Tag Archive for: buying a home vs renting a home

What Most Rent Vs. Buy Analyses Are Missing

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The media are scaring the sh*t out of potential buyers again! And another myth they are pedaling is that it is now far better to rent than it is to own.Read More

Goldman Sachs Loves Housing Still; COVID Will Push People Away From Cities

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In October, I blogged about my millennial nephew paying $4,250 per month in rent in San Francisco. I pointed out that the property he was renting was worth about $2 million and that he was probably better off renting – IF he stayed in San Francisco. His financial planner and I, however, both told him he should move to suburbia with his wife and newborn to take advantage of far more affordable housing.Read More

Wasting Rent Payments? Another Appraisal Horror Story

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APPRAISAL HORROR STORY PART 297 Because we want to always do what is best for our borrowers, we recently switched a borrower from our internal banking channel to the “broker […]Read More