single-family
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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As home prices have rocketed in most parts of the country, that trend has largely faded, and many institutional investors now focus on building new communities of single-family rentals rather than buying existing homes.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
In 2024, the national price of a single-family home was five times the median household income, according to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 13, 2026
The detached single-family house has been the great constant of American life, from the saltbox farmhouses of 17th-century New England to the modern mansions of 2020s suburbia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
In March, the City Council adopted a strategy to delay the effects of SB 79 citywide by upzoning 55 single-family and low-density areas, allowing four- to 16-unit buildings up to four stories tall.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
In the evenings, lacking anything better to do, I used to head east and stare into the windows of the handsome, single-family town houses, wondering what went on in those well-appointed rooms.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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