Housing
Where people live
Housing is shelter or lodging—the structures where people live.
The word often appears in policy contexts: affordable housing, public housing, the housing market.
Housing also means a protective casing or enclosure for machinery or equipment: the motor housing, a camera housing.
To house something is to provide it with shelter or containment.
Process of building something
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
- tractArea of land
estate · project · developer · contractor · blueprint · permits · breaking ground · units
Apart or uninvolved
- semi-detachedJoined on one side
- terracedArranged in successive levels
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
- triplexThree-dwelling residential building
bungalow · cottage · flat · studio · loft · penthouse · villa · mansion
Reasonably priced
- publicAvailable to all
- subsidizedOffset by external funding
- socialConcerning community life
- voucherRedeemable certificate for value
HUD · zoning · rent control · discrimination · segregation · redlining · gentrification · displacement
Land and its structures
- mortgageSecured home loan
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- down paymentInitial sum toward purchase
- equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
foreclosure · bubble · prices · inventory · listings · buyer · seller · appreciation
Place of residence
- residencePlace one inhabits
- homeOne's personal residence
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- roofBuilding's protective top
habitation · abode · lodging · quarters · domicile · living space · tenancy · occupancy
construction
Process of building something
- buildingEnclosed roofed structure
- complexHaving many interconnected parts
- subdivisionPortion of something larger
tract · estate · project · developer · contractor · blueprint · permits · breaking ground · units · multi-family
detached
Apart or uninvolved
- semi-detachedJoined on one side
- terracedArranged in successive levels
- duplexDivided dwelling, shared walls
triplex · bungalow · cottage · flat · studio · loft · penthouse · villa · mansion · mobile home
affordable
Reasonably priced
- publicAvailable to all
- subsidizedOffset by external funding
- socialConcerning community life
voucher · HUD · zoning · rent control · discrimination · segregation · redlining · gentrification · displacement · crisis
real estate
Land and its structures
- mortgageSecured home loan
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- down paymentInitial sum toward purchase
equity · foreclosure · bubble · prices · inventory · listings · buyer · seller · appreciation · depreciation
dwelling
Place of residence
- residencePlace one inhabits
- homeOne's personal residence
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
roof · habitation · abode · lodging · quarters · domicile · living space · tenancy · occupancy · inhabitation
casing
Enclosing cover or frame
cover · frame · mounting · bracket · compartment · sleeve · fitting · protective · component · assembly
Housingcommercial property
Buildings for business use
commercial real estate · retail space · office space · business premises · storefronts
Housinghomelessness
Lacking permanent residence
houselessness · unsheltered · displacement · eviction · rough sleeping
- off-campus housingLodging outside university property
- housing projectSubsidized residential development
- terraced housingAdjoining homes in sequence
- housing marketTrade in residential properties
- housing crisisSevere lack of affordable dwellings
- housing shortageLack of available dwellings
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