The phrase "acquiring housing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the process of obtaining or securing a place to live, whether through purchase, rental, or other means.
Example: "The government is implementing new policies aimed at acquiring housing for low-income families."
Alternatives: "securing accommodation" or "obtaining a residence."
Mrs. Bodne had a gift for acquiring house seats for sold-out Broadway shows for desperate friends.
(The museum has a policy of not acquiring houses for its collection, Mr. Riley explained, excluding it as a potential buyer).
Amazon is a behemoth hitherto unknown, Jeff Bezos making inroads not only in areas formerly reserved for bricks and mortar, but also publishers, the retailer touting its KDP Select as well as acquiring houses and churning out product of its own.
Players try to build themselves an empire by acquiring houses and hotels.
Despite the rise of a British-educated Chinese upper-class by the late-19th century, race laws such as the Peak Reservation Ordinance prevented ethnic Chinese in Hong Kong from acquiring houses in reserved areas, such as the Victoria Peak.
It's the 1950's, and a motley collection of Muscovites are desperate to acquire housing in a new high-rise in a drab neighborhood.
But possibly even more important than nailing the perp, the victim could use the payoff to remain current on his or her bills, acquire housing, and relocate without burdening charitable organizations or already overtaxed federal or state funded facilities.
The rare set, superbly carved, will adorn the newly acquired house of an English connoisseur.
Wright hurtled through the levels, evolution moving at hyperspeed as his creature acquired houses, tools, weapons, vehicles, and cities.
I don't refer merely to the glaring fact that the minister eventually acquires houses and Cadillacs while the faithful continue to scrub floors and drop their dimes and quarters and dollars into the plate.
