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Starter homes now cost $1 million in hundreds of U.S. cities, Zillow finds

Online real estate marketplace Zillow found that 242 U.S. cities now have starter homes worth $1 million or more, nearly triple the number of cities reported in 2020. The company defines a starter home as one in the lowest third of home values in a given region. CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Megan Ce

Published June 16, 2026, 10:46 PM
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Starter homes now cost $1 million in hundreds of U.S. cities, Zillow finds

Online real estate marketplace Zillow found that 242 U.S. cities now have starter homes worth $1 million or more, nearly triple the number of cities reported in 2020. The company defines a starter home as one in the lowest third of home values in a given region. CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo has more.

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