homebuyer
noun
home·buy·er
ˈhōm-ˌbī(-ə)r 
variants
or home buyer
plural homebuyers or home buyers
: a person who is buying or intends to buy a home
programs for first-time homebuyers
The housing market may feel out of whack to home buyers coping with fast-rising home prices …—
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What is homebuyer down payment assistance?
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 1 May 2025
These cost increases are typically passed along to homebuyers, potentially impacting demand in an already challenging housing market.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
As Newsweek previously reported, continued uncertainty around federal loan payments had suppressed potential homebuyers' access to credit and worsened affordability concerns, particularly for younger Americans.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
With interest rates and home prices still high, a homebuyer's power is definitely lower.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 1 May 2025
These cost increases are typically passed along to homebuyers, potentially impacting demand in an already challenging housing market.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
As Newsweek previously reported, continued uncertainty around federal loan payments had suppressed potential homebuyers' access to credit and worsened affordability concerns, particularly for younger Americans.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
With interest rates and home prices still high, a homebuyer's power is definitely lower.
—Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Homebuyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebuyer. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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