It's funny how our needs and our finances aren't always on the same schedule. Perhaps "tragic" is a better word. Take the need for a car. Maybe the faithful old jalopy we were driving just died a ...

A proposal to build as many as a million rent-to-own “Trump homes” would put federal backing behind a homeownership model that has long struggled to deliver on its promise. Lennar Corp. and Taylor ...

Yolanda Smith thought buying a home was out of reach because of less-than-perfect credit. The Kansas City native and her husband moved to North Texas in 2013 because of a job relocation. But Smith's ...

One might think that a $278 Michael Kors backpack is, at best, a luxury item intended for more affluent consumers. But did you know you could rent one and own it after nine months for a whopping $800?

When young renters Mark and Sylvia decided to make the transition from tenant-life to homeownership, they had a fairly good idea their past credit indiscretions would make it difficult to qualify for ...

“You don’t need rent-to-own — you need non-homelessness" ...