starter home

noun

1. a compact flat or house marketed by price and size specifications to suit the requirements of first-time home buyers

Example Sentences

Democrats managed to pass the Affordable Care Act with the understanding that it was only a “starter home,” as Obama referred to it — a framework on which to build over time.

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But it’s not just New York: A starter home costs $1 million in 233 cities across the country.

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On the day of their 1988 graduation, the friend recalled, James bought a starter home in Cleveland.

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She and her family moved to their starter home in Altadena on election day in 2016.

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In Bremerton, the typical first-time buyer now earns just 48% of the income necessary to afford a starter home, down from 76% just three years ago, according to UW’s affordability index.

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