collocation · academic
housing supply
/ˈhaʊzɪŋ səˈplaɪ/HOUS·ing sup·PLY
The total amount of housing available on the market to meet demand; how many homes exist or are being built.
Examples
“An increase in housing supply could stabilise prices.”
“Developers claim that new projects will boost housing supply in the suburbs.”
“Government policy often focuses on balancing housing supply and demand.”
Band 8 sentence
“To cool the overheated market, planners recommended boosting housing supply through mixed‑use developments.”
Collocations
- increase housing supply
- shortage in housing supply
- housing supply and demand
Word family
Common mistakes
supply of houses→housing supply
supply housing→housing supply
Say it for a higher band
5supply of houses→6housing stock→7+housing supply
Synonyms
housing stock
Easily confused
housing stock
“The city's housing stock has not increased significantly over the past decade.”
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