{"id":1620,"date":"2014-03-17T13:57:11","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T17:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.renthop.com\/news\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2023-07-22T11:40:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T15:40:16","slug":"should-i-rent-or-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/should-i-rent-or-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Should I Rent or Buy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At RentHop we pay a lot of attention to rents across the nation (and we&#8217;re building some great new tools to help you analyze them). To help you understand better some of the personal finance issues related to paying rent, we&#8217;ve partnered with<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moven.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moven<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smartasset.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SmartAsset<\/a>, two leaders in the personal finance field, to give you some helpful advice.\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">Today SmartAsset posted an article on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartasset.com\/blog\/housing\/americas-urban-jungles-breed-diverse-real-estate-climates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diverse rental economies in four major cities &#8211; New York, Boston, Chicago and Los Angeles<\/a>. The article looks at average rents in those cities and provides both helpful data and important concepts to consider. Meanwhile, Moven has created\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">an infographic showing some of the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.moven.com\/housing-spend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">key factors you should consider when making the rent vs. buy decision<\/a>. We&#8217;ve excerpted the infographic below for your reference.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, watch this space for our article on the comparative costs of living across New York&#8217;s boroughs. While the article focuses on data from New York, the conclusion holds true elsewhere &#8211; you may be surprised by the myriad ways in which your location determines your expenses! Finally, for more on this topic listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.voiceamerica.com\/show\/2193\/breaking-banks%E2%80%8B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breaking Banks<\/a>\u00a0radio show airing this Thursday at 3pm on VoiceAmerica.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1621\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.moven.com\/housing-spend\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1621    \" src=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/content-manager\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Moven_Infographic_housing_spendingonhousing-01.png\" alt=\"Infographic provided by Moven\" width=\"599\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Moven_Infographic_housing_spendingonhousing-01.png 1157w, https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Moven_Infographic_housing_spendingonhousing-01-300x297.png 300w, https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Moven_Infographic_housing_spendingonhousing-01-768x760.png 768w, https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Moven_Infographic_housing_spendingonhousing-01-1024x1013.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Infographic provided by Moven<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At RentHop we pay a lot of attention to rents across the nation (and we&#8217;re building some great new tools to help you analyze them). 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