A person who has houses erected without securing buyers in advance.
风险建造商，冒险房屋开发商
Example sentencesExamples
Some towns were well planned by civic-minded local councils, with parks, libraries, concert halls, and baths; others were left to the mercy of the speculative builder.
In the long term, very few people benefit from house-price inflation and we all suffer because the infra-structure of roads, doctors, schools, recreational space, sewers etc cannot cope with the activities of speculative builders.
More than a few such projects are carried out by speculative builders with - dare I say it - a minimal grasp of the subtleties of postwar design.
It does not expect much demand for this product from developers or speculative builders.
Charles Drake was a speculative builder and it is probable that he sold the house to Mr Carter soon after it was built.
Definition of speculative builder in US English:
speculative builder
noun
A person who has houses constructed without securing buyers in advance.
风险建造商，冒险房屋开发商
Example sentencesExamples
More than a few such projects are carried out by speculative builders with - dare I say it - a minimal grasp of the subtleties of postwar design.
In the long term, very few people benefit from house-price inflation and we all suffer because the infra-structure of roads, doctors, schools, recreational space, sewers etc cannot cope with the activities of speculative builders.
Charles Drake was a speculative builder and it is probable that he sold the house to Mr Carter soon after it was built.
It does not expect much demand for this product from developers or speculative builders.
Some towns were well planned by civic-minded local councils, with parks, libraries, concert halls, and baths; others were left to the mercy of the speculative builder.