All posts tagged buy vs rent
More renters move up to home ownership, still more returning to the nest
The trend of renters moving out to own homes is picking up speed at a pace not seen in 18 months. Unfortunately, home ownership rates are shrinking among those at the first-time home buying age and typically are former renters.
Two-year apartment industry recovery continues
NATIONAL MULTI HOUSING COUNCIL - Market conditions continued to improve for the multifamily industry across all areas, according to the latest National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) Quarterly Survey
Silicon Valley’s ‘Facebook Factor’
STEFAN WALKER - More talk about Facebook than football at a recent Super Bowl party indicates the upcoming Facebook IPO has the potential for far-reaching impact on Silicon
Underwater homeowners renting out to move up, over or down
• Silicon Valley's Julie Larsen Wyss, a broker associate with Intero Real Estate Services, recently met a couple who wanted to buy one of her listings, but had
Rental market humming at pre-recession levels
The residential rental market is perhaps one of the few, if not the only, economic sectors firing on all cylinders in a full-recovery mode. If you are planning to
Home ownership beats renting, if you can get a loan in today's market
A new report says the cost of home ownership is a better deal than renting in three out of four U.S. cities. It assumes buying a home is easier
Volatile rental market could make, break homeownership plans
The rent-vs-buy decision is more than a calculated comparison of financial costs. It's also about timing. Right now, home prices continue to fall, but rents are on the rise and
Should you buy a home or rent one?
It's time to dust off and crank up that rent-vs-buy calculator. The housing market is mixed with some areas offering homes to buy that are cheaper than renting. Other
Most say it's a good time to buy, fewer see housing as a good investment
Most Americans believe the housing market has hit the bottom and that it's a good time to buy, in part because many also think rents will rise faster
Even home owners choose renting over owning
With the chances of home value appreciation looking dim, the continued risk of foreclosure and the cost of maintenance growing as a home ages, maybe owning a home
