It really depends on your situation. If you can afford to buy, and plan to live at least in the short term in that property, I think buying is a good thing. If

It really depends on your situation. If you can afford to buy, and plan to live at least in the short term in that property, I think buying is a good thing. If you need flexibility and want to move around, or you can’t afford to buy, then renting is better. Personally I think buying is the best thing in the long term, and by long-term anything longer than five years. Rent keeps going up. A mortgage doesn’t really change that much.