fixer-upper
noun
fix·er-up·per
ˈfik-sər-ˌə-pər 
: something (such as a house or car) that needs fixing up
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Many are leveraging multigenerational support, entering the market earlier at a median age of 28 and finding alternative paths like purchasing fixer-uppers.
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Despite the opportunity these vacant churches represent, there are plenty of potential pitfalls, as anyone familiar with fixer-uppers may expect.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
After buying the two-story fixer-upper for seventy-five thousand dollars, Oliver invested in a Neve 8026 console that had been used by the likes of the Who and the Kinks.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Maybe the Red Sox will grow tired of austerity, of one-year contracts and painless trades for fixer-uppers, of waiting for a homegrown core to spark a renaissance.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
Despite the opportunity these vacant churches represent, there are plenty of potential pitfalls, as anyone familiar with fixer-uppers may expect.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
After buying the two-story fixer-upper for seventy-five thousand dollars, Oliver invested in a Neve 8026 console that had been used by the likes of the Who and the Kinks.
—Holden Seidlitz, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
Maybe the Red Sox will grow tired of austerity, of one-year contracts and painless trades for fixer-uppers, of waiting for a homegrown core to spark a renaissance.
—Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
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“Fixer-upper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fixer-upper. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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