10 reasons to buy a home
With David Streitfeld at the NY Times making a career out of bashing the housing market and Time Magazine suggesting the idea of home ownership may no longer make economic sense, at least Brett Arends at the WSJ has some positive things to say about real estate with his recent article, 10 reasons to buy a home.
A few reasons (click the above link for more):
You can get a good deal.
Mortgages are cheap.
You'll save on taxes.
It'll be yours.
About the Time Magazine cover. It's been said that the Time Magazine cover is a contrarian indicator. After all, five years ago, their cover, Home Sweet Home, turned out to signify the peak in the real estate market and we'll have to wait and see if this cover is as ill timed.