builders

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At a time when many builders are offering incentives to combat high homebuying costs at the expense of their margins, Toll Brothers’ margins are higher than many of its peers.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Home builders remain largely pessimistic about spring sales due to high costs, but luxury home sales have increased.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Home builders remain pessimistic about conditions for sales this spring as buyers are still squeezed by steep costs.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Home builders are often willing to expend significant effort to recover costs from their subcontractors because defending themselves is enormously expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Just beneath the crust lay a twenty-foot stratum of the same quicksand Chicago builders always confronted, only now it was ice cold and a torment to workers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson