UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware		1-8551		22-1851059
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

110 West Front Street
P.O. Box 500
Red Bank, New Jersey 07701
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(732) 747-7800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since
Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

     On October 5, 2009, Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (“Hovnanian”) issued a press release announcing that its wholly owned subsidiary, K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (“K. Hovnanian”), priced $785 million aggregate principal amount of 10.625% senior secured notes due October 15, 2016 (the “Notes”) in a private placement (the “Notes Offering”). The Notes and the guarantees thereof by Hovnanian and certain of its subsidiaries will be secured on a first-priority lien basis on substantially all the assets owned by K. Hovnanian and the guarantors, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

     The Notes Offering is being made within the United States only to “qualified institutional buyers” pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. investors. The Notes to be offered have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The information contained in this report does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy Notes in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or sale would be unlawful.

     All statements in this current report on Form 8-K that are not historical facts should be considered as “forward-looking statements”. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Hovnanian to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, (1) changes in general and local economic and industry and business conditions, (2) adverse weather conditions and natural disasters, (3) changes in market conditions and seasonality of Hovnanian’s business, (4) changes in home prices and sales activity in the markets where Hovnanian builds homes, (5) government regulation, including regulations concerning development of land, the home building, sales and customer financing processes, and the environment, (6) fluctuations in interest rates and the availability of mortgage financing, (7) shortages in, and price fluctuations of, raw materials and labor, (8) the availability and cost of suitable land and improved lots, (9) levels of competition, (10) availability of financing to Hovnanian in order to satisfy the financing condition for the Tender Offers, (11) utility shortages and outages or rate fluctuations, (12) levels of indebtedness and restrictions on Hovnanian’s operations and activities imposed by the agreements governing Hovnanian’s outstanding indebtedness, (13) operations through joint ventures with third parties, (14) product liability litigation and warranty claims, (15) successful identification and integration of acquisitions, (16) significant influence of Hovnanian’s controlling stockholders, (17) geopolitical risks, terrorist acts and other acts of war and (18) other factors described in detail in Hovnanian’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2008 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended January 31, 2009, April 30, 2009 and July 31, 2009. In particular, Hovnanian typically records a substantial number of home closing in the final month of its fourth quarter, so any significant delays or cancellations in anticipated closings, due to changes in economic conditions, increased difficulty in obtaining mortgage financing, inclement weather or other factors, could cause Hovnanian’s expectations as to cash balances to be materially incorrect. Except as otherwise required by applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release issued October 5, 2009

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 hereunto duly authorized.

Date: October 5, 2009

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Exhibit
Exhibit 99.1		Press Release issued October 5, 2009

Exhibit 99.1

HOVNANIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.				For Immediate Release
Contact:		J. Larry Sorsby Executive Vice President & CFO 732-747-7800		Jeffrey T. O’Keefe Director of Investor Relations 732-747-7800

HOVNANIAN ANNOUNCES PRICING OF SENIOR SECURED FIRST-LIEN NOTES

RED BANK, N.J., October 5, 2009 — Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: HOV) (the “Company”) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, K. Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (“K. Hovnanian”), priced $785 million aggregate principal amount of 10.625% senior secured notes due October 15, 2016 (the “Notes”) in a private placement.

The Notes and the guarantees thereof by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries will be secured on a first-priority lien basis on substantially all the assets owned by K. Hovnanian and the guarantors, subject to permitted liens and certain exceptions.

K. Hovnanian intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes together with cash on hand to fund its previously announced tender offers and consent solicitations (the “Tender Offers”) for its outstanding second and third lien senior secured notes and certain series of senior unsecured notes commenced pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement dated September 21, 2009, as amended, and to pay related fees and expenses. In conjunction with the closing of the Notes offering, K. Hovnanian expects to consummate the Tender Offers and to terminate its existing revolving credit facility and enter into certain letter of credit agreements.

The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes may not be offered or sold within the United States or to U.S. persons, except to “qualified institutional buyers” in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Rule 144A and to certain persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S. You are hereby notified that sellers of the Notes may be relying on the exemption from the provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy Notes in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or sale would be unlawful.

About Hovnanian Enterprises

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., founded in 1959 by Kevork S. Hovnanian, is headquartered in Red Bank, New Jersey. The Company is one of the nation’s largest homebuilders with operations in Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. The Company’s homes are marketed and sold under the trade names K. Hovnanian^® Homes^®, Matzel & Mumford, Brighton Homes, Parkwood Builders, Town & Country Homes, Oster Homes, First Home Builders of Florida and CraftBuilt Homes. As the developer of K. Hovnanian’s^® Four Seasons communities, the Company is also one of the nation’s largest builders of active adult homes.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements in this press release that are not historical facts should be considered as “forward-looking statements”. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, (1) changes in general and local economic and industry and business conditions, (2) adverse weather conditions and natural disasters, (3) changes in market conditions and seasonality of the Company’s business, (4)

changes in home prices and sales activity in the markets where the Company builds homes, (5) government regulation, including regulations concerning development of land, the home building, sales and customer financing processes, and the environment, (6) fluctuations in interest rates and the availability of mortgage financing, (7) shortages in, and price fluctuations of, raw materials and labor, (8) the availability and cost of suitable land and improved lots, (9) levels of competition, (10) utility shortages and outages or rate fluctuations, (11) levels of indebtedness and restrictions on the Company’s operations and activities imposed by the agreements governing the Company’s outstanding indebtedness, (12) operations through joint ventures with third parties, (13) product liability litigation and warranty claims, (14) successful identification and integration of acquisitions, (15) significant influence of the Company’s controlling stockholders, (16) geopolitical risks, terrorist acts and other acts of war and (17) other factors described in detail in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 31, 2008 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended January 31, 2009, April 30, 2009 and July 31, 2009. Except as otherwise required by applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.