housing stock

noun

: the total number of houses and apartments in an area

There was a decrease in available housing stock last year.

Examples of housing stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In recent years, though, the GHA has demolished Delaney, Dorie Miller, and Colonial Gardens public housing centers so its housing stock has diminished. —Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

New dining and retail experiences, access to healthcare and jobs, available housing stock and state-of-the-art schools are all byproducts of growth. —Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025

Protecting renters from heat would require a thorough statewide analysis of the housing stock and significant funding help for landlords, says Stephanie Pincetl, director of the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA. —Calmatters, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025

But over time, today’s new homes become tomorrow’s existing housing stock. —Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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