Showing posts with label Buying in Silicon Valley - renting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buying in Silicon Valley - renting. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Non-homeowners in SF could spend $2.5 million in rent by age 60

Non-homeowners in SF could spend $2.5 million in rent by age 60

A new report finds that those who put their money into rent rather than home equity blow an
estimated $2.5 million between the ages of 25 and 60.
The study by the personal finance site Go Banking Rates (see the article by Gabriele Olya - June 6, 2018) looked at how much someone who starts paying rent at 25 would spend by ages 30, 40, 50 and 60 in America's 25 most populous cities.

I like to put things in perspective: in real life most people would move at some point or other, relocate, change jobs or change their family situation.
Purchasing a home is not always the best option: it depends on many factors - job stability, savings, goals in life, priorities, family situations etc...  Still, the information is an important part of the equation when considering a home purchase.
.... As is the current home ownership rate in the US: 64.4%.

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