Table of Contents

Contents

• Chapter 1: The Stakes Are High — Where We Live Defines Our Lives
• Chapter 2: The Cult of “Why Rent When You Can Buy?”
• Chapter 3: Repeat After Me: Renting Is Okay!
• Chapter 4: Rent — Something Everyone Pays. Always.
• Chapter 5: The Canadian Housing Market
• Chapter 6: What Really Drives Real Estate Prices — The Golden Rule
• Chapter 7: What Really Drives Real Estate Prices — Demand for Housing
• Chapter 8: What Really Drives Real Estate Prices — Supply of Housing
• Chapter 9: The Big Six
• Chapter 10: The Ugly Numbers
• Chapter 11: Leverage: Seductive and Deadly
• Chapter 12: Beyond Weak Returns, Housing Is Just a Terrible Investment
• Chapter 13: Investment Creep
• Chapter 14: Everyone Wins When You Buy a Home (Except Maybe You!)
• Chapter 15: Big Brother Wants You to Buy a House
• Chapter 16: What Have the Rule Makers Been Up To?
• Chapter 17: How Housing Can Dictate Your Career in Surprising and Unexpected Ways
• Chapter 18: Forced Savings: The Secret of the Wealthy Renter
• Chapter 19: Retirement and Housing
• Chapter 20: Seven Reasons Renting Is a Better Financial Decision
• Chapter 21: How to Be a Wealthy Renter
• Index

About the Author

Alex Avery is a top-ranked institutional equity research analyst, who advises institutional investors on real estate investments. He lives in Toronto.

Reviews

There’s a cure for this nation’s narrow-mindedness about renting instead of owning a home. It’s a new book called The Wealthy Renter.
*Globe and Mail*

A good read filled with lots of facts, perspective, and questioning of the status quo.
*Financial Post*

As one of the few guides specific to Canadian renters, Avery’s fills an information gap and is a solid overall choice for anyone interested in Canadian housing options.
*Publishers Weekly*

While Canadian focused, a great deal of the information and all of the general principles are applicable to diverse American housing markets as well.
*Midwest Book Review*