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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This starter home is less than a 10-minute drive from center city and Camp North End. —

Alexis Clinton, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024 The starter home sinks in its teeth for Young Americans Part of the issue is that because the market is so thorny, many young Americans are forced to pour all their money into their first home. —

Chloe Berger, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024 The big picture: The income needed to afford a starter home in the U.S. has tripled since 2012, while the median household income hasn't even doubled, according to Redfin. —

Brianna Crane, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024 Shared wall, starter home products, like townhomes and condominiums, are not being built in Arizona, as compared to some of our other neighboring states. —

Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for starter home/house

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