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Is it cheaper to rent or buy?

So many pessimistic reporters here have been telling Canadians it’s better to rent than own. Well, those people have been really quiet over the past few years given that rents have really taken off and housing prices have skyrocketed, leaving those that had purchased in a great equity position.Those that listened to the media “experts” have nothing to show except for record high rents and landlords that want to evict them because market rents have gone up by about 30% over the past 5 yrs.