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		GabrielBen on Jan 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How housing became the world’s biggest asset class Properties worth paying to live in vs Properties worth renting have an intersection, but they are very distinct groups.

vonmoltke on Jan 23, 2020 [–]

Yes, that was my point. Saying that renting is almost always cheaper than buying when the properties for rent are inferior to the properties for sale is meaningless. Renting the properties that are worth buying is not almost always cheaper, except in certain markets at certain times.

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