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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The idea of the starter home may not make sense given these trends.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
And as Rudy stays in his home, another family is out there searching for a starter home such as Rudy’s in Lincoln Park.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
For example, a starter home that used to sell for $150,000 in Morrow might now go for $250,000, a 67% increase, Nolan said.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2024
Projects like these may make living in your starter home more enjoyable, but your money will be better spent on the actual structure of your home.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
And as Rudy stays in his home, another family is out there searching for a starter home such as Rudy’s in Lincoln Park.
—Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025
For example, a starter home that used to sell for $150,000 in Morrow might now go for $250,000, a 67% increase, Nolan said.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2024
Projects like these may make living in your starter home more enjoyable, but your money will be better spent on the actual structure of your home.
—Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for starter home/house
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“Starter home/house.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starter%20home%2Fhouse. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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