As housing prices fall, is it better to buy or to rent?

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Watch: Money Wise Institute's Kelley Keehan crunches the numbers on renting versus buying a home in Canada

Published Aug 18, 2026

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For sale, rent and sold real estate signs in the Stittsville area, Sunday, April 17, 2022.A 'for rent' real estate signs in the Stittsville area of Ontario, Sunday, April 17, 2022. Photo by ASHLEY FRASER/POSTMEDIA

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Kelley Keehan, chief executive of Money Wise Institute, best-selling author and personal finance educator talks about the math (and other factors) in deciding whether to rent or buy a home.

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