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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Finally, stacking capital is common in housing development.
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Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In July, the council compounded the problem by exempting all new housing developments from on-site parking requirements.
—Patricia Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Some states and cities have recently begun easing zoning and land-use restrictions that limit housing development, which has boosted construction and lowered costs in places such as Austin and Minneapolis.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The bond measure has also helped acquire and rehabilitate seven other housing developments — some of which were previously market-rate housing — totaling 689 units.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
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Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In July, the council compounded the problem by exempting all new housing developments from on-site parking requirements.
—Patricia Sharkey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Some states and cities have recently begun easing zoning and land-use restrictions that limit housing development, which has boosted construction and lowered costs in places such as Austin and Minneapolis.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
The bond measure has also helped acquire and rehabilitate seven other housing developments — some of which were previously market-rate housing — totaling 689 units.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for housing development
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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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