INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (AP) _ Tri Pointe Homes Inc. (TPH) on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $70.8 million. On a per-share basis, the Incline Village, Nevada-based company said it had profit of 59 cents. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 46 cents per share.