Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Chater Nicolas V
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/14/2004		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOMEBANC CORP [HMB]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2002 SUMMIT BOULEVARD, SUITE 100		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and Deputy CFO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ATLANTA, GA 30319		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 15,200
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Rights   (1) 07/14/2014 Common Stock 25,000 $ 0 D  
Dividend Equivalent Rights   (2) 07/14/2014 Common Stock 334 $ (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Chater Nicolas V
2002 SUMMIT BOULEVARD
SUITE 100
ATLANTA, GA 30319		       EVP and Deputy CFO  

Signatures

/s/Alana L. Griffin, as Attorney in Fact 12/22/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The Stock Appreciation Rights ("SARs") vest in four equal installments, beginning on July 14, 2005.
(2) Represents restricted stock units ("RSUs") acquired pursuant to a dividend equivalent rights feature of SARs awarded under the HomeBanc Corp. Amended and Restated 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The RSUs become exercisable proportionately with the SARs to which they relate. Upon exercise of the SARs, the value of the accumulated RSUs (based on the fair market value of the issuer's common stock at the time of exercise) will be added to the amount payable upon exercise of the SARs, and the total value will be converted to shares of common stock to be delivered to the Reporting Person.

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