homebuyer
noun
home·buy·er
ˈhōm-ˌbī(-ə)r 
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 …—
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Last year saw a few rate cuts, but prospective homebuyers still face high borrowing costs, and the strains are starting to show.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 July 2025
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage rose for the second consecutive week, marking another setback for the housing market, which is struggling with a sales slump as affordability constraints deter prospective homebuyers.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The assistance is for first-time homebuyers and is structured as a loan that doesn’t need to be repaid as long as the employee remains in good standing, doesn’t sell the home for three years and lives in the property.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
But another culprit has been the rise since the pandemic of remote work arrangements, a phenomenon that seems to have cooled some of the earlier demand from homebuyers wishing to be closer to their employer's Detroit office.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
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Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 July 2025
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage rose for the second consecutive week, marking another setback for the housing market, which is struggling with a sales slump as affordability constraints deter prospective homebuyers.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
The assistance is for first-time homebuyers and is structured as a loan that doesn’t need to be repaid as long as the employee remains in good standing, doesn’t sell the home for three years and lives in the property.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025
But another culprit has been the rise since the pandemic of remote work arrangements, a phenomenon that seems to have cooled some of the earlier demand from homebuyers wishing to be closer to their employer's Detroit office.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 11 July 2025
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“Homebuyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebuyer. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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