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

An uptick in demand coupled with the city’s notorious lack of housing supply means that fierce bidding wars are breaking out again for single-family homes and condominiums in desirable neighborhoods.

From The Wall Street Journal

Single-family home prices are up 23% with the median price at $1.96 million.

From The Wall Street Journal

Economists forecast a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 725,000 new single-family homes sold, 20,000 fewer than in December.

From Barron's

At the core of the Housing Act are restrictions on single-family home purchases by large investors—those with more than 350 homes in their portfolio.

From Barron's

The construction-focused order directs the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Transportation, and the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to “consider eliminating unduly burdensome rules and reforming programs that constrain residential development and impede housing affordability, especially the construction of affordable single-family homes as well as suburban and exurban neighborhoods.”

From Barron's