owner-occupied

adjective

: lived in by the owner
owner-occupied houses

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Unlike the first three cities on our list, in Gun Club Estates, the majority — 76.9% of housing units — are renter-occupied, while only 23.1% are owner-occupied. Andrew Depietro, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 Any short-term rental that is considered owner-occupied, meaning the owner resides permanently in the residence and rents out a portion of it, does not count toward to number of units allowed in the city. Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024 Even West Virginia, which counts three out of every four housing units in the state as owner-occupied, isn’t insulated, Sansalone said. Samantha Delouya, CNN, 9 July 2024 Of the 22 homes on her part of the street, only eight are owner-occupied. Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024 And home ownership rates are so low that less than 10% of the housing units in the neighborhood are owner-occupied. Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 6 Apr. 2024 Census data shows of the existing 700 housing units, 494 are owner-occupied, 262 are rentals, and 206 are vacant. Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024 According to a 2021 report, 63% of Los Angeles households are renter-occupied, while 37% are owner-occupied. Diana Ruzova, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024 According to the 2024 report, 70% of housing units in Indiana were owner-occupied. Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024

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“Owner-occupied.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/owner-occupied. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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