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2007 NAICS Definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in building new homes on land that is owned or controlled by the builder rather than the homebuyer or investor. The land is included with the sale of the home. Establishments in this industry build single and/or multifamily homes. These establishments are often referred to as merchant builders, but are also known as production or for-sale builders.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Building single-family houses for others as general contractors--are classified in U.S. Industry 236115, New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders);
• Building multifamily residential buildings for others as general contractors--are classified in U.S. Industry 236116, New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders);
• Remodeling or repairing existing houses and other residential buildings, either for others or on own account for sale--are classified in U.S. Industry 236118, Residential Remodelers;
• Performing specialized construction work on houses or other residential buildings, generally on a subcontract basis--are classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors; and
• Constructing and leasing residential buildings on their own account--are classified in Industry 531110, Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings.

Index entries that bring you to this industry:

• Apartment building operative builders
• Cabin operative builders
• Condominium operative builders
• Cooperative apartment operative builders
• Cottage operative builders
• Custom builders, operative builders, multifamily buildings
• Custom builders, operative builders, single-family home
• Duplex operative builders
• Garden apartment operative builders
• High-rise apartment operative builders
• Home builders, operative
• Housing construction, merchant builder
• Housing construction, operative builder
• Log home operative builders
• Low income housing construction operative builders
• Low-rise apartment operative builders
• Merchant builders (i.e., building on own land, for sale), residential
• Modular housing, residential, assembled on site by operative builders
• Multifamily building operative builders
• Operative builders (i.e., building on own land, for sale), residential
• Operative builders (i.e., building on own land, for sale), single-family housing
• Panelized housing, residential, assembled on site by operative builders
• Panelized multifamily housing assembled on site by operative builders
• Precut housing, residential, assembled on site by operative builders
• Premanufactured housing assembly on site by operative builders
• Residential operative builders
• Row house construction operative builders
• Single-family housing built on own land for sale (i.e., operative builders)
• Single-family housing construction operative builders
• Speculative builders (i.e., building on own land, for sale), multifamily housing
• Speculative builders (i.e., building on own land, for sale), residential
• Speculative builders (i.e., building on own land, for sale), single-family housing
• Time-share condominium construction operative builders
• Town house construction operative builders
• Vacation housing construction operative builders