Ellen DeGeneres Quotes

It's easy to underestimate the real cost of home ownership.

I bought my first house at 19-years old.

Even in a bad market, location, location, location is a way to still buy and sell property.

If you rent, that's it. You don't have to pay any interest to anybody. You don't have to pay any maintenance costs to anybody. You don't have to worry about whether the boiler is going to break down. While if you own your own home, you have a hundred aggravations.

New York as an industry is the best city for real estate. You're in a very transparent market. If you need to liquidate, you make three phone calls and you could sell something, even in the worst market. It is also less forgiving; if you make a mistake you can lose money.

I grew up thinking that renting is perfectly normal. And then, strangely enough, I never did buy a house. I live in New York City, and I'm still renting. My own personal narrative shows that it is possible to live a respectable life without ever having owned a home.

The secret I've lived by ever since I started earning money is this: Always buy a house with an extra bedroom adjoining the master. And that's always my closet.

I said from the very beginning, I don't want a big house, I don't want big grounds, I don't want the trouble with the maintenance and all of that.

The only real indulgence was buying a house. That was a pretty big step.

The best time to buy a home is always five years ago.

Second homes are an investment.

In a way, I've made a career out of sweat equity, and I've enjoyed sharing what I've learned in the process. It's a great feeling to educate people on how to get into their first or fifth home in the most economical way possible.

I was pretty young when I bought my first place, and at that time didn't really view it as an investment. After living there for a few years I decided to move out of London, so I decided to rent it out for a few years. Then, as the property market continued to rise, I made the decision to sell.

As Realtors, you live and breathe the American dream.

The real estate business was something Dad and I could do together.

It's cheaper to buy a house and finance it than it is to rent in many markets.

The London property market has excellent investment opportunities.

Owning a home is a keystone of wealth - both financial affluence and emotional security.

Well, real estate is always good, as far as I'm concerned.

The most critical factor subduing the demand for housing is that home ownership is no longer seen as the great, long-term buildup in equity value it once was.

The American dream is still to own your home.

I always felt very secure and very safe with real estate. Real estate always appreciates.

No one should expect the value of their house to appreciate quickly - counting on your home to be a significant part of your retirement saving isn't a winning strategy - but it is reasonable to expect that prices generally will rise with at least the rate of inflation for some time to come.

Mr. Breton didn't know about location, location, location.

To me, I love real estate because you can feel it.