When asked wether to buy or rent a house, people find it difficult to make the final decision. The Upshot(find link at the bottom) is a website that provides the reader to figure out, to buy or to rent an apartment, which is the better idea.
This website is inspiring since it provide the reader a comprehensible and user-friendly calculator to help people to resolve varied and complicated financial problem. Technique used behind the website is D3(Data-Driven-Documents, A open source JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data).The tool is so clear and beautiful so that it can convey complicated information and make people enjoy at the same time.
Below are some basic factors you need to take into account, such as house price, mortgage details, closing cost and maintenance and fees.
After input those data, you will get accurate and clear suggestion about which approach is more economical and practical. The system will calculate the purchase cost and the equivalent renting fees based on the information you give.
The most interesting thing I find from this site is the user can interact with the page (by simply drag the button )and get feedback very quickly, which leads to a very rich user experience. That’s the reason why I strongly recommend you guys have a look at it, very interesting.
Reference: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/buy-rent-calculator.html?_r=1