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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These included numerous claims from individual homebuyers claiming that Sunlight had taken huge deposits to build new luxury homes for them in the Farmington Valley — but never delivered.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Not only do the months of April and May generally offer the most new listings of the year to homebuyers, but the spring weather is also generally better for touring homes and getting the timing right for a summer move.
—Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Proponents of banning firms such as Blackstone from buying single-family homes, many of whom are on the Left and populist Right, argue that those investors are crowding out the market for homebuyers.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles and Long Beach rank among the world’s least affordable cities for homebuyers when comparing property costs to local incomes.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Not only do the months of April and May generally offer the most new listings of the year to homebuyers, but the spring weather is also generally better for touring homes and getting the timing right for a summer move.
—Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Proponents of banning firms such as Blackstone from buying single-family homes, many of whom are on the Left and populist Right, argue that those investors are crowding out the market for homebuyers.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
Los Angeles and Long Beach rank among the world’s least affordable cities for homebuyers when comparing property costs to local incomes.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Homebuyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homebuyer. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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