starter home
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Now, let’s say the same 35-year-old had rented a starter home instead — one that they like and will stay in — at the average cost of $1,669 per month, increasing 3% annually.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
The firm is seeing more families add detached ADUs for their grown children or other relatives, to live in for a few years and save money for a starter home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
She and her family moved to their starter home in Altadena on election day in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2025
To put that in day-to-day terms, even in formerly affordable parts of Seattle, such as Rainier Valley, a starter home is going to be $700,000, said Sally Li, a broker with Pellego.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2024
“It was frustrating to be driven away from two jobs that we very much enjoyed, but a starter home for our family would have cost over $600,000.”
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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