builder

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The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, a gauge of builder confidence in the market for newly built single family housing, was 34 in April, down from 38 in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

The market is still hurting from low supply and dented consumer confidence—but it’s not a bad time to buy select home builder stocks that have already felt the pain.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

The author is a community builder, writer and yoga teacher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Decades ago, the original builder had entombed old construction debris instead of hauling it away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

He was an impartial and unexcitable umpire at all our bedlam sporting events, a master fire builder and extinguisher, and an expert, uncontemptuous first-aid man.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger