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): January 26, 2006

                     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.)

538 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) 396-7700
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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 January 26, 2006, American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. (the
"Company") issued a press release reporting financial results for the quarter
and year ended December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached 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 January 26, 2006.



                                   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: January 26, 2006                 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 January 26, 2006.