housing development
noun
: a group of individual dwellings or apartment houses typically of similar design that are usually built and sold or leased by one management
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Programs like inclusionary housing, which mandate affordable housing developments and use public subsidies, can help improve residents’ quality of life.
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Sherell Jackson, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
By investing in real estate development projects—such as multi-family housing, rental units and affordable housing developments—foreign capital can support the creation of new housing supply without directly inflating residential property prices.
—Reza Esmaeili, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Even if Newcastle did consider moving there, Homes England purchased the land last year and is proposing a significant housing development.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Agriculture, housing developments, wind farms in the region and the border wall are also damaging the habitat, experts say.
—Deepa Bharath and Jessie Wardarski, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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Sherell Jackson, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2025
By investing in real estate development projects—such as multi-family housing, rental units and affordable housing developments—foreign capital can support the creation of new housing supply without directly inflating residential property prices.
—Reza Esmaeili, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Even if Newcastle did consider moving there, Homes England purchased the land last year and is proposing a significant housing development.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Agriculture, housing developments, wind farms in the region and the border wall are also damaging the habitat, experts say.
—Deepa Bharath and Jessie Wardarski, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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