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Buying May Not Beat Renting Until Retirement In Some Expensive Markets: Zillow
Buying May Not Beat Renting Until Retirement In Some Expensive Markets: Zillow
Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times,
For a typical U.S. household, it can take decades to save for a home and reach the point where buying becomes cheaper than renting, with the timeline stretching into retirement in some expensive markets, according to an Aug. 20 Zillow report.
A "for sale" sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Marino, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2023. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Zillow calculated the number of...
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