A starter home now costs $1 million in half the states in the U.S., report reveals 

• Buying a starter home as a first-time buyer is supposed to be exciting, and a recognition of financial security. But in more U.S. cities, getting a starter home is even more out of reach, given the $1 million barrier to entry in hundreds of cities. 

A new housing report reveals the hurdle to becoming a first-time homebuyer is now even higher in hundreds of U.S. cities. 

Housing platform app Zillow reports there are now 233 locations in the U.S. where a simple “starter home”—a smaller...