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Here are some questions to consider when deciding if buying or renting is the right choice for you:在决定买房还是租房最适合你之前,或许可以先考虑以下这些问题:* x" E! d7 \$ v# d( E) L' R* C# f
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How long do you plan to stay in your home? "There are high transaction costs associated with buying and selling a house," says Dean Baker, co-director at the Center for Economic and Policy Research, so home buyers should plan to stay put for at least four to five years.
5 T2 \7 ?: M7 m你打算在新买的房子里住多久?经济与政策研究中心(Center for Economic and Policy Research)联席主任迪安·贝克(Dean Baker)说,“买卖房产交易费用很高,”因此如果打算购房的话,至少要打算住个四五年才划算。
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The reasoning? The costs for buying and then selling a home -- which can include a real-estate agent's fee, a transfer fee, closing costs, and inspector and surveyor fees -- could add up to about 10% of the sale price, or roughly 1½ years worth of rent. 'If you average that over 10 years, it is not that big a deal,' says Mr. Baker. 'But if you average it over, say two years, you're paying an awful lot of money to own a house for a short period of time.'8 G; I; K' M; j! D0 ]
原因何在呢?买了房子再卖掉所需的费用──包括房产中介费、过户费、买卖手续费、验房师和估价师的费用──杂七杂八加在一起大约是房价的10%,或者大致相当于一年半的房租。贝克说,“如果你把这个费用分摊到10年,那就不算什么大数目,不过如果要分摊到比如两年,那就意味着,你要为短时间拥有一个房子付出很大的价钱。”
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n- X4 F! P _$ I% y$ a9 N$ YCan you handle the monthly expense? While a monthly mortgage payment may be comparable in some cases to a monthly rent, there are other expenses to consider. K2 P6 h; a' @3 y' I- a
每月所需费用你可以承担吗?虽然有些情况下,月供跟你每月租房的费用差不多,不过买了房子之后,除了月供之外,还会产生其他一些费用。 ]% }' M) \& S' A/ N
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To get a feel for the financial burden you'll be taking on -- and to see if you can handle it -- 'practice' making payments. Each month, set aside projected mortgage and property-tax payments, maintenance costs, utilities and any other home-related expenses into a separate savings account, says Gary Smola, a certified financial planner with financial-educational firm Financial Finesse.$ g, v2 W4 s, T' D9 X
要切身体会买房后的经济负担──也是为了看看你能否承担得起──“演练”一下每月还款吧。理财教育公司Financial Finesse的注册理财规划师加里·斯莫拉(Gary Smola)说,可以每个月把预期的月供、房产税、维修费用、公共事业费及其他与房子相关的费用单独存入一个账户。$ _' W! C( n! E/ `- U4 \
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What's the price-to-rent ratio? Home prices have come down significantly in some areas of the country, but 'nobody knows what tomorrow's going to bring in the housing market,' says Daniel Morris, a certified public accountant in San Jose, Calif.
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To determine whether it makes more financial sense to buy or rent in your area, compare home sales prices with the cost of renting a similar place.( ]. H# Y; s3 w ?9 |; m' w
要想判断你所在地区是买房划算还是租房划算,可以将房价与同类房屋的租价做一个比对。- v% E$ @4 i# [3 k2 _ N" [3 `
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Divide the price of the home by the total cost of rent for one year. If the result is more than 20, 'I'd be very concerned that the price [of the home] might fall more,' says Mr. Baker, and you should consider waiting to buy. If it's 15 or below, he says, 'you're probably reasonably safe' with prices holding steady or growing.& B* ^0 [ L& w1 I1 c! w# R( U" u
贝克认为,如果将房价除以一年的租价得出的结果大于20,“我就会担心房价极有可能还会再跌,”你就应该考虑再观望些时候了。他说,如果结果小于等于15,“买入应该还是相当安全的,”因为房价会保持稳定,甚至还会上升。
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6 k+ q c" ^4 S0 BWhat is your job and relationship status? Twentysomethings are still getting a grasp on their futures and a constantly changing lifestyle might require the flexibility of renting.; N; N2 y! K4 ~2 D \) t) t
你目前的工作如何,跟伴侣的关系如何?二十几岁的人群还是在事业打拼阶段,个人生活方面也经常会有变动,也许还是租房这种灵活的方式更适合他们。
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( r* g3 P" U2 C7 G$ R- L! K$ S/ n7 W' }But 'if your career stability is strong, you are comfortable doing what you\'re doing and you are committed in some form to your lifestyle,' Mr. Morris says, buying a home becomes a more attractive option.
/ T! {6 W, f1 b1 J莫里斯说,不过,“如果你的工作非常稳定,你对现状非常满意……个人生活方面也相对稳定,”那么买房就是更有吸引力的选择。
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