A History of Homebuilders from Early Modern to Modern Times

the following evolutionary changes in homebuilding practices: 1) increasing standardization of dwelling components, 2) increasingly institutionalized sources of financial assistance, and 3) changes in production scale. Three technical appendices on dates of homebuilder 'firsts' in practices; in conceptualizing housing markets; and some government regulations, follow, with a fourth appendix on homebuilders' organizational changes over the centuries. [Publisher's text]

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