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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These investors own only a small share of the country’s single-family housing stock. Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026 The city said the loan aligns with its priorities to increase housing stock across all income levels and provide gap financing as the final funding source. Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026 The condition of public and private housing stock cannot be separated from the broader affordability debate. Darius Khalil Gordon, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026 The report attributes much of this growth to the country’s aging housing stock. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 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 15 Apr. 2026.

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