noun phrase · academic
housing stock
UK/ˈhaʊzɪŋ stɒk/US/ˈhaʊzɪŋ stɑk/HOUS·ing STOCK
The total number of homes available in a particular area or market.
Examples
“A lack of affordable housing stock is pushing local families out of the city.”
“The council has plans to refurbish ageing housing stock in the inner suburbs.”
“Developers argue that increasing the housing stock will stabilise prices.”
Band 8 sentence
“Local authorities should protect existing housing stock as carefully as they approve new developments.”
Collocations
- ageing housing stock
- dwindling housing stock
- increase the housing stock
Word family
Common mistakes
house stock→housing stock
housing stocks→housing stock
Say it for a higher band
5number of houses→6housing inventory→7+housing stock
Synonyms
housing inventory
housing provision
Easily confused
housing quality
“The mayor pledged to improve housing quality in older districts.”
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