[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f21q4sityofase":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":33,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":37},{"item":4,"previous":23,"next":28},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":14,"isInfographic":15,"categories":16,"isVideo":15,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":21,"updatedAt":22},126,"buying-a-home-is-38-less-expensive-than-renting","Buying a Home is 38% Less Expensive than Renting!","\r\n\r\nIn Trulia’s 2014 Rent vs. Buy Report, they explained that homeownership remains cheaper than renting throughout the 100 largest metro areas in the United States; ranging from an average of 5% in Honolulu, all the way to 66% in Detroit, and 38% Na...","","blog","https:\u002F\u002F\u002F","\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33351\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keepingcurrentmatters.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2014\u002F09\u002FBuy-or-Rent.jpg\" alt=\"Buy-or-Rent\" width=\"600\" height=\"315\" \u002F>\r\n\r\nIn Trulia’s 2014 \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.trulia.com\u002Ftrends\u002Fcategory\u002Frent-vs-buy-index\u002F\">Rent vs. Buy Report\u003C\u002Fa>, they explained that homeownership remains cheaper than renting throughout the 100 largest metro areas in the United States; ranging from an average of 5% in Honolulu, all the way to 66% in Detroit, and \u003Cstrong>\u003Cem>38% Nationwide\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fstrong>!\r\n\r\nThe other interesting findings in the report include:\r\n\u003Cul>\r\n\t\u003Cli>Even though prices increased sharply in many markets over the past year, low mortgage rates have kept homeownership from becoming more expensive than renting.\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\t\u003Cli>Some markets might tip in favor of renting later this year as prices continue to rise faster than rents and if – as most economists expect – mortgage rates rise, due both to the strengthening economy and Fed tapering.\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\t\u003Cli>Nationally, rates would have to rise to 10.6% for renting to be cheaper than buying – and rates haven’t been that high since 1989.\u003C\u002Fli>\r\n\u003C\u002Ful>\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nBuying a home makes sense. 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