starter home/house
noun
: a first home
This small house would make a great starter home/house for a young couple.
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For a starter home without many bells and whistles, an average price per square foot could be in the low hundreds, though a more realistic estimate would be somewhere between $200 and $250 per square foot.
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Local home shoppers in August needed a $178,000 annual income to afford the metro area's typical starter home — which costs about $564,450, per Redfin.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: 2024 Redfin data showed that affording a starter home in Seattle required an income of $178,000, with less than 1% of listings affordable for middle-income households.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
This listing could be a great starter home, offering just the right amount of interior space for a primary bedroom, while the other room could be used for a home office.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Local home shoppers in August needed a $178,000 annual income to afford the metro area's typical starter home — which costs about $564,450, per Redfin.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024
Zoom in: 2024 Redfin data showed that affording a starter home in Seattle required an income of $178,000, with less than 1% of listings affordable for middle-income households.
—Christine Clarridge, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
This listing could be a great starter home, offering just the right amount of interior space for a primary bedroom, while the other room could be used for a home office.
—Alexis Clinton, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for starter home/house
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“Starter home/house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starter%20home%2Fhouse. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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