THE VIDEO SHELF · rent vs buy
Drawing Conclusions: Is renting really a waste of money?
A short Globe and Mail animated explainer on why renting can leave you as well off as buying a home. It walks through a rent-versus-buy comparison using Toronto numbers and the opportunity cost of a down payment. The video notes it dates from 2015 and the housing market has changed since.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN commenters cite it as a clear, numbers-based rent-vs-buy comparison when housing-as-investment debates come up.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- The Globe and Mail
- Topic
- rent vs buy
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2019
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
The Globe and Mail also has a great comparison of rent vs buy using numbers from Toronto (includes closing costs, taxes, maintenance, inflation, etc): [VIDEO] (buying comes out slightly ahead assuming you don't move for 25 years, and the renter averages 7.5%/year returns on their …
kspaans on Hacker News · 2018-02
In Home ownership is a lousy investment compared with stocks or bonds> you very well might come ahead There's a wonderful video[1] explaining just that. The TL;DW is that if you compare a renter & a buyer from day 1 to the end of a 25 year mortgage, both the renter and owner will have roughly …
a_wild_dandan on Hacker News · 2018-11
In Housing can’t both be a good investment and be affordable
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.