who obtain a mortgage to purchase the home (“Capture Rate”), which decreased to 82%, compared to 86% for the first quarter of 2007. The decrease in the average loan amount is primarily attributable to the aforementioned homebuilding segment’s lower average selling price.

     Segment profit for the three months ended March 31, 2008 increased by approximately $700 from the same period for 2007. This is primarily the result of an approximate $6,100 increase in unrealized income from the fair value measurements of our locked loan commitments, forward mortgage-backed securities sales, and closed loans held for sale, which is included in mortgage banking fees (see details below). Excluding the above increase in mortgage banking fees from the fair value measurement, mortgage banking fees decreased by approximately $6,100 as the result of the decrease in closing volume, a reduction in fees charged to borrowers in an effort to assist our selling efforts and more aggressive mortgage pricing to the homebuyer. This decrease in mortgage banking fees received was partially offset by a 25 basis point increase in fees received for servicing released premiums as a result of the product mix shift towards fixed rate mortgages.

     Segment profit was also favorably impacted by a decrease in general and administrative expenses as the result of an 11% reduction in salary and other personnel costs due to a 12% reduction in staffing from the same period for 2007. General and administrative expenses also decreased due to an approximate $1,000 reduction in loan loss charges from the same period for 2007.

     The $6,100 increase in unrealized income from the fair value measurement was the result of the adoption of Staff Accounting Bulletin 109, Written Loan commitments recorded at Fair Value through Earnings (SAB No. 109) and FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 157, Fair Value Measurement, both of which the Company adopted on a prospective basis as of January 1, 2008. As a result of the adoption of SAB No. 109 and SFAS No. 157, the fair value calculation for locked loan commitments and closed loans held for sale now includes the assumed gain/loss on the expected resultant loan sale and the value of the servicing rights associated with the loan. This is in addition to the prior fair value calculation, which only considered the effects of interest rate movements between the date of the rate lock and either the loan closing date or the balance sheet date. We recognized a net SFAS 133 unrealized loss of $128 (pre-tax) in the first quarter of 2007. Each of the aforementioned fair value calculations are classified as Level 2 observable inputs as defined in SFAS No. 157. The resulting unrealized $6,100 gain from the fair value calculation was primarily attributable to the inclusion of the value of the servicing rights in the calculation as required by SAB No. 109. The increase in unrealized income from the adoption of SAB No. 109 and SFAS No. 157 was further increased due to the principal volume of our locked loan pipeline increasing by 176% from March 31, 2007 to March 31, 2008 as a result of a 180 day extended lock program offered to homebuyers that was instituted during the quarter ending March 31, 2008. The aforementioned fair value measurement change is a one-time net increase in mortgage banking fees and will be impacted in the future by the change in volume and product mix of our locked loan commitments.

     NVRM is dependent on our homebuilding segment’s customers for business. As sales and selling prices of the homebuilding segment decline, NVRM’s operations will also continue to be adversely impacted. As mentioned above, NVRM is reducing the fees charged to its borrowers and offering more aggressive mortgage pricing in an effort to assist our selling efforts and is likely to continue doing so in the foreseeable future, which will adversely impact the mortgage segment’s future results. In addition, the mortgage company’s operating results may be adversely affected in future periods due to the continued tightening and volatility of the credit markets.

     We fund our operations from cash flows provided by our operating activities, a short-term credit facility and the public debt and equity markets. In the first quarter of 2008, our operating activities provided cash of $75,041. Cash was provided primarily by homebuilding operations and a reduction in our homebuilding inventories of approximately $58,000. The presentation of operating cash flows was reduced by $18,183, which is the amount of the excess tax benefit realized from the exercise of stock options during the quarter and credited directly to additional paid in capital.

     Net cash used for investing activities was $1,515 for the period ended March 31, 2008, which primarily resulted from property and equipment purchases throughout the period.

     Net cash provided by financing activities was $29,923 for the period ended March 31, 2008. Stock option exercise activity during the 2008 quarter provided approximately $27,000 in exercise proceeds, and we realized an excess income tax benefit of $18,183, which pursuant to SFAS No. 123R, must be reported as a financing cash inflow. We also reduced borrowings under the mortgage warehouse facility by approximately $15,000 based on current borrowing needs.

     In addition to our homebuilding operating activities, we also utilize a short-term unsecured working capital revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) to provide for working capital cash requirements. The Facility provides for borrowings up to $600,000, subject to certain borrowing base limitations. The Facility expires in December 2010 and outstanding amounts bear interest at either (i) the prime rate or (ii) the London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) plus applicable margin as defined within the Facility. Up to $150,000 of the Facility is currently available for issuance in the form of letters of credit, of which $15,285 was outstanding at March 31, 2008. There were no direct borrowings outstanding under the Facility as of March 31, 2008. At March 31, 2008, there were no borrowing base limitations reducing the amount available to us for borrowings.

     Our mortgage banking segment provides for its mortgage origination and other operating activities using cash generated from operations as well as various short-term credit facilities. NVRM has available an annually renewable mortgage warehouse facility (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”) with an aggregate borrowing limit of $149,250. The Revolving Credit Agreement is used to fund NVRM’s mortgage origination activities, under which $68,228 was outstanding at March 31, 2008. As of March 31, 2008, the borrowing base limitation reduced the amount available to us for borrowing to approximately $87,000. The Revolving Credit Agreement expires in August 2008. The interest rate under the Revolving Credit Agreement is either: (i) LIBOR plus 1.0%, or (ii) 1.125%, depending on whether NVRM provides compensating balances. NVRM’s mortgage warehouse facility limits the ability of NVRM to transfer funds to NVR in the form of dividends, loans or advances. In addition, NVRM is required to maintain a minimum net worth of $14,000.

     In addition to funding growth in our homebuilding and mortgage operations, we historically have used a substantial portion of our excess liquidity to repurchase outstanding shares of our common stock in the open market and in privately negotiated transactions. This ongoing repurchase activity is conducted pursuant to publicly announced Board authorizations, and is typically executed in accordance with the safe harbor provisions of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In addition, the Board resolutions authorizing us to repurchase shares of our common stock specifically prohibit us from purchasing shares from our officers, directors, Profit Sharing/401K Plan Trust or Employee Stock Ownership Plan Trust. We believe the repurchase program assists us in accomplishing our primary objective, increasing shareholder value. See Part II, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q for disclosure of amounts repurchased during the first quarter of 2008. We expect to continue to repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time subject to market conditions and available excess liquidity.

     We believe that internally generated cash and borrowings available under credit facilities and the public debt and equity markets will be sufficient to satisfy near and long term cash requirements for working capital in both our homebuilding and mortgage banking operations.

     Critical Accounting Policies

     The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. We continually evaluate the estimates we use to prepare the consolidated financial statements, and update those estimates as necessary. In general, our estimates are based on historical experience, on information from third party professionals, and other various assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the facts and circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates made by management.

     Revised Financial Interpretation No. 46 (“FIN 46R”), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, requires the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity to consolidate that entity in its financial statements. The primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity is the party that absorbs a majority of the variable interest entity’s expected losses, receives a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both, as a result of ownership, contractual, or other financial interests in the entity. Expected losses are the expected negative variability in the fair value of an entity’s net assets exclusive of its variable interests, and expected residual returns are the expected positive variability in the fair value of an entity’s net assets, exclusive of its variable interests.

     Forward contracts, such as the fixed price purchase agreements utilized by us to acquire finished lot inventory, are deemed to be variable interests under FIN 46R. Therefore, the development entities with which we enter fixed price purchase agreements are examined under FIN 46R for possible consolidation by us, including certain joint venture limited liability corporations (“LLC’s”) utilized by us to acquire finished lots on a limited basis. We have developed a methodology to determine whether we, or, conversely, the owner(s) of the applicable development entity, are the primary beneficiary of a development entity. The methodology used to evaluate our primary beneficiary status requires substantial management judgment and estimates. These judgments and estimates involve assigning probabilities to various estimated cash flow possibilities relative to the development entity’s expected profits and losses and the cash flows associated with changes in the fair value of finished lots under contract. Although we believe that our accounting policy is designed to properly assess our primary beneficiary status relative to our involvement with the development entities from which we acquire finished lots, changes to the probabilities and the cash flow possibilities used in our evaluation could produce widely different conclusions regarding whether we are or are not a development entity’s primary beneficiary, possibly resulting in additional, or fewer, development entities being consolidated on our financial statements. See note 2 to the condensed, consolidated financial statements contained within for further information.

     The carrying value of inventory is stated at the lower of cost or market value. Cost of lots and completed and uncompleted housing units represent the accumulated actual cost of the units. Field construction supervisors’ salaries and related direct overhead expenses are included in inventory costs. Interest costs are not capitalized into inventory. Upon settlement, the cost of the unit is expensed on a specific identification basis. Cost of manufacturing materials is determined on a first-in, first-out basis. Recoverability and impairment, if any, is primarily evaluated by analyzing sales of comparable assets. We believe that our accounting policy is designed to properly assess the carrying value of homebuilding inventory.

     We purchase finished lots under fixed price purchase agreements that require deposits that may be forfeited if we fail to perform under the contract. The deposits are in the form of cash or letters of credit in varying amounts and represent a percentage of the aggregate purchase price of the finished lots. We maintain an allowance for losses on contract land deposits that we believe is sufficient to provide for losses in the existing contract land deposit portfolio. The allowance reflects our judgment of the present loss exposure at the end of the reporting period, considering market and economic conditions, sales absorption and profitability within specific communities and terms of the various contracts. Although we consider the allowance for losses on contract land deposits reflected on the March 31, 2008 balance sheet to be adequate (see note 3 to the condensed consolidated financial statements), there can be no assurance that this allowance will prove to be adequate over time to cover losses due to unanticipated adverse changes in the economy or other events adversely affecting specific markets or the homebuilding industry.

     Reorganization value in excess of identifiable assets (“excess reorganization value”), goodwill and indefinite life intangible assets are not subject to amortization upon the adoption of SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Rather, excess reorganization value, goodwill and other intangible assets are subject to at least an annual assessment for impairment by applying a fair-value based test. We continually evaluate whether events and circumstances have occurred that indicate that the remaining value of excess reorganization value, goodwill and other intangible assets may not be recoverable. We completed the annual assessment of impairment during the first quarter of 2008, and as of March 31, 2008, we believe that excess reorganization value, goodwill and other intangible assets were not impaired. This conclusion is based on management’s judgment, considering such factors as our history of operating success, our well-recognized brand names, the significant positions held in the markets in which we operate and our expected future cash flows. However, changes in strategy or adverse changes in market conditions could impact this judgment and require an impairment loss to be recognized for the amount that the carrying value of excess reorganization value, goodwill and/or other intangible assets exceeds their fair value.

     Warranty and product liability accruals are established to provide for estimated future costs as a result of construction and product defects, product recalls and litigation incidental to our business. Liability estimates are determined based on our judgment considering such factors as historical experience, the likely current cost of corrective action, manufacturers’ and subcontractors’ participation in sharing the cost of corrective action, consultations with third party experts such as engineers, and evaluations by our General Counsel and outside counsel retained to handle specific product liability cases. Although we consider the warranty and product liability accrual reflected on the March 31, 2008 balance sheet (see note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements) to be adequate, there can be no assurance that this accrual will prove to be adequate over time to cover losses due to increased costs for material and labor, the inability or refusal of manufacturers or subcontractors to financially participate in corrective action, unanticipated adverse legal settlements, or other unanticipated changes to the assumptions used to estimate the warranty and product liability accrual.

     SFAS No. 123R, Share-Based Payment, requires us to recognize within our income statement compensation costs related to our stock based compensation plans. The costs recognized are based on the grant date fair value. Compensation cost for “service-only” option grants is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for the entire award (from the date of grant through the period of the last separately vesting portion of the grant). Compensation cost for “performance condition” option grants is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award as if the award was, in substance, multiple awards (graded vesting attribution method), and if the performance condition is expected to be met.

     We calculate the fair value of our non-publicly traded, employee stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. While the Black-Scholes model is a widely accepted method to calculate the fair value of options, its results are dependent on input variables, two of which, expected term and expected volatility, are significantly dependent on management’s judgment. We have concluded that our historical exercise experience is the best estimate of future exercise patterns to determine an option’s expected term. To estimate expected volatility, we analyze the historical volatility of our common stock. Changes in management’s judgment of the expected term and the expected volatility could have a material effect on the grant-date fair value calculated and expensed within the income statement. In addition, we are required to estimate future option forfeitures when considering the amount of stock-based compensation costs to record. We have concluded that our historical forfeiture rate is the best measure to estimate future forfeitures of granted stock options. However, there can be no assurance that our future forfeiture rate will not be materially higher or lower than our historical forfeiture rate, which would affect the aggregate cumulative compensation expense recognized.

     In addition, when recognizing stock based compensation cost related to “performance condition” option grants, we are required to make a determination as to whether the performance conditions will be met prior to the completion of the actual performance period. The performance metric requires our aggregate diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2008 to exceed $339.00 per share. While we currently believe that this performance condition will not be satisfied, our future expected activity levels could cause us to make a different determination, resulting in the recognition of all compensation cost related to performance condition option grants that would otherwise have been recognized to date. Although we believe that the compensation costs recognized during the period ended March 31, 2008 are representative of the cumulative ratable amortization of the grant-date fair value of unvested options outstanding and expected to be exercised, changes to the estimated input values such as expected term and expected volatility, changes to our forfeiture rate experience and changes to the determination of whether performance condition grants will vest, could produce widely different fair values. See Note 5 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

     There have been no material changes in our market risks during the three months ended March 31, 2008. For additional information regarding market risk, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

     As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective. There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation referred to above that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

     There has been no material change in our risk factors as previously disclosed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 in response to Item 1A. to Part 1 of such Form 10-K.

     We had one repurchase authorization outstanding during the quarter ended March 31, 2008. On July 31, 2007 (“July Authorization”), we publicly announced the board of directors’ approval for us to repurchase up to an aggregate of $300 million of our common stock in one or more open market and/or privately negotiated transactions. The July Authorization does not have an expiration date. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock during the first quarter of 2008. We have $226.3 million available under the July Authorization as of March 31, 2008.

     NVR Mortgage Finance, Inc. (“the Borrower”), a wholly owned subsidiary of NVR, Inc., increased its borrowing capacity under its existing warehouse credit facility to $149,250,000 from $125,000,000 by executing a Lender Addition Agreement dated as of April 22, 2008, with U.S. Bank National Association, as agent, Comerica Bank, National City Bank, Washington Mutual Bank, F.A., Bank of America N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association, each as a Lender (the “Agreement”). The Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.

     (a) Exhibits:

     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.