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 combination of rising prices, insufficient new housing stock, growing rental demand, and limited affordability has put large numbers of renters and prospective homeowners under pressure.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Since taking office, the government has added 2,400 units to its housing stock and thousands of jobs, Garner said.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
Muncie, where decades-long population decline has only recently started to reverse, needs more quality housing stock.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Another is the tight supply of housing stock, and the third is the increase in household income over the past 50 years, as societal shifts saw more women working and as a result, families had more money to escalate prices.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Since taking office, the government has added 2,400 units to its housing stock and thousands of jobs, Garner said.
—Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
Muncie, where decades-long population decline has only recently started to reverse, needs more quality housing stock.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 25 Nov. 2025
Another is the tight supply of housing stock, and the third is the increase in household income over the past 50 years, as societal shifts saw more women working and as a result, families had more money to escalate prices.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for housing stock
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“Housing stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20stock. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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