Reality: Renting Is Not Throwing Your Money Away

Consumer Information

• Brochure: Don't Buy the Myths: Renting Can Be A Smart Investment
  Consumer brochure that examines the most common financial misunderstandings about owning a house and offers a series of "reality checks" for would-be buyers. (May 2004)

• Brochure: Your Best Start to Renting Smart: Rent From the Pros
  The perfect addition to your leasing information packet, this brochure promotes the financial benefits of renting, warns renters of the risks of renting from a private individual and highlights the benefits of choosing a professionally managed apartment. (August 2008)

What Others Are Saying

• Public Radio's Marketplace: Maybe home ownership's not for everyone
  Commentary by former Bush speechwriter who questions whether the price we’ve paid to push our homeownership rates higher. Points out several economic advantages renting offers households. (March 21, 2007)

• Rent versus Own: The New Conventional Wisdom
  Various articles and research reports on the new thinking about the rent versus buy decision and homeownership in general.

Tools for Apartment Owners

• Ad Campaign: Because Not Every Home is a House (Updated in 2008!)
  Six ads showcasing the different faces of apartment dwellers and questioning whether we are putting people at risk by encouraging homeownership at any cost. Available for local use. (March 2008)

• Presentation: Apartments - The New American Dream?
  Article and PowerPoint presentation explaining why apartment living is becoming more popular among households who can afford to buy. Provides statistical evidence and reasons why the trend is likely to continue in the future. (Updated April 2004)

• Brochure: Don't Buy the Myths: Renting Can Be A Smart Investment
  Consumer brochure that examines the most common financial misunderstandings about owning a house and offers a series of "reality checks" for would-be buyers. (May 2004)

• Brochure: Your Best Start to Renting Smart: Rent From the Pros
  The perfect addition to your leasing information packet, this brochure promotes the financial benefits of renting, warns renters of the risks of renting from a private individual and highlights the benefits of choosing a professionally managed apartment. (August 2008)