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 city’s housing stock includes substantial higher-density housing serving students but fewer options affordable to families. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

That puts more pressure on a housing stock that largely wasn’t designed for aging. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

Spain ranks near the bottom of countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for subsidized public rental housing, which represents less than 2% of the country’s housing stock. — Alicia León, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Spain previously built homes with public funds that were later sold into private ownership, removing them from the public housing stock. — Alicia Leon, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

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