Conventional wisdom says that if you can afford to buy a home, you should. Renting, it's thought, is simply paying someone else's mortgage, and leaves you with nothing to show for it. CIBC real estate analyst Alex Avery tells The Agenda that in many cases, people are better off sticking with a rental.
Episode:
Grappling with the High Cost of Housing
Aired:
Sep 26, 2016
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