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If You’ve Rented in Bushwick for Over Five Years, StreetEasy Says You Should Have Bought a House

Easy for them to say.

By Magdalena Waz

June 23, 2017 · 2 min read

Real Estate

If You’ve Rented in Bushwick for Over Five Years, StreetEasy Says You Should Have Bought a House

Easy for them to say.

Magdalena Waz June 23, 2017Jun 23, 2017 · 2 min read

While most of us dream of owning a place some day, the reality of home prices in New York City sometimes make the prospect of homeownership look more distant by the month. It’s enough to stop us from even sitting down to crunch the numbers.

In case you’re curious though, it would take 5.08 years for a new homebuyer to break even on a housing purchase in…

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If You’ve Rented in Bushwick for Over Five Years, StreetEasy Says You Should Have Bought a House

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