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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.


Example Sentences

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California’s home prices rank among the highest in the U.S., reaching a median single-family sales price of nearly $900,000 last year.

From The Wall Street Journal

FBI agents and hazardous materials teams descended on a gated residential community in Irvine on Wednesday night, performing a raid on a single-family home and carefully removing chemicals found inside.

From Los Angeles Times

The so-called loophole takes the form of a 1031 exchange — a tax-filing strategy that allows real estate owners to defer capital gains taxes when they sell an investment property, such as a single-family home, as long as they buy a similar “like-kind” property within 180 days.

From Los Angeles Times

“You can exchange an office building for a hotel, or an apartment building for a single-family home.”

From Los Angeles Times

Nine companies own more than 1,000 single-family homes in California.

From Los Angeles Times