U S HOME CORP /DE/
10-Q, 1996-08-09
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              UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549
                                 Form 10-Q

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

       For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996

                                                        OR

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

       For the transition period from                to                  .

                       Commission File Number 1-5899

                           U.S. HOME CORPORATION
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                                      21-0718930
(State or other jurisdiction of                    (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                    Identification No.)

                 1800 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77027
            (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

     Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 877-2311

                               Not Applicable
            (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                       if changed since last report.)

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  X      NO

Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant  has filed all documents and
reports  required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the  distribution of securities  under a
plan confirmed by a court.                                YES  X      NO

Indicate the number of shares  outstanding of each of the issuer's  classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

         Class                                Outstanding at July 31, 1996
Common stock, $.01 par value                       11,448,088 shares


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                           U.S. HOME CORPORATION
                           ---------------------

                                   INDEX
                                   -----

                                                                      Page
                                                                     Number
                                                                     ------
Part I.     Financial Information

            Item 1.   Financial Statements
          
                      Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets--
                      June 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995              3

                      Consolidated Condensed Statements of
                      Operations--Three and Six Months Ended
                      June 30, 1996 and 1995                           5

                      Consolidated Condensed Statements of
                      Cash Flows--Six Months Ended
                      June 30, 1996 and 1995                           6

                      Notes to Consolidated Condensed
                      Financial Statements                             7 

                      Review by Independent Public Accountants        10

                      Report of Independent Public Accountants        11

            Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of
                      Financial Condition and Results
                      of Operations                                   12

Part II.    Other Information

            Item 1.   Legal Proceedings                               15

            Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of
                      Security Holders                                15

            Item 5.   Other Information                               16

            Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                18

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
         ---------------------

Item 1.  Financial Statements
         --------------------


                   U.S. HOME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
               (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)


                                   ASSETS
                                   ------
   
                                                      June 30,   December 31,
                                                       1996           1995
                                                     ----------  ------------
                                                     (Unaudited)
  HOUSING:
    Cash (including restricted funds) .........        $  9,019   $  5,110
    Receivables, net ..........................          53,588     33,454
    Single-Family Housing Inventories .........         689,066    632,035
    Option Deposits on Real Estate ............          68,161     63,375
    Other Assets ..............................          50,431     43,437
                                                       --------   --------
                                                        870,265    777,411
                                                       ========   ========
                                                        

  FINANCIAL SERVICES:
    Cash (including restricted funds) .........           4,754      5,456
    Residential Mortgage Loans ................          49,432     43,292
    Other Assets ..............................          15,211     15,925

                                                         69,397     64,673
                                                       --------   --------

                                                       $939,662   $842,084
                                                       ========   ========



    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these balance sheets.


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                   U.S. HOME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
               (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

                    LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                                    June 30,     December 31,
                                                      1996            1995
                                                   -----------   ------------
                                                   (Unaudited)
HOUSING:  
     Accounts Payable                               $ 106,642       $ 88,234
     Accrued Expenses and Other Current
       Liabilities                                     57,357         46,070
     Revolving Credit Facility                          8,000         24,000
     Senior and Convertible Subordinated Debt
       and Notes Payable                              367,016        300,599
                                                    ---------       --------
                                                      539,015        458,903
                                                    ---------       --------
   FINANCIAL SERVICES:
     Accrued Expenses and Other
       Current Liabilities                             22,637         18,818
     Revolving Credit Facility                         29,288         35,371
                                                    ---------       --------
                                                       51,925         54,189
                                                    ---------       --------
       Total Liabilities                              590,940        513,092
                                                    ---------       --------
                                                    
                                                                            
   STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
     Convertible   Preferred  Stock,
       $25 per share redemption value,
       authorized  207,206 and 403,597
       shares at June 30, 1996 and 
       December 31, 1995,  outstanding
       122,863 and 319,254  shares at
       June 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995              3,072          7,981
     Common Stock, $.01 par value, authorized
       50,000,000 shares, outstanding
       11,447,920 and 11,243,147 shares at
       June 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995                114            112
     Capital In Excess of Par Value                   353,701        348,577
     Retained Earnings (Deficit)                       (5,998)       (25,367)
     Unearned Compensation on Restricted
       Stock                                           (2,167)        (2,311)
                                                     --------       --------
       Total Stockholders' Equity                     348,722        328,992
                                                     --------       --------
                                                     $939,662       $842,084
                                                     ========       ========

    The accompanying notes are an integral part of these balance sheets.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                   U.S. HOME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
               (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
                                (Unaudited)

                                            Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                                June 30,                June 30,
                                           -------------------   --------------------
                                             1996        1995      1996        1995
                                           --------   --------   --------   --------
HOUSING:
<S>                                        <C>         <C>        <C>       <C>     
  Operating Revenues ...................   $288,428    $255,564   $556,335  $515,691
                                           --------    --------   --------  --------
  Operating Costs and Expenses -
    Cost of products sold ..............    242,961     215,664    467,935   434,010
    Selling, general and administrative.     31,112      28,250     60,523    57,392
                                           --------    --------   --------  --------
                                            274,073     243,914    528,458   491,402
                                           --------    --------   --------  --------
  Housing Operating Income .............     14,355      11,650     27,877    24,289
                                           --------    --------   --------  --------
FINANCIAL SERVICES:
  Operating Revenues ...................      4,808       3,714      9,663     6,789
                                           --------    --------   --------  --------
  Operating Costs and Expenses -
    General and administrative .........      2,973       2,761      6,213     5,385
    Interest ...........................        364         100        825       166
                                           --------    --------   --------  --------
                                              3,337       2,861      7,038     5,551
                                           --------    --------   --------  --------
  Financial Services Operating
    Income .............................      1,471         853      2,625     1,238
                                           --------    --------   --------  --------

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES .............     15,826      12,503     30,502    25,527

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES .............      5,776       4,689     11,133     9,573
                                           --------    --------   --------  -------- 
NET INCOME .............................   $ 10,050    $  7,814   $ 19,369  $ 15,954
                                           ========    ========   ========  ========

INCOME PER COMMON AND COMMON
  EQUIVALENT SHARE:
    Primary ............................   $    .84    $    .67   $   1.61  $   1.37
                                           ========    ========   ========  ========
    Fully diluted ......................   $    .75    $    .59   $   1.44  $   1.20
                                           ========    ========   ========  ========

</TABLE>

      The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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                   U.S. HOME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
              CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                           (Dollars in Thousands)
                                (Unaudited)



                                                           Six Months Ended
                                                               June 30,
                                                          ----------------
                                                           1996        1995
                                                         ---------  ---------
   Net Cash Used by Operating Activities ..........      $(39,188)  $(41,875)
                                                         --------   -------- 
   Net Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
     Purchase of property, plant and equipment,
       net of disposals ...........................          (985)    (1,480)
     Proceeds from investments in mortgages .......         1,055        390
     Decrease (increase) in restricted cash .......          (474)       125
     Other ........................................          (414)      (437)
                                                         --------   --------
     Net cash used by investing activities ........          (818)    (1,402)
                                                         --------   --------
   Net Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
     Repayment of revolving credit facilities,
       net of proceeds ............................       (22,083)    47,757
     Net proceeds from sale of 7.95% senior notes .        73,406       --
     Repayment of notes and mortgage notes payables        (8,583)    (3,970)
                                                         --------   --------
     Net cash provided by financing activities ....        42,740     43,787
                                                         --------   --------
   Net Increase in Cash ...........................         2,734        510
   Cash At Beginning of Period ....................         6,228      2,050
                                                         --------   --------
   Cash At End of Period ..........................      $  8,962   $  2,560
                                                         ========   ========
                                                           

   Supplemental Disclosure:
     Interest paid, before amount capitalized -
       Housing ....................................      $ 14,339   $ 15,599
                                                         --------   --------
       Financial Services .........................           802        150
                                                         --------   --------
                                                         $ 15,141   $ 15,749
                                                         ========   ========
     Income taxes paid ............................      $  5,179   $    890
                                                         ========   ========

         The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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                   U.S. HOME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
            NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                               June 30, 1996
                           (Dollars in Thousands)
                                (Unaudited)

(1)  PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

        The  accompanying   consolidated  condensed  balance  sheet  as  of
        December  31, 1995,  which has been derived from audited  financial
        statements,  and the accompanying  unaudited consolidated condensed
        financial  statements have been prepared  pursuant to the rules and
        regulations  of the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission.  Certain
        information  and  note  disclosures  normally  included  in  annual
        financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
        accounting  principles  have been condensed or omitted  pursuant to
        those rules and regulations. Although the Company believes that the
        disclosures  made are  adequate  to  ensure  that  the  information
        presented  is  not   misleading,   it  is   suggested   that  these
        consolidated  condensed  financial  statements  should  be  read in
        conjunction  with  the  financial   statements  and  notes  thereto
        included in the Company's latest Annual Report on Form 10-K.

        The  preparation of  consolidated  condensed  financial  statements
        requires  management to make estimates and assumptions  that affect
        the reported  amounts of assets and  liabilities  and disclosure of
        any contingent  assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
        statements and revenues and expenses  during the reporting  period.
        Management's  estimates and  assumptions  are  reflective of, among
        other  things,   prevailing  market  conditions,   expected  market
        conditions based on published economic forecasts, current operating
        strategies and the availability of capital which are all subject to
        change.  Changes to the aforementioned or other conditions could in
        turn cause  changes to such  estimates  and  assumptions  and, as a
        result, actual results could differ from the original estimates.

        In  the  opinion  of the  Company,  the  accompanying  consolidated
        condensed  financial  statements  contain all  adjustments  (all of
        which were normal and recurring  adjustments)  necessary to present
        fairly the  Company's  financial  position  as of June 30, 1996 and
        December 31, 1995 and its results of  operations  for the three and
        six month  periods  ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 and cash flows for
        the six month periods ended June 30, 1996 and 1995.

        Because  of the  seasonal  nature of the  Company's  business,  the
        results of  operations  for the three and six month  periods  ended
        June  30,  1996  and 1995  are not  necessarily  indicative  of the
        results for the full year.


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(2)  INVENTORIES

     The components of single-family housing inventories are as follows:

                                                    June 30,    December 31,
                                                      1996           1995
                                                  ----------    ------------
       Housing completed and under construction     $276,663      $238,508
       Models                                         65,433        63,475
       Finished lots                                 130,472       129,260
       Land under development                         65,507        50,714
       Land held for development or sale             150,991       150,078
                                                    --------      --------
                                                    $689,066      $632,035
                                                    ========      ========
                                                    

(3)  REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITIES, SENIOR AND CONVERTIBLE SUBORDINATED DEBT
     AND NOTES PAYABLE

     Housing -

     Revolving credit facility, senior and convertible subordinated debt
     and notes payable consist of the following:
                                                June 30,      December 31,
                                                  1996            1995

           Revolving credit facility           $   8,000       $    24,000
                                               ---------       -----------

           7.95% Senior notes due 2001            75,000                -
           9.75% Senior notes due 2003           200,000           200,000
           4.875% Convertible subordinated
             debentures due 2005                  80,000            80,000
           Notes and mortgage notes payable       12,016            20,599
                                               ---------       -----------
                                                 367,016           300,599
                                               ---------       -----------
                                               $ 375,016       $   324,599
                                               =========       ===========

     The Company has a three-year  unsecured revolving credit facility (the
     "Credit Facility") with a group of banks. The Credit Facility provides
     up to a maximum of  $130,000  of which up to  $20,000  may be used for
     letter of credit obligations,  subject to a borrowing base limitation.
     The amount  available for borrowing under the Credit Facility is based
     on housing inventories,  finished lots and closing proceeds receivable
     less the outstanding senior debt,  including amounts outstanding under
     the  Credit  Facility;  as the  amount  invested  in these  categories
     changes, the amount of available borrowings will increase or decrease.
     At June 30, 1996,  $79,782 of the Credit  Facility was  available  for
     
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     borrowing.  Borrowings  bear interest at a premium over the Eurodollar
     rate or a bank  corporate  base rate  announced by the agent bank. The
     Credit  Facility  expires on September  29, 1998,  but may be extended
     annually for successive one-year periods with the consent of the banks
     and contains numerous real estate and financial  covenants,  including
     restrictions on incurring  additional debt,  creation of liens and the
     levels of land and housing inventories maintained by the Company and a
     prohibition on the payment of dividends, other than stock dividends.

     On  February  16,  1996,  the  Company  completed  the sale of $75,000
     principal  amount of its 7.95% senior notes ("Senior Notes") due March
     1,  2001.  Interest  on the  Senior  Notes is  payable  on March 1 and
     September  1 of each  year,  commencing  on  September  1,  1996.  The
     indenture  relating to the Senior Notes  contains  certain  covenants,
     including a minimum tangible net worth requirement and a limitation on
     the incurrence of additional debt.

     Financial Services -

     Financial  Services revolving credit facility consists of an agreement
     with a financial  institution  whereby the Company's  mortgage banking
     subsidiary, U.S. Home Mortgage Corporation ("Mortgage"), may borrow up
     to $45,000  under a  revolving  line of credit (the  "Mortgage  Credit
     Facility")  secured by  residential  mortgage loans and mortgage notes
     receivable.  The Mortgage  Credit  Facility is not  guaranteed  by the
     Company,  matures on August 31,  1996 and bears  interest at a premium
     over the London  Interbank  Offered Rate. The Mortgage Credit Facility
     has been in place since 1992 and has been renewed on various terms and
     conditions  on an  annual  basis  and  the  Company  expects  it to be
     extended or replaced by a credit facility similar to its present terms
     and conditions.  However,  there can be no assurance that the Mortgage
     Credit Facility will be extended or replaced.
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(4)  HOUSING INTEREST

     A summary  of  housing  interest  for the three and six month  periods
     ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 follows:
                                                          Three Month Period
                                                         -------------------
                                                            1996      1995
                                                         --------   --------
        Capitalized at beginning of period               $ 61,184   $ 56,749
        Capitalized                                         8,388      7,958
        Included in cost of sales                          (7,427)    (6,709)
        Included in other                                      20       (360)
                                                         --------   --------
        Capitalized at end of period                     $ 62,165   $ 57,638
                                                         ========   ========
                                                         

                                                           Six Month Period
                                                         --------------------
                                                           1996          1995
                                                         --------   --------
        Capitalized at beginning of period               $ 59,898   $ 56,082
        Capitalized                                        16,327     15,797
        Included in cost of sales                         (14,056)   (13,731)
        Included in other                                      (4)      (510)
                                                         --------   --------
        Capitalized at end of period                     $ 62,165   $ 57,638
                                                         ========   ========

(5)  INCOME PER SHARE

     The following  weighted average number of common and common equivalent
     shares  were used to  compute  income  per share for the three and six
     month  periods  ended June 30, 1996 and 1995:
                          Three Month  Period      Six  Month Period
                        -----------------------  ------------------------
                            1996          1995    1996         1995
                        ----------   ---------   ----------    ----------
         Primary        12,009,926   11,616,415  12,067,432    11,603,862
         Fully diluted  14,263,447   14,129,263  14,320,953    14,122,072

     The weighted  average  number of common and common  equivalent  shares
     outstanding  for primary income per share includes the dilutive effect
     of the convertible redeemable preferred stock and Class B warrants and
     the assumed exercise of stock options.  Fully diluted income per share
     includes  the  assumed  conversion  of  the  convertible  subordinated
     debentures.
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                  REVIEW BY INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

    Arthur Andersen LLP,  independent public accountants,  have performed a
    review of the consolidated  condensed balance sheet as of June 30, 1996
    and the related consolidated condensed statements of operations for the
    three and six month periods ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 and cash flows
    for the six month periods ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 included in this
    report.  Such review was made in accordance with standards  established
    by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.



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                  REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

TO  U.S. HOME CORPORATION:

We have reviewed the accompanying  consolidated  condensed balance sheet of
U.S. Home Corporation (a Delaware  corporation) and subsidiaries as of June
30, 1996, and the related  consolidated  condensed statements of operations
for the three and six month  periods  ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 and cash
flows  for the six  month  periods  ended  June 30,  1996 and  1995.  These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.

We conducted our review in accordance  with  standards  established  by the
American  Institute of Certified  Public  Accountants.  A review of interim
financial   information   consists   principally  of  applying   analytical
procedures to financial  data and making  inquiries of persons  responsible
for financial and accounting  matters.  It is  substantially  less in scope
than an audit  conducted in accordance  with  generally  accepted  auditing
standards, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding
the financial statements taken as a whole.
Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review,  we are not aware of any material  modifications  that
should be made to the financial statements referred to above for them to be
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously  audited, in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards,  the  consolidated  balance sheet of U.S. Home  Corporation  and
subsidiaries  as  of  December  31,  1995,  and  the  related  consolidated
statements of operations,  stockholders' equity and cash flows for the year
then ended (not  presented  herein),  and in our report  dated  February 1,
1996,  we  expressed an  unqualified  opinion on those  statements.  In our
opinion,  the  information  set  forth  in  the  accompanying  consolidated
condensed  balance sheet as of December 31, 1995, is fairly stated,  in all
material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which
it has been derived.




                                       /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
                                       ------------------------
                                       ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Houston, Texas
July 23, 1996




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

Results of Operations
- ---------------------
                                  Housing
                                  -------

The  following  table  sets forth  certain  financial  information  for the
periods indicated (dollars in thousands, except average sales price):

                                    Three Months Ended      Six Months Ended
                                          June 30,               June 30,
                                   --------------------   -------------------
                                    1996        1995         1996        1995
                                   --------    --------    --------    -------
   Revenues -
     Single-family homes .......   $285,833    $251,406    $550,558   $507,779
     Land and other ............      2,595       4,158       5,777      7,912
                                   --------    --------    --------   --------
       Total ...................   $288,428    $255,564    $556,335   $515,691
                                   ========    ========    ========   ========

   Single-family homes -
     Gross margin amount .......   $ 45,279    $ 39,699    $ 87,771   $ 80,945
     Gross margin percentage ...       15.8%       15.8%       15.9%      15.9%
     Units delivered ...........      1,722       1,599       3,365      3,248
     Average sales price .......   $166,000    $157,200    $163,600   $156,300
     New orders taken ..........      1,779       1,868       4,478      4,145
     Backlog at end of period ..                              3,844       3,448

   Selling, general and
     administrative expenses as
     a percentage of housing
     revenues ..................       10.8%       11.1%       10.9%      11.1%

   Interest expense -
     Paid and accrued ..........   $  8,388    $  7,958    $ 16,327   $ 15,797
     Capitalized ...............   $  8,388    $  7,958    $ 16,327   $ 15,797
     Percent capitalized .......      100.0%      100.0%      100.0%     100.0%

   Capitalized interest included
     in cost of products sold ..   $  7,427    $  6,709    $ 14,056   $ 13,731

Revenues -

Revenues  from  sales of  single-family  homes  for the three and six month
periods ended June 30, 1996  increased 14% and 8% compared to the three and
six month periods ended June 30, 1995. The increase resulted from 8% and 4%
increases in the number of housing units  delivered and 6% and 5% increases
in the average  sales price.  The  increase in the average  sales prices in
1996 was primarily due to price increases.


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New orders taken for the three month  period ended June 30, 1996  decreased
5% compared to the same period in 1995,  while new orders taken for the six
month period  ended June 30, 1996  increased 8% compared to the same period
in 1995.  The  Company  believes  the  decline  in new orders in the second
quarter of 1996 was  primarily  due to the  increase in  mortgage  interest
rates which began during the first quarter of 1996.  Because of the current
interest  rate  environment  and the  uncertainty  with  respect  to future
interest  rates,  the  comparative  performance of new orders taken for the
remainder of 1996 may be less than the same period in 1995.  If the decline
in new orders  continues,  the backlog  level at December 31, 1996 could be
less than the backlog  level at December  31,  1995.  If the decline in new
orders continues in 1997, deliveries in 1997 could be lower than deliveries
in 1996. See Part II, "Item 5 - Other  Information"  on page 16 for a table
of unit  activity by state for the three and six month  periods  ended June
30, 1996 and 1995.


                             Financial Services
                             ------------------

Revenues -

Revenues for the financial  services segment for the periods indicated were
as follows (dollars in thousands):
                                              Three Months     Six Months
                                                 Ended           Ended
                                               June 30,       June 30,
                                          -----------------  ---------------
                                            1996      1995    1996    1995
                                          -------   -------  -------  ------
    U.S. Home Mortgage Corporation and
      Subsidiary                          $ 3,993  $ 2,882   $ 7,827   5,154
    Other financial services operations       815      832     1,836   1,635
                                          -------  -------   -------  ------
                                          $ 4,808  $ 3,714   $ 9,663  $6,789
                                          =======  =======   =======  ======

The  increases  in  U.S.  Home  Mortgage   Corporation   and   subsidiary's
("Mortgage")  revenues for the three and six month  periods  ended June 30,
1996 when  compared to the three and six month  periods ended June 30, 1995
were primarily due to an increase in mortgage loan  originations and income
from the sale of mortgage loans and servicing rights.

Financial Condition and Liquidity

                                  Housing
                                  -------

The Company's  most  significant  needs for capital  resources are land and
finished lot purchases,  land  development  and housing  construction.  The
Company's  ability  to  generate  cash  adequate  to meet  these  needs  is
principally  achieved from the sale of homes and the margins  thereon,  the
utilization  of  Company-owned  lots and  borrowings  under  its  financing
facilities.
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Access  to  quality  land  and lot  locations  is an  integral  part of the
Company's  success.  Typically,  in order to secure  the  rights to quality
locations and provide  sufficient  lead time for  development,  the Company
must acquire  land rights well in advance of when orders for housing  units
are expected to occur. The Company attempts to minimize its exposure to the
cyclical  nature of the  housing  market and its use of working  capital by
employing rolling lot options,  which enable the Company to initially pay a
small  portion  of the  total  lot  cost and  then  purchase  the lots on a
scheduled  basis.  The increase in land  inventories  in 1996 from 1995 was
primarily the result of increased activities, including increase in the
Company's retirement and active-adult communities.

In February 1996, the  Company  sold  $75 million  principal  amount of its
7.95%  senior notes due 2001.  The net proceeds  thereof were used to repay
the  outstanding  balance under the Credit Facility and for working capital
and  general  corporate  purposes.  See  Note 3 of  Notes  to  Consolidated
Condensed Financial Statements.

The  Company has financed,  and expects to continue to finance, its working
capital needs from  operations and  borrowings,  including those made under
the Company's unsecured revolving credit facility ("Credit Facility").  The
Credit Facility (and previous credit  facilities)  have enabled the Company
to meet peak operating needs. See Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Condensed
Financial Statements.

The net cash  provided or used by the  operating,  investing  and financing
activities of the housing  operations  for the six month periods ended June
30, 1996 and 1995 is summarized below (dollars in thousands):

                                                    1996            1995
                                                  --------        --------
          Net cash provided (used) by:
            Operating activities                  $(39,655)       $(32,514)
            Investing activities                    (1,956)         (1,473)
            Financing activities                    48,823          33,142
          Net increase (decrease) in cash         $  7,212        $   (845)

Housing  operations  are,  at any time,  affected  by a number of  factors,
including the number of housing units under  construction and housing units
delivered.  Housing  operating  activities  for 1996 used more cash than in
1995  primarily  due to an  increase  in housing  proceeds  receivable  and
housing  construction and land asset activities offset in part by increased
profitability and the timing of payments related to these activities.

Cash  flow  from  housing  financing  activities  for  1996  provided  cash
reflecting  the  sale of the Company's 7.95% senior notes, partially offset
by the repayment of the outstanding amount under the Credit Facility, while
1995 provided cash reflecting  primarily net borrowings under the Company's
previous revolving credit facility.

The Company's   federal  income  tax  returns  for  the   years  ended
December 31, 1993 and 1992 are  currently  being examined by the Internal
Revenue Service.


<PAGE> 16

The Company  believes that cash flow from operations and amounts  available
under the Credit  Facility will be  sufficient to meet its working  capital
obligations and other needs. However, should the Company require capital in
excess of that which is currently  available there can be no assurance that
it will be available.

                             Financial Services
                             ------------------

Mortgage's  activities  represent a  substantial  portion of the  financial
services  segment's  activities.  As  loan  originations  by  Mortgage  are
primarily  from housing  units  delivered by the  Company's  home  building
operations,   Mortgage's   financial  condition  and  liquidity  are  to  a
significant extent dependent upon the financial condition of the Company.

Financial   services   operating   activities  are  affected  primarily  by
Mortgage's loan originations which result in the sale of mortgage loans and
related  servicing  rights  to  third  party  investors.  Cash  flows  from
financial services operating  activities are also affected by the timing of
the  sales  of loans  and  servicing  rights  which  generally  are sold to
investors  within 30 days after homes are delivered.  In this regard,  cash
flows from financial services operating  activities for 1996 used less cash
compared to 1995  primarily  because the increase in  residential  mortgage
loan receivables in 1996 was less than the increase in residential mortgage
loan receivables in 1995.

The Company  finances its  financial  services  operations  primarily  from
internally  generated  funds,  such as from  the  origination  and  sale of
residential  mortgage loans and related  servicing  rights,  and short-term
debt. As more fully discussed in Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated  Condensed
Financial Statements, the short-term debt consists of a $45 million secured
revolving line of credit (the "Mortgage Credit  Facility") which matures on
August 31,  1996.  While the Mortgage  Credit  Facility  contains  numerous
covenants,  including  a debt to  tangible  net  worth  ratio and a minimum
tangible net worth  requirement,  these  covenants are not  anticipated  to
significantly limit Mortgage's operations.

The Company has no obligation to provide funding to its financial  services
operations,   nor  does  it  guarantee  any  of  its   financial   services
subsidiaries'  debt.  The Company  believes that the  internally  generated
funds and the Mortgage  Credit  Facility  will be sufficient to provide for
Mortgage's working capital needs.

Part II.  OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.   Legal Proceedings

        On June 21, 1993,  the Company and 46 of its  affiliates  (the "USH
        Debtors")  emerged from Chapter 11 pursuant to their First  Amended
        Consolidated Plan of  Reorganization  and seven other affiliates of
        the Company (consisting of the Company's discontinued  manufactured
        housing and building supply operations (the "Liquidating Debtors"))
        commenced liquidation pursuant to their First Amended Joint Plan of
        Reorganization. On June 5, 1996, the United States Bankruptcy Court
        for the Southern  District of New York entered  orders which closed
        the  Chapter  11 cases of all of the USH  Debtors  (other  than the
        Company) and the Liquidating Debtors.
<PAGE> 17

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

        The annual meeting of stockholders of the Company was held on April
        24, 1996.  The following  persons were  re-elected to the Company's
        Board of  Directors  to hold  office  until the  annual  meeting of
        stockholders in 1997 and until their respective successors are duly
        elected and qualified:

              Director                      In Favor              Withheld
        ----------------------            ------------         -----------
        Glen Adams                          8,744,996              54,169
        Steven G. Gerard                    8,745,876              53,289
        Kenneth J. Hanau, Jr.               8,744,952              54,213
        Isaac Heimbinder                    8,745,692              53,473
        Malcolm T. Hopkins                  8,744,584              54,581
        Jack L. McDonald                    8,744,478              54,687
        Charles A. McKee                    8,743,209              55,956
        George A. Poole, Jr.                8,745,632              53,533
        Herve Repault                       8,745,787              53,378
        James W. Sight                      8,744,975              54,190
        Robert J. Strudler                  8,745,118              54,047

        Additional items voted upon by the Company's stockholders  at the
        meeting were:  

          (a) the Company's  1996  Employees'  Stock Option  Plan; and

          (b) the ratification  of the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP,
              independent  public  accountants,  to examine  the  Company's
              financial statements for 1996.

       The  votes of the  Company's  stockholders  on these  items  were as
       follows:

                                                                      Broker
        Item     In Favor         Opposed         Abstained         Non-Vote
       -----    ---------        --------         ---------         --------
        (a)     8,268,632         463,845            25,438           42,250
        (b)     8,755,674          33,325            10,166              -



<PAGE> 18

Item 5.  Other Information

        Additional Operating Data -


        The following  table provides  information  (expressed in number of
        housing  units) with  respect to new orders  taken,  deliveries  to
        purchasers  of  single-family  homes and  backlog  by state for the
        three and six month periods ended June 30, 1996 and 1995:

               States              New Orders      Deliveries
               ------              ----------      ----------
                                  1996    1995    1996    1995
                                  ----    ----    ----    ----
         Three Month Period -
         Arizona                  224      257     243     207
         California               157      147     119     131
         Colorado                 207      273     294     286
         Florida                  481      541     493     535
         Indiana/Ohio              48       49      28       9
         Maryland/Virginia        129      114      80      82
         Minnesota                 88      133      81      67
         Nevada                   103      111     109      64
         New Jersey               100       69     111      43
         Texas                    242      174     164     175
                                -----    -----   -----   -----
                                1,779    1,868   1,722   1,599
                                =====    =====   =====   =====


               States              New Orders      Deliveries       Backlog
               ------              ----------      ----------       -------
                                  1996    1995    1996     1995    1996   1995
                                  ----    ----    ----     ----    ----   ----
         Six Month Period -
         Arizona                   494     543     516     394      363    412
         California                317     326     231     232      197    180
         Colorado                  817     698     556     541      723    547
         Florida                 1,328   1,326   1,062   1,205    1,252  1,267
         Indiana/Ohio              125      64      60      16      127     58
         Maryland/Virginia         237     225     153     154      197    153
         Minnesota                 191     203     145     127      165    163
         Nevada                    238     188     187     128      170    150
         New Jersey                271     139     171     122      283    186
         Texas                     460     433     284     329      367    332
                                 -----   -----   -----   -----    -----  -----
                                 4,478   4,145   3,365   3,248    3,844  3,448
                                 =====   =====   =====   =====    =====  =====



<PAGE> 19

        Cautionary Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements -

         The  Company  desires  to  take  advantage  of the  "safe  harbor"
         provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
         and is including this disclosure in order to do so.

         Certain   statements  in  the  Company's  press   releases,   oral
         communications  and  filings  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange
         Commission that are not historical facts are, or may be considered
         to be, forward-looking statements.  Given the risks, uncertainties
         and  contingencies of the Company's  business,  the actual results
         may  differ  materially  from those  expressed  or implied by such
         forward-looking   statements.   Further,  certain  forward-looking
         statements are based on assumptions concerning future events which
         may not prove to be accurate.

         Forward-looking  statements  by the Company  regarding  results of
         operations and, ultimately,  financial  condition,  are subject to
         numerous risks and assumptions, including the following:

               General  economic  and business  conditions,  the level and
               direction  of  interest  rates  and the  level  of  consumer
               confidence  have  significant  impact on the willingness and
               ability of purchasers to enter into  contracts for homes and
               to  consummate   purchases  of  such  homes  under  contract
               (backlog),  as well as on the  performance  of Mortgage, the
               Company's principal subsidiary.

               The  development  of  many  of the  Company's  communities,
               particularly  its retirement  and active adult  communities,
               result from a lengthy,  complex  series of events  involving
               land purchase, regulatory compliance,  capital availability,
               marketing and sales, any of which can materially  affect the
               financial results for a community.

               The  Company  is in a  highly  competitive  and  fragmented
               industry, which places constant pressure on price (including
               the ability of the Company to respond to increases in prices
               from its suppliers),  quality and marketing and particularly
               challenges  the Company  upon any entry into new  geographic
               markets.

               The  Company  faces  numerous  regulatory  hurdles  in  its
               development efforts,  such as laws and regulations regarding
               zoning,   environmental  protection,   building  design  and
               construction, density and rate of development.

               The  Company's  access to  capital  sufficient  to fund its
               development   activities   is  affected  by  the   Company's
               financial  leverage  and by the  willingness  of the capital
               markets and banks to absorb equity or debt of the Company.

               The Company may encounter other contingencies, including labor
               shortages,   work stoppages, product liability, litigation,
               natural risks such as floods or  hurricanes  and other  factors
               over which the  Company has little or no control.

<PAGE> 20



Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
          --------------------------------

    (a)   Exhibits

          Exhibit  11    - Computation of Income Per Common Share

          Exhibit  15    - Letter with respect to unaudited interim financial
                                       information

          Exhibit  27    - Financial Data Schedule

     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

          No  Current  Report on Form 8-K was filed by the  Company  during
          April, May or June 1996.


<PAGE> 21



                                 SIGNATURES

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.


                                         U.S. HOME CORPORATION

Date:     August 8, 1996                 /s/ Isaac Heimbinder
                                         ----------------------------
                                         Isaac Heimbinder
                                         President, Co-Chief Executive
                                         Officer and Chief Operating
                                         Officer



Date:     August 8, 1996                 /s/ Chester P. Sadowski
                                         ----------------------------
                                         Chester P. Sadowski
                                         Vice President, Controller
                                         and Chief Accounting Officer



<PAGE> 22




                             INDEX OF EXHIBITS


                                                                 Sequential
Exhibit                                                           Numbered
Number                                                              Page


11           Computation of Income Per Common Share                  23

15           Letter with respect to unaudited interim
               financial information                                 25

27           Financial Data Schedule                                 26




<PAGE> 23

                                                               EXHIBIT 11
                                                              (Unaudited)


                   U.S. HOME CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
                   --------------------------------------

                   COMPUTATION OF INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
                   --------------------------------------
               (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

                                  Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                      June 30,                  June 30,
                             ------------------------ -------------------------
                                 1996         1995        1996          1995
                             -----------  ----------- ------------  -----------

Income Per Common And
 Common Equivalent
 Share -

Net income                   $    10,050  $     7,814  $    19,369  $    15,954
                             ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========

Weighted average common
  shares outstanding          11,588,063   11,595,298   11,582,034   11,588,003

Effect of assumed
  exercise of
  dilutive stock
  options and
  warrants                       421,863       21,117      485,398       15,859
                              ----------  -----------  -----------  -----------

Total common and common
  equivalent shares           12,009,926   11,616,415   12,067,432   11,603,862
                             ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========

Income per common
  and common
  equivalent share           $       .84  $       .67  $      1.61  $      1.37
                             ===========  ===========  ===========  ===========



<PAGE> 24

                                  Three Months Ended       Six Months Ended
                                      June 30,                  June 30,
                             ------------------------ -------------------------
                                 1996         1995        1996          1995
                            -----------  -----------  ------------  -----------
Income Per Common Share,
  Assuming Full Dilution -

Net income                  $    10,050  $     7,814  $     19,369  $    15,954

Add interest applicable to
  4.875%  convertible
  subordinated debentures,
  net of income tax effect          614          480         1,227          961
                            -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------

Income per common share,
  assuming full dilution    $    10,664  $     8,294   $    20,596  $    16,915
                            ===========  ===========   ===========  ===========

Total common and common
  equivalent shares          12,009,926   11,616,415    12,067,432   11,603,862

Assumed additional
 common shares from
 exercise of dilutive
 stock options and 
 warrants resulting
 from use of market
 price of common
 stock at end of period            -         259,327          -         264,689

Assumed conversion of
 4.875% convertible
 subordinated debentures
 at $35.50 per share at
 date of issuance             2,253,521    2,253,521     2,253,521    2,253,521
                            -----------  -----------   -----------  -----------

Total common shares,
  assuming full
  dilution                   14,263,447   14,129,263    14,320,953   14,122,072
                            ===========  ===========   ===========  ===========

Income per common
  share, assuming
  full dilution             $       .75  $       .59   $      1.44  $      1.20
                            ===========  ===========   ===========  ===========

Note:  See Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.





<PAGE> 25

                                                            Exhibit 15


To U.S. HOME CORPORATION:



We are aware that U.S. Home  Corporation  has  incorporated by reference in
its Registration Statements No. 33-64712,  33-52993,  33-00583 and 33-02775
its Form 10-Q for the  quarter  ended June 30,  1996,  which  includes  our
report  dated  July 23,  1996  covering  the  unaudited  interim  financial
information  contained therein.  Pursuant to Regulation C of the Securities
Act of 1933,  that  report  is not  considered  a part of the  registration
statement  prepared or certified by our firm within the meaning of Sections
7 and 11 of the Act.



                                          /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
                                          ------------------------
                                          ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



Houston, Texas
August 8, 1996





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