builder
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Raised in Queens, the son of a builder and a dressmaker, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife of 41 years, Katherine, and still takes the subway to watch his beloved Knicks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
“That costs money in interest, site labor, site management, rental equipment, utilities, insurance,” said Schwinghammer, the Indiana builder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Most towns and local governments have rules on how big a lot must be for a builder to construct a single-family home on it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
In his 2010 autobiography, My Life on Mars, he recalled a builder stopping him in The Open University car park to shake his hand.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Their task was eased somewhat by Lawrences unassailable reputation as an accelerator builder.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
By creating more demand for new homes, he said, the hope is that builders will respond en masse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Dozens of builders had been working on the upper floors when it collapsed, but managed to emerge largely unscathed.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, based on a survey of builders, fell to 29, its lowest since 2012.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The share of builders offering discounts is the highest since 2020, according to a monthly survey by the National Association of Home Builders released Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
I nod and she continues, “Let’s just say this wall was built like the pyramids: most of the builders didn’t live to tell about it, and ain’t no Moses come to liberate them.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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