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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In Zurich, Switzerland, almost one-fifth of the city’s total housing stock is cooperative housing.
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Daniela Sanjinés, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
The challenge with finding sites suitable for religious worship is that long before a for-sale sign even appears, developers have already caught wind of an off-market deal and, in their quest to develop lucrative housing stock, started the process of acquiring these valuable central spaces.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Tokuda wants the military to help increase Hawaii’s housing supply, given that service members occupy 14% of Oahu’s housing stock and that high housing costs are driving residents out.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
About two-thirds of America’s housing stock consists of single-family homes.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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Daniela Sanjinés, The Conversation, 22 July 2025
The challenge with finding sites suitable for religious worship is that long before a for-sale sign even appears, developers have already caught wind of an off-market deal and, in their quest to develop lucrative housing stock, started the process of acquiring these valuable central spaces.
—Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
Tokuda wants the military to help increase Hawaii’s housing supply, given that service members occupy 14% of Oahu’s housing stock and that high housing costs are driving residents out.
—Audrey McAvoy, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
About two-thirds of America’s housing stock consists of single-family homes.
—Conor Dougherty, New York Times, 4 May 2025
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“Housing stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20stock. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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