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Buying vs Renting
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A new Trulia study shows that owning a home is more affordable than renting over a seven-year time frame in America's 100 biggest cities.
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Is it better to buy or rent? The information listed here will assist you in helping answer this question. Included are statistics and studies on home owners and renters as well as financing options and tips.
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Government support is critical to a healthy housing market.
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Ways to combat threats to real-estate investment.
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Caution on REO-to-rental initiative; extending debt cancellation relief; FHA fee changes; My REALTOR® Party victories.
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Housing markets are complex and varied, and a government pilot program to turn bank-owned properties into rentals could be disruptive and counterproductive in some markets, according to the National Association of Realtors®.
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All of the major commercial real estate sectors are seeing improved fundamentals, but multifamily housing is becoming a landlord’s market commanding bigger rent increases.
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Here are links to the most recent and relevant research from NAR’s economists and other experts about the social and economic benefits of home ownership.
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The financial and tax benefits of owning a home vs. renting are very clear.
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The U.S. will not become a nation of renters; there are just too many benefits, both financial and otherwise, to own versus rent. That’s according to the combined findings of several recent studies presented during the “Buyer or Renter Nation?” session today at the 2011 Realtors® Conference & Expo.