housing stock

noun

: the total number of houses and apartments in an area

There was a decrease in available housing stock last year.

Examples of housing stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There aren’t any statewide plans to help harden California’s housing stock en masse, though a pilot project is underway and the Legislature is considering a few other ideas. —Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025

Behind the scenes, the city has quietly been preparing for the opening of the Hyundai factory, increasing the housing stock and the capacity of the town’s wastewater treatment plant. —Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025

Hopefully, this case will not delay and distract from the necessary work of beefing up the city’s housing stock. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025

Listen to this article A large South County development in a fire-prone area, stalled in a yearslong legal battle, will be allowed to move forward with changes aimed at boosting the housing stock while mitigating wildfire risk. —Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025

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