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Rent vs. Buy

A new twist in the eternal debate: "Half of all apartment dwellers nationwide are now 'rent burdened.' That means they are coughing up 30 percent or more of their income for rent ... By comparison, the number of homeowners shelling out 30 percent or more of their paychecks on mortgage payments stands at a much lower 37.4 percent." [Boston.com]