Meaning of 'would-be house buyer'

[Kawaii]

Test No. incompl/advan-35 "One is always going to lose...", question 9

This is all very disappointing for the ......... house buyer who doesn't really know what's going to happen next and how much the interest rate will be.

(a) would-go
(b) would-try
(c) would-see
(d) would-be

Test No. incompl/advan-35 "One is always going to lose...", answer 9

This is all very disappointing for the would-be house buyer who doesn't really know what's going to happen next and how much the interest rate will be.

Correct answer: (d) would-be
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Dear Alan:
what the sentence would like to tell us here and furthermore, can you explain me the meaning of ' wouldg-go, would-try, would-see'?

Thanks a lot for your help

[Torsten]

Would-be house buyers are peoply who really want to buy a house but are frustrated because they can't realize their plan. In our case this is due to a lack of reliable information.
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