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?This columnist jumped into the property market three years ago with a two-bedroom apartment in Mount Pleasant. The mortgage payments at the time were on a par with where rent was heading, so the move made sense. Despite increases in strata fees and property taxes since, the move continues to make sense ? perhaps more sense than ever.
Tallying mortgage interest, property taxes, strata fees and assessments, as well as home insurance paid in each of the past four years versus rent and home insurance paid in 2008 (the last full year in which rent was paid) shows that home ownership has steadily cut household expenses. Preliminary figures for 2012 indicate savings on housing costs of more than 20% versus 2008.
Poor affordability tends to give first-time buyers in Vancouver fewer options than those in other cities, but the pay-off ? for those who can manage it ? is significant.
So long as mortgage costs remain in check, the payoff seems set to continue, but low interest rates and increases in rental costs have so far put accounts in this buyer?s favour.
(The exit strategy and ultimate return on investment is a significant risk factor, of course, but we?ll leave that matter for another column.)?
- from ?Rental market tight despite rise in Vancouver vacancies; apartment sales projected to hit record-breaking pace?, Peter Mitham, Business In Vancouver, 8 Jan 2013 (?Peter Mitham has written about British Columbia real estate since 1998 for Business in Vancouver and many regional, national and international publications. He is co-author of ?Real Estate Investing for Canadians for Dummies?)
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Priceless stuff. And that?s a major problem ? no ?price? ? no numbers, no math.
We?d love to see the details. The claim seems to be a stretch.
Just for a start, is this a comparable 2BR to the prior rental?
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Also, interesting to note that an author of a RE investment text:
1. ?jumped into? the property market, and
2. talks of the ?return on investment? ? for his home!
- vreaa

Source: http://vreaa.wordpress.com/2013/01/14/author-of-real-estate-investing-for-canadians-for-dummies-jumped-into-the-market-3-years-ago-with-a-2-br-apartment-in-mount-pleasant-reports-ownership-cheaper-than-renting-leaves-out-math/

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