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Article: Parallel universe: the worldview of home builders versus that of the people who post negative Web sites about them is so different that some might wonder whether the two groups live on the same planet.
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- January 1, 2005
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HOME BUILDERS HAVE BEEN SO BUSY IN recent years that building homes has taken precedence over the relatively small number of complaints they've received. Moreover, journalists, economists, and even the president credit the home building industry with carrying the economy through these difficult times of war and recession.
In the wake of such praise and good tidings, builders are feeling pretty good about themselves and their industry That's why home builders and the people who post anti-builder Web sites seem to exist in parallel universes.
Builders see themselves as champions of free enterprise delivering the American Dream of homeownership to millions ...