UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 28, 2004


                    American Home Mortgage Investment Corp.
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            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


            Maryland                  001-31916             20-0103914
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  (State or Other Jurisdiction       (Commission        (I.R.S.  Employer
        of Incorporation)            File Number)       Identification No.)


520 Broadhollow Road, Melville, New York                       11747
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                    (Zip Code)


  Registrant's telephone number, including area code:           (516) 949-3900
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      On October 28, 2004, American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. issued a
press release reporting financial results for the fiscal quarter ended September
30, 2004. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The
information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being
furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section, nor shall it be deemed
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such
filing.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits:

      99.1  -    Press Release, dated October 28, 2004



                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  October 28, 2004                AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE
                                       INVESTMENT CORP.


                                       By:   /s/ Stephen A. Hozie
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                                          Name:  Stephen A. Hozie
                                          Title: Chief Financial Officer



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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    EXHIBIT NUMBER                            DESCRIPTION
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         99.1              Press Release, dated October 28, 2004