homebuyer

[hohm-bahy-er]

noun

1. a person who buys or expects to buy a house.

Word History and Origins

Origin of homebuyer¹

First recorded in 1965–70; home + buyer

Example Sentences

“The second job is to bring what I call a new California, and that’s especially and most poignantly on housing and affordability in a state where we have the highest unemployment rate in the country, and the average age for a first-time homebuyer is 40 years old, and so we need to bring that down.”

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The typical first-time homebuyer’s age reached a high of 40 in the year ending June 2025, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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Imperial voters consistently back progressive economic policies at the ballot box and hold a favorable view of local government programs that deliver tangible help such as homebuyer assistance, housing rehabilitation and expanded healthcare access.

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A homebuyer on a $3,000 budget can afford a $473,750 home at today’s mortgage rate, compared to the $447,750 home they could have bought one year ago, when rates were around 6.85%.

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New residential property prices fell year-on-year in September in 61 out of 70 cities surveyed by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS data showed Monday, a sign of persisting homebuyer wariness.

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