single-family

American  

[sing-guhl-fam-uh-lee, -fam-lee] / ˈsɪŋ gəlˈfæm ə li, -ˈfæm li /

adjective

1. designed or suitable for one family of average size.

   single-family homes.

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Example Sentences

Investors and builders were blindsided by the move and say it would effectively dismantle the single-family rental business for large companies and real-estate investment trusts—and lead to higher housing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Firms have invested billions of dollars and own hundreds of thousands of single-family homes throughout the U.S., even though institutional investors have never owned more than a tiny slice of the overall housing market.

From The Wall Street Journal

During the panel, candidates were in broad agreement about the need to reduce barriers and costs in order to build more housing in California, where the median single-family home costs more than $820,000.

From Los Angeles Times

The memorandum describes the current single-family residential zoning as “favorable” for developers; however, the city and mobile housing law experts have painted a different picture.

From Los Angeles Times

“Multifamily and mixed-use development on this site is not allowed by existing zoning and land use regulations,” Mayor Karen Bass’s office said in a statement Wednesday, adding only low density single-family housing or reconstructing the mobile home park are currently allowed.

From Los Angeles Times