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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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.
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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
The death of the starter home sped up after the 2007-2008 global financial crisis as the homebuilder industry consolidated.
—Carlos Waters, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Lawrence went on to star in number of box office successes, including The Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle; her parents sold her starter home 10 years later, for $1.15 million in 2016.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
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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
The death of the starter home sped up after the 2007-2008 global financial crisis as the homebuilder industry consolidated.
—Carlos Waters, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Lawrence went on to star in number of box office successes, including The Hunger Games, Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle; her parents sold her starter home 10 years later, for $1.15 million in 2016.
—Joyce Chen, Architectural Digest, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Starter home/house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starter%20home%2Fhouse. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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