Ain’t No Lie, It’s Cheaper to Buy
March 22, 2012|News13 Comments
This is a great article from back in March 2012, that does some analysis of home purchase over renting in New York suburbes, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
Start Spreading The News, I’m Leaving NYC For The Suburbs Today
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Truth be told, it won’t surprise anyone to say that you need to be making some serious bank in order to be a Manhattan homeowner. Housing crisis or no housing crisis, it’s still going to be a really expensive place to live compared to pretty much anywhere else in the U.S. of A. However, if you can let go of Manhattan city living (like Miranda in “Sex and the City” did), then you might be pleasantly surprised to know that buying a home is definitely doable. You just got to look even further than Brooklyn and Staten Island (priced-out Manhattanites have bid up home values in many neighborhoods…boo! hiss!). How far? Think Queens, the Bronx and other nearby suburban counties… LINK
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