Buy vs. Rent Calculator
The link below from Realtor.com lets you compare the cost of buying versus renting. Simply insert the cost of the home and the of rent and press the "Calculate" button. There is also an advanced feature that allows you to adjust the interest rate, appreciation rate, cost of insurance and etc.
Buy vs. Rent Calculator
Affordable Housing Crisis: Causes & Cures
The reason California home prices and rents are so high in some areas has been well documented in reports published by an assortment of organizations including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY), the State of California's Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO), the Cato Institute and the Independent Institute. To summarize these reports, the lack of affordable housing results from ...
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