On a national basis, the average home costs 25% more to own than to rent, the analysis found. The gap in cost between owning a home versus renting an apartment is now at its widest in more than 15 ...

Home Partners had bought it for $320,000, and the rent-to-own tenant would have had to come up with $364,500 to buy, according to documents filed in a Home Partners' eviction suit.

While rent-to-own homes benefit buyers who don’t have excellent credit or a huge down payment, it can also be a risk if they don’t know what to look for when entering an RTO contract.

Rent-to-Own Homes: How It Makes Homeownership More Attainable AD explores the pros and cons of this alternative path to homeownership—especially for first-time home buyers ...

Search Rent-to-Own Listings: Look for properties explicitly listed with the rent-to-own option, such as those from private sellers on Kijiji, Facebook Marketplace or specialty lenders like ...