He is the founder of NVR, Inc., a Fortune 500 company that is the third-largest home builder (by revenue) in the United States.
Subsequently, he was appointed vice-president and group manager of Ryan Homes, Inc.'s Washington, D.C., operations, a position he held from 1973 to 1977.
[17][18] In 2006, Schar donated $5 million to his alma mater, Ashland University, to help fund the construction of their new education building.
On June 6, 2024, Inova Health System announced it had raised $83 million over the past year, surpassing the challenge.
[24] An investigation from the Richmond Times-Dispatch had discovered that one of Schar's companies had issued loans through the Virginia Housing Development Authority.
[26][27] Ryan Homes, a business under the NVR umbrella, received a letter from Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) which asked the company to stop the practice of forced arbitration.
"[28][29] USA Today conducted an investigation that found that Ryan Homes "ignored warranty requests for dozens if not hundreds of customers nationally.
"[30] A lawsuit filed by homeowners in Bella Collina, a community run by DCS Capital Investments, accused Randall Greene of "racketeering, embezzling, and conspiracy."