The National housing market: Owning versus renting

A nice numbers based article on owning versus renting.  It is interesting to see how the author notes it had actually become relatively cheaper to lease a home from 2011 to 2013.     His opinion on tougher lending standards is largely correct, though perhaps less relevant to the Atlanta market.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-housing-market-owning-versus-renting-2014-06-24