- present participle of house.
housing
Example Sentences
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More people are hitting pause on buying a home, as surging mortgage rates continue to hinder the housing market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Tens of thousands of people are leaving L.A., yet housing costs are still sky high.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In more recent years, the housing market has slowed down, and taken Wayfair’s demand with it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The company’s focus on North America has tied its fortunes to the slumping U.S. housing market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The housing blogs of southern California teemed with stories of financial abuses made possible by these so-called thirty-year payment option ARMs, or adjustable-rate mortgages.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
