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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Tom and Steuart’s investment group, Runway, flew Bentonville Mayor Stephanie Orman on at least two trips to see traffic improvements and innovative housing development in other cities.
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The effort to spur housing development sells lots for $1 each in batches to developers who can get up to $150,000 in construction assistance.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced the city is investing more than $300 million into 15 affordable housing developments across the city.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Explore More Two miles from downtown, the 1,000-year-old Alligator Mound—one of only two remaining effigy mounds in the state—sits surrounded by a housing development.
—Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026
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Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The effort to spur housing development sells lots for $1 each in batches to developers who can get up to $150,000 in construction assistance.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Mayor Brandon Johnson on Wednesday announced the city is investing more than $300 million into 15 affordable housing developments across the city.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
Explore More Two miles from downtown, the 1,000-year-old Alligator Mound—one of only two remaining effigy mounds in the state—sits surrounded by a housing development.
—Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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