The answer to the question about whether any individual or family would be better off if they rent or buy a home can differ depending upon when the question is posed as well as the particulars of the available properties in either category. Even when the financial calculations make it clear that to buy a […]
For an increasing number of Highlands residents, what used to be a slam dunk assumption—that owning your home is preferable to opting for a Highlands rental home—is no longer so self-evident. The powerful reasons for owning are still there: ownership still means that you are building equity over time; it still means you are free […]
“WHY YOUR RENT CHECK JUST KEEPS GOING UP” was the headline in CNN Money’s real estate special report last month, which could have explained to Sapphire renters why it is that U.S. rents keep rising faster than home values. After all, that doesn’t seem to make sense! The list of reasons was long, and taken […]
When your primary residence is one of our Highlands rentals, from time to time you may find yourself pausing, pen hovering over checkbook, thinking, “What if this check were going to buy this place, instead…?” It’s a nearly unavoidable thought because common wisdom has it that buying a Highlands home usually makes more financial sense […]
