It's Better to Buy Than to Rent, and It Probably Always Will Be
Or at least until mortgage rates triple.
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Is it better to buy or rent your home?
This is a somewhat silly personal finance trope that assumes a reader is a) living under a bridge and b) has a suitcase full of enough cash to afford a down payment. The reality is that most homeowners start out as renters, and the decision to buy is more likely to be driven by personal circumstances1476890486927 than by the relative value of rental and for-sale housing.