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homebuilder in American English (ˈhoumˌbɪldər) noun1. a person whose occupation is homebuilding 2. a commercial firm or company for homebuilding Word origin [1880–85; home + builder]Examples of 'homebuilder' in a sentencehomebuilder In today's climate this would include employees of banks, homebuilders and estate agents.Some homebuilders allow the loan to continue but start charging interest.That's because its value is sliding while homebuilders and tech companies get ever bigger.The seven biggest listed homebuilders had 21 per cent wiped off their value yesterday.Republicans' gift list includes homebuilders, who will get $6 billion in tax breaks.Investors are among the optimists: homebuilders' shares have nearly doubled over the past year.Leading homebuilders caught a chill from house market data yesterday.Persimmon, the country's second-biggest homebuilder, said yesterday that first-half completions were down 31 per cent.Homebuilders have called on banks and building societies to ease criteria on mortgages for new-build properties. |