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It is cheaper to rent than own in every US state

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It is cheaper to rent than own in every US state

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/07/heres-ho ... state.html
Owning a home is often considered the American dream — and it's an expensive one. Homeowners in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., pay from 33% to 93% more for housing each month than do renters living in the same state, according to a new NerdWallet analysis.
I doubt it is any different in Canada (especially Vancouver and toronto), unless it's "different here this time" (TM). I guess once the speculators run, the prices will crash? Or are prices here justified because of "new paradigm"?
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rkanwar109 wrote: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/07/heres-ho ... state.html



I doubt it is any different in Canada (especially Vancouver and toronto), unless it's "different here this time" (TM). I guess once the speculators run, the prices will crash? Or are prices here justified because of "new paradigm"?
Median gross rent includes the costs of monthly rent and utilities for all kinds of rental properties, and median homeownership cost includes monthly mortgage payments, real estate taxes, insurance and utilities.
Did you really need a study to show this?
Mortgage payments include a principle portion. Comparing only 1month/year will obviously show rent is lower.
Why don't renters have insurance in their calculation?
These don't seem to take into account type of housing. The smaller the place, the lower the costs associated with it. Rent for a 1 br condo would definitely be cheaper than a mortgage on a 4 br house.

So not exactly sure what this article is trying to say other than the obvious
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The article focuses on medians, and spans the entire US. Your median rental is probably a one or two bedroom apartment. Your median owned home is probably a 2000 sq foot house. Then add in regional variations. So it's apples to watermelons in that study, and also has nothing at all to do with the GTA or GVA housing bubbles.

If you want to argue that renting an average 2 bedroom apartment is cheaper than owning an average 2000 sq foot home, that's fine. I doubt anyone would disagree.

If you want to argue that renting is cheaper than owning in the GTA that's also fine but that artcle adds nothing to the discussion.
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Why does this guy make an anti-RE post every day? Enough of this garbage, low-effort trolling
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baddoctor wrote: Why does this guy make an anti-RE post every day? Enough of this garbage, low-effort trolling
Yes. If history is to repeat itself, soon enough he will start posting heat maps and get more incoherent as time flies by.

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