homebuilding

[ hohm-bil-ding ]

noun

1. the designing or constructing of houses.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or associated with homebuilding:

   the homebuilding industry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of homebuilding¹

First recorded in 1815–25; home + building

Example Sentences

Doing so would increase annual homebuilding by more than 50% from recent averages.

From Los Angeles Times

A recent paper from researchers at the University of Utah and University of Wisconsin found that greater immigration enforcement led to less homebuilding, higher home prices and fewer jobs for domestic construction workers.

From Los Angeles Times

Irvine had the largest surge in U.S. home values over the last year and is defying population and homebuilding trends, in part because of Asian and Asian American buyers.

From Los Angeles Times

It applies to every basic building block of modern life: labor, immigration, travel, and materials for homebuilding, transportation, power generation, and necessary appliances.

From Slate

Although overall housing development, including apartments and single-family homes, soared between 2020 and 2023, that level of homebuilding is “very not representative of what’s happened since 2007,” said Tedd Kelleher, housing policy director at the Department of Commerce, which published the report.

From Seattle Times