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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The state Bond Commission on Tuesday is expected to authorize another $5 million for the Time to Own program that state officials report has helped nearly 9,600 first-time Connecticut homebuyers over the past four years. Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026 Talarico has favored higher taxes on wealthier households and the two ads seek to portray him as seeking tax hikes more broadly while claiming that Paxton would give tax breaks to first-time homebuyers and families with children. Josh Boak, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026 The platform connects homebuyers with lenders offering various loans, including conventional, FHA and VA loans. Dan Simms, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026 Ladera Ranch, one of Jenuane Communities’ newest neighborhoods, is now pre-selling, giving Northern Nevada homebuyers a new opportunity to explore homeownership in this growing area of Reno. Jenuane Communities, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for homebuyer

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First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of homebuyer was in 1896

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“Homebuyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebuyer. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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