{"id":92,"date":"2026-10-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/?p=92"},"modified":"2026-10-10T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T10:00:00","slug":"what-happens-if-you-never-buy-a-house-what-renters-are-gaining-and-giving-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/10\/what-happens-if-you-never-buy-a-house-what-renters-are-gaining-and-giving-up\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens if you never buy a house? What renters are gaining &#8211; and giving up."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s a question I hear more and more in the High Desert: what if you never end up buying a house? With home prices now at five times the median income, and rising interest rates adding to the challenge, it\u2019s understandable that many young adults are weighing their options. Some choose to rent long-term or invest their money elsewhere as market uncertainties persist. While renting can offer flexibility and less responsibility for maintenance, it also means missing out on the potential for building equity and creating a place that\u2019s truly your own. As someone who\u2019s guided clients through every stage of the real estate journey, I know how personal and complex these choices can be. My commitment is always to honest advice and helping you make the decision that fits your goals\u2014whether that means stepping into homeownership or exploring other paths to building the life you envision.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.morningstar.com\/news\/marketwatch\/20260919138\/what-happens-if-you-never-buy-a-house-what-renters-are-gaining-and-giving-up\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s a question I hear more and more in the High Desert: what if you never end up buying a house? With home prices now at five times the median income, and rising interest rates adding to the challenge, it\u2019s understandable that many young adults are weighing their options. Some choose to rent long-term or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":353,"featured_media":93,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/353"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92\/revisions\/96"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sanbernardinocountyhomesearch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}