Rentingcanbelesssecure, especiallywhenhousingcostsarerisingrapidly, anditrequiresmoredisciplinewithsavingtoaccumulatewealth, butit's also a lotmoreflexibleanddoesn't requireowning a bigilliquidriskyasset.
Onaverage, over a longperiodoftime, financialoutcomesforrentersandownersshouldbesimilarinanandmodelsshowtheyhavebeensimilarinCanadaandtheUSfordecades, with a slightedgeforrenters.
I bought a housebecausewemovedto a ruralareawithout a lotofrentaloptions.
家を買ったのは、賃貸の選択肢があまりない田舎に引っ越したからだ。
I reallylikewherewelivenowbecause I cangomountainbiking, kayaking, andskiingallwithin a 15-minutewalkfrommyhouse, butif I couldhavefound a single-familyhomeforrentinthesamearea, I wouldhavedonethatinstead.
The 2021 studyHomeownershipandHappiness, evidencefromCanada, usespaneldatafromtheCanadianNationalPopulationHealthSurveytoexaminetheimpactofhomeownershiponindividualhappiness.
ThisCanadianstudydoesfindthatinthelowestincomecategory, owning a homenegativelyimpactshappiness, likelyduetothefinancialburdenthathomeownershipcreatesforlower-incomepeople.
The 2022 studyDoestheDreamofHomeownershipRestonBiasedBeliefsfindsforover 800 futurehomeownersinGermanythatwhilehomeownershipdoeselevatelifesatisfactionintheirsample, itdoessomuchlessthanpeopleanticipatewhentheypurchase a home.
The 2011 studyTheAmericanDreamorTheAmericanDelusionusesdataon U.S. womentofindthataftercontrollingforincome, housingquality, andhealth, homeownersinthesamplearenobetteroffthanrentersbymultiplemeasuresofwell-being.
2011年に発表された『アメリカン・ドリーム』(The American Dream or The American Delusion)という研究では、アメリカ人女性のデータを用いて、収入、住居の質、健康状態をコントロールした結果、持ち家の所有者は賃貸の所有者よりも幸福度が低いことが判明している。
The 2024 studyInDebtButStillHappyusespaneldatafromGermanytofind a positiverelationshipbetweenhousingsatisfactionandhomeownership, butnosignificantpositiveeffectsof a homepurchaseonlifesatisfactioninthelongterm.
Ifpeopleincorrectlybelievethatbuying a homewillmakethemhappy, oroverestimatethehappinessbenefitsofowning a home, andtakeon a hugeamountofdebttodoit, theymayenduplesshappyoverall.
Therearegoodreasonstobuy a home, likewantingtosecureyourhousinginthespecificlocationthatyouwanttosettlein, butbuying a homeontheexpectationthatitwillmakeyouhappierislikelytoleadtodisappointment.