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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Due to a nearly two-decade-long decline in new construction, the country’s housing stock is aging.
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Towns are exempt from these lawsuits if at least 10% of their housing stock is designated affordable.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Staff estimated that those older soft buildings housed between 18,000 and 25,000 units, accounting for 5-7% of the city’s housing stock.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
His research has shown that roughly 1% of the entire single-family housing stock is owned by big investors, about 11% by smaller mom-and-pop shop investors, and 87% by individuals.
—Connor Greene, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
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Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 8 Feb. 2026
Towns are exempt from these lawsuits if at least 10% of their housing stock is designated affordable.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
Staff estimated that those older soft buildings housed between 18,000 and 25,000 units, accounting for 5-7% of the city’s housing stock.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
His research has shown that roughly 1% of the entire single-family housing stock is owned by big investors, about 11% by smaller mom-and-pop shop investors, and 87% by individuals.
—Connor Greene, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Housing stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20stock. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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