housing development
noun
: a group of individual dwellings or apartment houses typically of similar design that are usually built and sold or leased by one management
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Large portions of California consist of deserts, mountains, forests, and agricultural regions with little housing development.
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James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
These and other moves might suggest San Diego is backing off its years-long effort to encourage more housing development with hopes that boosting supply will help moderate sky-high prices.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Without legislative action, Illinois risks losing a critical financing tool at the very moment affordable housing development faces unprecedented challenges.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The reforms were unveiled as part of a broader report on how to expedite affordable housing development.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
These and other moves might suggest San Diego is backing off its years-long effort to encourage more housing development with hopes that boosting supply will help moderate sky-high prices.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
Without legislative action, Illinois risks losing a critical financing tool at the very moment affordable housing development faces unprecedented challenges.
—Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
The reforms were unveiled as part of a broader report on how to expedite affordable housing development.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026
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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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