: "Opportunity is Knocking! …Or Is That the Plumbing?

Last week, we went over the fact that owning your home is, on average, about twice as affordable as renting -- and why. The lack of first-time buyers created by strict debt-to-income ratio laws and high down payments is creating a slowdown in the entire consumer housing market.

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: "If You Can't, It's Obviously A Great Time to Rent a House!

It's actually been a very long time since buying a home cost more than renting one -- since 1991, to be precise -- but there are a lot of extrinsic factors that have made renting a better option in general for most people. But perhaps unsurprisingly, since the Great Recession hit i.."

: "It's Easy to Make Money When Everything is Going Up -- Can You Keep It Up As Things Turn Around?

Vacancies rose by a tenth of one percent last quarter -- which might not seem like much at first, until you notice that it's the first time that the overall rental vacancy rate has risen since 2009. After five solid years spending less a.."