[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f1tkjn9h69fle2":3,"$ffeh0925h8cuz":42,"$fbwk2pqjjqsc7":46},{"item":4,"previous":30,"next":36},{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"excerpt":9,"contentType":10,"featuredImage":11,"bannerImage":9,"body":12,"agentsBottomLine":13,"bodyImage":9,"isInfographic":14,"categories":15,"isVideo":14,"videoThumbnail":9,"videoSource":9,"publishedAt":28,"updatedAt":29},804,"us-housing-market-continues-the-move-into-buy-territory","US Housing Market Continues the Move into ‘Buy Territory’!","According to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fbusiness.fau.edu\u002Fdepartments\u002Ffinance\u002Freal-estate-initiative\u002Fbhj-buy-vs-rent-index\u002Fbhj-data-and-graphs\u002Findex.aspx#.WJS_uIWcFPZ\">\u003Cem>Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs. Rent (BH&J) Index\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>, the U.S. housing market has continued to move deeper into buy territory, supporting the belief that housing markets across the country remain a sound investment.","","blog","https:\u002F\u002Fsimplifyingmedia\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2017\u002F04\u002F11141123\u002F20170418-Share-STM.jpg","According to the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fbusiness.fau.edu\u002Fdepartments\u002Ffinance\u002Freal-estate-initiative\u002Fbhj-buy-vs-rent-index\u002Fbhj-data-and-graphs\u002Findex.aspx#.WJS_uIWcFPZ\">\u003Cem>Beracha, Hardin & Johnson Buy vs. Rent (BH&J) Index\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fa>, the U.S. housing market has continued to move deeper into buy territory, supporting the belief that housing markets across the country remain a sound investment.\u003C!--more-->\r\n\r\nThe \u003Cem>BH&J Inde\u003C\u002Fem>x is a quarterly report that attempts to answer the question:\r\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>In today’s housing market, is it better to rent or buy a home?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\r\nThe index examines the entire US housing market and then isolates 23 major cities for comparison. The researchers \u003Cem>“measure the relationship between purchasing property and building wealth through a buildup in equity versus renting a comparable property and investing in a portfolio of stocks and bonds.” \u003C\u002Fem>\r\n\r\nWhile most of the metropolitan markets examined moved further into buy territory (15 of the 23), markets like Dallas, Denver, and Houston are currently deep into rent territory. In these three markets, it is estimated that renting will top homeownership 7 out of 10 times.\r\n\r\nDue to a lack of inventory, the home prices in the Dallas, Denver, and Houston, areas have increased by \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dallasnews.com\u002Fbusiness\u002Freal-estate\u002F2017\u002F03\u002F08\u002Fnorth-texas-home-sales-hit-time-high-february-prices-13-percent\">13%\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.denverpost.com\u002F2017\u002F03\u002F03\u002Fdenvers-housing-inventory-lowest-in-32-years\u002F\">11.4%\u003C\u002Fa>, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.har.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fmls\">7.3%\u003C\u002Fa> respectively. Home prices in these areas will begin to return to more normal levels once residents realize that renting is not the best option, therefore bringing home affordability back as well.\r\n\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>Bottom Line\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\r\nThe majority of the country is strongly in buy territory. Buying a home makes sense socially and financially, as rents are predicted to increase substantially in the next year. Protect yourself from \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2017\u002F04\u002F11\u002Fcarefuldont-get-caught-in-the-rental-trap\u002F\">rising rents\u003C\u002Fa> by locking in your housing cost with a mortgage payment now.\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong>To Find Out More About the Study: \u003C\u002Fstrong>The BH&J Index and other FAU real estate activities are sponsored by Investments Limited of Boca Raton. The BH&J Index is published quarterly and is available online at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fbusiness.fau.edu\u002Fbuyvsrent\">http:\u002F\u002Fbusiness.fau.edu\u002Fbuyvsrent\u003C\u002Fa>.","\r\nThe majority of the country is strongly in buy territory. Buying a home makes sense socially and financially, as rents are predicted to increase substantially in the next year. Protect yourself from \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.simplifyingthemarket.com\u002F2017\u002F04\u002F11\u002Fcarefuldont-get-caught-in-the-rental-trap\u002F\">rising rents\u003C\u002Fa> by locking in your housing cost with a mortgage payment now.\u003Cstrong> \u003C\u002Fstrong>\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong>To Find Out More About the Study: \u003C\u002Fstrong>The BH&J Index and other FAU real estate activities are sponsored by Investments Limited of Boca Raton. 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