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

The state wants each town to have at least 10% of its housing stock qualify as affordable; Avon currently hovers a little above 4%. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

The homes are geared toward families living at or below 30% of the area median income — aiming to fill the biggest gap in Kansas City’s housing stock. — Julianna Mejia july 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

But the freeze covers only about 28% of the total housing stock in the city, and critics allege that freezing rents will only make the housing shortage worse. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Field said the state compiles a list every five years of communities with more than 1,000 residents and an affordable housing stock of less than 10%. — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026

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