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 …—
Aarthi Swaminathan
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Hangzhou will also strengthen credit support for the property sector, including lower mortgage payments for some homebuyers, according to the statement.
—Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 9 May 2024
But this time, prices are still really high, and especially first-time homebuyers are shut out.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Further, the business puts 25 percent of its profits into assistance for homebuyers.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
But if sales accelerate in the spring-summer buying season, homebuyers could see an uptick in mortgage rates.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
A little more than six in 10 homebuyers in metro Denver are millennials — only San Francisco and San Jose in California and Boston have a higher share of millennial buyers, according to a study from loan portal LendingTree.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024
As ready, willing and able homebuyers, the real successor trustee will come to town and take charge of his parent’s affairs.
—Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
Housing entry barriers Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted the severe challenges first-time homebuyers face in today's market, describing entry as almost impossible.
—Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
Prospective homebuyers are facing higher costs to finance a home with the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate moving above 7% this week to its highest level in nearly five months.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
Bloomberg, Fortune Asia, 9 May 2024
But this time, prices are still really high, and especially first-time homebuyers are shut out.
—Byalena Botros, Fortune, 9 May 2024
Further, the business puts 25 percent of its profits into assistance for homebuyers.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2024
But if sales accelerate in the spring-summer buying season, homebuyers could see an uptick in mortgage rates.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
A little more than six in 10 homebuyers in metro Denver are millennials — only San Francisco and San Jose in California and Boston have a higher share of millennial buyers, according to a study from loan portal LendingTree.
—Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 5 May 2024
As ready, willing and able homebuyers, the real successor trustee will come to town and take charge of his parent’s affairs.
—Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 4 May 2024
Housing entry barriers Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted the severe challenges first-time homebuyers face in today's market, describing entry as almost impossible.
—Detroit Free Press, 4 May 2024
Prospective homebuyers are facing higher costs to finance a home with the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate moving above 7% this week to its highest level in nearly five months.
—Alex Veiga, Quartz, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Homebuyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebuyer. Accessed 13 May. 2024.
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