In some countries owning a home rather than renting one is considered very important. Why might this be the case? Is this a positive or negative development?

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and property rights have been one of the most important pillars of
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economies globally. For the average
person
, owning a home requires decades worth of loan repayments or savings.
On the other hand
, renting does not require taking
such
high duration
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commitments. Household formation is a key driver of stable economic growth and wealth creation. Governments encourage it, through public policies as it leads to family formation and a stable society. It
also
provides
much needed
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psychological stability, as there is always going to be a
house
to live in. Taking ownership of a
house
,
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ultimately
utimately
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ultimately
frees up a lot of discretionary spending for the average consumer, which is very good for economic growth.
On the other hand
, owning a
house
entails a
long term
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commitment
towards
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a
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specific
specifc
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specific
area. If jobs remain plentiful,
then
the repayment for the
house
does not become an issue. It will
however
restrict any
person
to pursue greener pastures elsewhere. In that scenario, it is important for the
person
to be able to
rent
the
house
and get a good rental yield out of it.
Otherwise
, he or she will have to shift to another
house
in another area and
rent
while paying the loan on a pre-existing
house
. Renting,
on the other
hand
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provides a lot of mobility at the cost of outgoing
rent
which could have been invested over the years, to gain ownership of a
house
. Typically, when professionals are in the early stage of their
career
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, they like to
rent
.
This
provides them mobility while building up their savings towards eventually owning a
house
. These excess savings can
also
be utilized to get a better return through financial instruments compared to rental yields. The ability to own and
rent
a
house
are both equally important. If everyone owns a
house
there will be
no-one
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to
rent
to and vice versa. Renting and owning a
house
are activities that happen during different stages of life for any
person
. Giving undue importance
towards
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owning a
house
, can lead to people making commitments to buy a
house
,
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before they are ready. It can
also
push up housing prices for everyone and create economic bubbles.
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