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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On Thursday, May 21, William shared a photo to Instagram of himself touring a new Duchy of Cornwall housing development, which will feature housing designed to address homelessness.
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Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
An affordable housing development in San Jose that could produce hundreds of residences is moving forward after final city approval.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Kounalakis, meanwhile, spent more than two decades running her family’s housing development business before becoming the first woman to be elected lieutenant governor in California.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 20 May 2026
The Sierra Club has also sued, saying the county ignored state rules for studying how much future residents of new housing developments would drive.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
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Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
An affordable housing development in San Jose that could produce hundreds of residences is moving forward after final city approval.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Kounalakis, meanwhile, spent more than two decades running her family’s housing development business before becoming the first woman to be elected lieutenant governor in California.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 20 May 2026
The Sierra Club has also sued, saying the county ignored state rules for studying how much future residents of new housing developments would drive.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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