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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Recent Examples on the Web

Some of that is likely due to the nature of its housing stock. — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

Rents, meanwhile, are soaring again — because the state is not prioritizing building up its housing stock. — Loretta Sanchez, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2026

What must happen is that even these lower density neighborhoods start adding housing stock at rates roughly proportional to what every other neighborhood is shouldering. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

Hotel companies and the unions representing hotel workers oppose expanding the short-term rental market out of existing housing stock. — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026

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