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Mr Cabrera, who started working with a contractor in March to construct the three-bedroom house, was eager to get ahead of a fresh round of tariffs on key building materials and home items that took effect earlier this week.
Anthony Cabrera breathed a sigh of relief when, three weeks ago, he bought the last big items - couches - for his newly-built home in Hopatcong, New Jersey.
Mr Cabrera had already seen his initial budget of roughly $300,000 balloon to $450,000 as prices for a range of products, like cabinets from Asia, started going up since the spring.
"Tariffs were definitely on my mind throughout the whole process," said Mr Cabrera, who succeeded in finishing his build before the new tariffs, but still noticed rising prices in the run up.
Mr Cabrera's experience is one many home buyers, builders and renovators are grappling with.
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