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
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, a gauge of builder confidence in the market for newly built single family housing, fell three points to 29 in October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The gloomy builder outlook could be an opportunity for home buyers who can afford current home prices.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 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
The builder grabbed the ropes that attached to the empty stone-boat and prepared to hitch it to his great gray horse.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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
Treasurys to the beaten-down shares of home builders and software companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
With buyer traffic to newly built homes at the lowest level since April 2012, excluding the onset of the pandemic, 43% of home builders are cutting prices in October.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Mum's gone to Cheltenham today to speak with builders, so I'd told Dad I'd probably go and play electronic battleships at Alastair Nurton's.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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