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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Transitioning them would boost Maui’s residential housing stock by 13%, which Mr. Tyndall said would almost certainly lead to lower buying prices and rents.
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Audrey McAvoy, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2024
Transitioning them would boost Maui's residential housing stock by 13%, which Tyndall said would almost certainly lead to lower buying prices and rents.
—CBS News, 25 June 2024
The neighborhood association would also have the right to sign off on housing design, which must fit in with the existing housing stock.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2024
The vote comes as the state is pushing Bay Area cities and counties to approve more than 441,000 new homes by 2031, a roughly 15% increase in the region’s total housing stock.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
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Audrey McAvoy, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2024
Transitioning them would boost Maui's residential housing stock by 13%, which Tyndall said would almost certainly lead to lower buying prices and rents.
—CBS News, 25 June 2024
The neighborhood association would also have the right to sign off on housing design, which must fit in with the existing housing stock.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2024
The vote comes as the state is pushing Bay Area cities and counties to approve more than 441,000 new homes by 2031, a roughly 15% increase in the region’s total housing stock.
—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 20 June 2024
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“Housing stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20stock. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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