Why It's Better to Rent Than to Own
The Atlantic A third option is necessary: a way to rent without making someone else rich. March 11, 2021 H. Armstrong Roberts / Getty / The Atlantic America conceives of itself as an “ownership society.” Nearly two-thirds of U.S. households own their home, and the idea of renting is inseparable from ownership in the U.S. context. Renting is given meaning by its relationship to ownership—it’s how you live if you can’t afford, or aren’t yet ready, to own. America treats renting as it ...
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