housebuilding

English

Etymology

house +‎ building

Noun

housebuilding (uncountable)

1. The building of houses
   • 2009 January 2, Dave Hill, “Honeymoon over - now mayor faces fight to keep voters sweet”, in The Guardian:

     He says he'll be spending the £5bn available to him to "jump-start" the capital's stalling housebuilding market in pursuit of his target of providing an additional 50,000 "affordable" homes over the next three years.