housing stock
noun
: the total number of houses and apartments in an area
There was a decrease in available housing stock last year.
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The report suggests the price drops resulted from fed-up renters leaving the high-cost areas or finding alternatives to new, pricey leases, not an increase in housing stock like in other states.
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Steph Solis, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
In regards to increasing the city’s affordable housing stock, the council last fall opted to create an affordable housing catalog in lieu of an incentives program for developers.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
As a result, the housing stock in Vermont is amongst the oldest in the country, which has contributed to low vacancy rates and quick turnover of homes for both buyers and renters.
—Dan D’ambrosio, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Pacific Palisades’ housing stock, much of it of the tract type, dates primarily to the 1930s and ’40s.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2025
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Steph Solis, Axios, 3 Feb. 2025
In regards to increasing the city’s affordable housing stock, the council last fall opted to create an affordable housing catalog in lieu of an incentives program for developers.
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
As a result, the housing stock in Vermont is amongst the oldest in the country, which has contributed to low vacancy rates and quick turnover of homes for both buyers and renters.
—Dan D’ambrosio, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Pacific Palisades’ housing stock, much of it of the tract type, dates primarily to the 1930s and ’40s.
—Richard Olsen, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Housing stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20stock. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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