starter home
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Today, a $900,000 starter home in her city on a $300,000 household income is 3x her and her husband’s combined annual income.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
On the day of their 1988 graduation, the friend recalled, James bought a starter home in Cleveland.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
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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