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buy vs rent

Where Buying Pays Off Sooner — and Where Today’s Prices Make It Harder
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Where Buying Pays Off Sooner — and Where Today’s Prices Make It Harder

renters considered buying
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One-in-Five Renters Casts a Shadow on the For-Sale Housing Market

Renters by Choice or Circumstance? Many Big-City Renters Earn Enough to Buy
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Renters by Choice or Circumstance? Many Big-City Renters Earn Enough to Buy

Why Taking the 2009 Homebuyer Tax Credits Might Have Made You Worse Off
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Why Taking the 2009 Homebuyer Tax Credits Might Have Made You Worse Off

Buy/Rent Breakeven: How Much Time Ya’ Got?
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Buy/Rent Breakeven: How Much Time Ya’ Got?

The Breakeven Horizon Since 2000: When Was Buying a Home Most Beneficial?
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The Breakeven Horizon Since 2000: When Was Buying a Home Most Beneficial?

Experts Say Credit Likely to Ease; Split on Whether New Households Will Buy or Rent
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Experts Say Credit Likely to Ease; Split on Whether New Households Will Buy or Rent

What Determines Your Personal Breakeven Horizon?
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What Determines Your Personal Breakeven Horizon?

Gazing at the Horizon: Why the Buy/Rent Equation is Changing
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Gazing at the Horizon: Why the Buy/Rent Equation is Changing

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