On Fri, 29 May 2015 22:19:05 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
> "taxed and spent" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "sf" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> where I mentioned that median rents in SF were around $3500. Here's
> >> the latest: A new study by Zillow shows San Francisco's median rent
> >> is now $4,225 a month and rents throughout the Bay Area are up an
> >> average 15% over last year.
> >>
> >> GAG! I'm glad I own my own home and don't need to deal with that.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I keep seeing articles saying these days it doesn't make sense to buy.
> > Yeah, right.
>
> In many cases it doesn't, now. People who bought many years ago paid a heck
> of a lot less! And the problem now is that jobs are not secure. You
> wouldn't want to buy a house only to have to move out of state the next year
> because you lost your job and couldn't find another locally.

If he bothered to read the article, job insecurity is one of the main
reasons why more people are renting.

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sf