The short interest moves in residential construction stocks were mixed again during the early weeks of August, as concerns about rising interest rates began to grow. M/I Homes (NYSE: TOL) saw upswings in short interest of more than 12 percent.The number of shares sold short in Beazer Homes (NYSE: SPF) also increased from the previous period.The short interest in Meritage Homes (NYSE: MTH) and TRI Pointe Homes (NYSE: TPH) was essentially flat between the July 31 and August 15 settlement dates.However, Taylor Morrison Home (NYSE: TMHC) saw its shares sold short shrink more than 36 percent.Short interest in Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV), KB Home (NYSE: KBH), Lennar (NYSE: LEN), Lyon William Homes (NYSE: WLH), NVR (NYSE: NVR) and PulteGroup (NYSE: PHM) declined more modestly.Below is a quick look at how M/I Homes, Taylor Morrison Home and Toll Brothers have fared and what analysts expect from them.See also: Short Sellers Gang Up On Marvell TechnologyM/I HomesThe number of shares sold short in this builder of single-family homes grew about 17 percent to about 2.51 million, which was more than 10 percent of the total float.
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