NVR

Nvr, Inc.

A major U.S. homebuilder, NVR builds pre-sold homes under the Ryan Homes, NVHomes, and Heartland Homes brands—from starter to luxury—and runs a mortgage arm that lends to its own buyers. Founder Dwight Schar, a former Ryan Homes executive, started NVHomes in 1980, then stunned the industry by having his smaller company swallow his old employer in a deal dubbed "the pygmy eating the whale," which gave the firm its NVR name.