Hovnanian Enterprises (HOV) 10-Q 2025 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32(b)

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10‑Q for the period ended January 31, 2025 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Brad O’Connor, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date:  February 28, 2025

/s/ BRAD O’CONNOR

Brad O’Connor

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer