housing stock
noun
: the total number of houses and apartments in an area
There was a decrease in available housing stock last year.
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The village is also looking to increase housing stock – always a tricky feat for a landlocked municipality.
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Igor Studenkov, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Old houses laden with lead Stories like Honey’s are playing out throughout Duluth thanks to its aging housing stock.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2026
Due to a nearly two-decade-long decline in new construction, the country’s housing stock is aging.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Towns are exempt from these lawsuits if at least 10% of their housing stock is designated affordable.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
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Igor Studenkov, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
Old houses laden with lead Stories like Honey’s are playing out throughout Duluth thanks to its aging housing stock.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 16 Feb. 2026
Due to a nearly two-decade-long decline in new construction, the country’s housing stock is aging.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Towns are exempt from these lawsuits if at least 10% of their housing stock is designated affordable.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
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