How to Use housing in a Sentence

housing

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  • Who spends the most and least on housing, as a share of their income?
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
  • There isn't enough land, and there isn't enough housing.
    — Dara Kerr, NPR, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Most folks know that the state, no less than the nation, needs more housing.
    — Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Critiques like this cut to the heart of the Bay Area’s, and the nation’s, housing troubles.
    — Coral Murphy Marcos, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • The state Capitol was among the tallest landmarks, and housing was cheap.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The city by the bay has some of the biggest barriers to building housing.
    — Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The plan now sets aside more than 70% of the housing for residents aged 55 and older.
    — Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 21 July 2023
  • Can building codes slow heat, housing crises in Phoenix?
    — Richard Ruelas, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The suit is the latest from Schwalb’s office related to housing in the District.
    — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 20 Nov. 2023
  • One large sign said the state should reinvest that tax money in health care, housing, schools and climate.
    — Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Part of the solution is supposed to be housing that’s been in Skid Row for more than a century.
    — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • But the Harvard study notes that the benefits won’t be felt equally — and that the fresh supply won’t tame housing costs for renters across the spectrum.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Lowe is a former chair of the housing authority's board.
    — Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Back then, a sharp rise in prices drove a surge of homebuilding, which fueled an oversupply of housing.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 May 2024
  • For starters, families have access to housing and health care through the military, and at least one parent has a job.
    — Sarah Mervosh, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Consumers are still spending, the housing market has stayed hot, and the stock market is marching toward all-time highs.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Rising housing and grocery costs mean more and more families struggle to put food on the table.
    — Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Tensions are peaking over the lack of long-term, affordable housing for wildfire evacuees, many of whom work in tourism.
    — CBS News, 29 Dec. 2023
  • San Diego is one of the first community college systems in the state to begin building its own housing.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Sep. 2023
  • There are concerns among some Poles about the amount of social support in education, housing and health.
    — Chris Massaro, Fox News, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Permanent housing is so scarce that people are likely to be living in tiny homes or motel rooms for 18 months to two years.
    — Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Readers Respond Last week’s question was from a reader who faced a dilemma about housing her child.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
  • For Morales, affordable housing for his family is a pipe dream.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
  • Costs are projected to run up to $12 billion in the coming years as people line up in search of housing and other basic services.
    — Andy Rose, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Soon, Smith will have more opportunities for housing, courtesy of a new state law.
    — Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Across Canada, the influx of foreign students has been so great that it is blamed for worsening housing shortages.
    — Norimitsu Onishi Nasuna Stuart-Ulin, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Skyrocketing home prices and rents have left many struggling to find suitable housing.
    — Andrew Keel, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • When a housing activist yelled at Mr. Adams for supporting a rent increase, the mayor likened her to a plantation owner.
    — Jeffery C. Mays, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2023
  • That happens, but stressing that view downplays the reality that the lack of shelter space and housing is a big reason why people are living on the street.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • Long before the pandemic, America was gripped with shortages of affordable housing, everywhere from small rural towns to the economic city centers where most high-paying jobs can be found.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 11 May 2024

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