Examining 250 properties around the U.S., and going through close to 40 client files to project the financial impact of owning real estate versus liquidating it, Arzaga, an adjunct professor in personal finance at the University of California at Berkeley, found that, “100 percent of the time it was better to rent, rather than own.”
That’s right: 100 percent.
Closer to home:
Housing Policy in BC – Challenges and Opportunities
MPP Policy Spotlight Speaker Series 2012 presents a talk by Karen Hemmingson, Director, Research and Corporate Planning at BC Housing.
Date: Friday, February 24 – 12 to 1pm
Place: Room 3000, SFU Harbour Centre
Feel free to bring your lunch!
Karen Hemmingson has been involved in Housing Policy and Planning work since 1989. She is currently Director, Research and Corporate Planning at BC Housing. Also an active volunteer, serving on the Executive of Canadian Housing and Renewal Association, and chairing CHRA’s Policy Advisory Committee.
And from Metro:
Affordable Home Ownership in Metro Vancouver
The next Metro Vancouver Sustainability Community Breakfast will take place Tuesday, February 28th, 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) downtown Vancouver campus at 555 Seymour Street, Vancouver.
How can we increase affordability and create financial equity to enable mid-income people to purchase a home so they can live and work in the region? Join us to hear about projects, partnerships and innovations that can be part of affordable home ownership solutions.
- Jeff Fisher, Deputy Executive Director, Urban Development Institute
- Heather Tremain, Principal, Urban Fabric
- Marla Zucht, General Manager, Whistler Housing Authority
- Peter Ladner, Fellow, SFU Centre for Dialogue
