Which is better: Buying or renting a home? - Ella Feldman
TED-Ed · Published on October 8, 2026
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Dig into the dilemma of whether it's financially better to rent or buy a home, and explore the pros and cons of each choice. -- Nobody was surprised when Morgan and her twin sister Lisa moved into identical houses right next to each other. The only difference? Morgan bought her house, while Lisa is renting hers. For generations, conventional wisdom has been that homeownership is financially better than renting. But is this actually true? Ella Feldman follows the twins in their housing journey to see who comes out on top. Lesson by Ella Feldman, directed by Josh Pilch, Augenblick Studios. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://t.ted.com/nlVpzFN Check out our merch: http://t.ted.com/upNeDi3 ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://t.ted.com/R7iMQzr Follow us on Facebook: http://t.ted.com/NKcsscO Find us on Twitter: http://t.ted.com/nXsWmpA Peep us on Instagram: http://t.ted.com/zuDVFXP ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/which-is-better-buying-or-renting-a-home-ella-feldman Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/which-is-better-buying-or-renting-a-home-ella-feldman/digdeeper Animator's website: https://www.thejoshpilchshow.com and https://www.augenblickstudios.com ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Eric Braun, Sonja Worzewski, Michael Clement, Adam Berry, Ghaith Tarawneh, Nathan Milford, Tomas Beckett, Alice Ice, Eric Berman, Kurt Paolo Sevillano, Jennifer Heald, Megulo Abebe, isolwi, Kate Sem, Ujjwal Dasu, Angel Alberici, Minh Quan Dinh, Sylvain, Terran Gimpel, Talia Sari, Katie McDowell, Allen, Mahina Knuckles, Charmaine Hanson, Thawsitt, Jezabel, Abdullah Abdulaziz, Xiao Yu, Melissa Suarez, Brian A. Dunn, Francisco Amaya, Daisuke Goto, Matt Switzler, Peng, Tzu-Hsiang, Bethany Connor, Jeremy Shimanek, Mark Byers, Avinash Amarnath, Xuebicoco, Rayo, Po Foon Kwong, Boffin, Jesse Jurman, Scott Markley, Elija Peterson, Ovidiu Mrd, paul g mohney, Steven Razey, Nathan Giusti, and Helen Lee.
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