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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There are myriad efforts to address the shortage, including strict state mandates for local communities to increase their housing stock.
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Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2024
With limited housing stock and out-of-state residents and corporations turning homes into bed-and-breakfast rentals, there are few homes that young people can afford, said Ron Robinson, Patagonia's town manager.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024
Ultimately, the best remedy for high rents is additional housing stock, and if there are some troves of unused federal land, there’s no real reason not to use it to address this nationwide crisis.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
The nine-county Bay Area is expected to add more than 441,000 new homes by 2031 to meet housing demands, a 15% increase in the region’s total housing stock.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
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Scott Cohn, CNBC, 12 July 2024
With limited housing stock and out-of-state residents and corporations turning homes into bed-and-breakfast rentals, there are few homes that young people can afford, said Ron Robinson, Patagonia's town manager.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2024
Ultimately, the best remedy for high rents is additional housing stock, and if there are some troves of unused federal land, there’s no real reason not to use it to address this nationwide crisis.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
The nine-county Bay Area is expected to add more than 441,000 new homes by 2031 to meet housing demands, a 15% increase in the region’s total housing stock.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
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“Housing stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20stock. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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