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): July 29, 2004

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



ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

            (c) Exhibits:

            99.1 - Press Release, dated July 29, 2004

ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION.

            On July 29, 2004, American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. issued a
press release reporting financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 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.



                                   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 authorized undersigned.

Date: July 29, 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

EXHIBIT NUMBER                                DESCRIPTION
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     99.1                                     Press Release, dated July 29, 2004