How to Use starter home/house in a Sentence

starter home/house

noun

• Much has been written about the death of the starter home.
  — Bymegan Leonhardt, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2022
• This starter home is less than a 10-minute drive from center city and Camp North End.
  — Alexis Clinton, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
• Today, the concept of the starter home is a little less certain.
  — Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024
• In Austin, Texas, the monthly cost of buying a starter home was $3,946, the analysis found.
  — Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
• Buying a starter home in San Jose costs 86.7% more than renting one.
  — Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 21 May 2024
• In February, the cost of buying a starter home in those cities was $1,027 more than renting one.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
• Most buyers’ ticket into that life is the starter home.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
• While Flagstaff's first Habitat starter home has yet to be matched to a buyer, others are already in the works.
  — Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2022
• Most San Diego County families can't afford to buy a starter home in the area.
  — Kate Murphy, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
• And Carrie’s starter home turns out to be her forever home.
  — Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 24 Aug. 2023
• On the other hand, since the start of the pandemic, the salary Americans need to buy a starter home has almost doubled.
  — Alena Botros, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2024
• For one, the cost of owning a home is the highest on record, and the salary needed to buy a starter home has almost doubled since the start of the pandemic.
  — Alena Botros, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
• Still, while what constitutes a starter home may be changing, the concept of a starter home isn’t going anywhere.
  — Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2022
• These shifts may force communities, builders and buyers to rethink what a starter home looks like.
  — Emily Badger, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
• Five years ago, there were only 84 cities where the typical starter home was valued at $1 million.
  — Sara Chernikoff, USA TODAY, 28 July 2024
• The seven-figure starter home Even starter homes (the lowest third of home values in a region) are out of reach for many first-time homebuyers.
  — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024
• Heavier water users like Cody Reim, who moved into a starter house in Rio Verde two years ago, are being hit even harder.
  — Jack Healy, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2023
• Many are looking for second homes, having outgrown their starter home.
  — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2023
• Houses that are anywhere from three to four million, which would be a bit of a starter home these days in the Hamptons, to as much as a $150 million waterfront estate.
  — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
• Pittsburgh was the only city where income needs declined, with the necessary income to buy a starter home dropping 0.8%.
  — Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
• According to a report from Redfin last month, first-time homebuyers need to earn 13% more than a year ago to afford the average US starter home.
  — Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023
• Higher mortgage rates added about $416 a month to typical starter home costs in June compared to a year ago, according to the analysis.
  — Anna Bahney, CNN, 21 July 2022
• In many cases, the sort of historical idea of a starter home is often something that requires work, a fixer-upper.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 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
• But for buyers willing to let go of the dream of single-family housing and redefine what a starter home can be, there are plenty of options.
  — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
• Florida and Massachusetts each have 11 cities where a starter home has a seven-digit price tag.
  — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 16 Aug. 2024
• Christine Rodriguez decided to extend the lease on her rental trailer home in Des Moines, Iowa, last month, after spending more than a year trying to buy a starter home.
  — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2022
• Many Gen Zers and millennials today are forced to rent (or live with their parents) because of the sheer cost of buying a house—and the lucky few who did get on the housing ladder are now stuck in their starter home sweet home.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
• Earlier this year, my husband and I left our 860-square-foot, two-bedroom, one-bathroom starter home for a much more comfortable three-bedroom, two-bathroom space.
  — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2024
• That said, deciding when to purchase your starter home and where will largely be determined by your income, your savings, and your personal needs.
  — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 22 Mar 2025