LSEA - Earnings call transcript Q2 2022 | Landsea Homes Corporation

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Operator

Good morning and welcome The Landsea Homes Second Quarter Earnings Call. All participants will be in listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] After today's presentation, there will be an opportunity to ask actions. Please note that, this event is being recorded. I'd like to turn the call over with Drew Mackintosh, Corporate Investor Relations. sir. ahead, go Please

Drew Mackintosh

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John Ho

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Mike Forsum

John. Thanks,

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Chris Porter

Thanks, morning, Mike. everyone. Good

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over back the to turn John call closing I'll some Now remarks. John? for

John Ho

Chris. Thanks,

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up call Now we'd like to the questions. open for

Operator

will [Operator We question Rygiel, question-and-answer begin B. Securities. ahead. Instructions] from Riley go the Alex Please now comes First

Min Cho

quarter. Alex. on Good Congratulations Cho morning, for Min actually This the gentlemen. is

expect couple you end traffic but the some from sounds and Obviously, highlight a on July the want about to but trends in of fourth June, updates Just terms continued provide Obviously, in of seasonality, of questions you. third the of kind these expect that improvement do to due quarter or thoughts Could you it's of just the to challenged continue you for do anything an like this of trends continue? to the sales you expect and be pace? types more for quarter, it kind the of rest will year?

Mike Forsum

Can Hi, you Mike. me? hear Min It’s Cho,

Min Cho

Yes.

Mike Forsum

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have fall a still with our of bit traffic there'll experience do our that investigating that probably communities through usually and With kind having to see a the that keep little again that to moved. time our different we and way way is our get up from standpoint, bit time. we to said, that to right be bump website a by of of around being ways sells real traffic communities opposed the optionality find do anticipate as So that absorption of to around we rate any continue to product we strong interest

of rate coming a X.X%, steady. X.X%, think off holding we So see and we're four-plus generally, net this down I that absorption into

Min Cho

your you rate base seen Can do you have locks you or yet, Have you that Thank about mentioned of mean prices I incentives, to and also talk financial started start rate any some you. such. adjusting and competitors your of -- buydowns yet?

Mike Forsum

have done We little very prices. very, base adjustment to

As I they're inventory, coming not we have a we any move to point situation, to in and at it. we're the which whereby said, inventory need standing

good pretty in there. we're So shape

that has phasing For kind would and we we're coming and two conditions country, on across been move standpoint, year-end in seen some a say, or had Inland material. It's end focused optimal price on quarter were been Phoenix, may that I houses clearly competitor of the that the have the But most targeted some have there negligible or adjustments part, really price not some in adjustments. very We've in had From we of going one and pricing places some some along. changing landscape in been we in may – the on Empire deliveries. and sequence very hasn't Florida.

So part, absorptions for giveaways it industry, through fairly and then most around of is their focused the seems through mortgage options, like the staying driving levels financing. on incentives

Min Cho

Perfect. provide thoughts spending current you what's kind remains your position in my -- the of I'm your the and and land rest the in acquisition in was land strong. your Can spending Got the the given if year, last environment for position? that it. question, have development current quarter -- obviously, of then of And not on kind you past lot sure

Chris Porter

disciplined have the land But we exact our hurdles. the for are IRR spending meeting right being making I quarter. on all Chris. don't we spend now, targeted sure is very that our this of are land Yes, overall,

are. not we land any it And very on focused very work it's spending such position environment. being great into spending and that what through XXXX land but judicious making this have comfortable we we're new in any where land before, a more we're with heading So are and really that needs and wasn't for have what a disciplined our review, goes very

Min Cho

Great. Thank you. That's it for me.

Operator

ahead. Instructions] [Operator you. question go from Reichardt, BTIG. Carl comes next Our Thank Please

Carl Reichardt

home related change I wanted I to sense you’re Central macro Florida. -- and this prices of economy? in Thanks, fear more related to demand in sort changes Phoenix about more your about of psychological And well. or is doing everybody. jobs is just your Mike, the comment to this Hope, in Is in ask

Mike Forsum

is I No, I far mean had want fundamental will it around strong very economy. going going to think pricing so to lack I inventory, sort keep there's the that low. to a XX% buy What's we Carl. of still relatively I the idea too of level a people last down of the the So on going great it's what trying we're a to in generally market paid their think internally retract, products, rates and lot to of we've payments this will decision these with just lots and the great have terms there that road? some don't I as concern head earlier, be it's comfortable savings. and if the still discussion of of sound. watermark People in pool doing a prospects entry change, said those I terms time of that, to it's this our is the of desire, feel a educate just But that, buying today a interesting Historically, what's much change is to don't are down. problem still headwinds, have is mortgage a one in into have I the that like credit in of house the what sort them get we the people There's And say Are and and I latter, that appreciation home sort with mortgage within buying is as going offering that structurally around you see we're in think former that we're jobs, great it's not liquidity there high and that communities be how at interest offering. with happening going pricing? scores. great price up about community

Carl Reichardt

younger wondering consumers -- especially is think I'm of I'm that are arms? shape or little the And curious product a the shift bit thinking attractive to talked consumers, that And just you've of became some consumers saying, that happened wondering if reacting regardless I'm where and that how dynamic younger really what I'm attractive the naughty a about of I'm buy then look, me shift. me And just of And in how are last a fixed degree. if product seeing that curve, down about or if what if just -- folks Okay. sort downturn sort to rate? financing it's they ARM you're lock on or word. interested

Chris Porter

this is Carl, Yes, Chris. I'll take that.

Just to XX give ARM within backlog the less you than uses actually less X% of XX% do, years. is a on anything just less couple of that than backlog to stats priced affiliate, and amortization mortgage our our an has than

in So, [indiscernible]. seeing continued to conventional really the more and side XX-year fixed be rate we're everything on that amortization and

Carl Reichardt

Thanks, appreciate Great. sense. Make I fellows. it. Okay.

Chris Porter

you. Thank

Operator

concludes This question-and-answer session. our

like over to closing remarks. I'd back John Now the Ho to Please Mr. turn for call ahead. go

John Ho

next forward all our with speaking you call. quarter you look for Thank joining earnings We second to quarter. us on

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Landsea Homes (LSEA) 5 Aug 222022 Q2 Earnings call transcript