Because Money Podcast

Chris knows all the buttons to push to get John, our resident housing bear, to pull out his rent vs. buy calculator: 1:37 - How should we start thinking about real estate 6:30 - Is renting just a phase of life 10:24 - Is there an equation for rent vs buy 15:33 - What is ‘pride of ownership’ worth? 19:25 - How to live in a housing bubble 24:24 - Rent vs Buy when you’re not living in Toronto or Vancouver 27:25 - John breaks down the rent vs buy math 33:07 - Is a house a tool for forced savings? 38:21 - The social pressure to own a home as a Canadian 43:51 - How does longterm renting work? 54:18 - Defining Step Zero For full show notes please visit: http://www.becausemoney.ca/s3-ep-13-chris-and-john-talk-rent-vs-buy