[kidd]

It is only changing if you view your house, first and foremost, as an investment.

If you view your house as a home, then renting isn’t even close to ownership.

[moehoward]

"If you view your house as a home, then renting isn’t even close to ownership."

And what of someone who views their apartment as a "home". Is it any less a home?

What happens inside the walls makes a home, not whether there's a mortgage attached or not.

[latina4dubya]

i know renters who have made their rental spaces very much a home for the families... and i know homeowners who really have not made their “homes” very “homey.” it just all depends on the people... on their situation... do i want to rent a home? no... i like being a property owner... but different strokes for different folks... or for different situations...

[Buckeye McFrog]

It is only changing if you view your house, first and foremost, as an investment.

Bingo. I bought mine to provide a stable place to raise my children, not to flip it five or six times. It has increased in value but not to the absurd extent of some properties bought for that purpose.