national industry 236117

New Housing For-Sale Builders

Overview

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-family and/or multifamily homes. These establishments are often referred to as merchant builders, but are also known as production or for-sale builders.

The immediate parent of national industry 236117 is international industry 23611: Residential Building Construction

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

Building single-family houses for others as general contractors--are classified in U.S. Industry 236115, New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders);
Building multifamily residential buildings for others as general contractors--are classified in U.S. Industry 236116, New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale 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.

Sub-Descriptions

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition	Existed	Equivalent Value
2002		236117
2007		236117
2012		236117
2017		236117
2022		236117

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

1531 - Operative Builders

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 236117, New Housing For-Sale Builders:

apartment
building constr residential 1 2 family dwllg excluding alteration renovation repair
building constr residential 1 2 family dwllg including alteration renovation repair
building construction of residential one or two family dwelling including alteration renovation or repair
building construction townhouse
carpentry construction of residential dwelling not exceeding three story in height for sale builder
carpentry detached one or two family dwelling
carpentry dwelling three story or less for sale builder
condominium
construction
construction of building
contractor sub work construction or reconstruct or repair or erect 1 2 family dwelling tier 4
contractor subcontracted work in connection with building construction reconstruction repair or erection one or two family dwelling
mobile home prefabricated building away from shop site
mobile home prefabricated building including shop operation
mobile home prefabricated housing away from shop site
new housing for sale builder
operative builder
prefabricated housing mobile home away from shop site
residential building construction

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