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Rent or Buy? Eight Home Hunters Explain Their Real Estate Moves During Covid
From New York to Sydney, the fallout from the pandemic has changed the calculus for those searching for a house.
Maybe it’s too many months living and working in the same cramped quarters. Or the ultra-low mortgage rates. For some, spending less during the pandemic means they finally have enough saved for a down payment.
All that is prompting people to ask themselves whether now is the time to buy a home — even as the long-term outlook for the real-estate market remains uncertain.