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Renting Is Cheaper Than Buying, Almost Everywhere
- bpt3 5y agoI don't see any analysis of what you're getting for your rent vs. your mortgage. For example, if the cost of renting a 3 bedroom SFH is significantly less than the cost of owning the same home, there's a problem in the market, but if the median rent is for a 2 bedroom apartment and the median mortgage is for that 3 bedroom SFH, you're not making a useful comparison. In my neighborhood (in a major metro area), rents are a little cheaper than mortgages, but there are plenty of nearby areas where they're about the same or it's even a little cheaper to buy.
- jobigoud 5y agoI assumed it was normalised by a unit of surface but you're right it seems to be comparing the median rent vs mortgage of median house...
- aftermodern 5y agoAmazingly spare article and it doesn’t mention the capital over time in property ownership? which is, to be fair, crap in many rental markets