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Best Cities to Get Back on Your Feet – October, 2009

No Comments |October 7th, 2009 in Best Cities to Get Back On Your Feet

Losing a job and losing a home can be devastating. Unfortunately, this has been a tragic reality for many Americans. To help them out, Rentjungle.com has compiled a list of best cities for starting over. The survey measured such indicators as average rents and home values, median incomes and unemployment rates. Topping the list of best places to get back on your feet were Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Oklahoma City. All three boast high income ranks (24, 33 and 40 respectively) and low rent ranks (6, 12 and 4). The worst cities for new beginnings were Los Angeles, Miami and New York. Income ranks for these three cities were 35, 44 and 30, but rent ranks were 41, 38 and 45. With this information in hand, Rentjungle.com hopes people can better decide if moving to a new city might be in order.

Tags: Foreclosure, Indexes, Rent vs Buy

Best Cities to Rent vs Buy – September, 2009

No Comments |October 7th, 2009 in Best Cities to Rent vs. Buy

Knowing whether to sign a lease or a stack of mortgage papers is not always clear. But Rentjungle.com is shedding light on the matter with a new guide to cities that compares renting versus buying by considering the combined cost of average mortgages, taxes and insurance and comparing those to average rents. Much of this data is drawn from the over 1 million apartment ads Rentjungle.com analyzes each month. As of September, the best places to dive into the home market were Houston and Cleveland. In these cities, buying is 52% and 40% cheaper than renting. In contrast, the housing markets in San Francisco and Seattle are so hot that in the former it’s 54% cheaper to rent and in the latter it’s 49%.

Tags: Indexes, Rent vs Buy

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