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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The $24 billion valuation comes after recent federal efforts to sell large amounts of public lands for mining and housing development.
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 13 Dec. 2025
In the unincorporated areas, ADUs have increasingly been a key driver in housing development.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
Aunt Bootsie lived in New York City in a brand new housing development called the Patterson Houses.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
The housing development is another vital component of the emerging vision of Bishop Ranch as San Ramon’s urban core, a lively hub of office buildings, homes, shops, restaurants, entertainment centers, lodging sites and open spaces that has become a Bay Area destination community.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 13 Dec. 2025
In the unincorporated areas, ADUs have increasingly been a key driver in housing development.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
Aunt Bootsie lived in New York City in a brand new housing development called the Patterson Houses.
—Aliya S. King, VIBE.com, 6 Dec. 2025
The housing development is another vital component of the emerging vision of Bishop Ranch as San Ramon’s urban core, a lively hub of office buildings, homes, shops, restaurants, entertainment centers, lodging sites and open spaces that has become a Bay Area destination community.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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