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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With a second Trump administration looming, there will likely be less regulation around housing and housing development and fewer taxes on the ultra-wealthy, which can result in billionaires being more philanthropic, Ocampo says. Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 All the tell-tale signs of change are present: Art studios, coffee shops, a vegan bakery, a brewery, hip restaurants and pricey new housing developments popped up along the riverfront. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Maricopa County continues to rapidly grow as new housing developments gobble up former farmland, major semiconductor companies move ashore in the desert, and Phoenix fights to cement its newfound status as a city to rival New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024 Our endorsements for all the California statewide measures on Nov. 5 ballot The team wanted enormous public subsidies for a new housing development and ballpark project. East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for housing development 

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housing development was in 1939

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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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