builder
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A builder I chatted to at the gym reckoned they would be useful on sites for recording what he was doing, either in the event of an accident or even to teach others new skills.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
It’s a challenging time to be a home builder and 7% mortgage rates only make things worse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“He is an expert builder and strategist, technical and product-minded, with sharp instincts for what fans actually want.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Owens is a home builder and remodeler in Worthington, Ohio.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
There is no faith like the faith of a builder of homes in coastal Louisiana.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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As global bonds sold off, rising yields put pressure on small caps, utilities and home builders — all corners of the market considered particularly sensitive to interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
HBF said it would support statutory registration for builders with the New Homes Quality Board but warned that snagging inspectors were not regulated.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The effect of rates topping the psychologically important 7% level is rippling through the market for buyers, sellers and builders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
With their margins dragged down by rising materials and labor costs, home builders are also offering expensive mortgage rate buydowns to stimulate sales in a stagnant market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The builders would paint right over the character, I thought, and never notice.
From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz
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