multifamily
adjective
mul·ti·fam·i·ly
ˌməl-tē-ˈfam-lē 
-ˌtī-,
-ˈfa-mə-lē
: involving or common to more than one family
a multifamily home
In contrast to single-family housing, where residents typically pay directly based on the amount of water used, there are several models for billing multifamily residents …—
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In 2023, less than 3,000 new multifamily (five-plus unit) homes were built for sale across the entire state.
—Muhammad Alameldin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
To ensure more housing is built, the report recommended exempting from ULA multifamily projects built within in the last 15 years, which the authors say would only reduce annual ULA revenue by 8% at the most.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Some deals hint at a relatively robust multifamily residential sector while other transactions suggest feeble property values.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The city plans to engage the community to get feedback on zoning changes in those areas to allow more small-scale single-family and small-and-moderate scale multifamily developments.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
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Muhammad Alameldin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
To ensure more housing is built, the report recommended exempting from ULA multifamily projects built within in the last 15 years, which the authors say would only reduce annual ULA revenue by 8% at the most.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Some deals hint at a relatively robust multifamily residential sector while other transactions suggest feeble property values.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
The city plans to engage the community to get feedback on zoning changes in those areas to allow more small-scale single-family and small-and-moderate scale multifamily developments.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for multifamily
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“Multifamily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multifamily. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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