{"id":211,"date":"2018-06-13T06:01:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-13T06:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/renwre.info\/2018\/06\/13\/when-is-a-good-time-to-rent-not-now\/"},"modified":"2018-06-13T06:01:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T06:01:25","slug":"when-is-a-good-time-to-rent-not-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/renwre.info\/?p=211","title":{"rendered":"When Is a Good Time to Rent? Not Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"648\" height=\"354\" src=\"http:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/14140658\/20170612-Share-STM.jpg\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"When Is a Good Time to Rent? Not Now! | Simplifying The Market\" style=\"display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"http:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/14140658\/20170612-Share-STM.jpg 750w, http:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/14140658\/20170612-Share-STM-549x300.jpg 549w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\"><\/p>\n<p>People often ask if now is a good time to buy a home, but nobody ever asks whether or not it\u2019s a good time to rent. Regardless, we want to make certain that everyone understands that now is NOT a good time to rent.<span id=\"more-37542\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Census Bureau<\/em>\u00a0recently\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/housing\/hvs\/files\/currenthvspress.pdf\">released<\/a>\u00a0their 2018 first quarter median rent numbers. According to their report, here is a graph showing rent increases from 1988 until today:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/14141027\/20180612-STM-ENG.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-37546\" src=\"http:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/14141027\/20180612-STM-ENG.jpeg\" alt=\"When Is a Good Time to Rent? Not Now! | Simplifying The Market\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"http:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/14141027\/20180612-STM-ENG.jpeg 2000w, http:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/14141027\/20180612-STM-ENG-400x300.jpeg 400w, http:\/\/files.simplifyingthemarket.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/14141027\/20180612-STM-ENG-1024x768.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, rents have steadily increased and are showing no signs of slowing down. If you are faced with making the decision of whether or not you should renew your lease, you might be pleasantly surprised at your ability to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2018\/04\/20\/home-buying-myths-slayed-infographic-2\/?a=407209-0a9a783e881394b596f3c5746f5b9a77\">buy a home<\/a>\u00a0of your own instead.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bottom Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One way to protect yourself from rising rents is to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.simplifyingthemarket.com\/2018\/01\/22\/buying-a-home-is-more-affordable-than-renting-in-54-of-us-counties\/?a=407209-0a9a783e881394b596f3c5746f5b9a77\">lock in<\/a> your housing expense by buying a home. If you are ready and willing to buy, let\u2019s meet to determine if you are able to today!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wpematico.com\" target=\"_blank\">WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>People often ask if now is a good time to buy a home, but nobody ever asks whether or not it\u2019s a good time to rent. Regardless, we want to make certain that everyone understands that now is NOT a <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/renwre.info\/?p=211\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  When Is a Good Time to Rent? 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