Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Toll Brothers
Search every verified Martin Connor interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Martin Connor, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Toll Brothers, stated in 2011 and 2012 that the housing market was recovering. He said in 2012 that general economic news was trending upward, which he said boded well for housing, and that the spring selling season would be telling. Connor described the New York metro area as the company's hottest market, with high-rise communities in Hoboken, Manhattan, and Brooklyn performing well. He also said Toll Brothers was actively seeking land opportunities in California. Connor said in 2011 that the government should "step back and let housing heal itself," arguing that a previous tax credit had not helped and may have muddied the picture. He noted that Toll Brothers had plenty of capital and was seeking places to deploy it, and that the company was pleased to be at a break-even basis after the downturn. Connor described Toll Brothers' buyers as having solid credit, with average FICO scores in the mid-650s and 30% down payments, and said 18% of buyers paid cash.
“The general economic news is trending upward which bodes well for the housing market right now. One of the key areas that we look for is the spring selling season and that's going to be telling from now until the end of the year.”
“It's a great time to buy a house with continued low mortgage rates and near all-time high affordability. We hope confidence is increasing to such an extent that people will be willing to make that purchase.”
“The banks do have a significant role in thawing out credit and helping people achieve the American dream. At Toll Brothers, our buyers have solid credit with average FICO scores in the mid 650s, put on average 30% down as a down payment, and leverage about 70% of the house purchase.”
“We may see a reversion of home ownership rates back to the mid to lower 60% range from the historical upper 60% due to the issues we've gone through in the housing downturn.”
Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Martin Connor, chief financial officer at Toll Brothers Inc., talks about the outlook for the U.S. housing market.
March 30 (Bloomberg) -- Martin Connor, chief financial officer of Toll Brothers Inc., talks about the state of the housing market.
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