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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SummerHill Homes is floating the plans for the housing development, according to a preliminary proposal on file with San Jose city officials.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
The site has become a test case for how Dallas balances the interests of housing development, community trust and environmental risk.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Mather Veterans Village is the first permanent supportive housing development for homeless and disabled veterans in the Sacramento region, Kniestedt said.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Since that zoning change in the early 2000s, housing developments have sprung up around it.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
The site has become a test case for how Dallas balances the interests of housing development, community trust and environmental risk.
—Dallas Morning News, 6 Feb. 2026
Mather Veterans Village is the first permanent supportive housing development for homeless and disabled veterans in the Sacramento region, Kniestedt said.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Since that zoning change in the early 2000s, housing developments have sprung up around it.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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