Rent vs Buy analysis

We will calculate the comparative costs between renting versus owning a home. Sales Price of the Home: Down Payment:  (%) or ($)  Interest Rate: Property State: please select AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Term of the Proposed Loan: 10 years 15 years 20 years 25 years 30 years Interest-Only 40 years 50 years Annual Property Appreciation: (assume 6% appreciation unless otherwise known) Current Monthly Rent: Expected Growth Rate of Savings: (assume 3% savings rate unless otherwise known) Income Tax Bracket: 15% 17% 28% 33% 36% 50%      Results Fill in the fields above and click the Calculate Below button

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07/01/2009 10:10 AM

Room to Let: Finance Firms Need Tenants

After loading up on lavish office space near the top of the market, some firms are trying to sublease what they don't need for as much as 30% less than their rental rate.

07/01/2009 09:16 AM

Flipping Sides

The number of former mortgage lenders and brokers finding ways to make a living from the foreclosure crisis continues to mount.

07/01/2009 07:28 AM

REITs Book a Blockbuster Quarter

Real-estate-investment trusts staged the best performance in their history during the second quarter on growing perceptions that most REITs are out of immediate danger.

07/01/2009 09:03 AM

Bumpy Recovery in the U.K.

Industry experts say the United Kingdom's commercial-property market is starting to recover, but property companies are facing declining rents.