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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The condition of public and private housing stock cannot be separated from the broader affordability debate.
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Darius Khalil Gordon, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
The report attributes much of this growth to the country’s aging housing stock.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
That pattern suggests that lead exposure is more closely tied to conditions inside homes and buildings than to uniform contamination across the distribution system, underscoring the importance of sampling methods that capture real-world exposure, particularly in older housing stock.
—Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
But ideas to spur Idaho’s stagnant housing stock — namely through deregulation or preemption of local land use — are gaining steam as the session drags on.
—Mark Dee
march 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
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Darius Khalil Gordon, New York Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
The report attributes much of this growth to the country’s aging housing stock.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
That pattern suggests that lead exposure is more closely tied to conditions inside homes and buildings than to uniform contamination across the distribution system, underscoring the importance of sampling methods that capture real-world exposure, particularly in older housing stock.
—Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
But ideas to spur Idaho’s stagnant housing stock — namely through deregulation or preemption of local land use — are gaining steam as the session drags on.
—Mark Dee
march 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2026
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“Housing stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20stock. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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