What Are Lease-Option Agreements? Lease-option agreements, also known as lease-to-own or rent-to-own agreements, are a type of real estate transaction where a tenant rents a property from a landlord ...

What to watch for and the steps and choices involved Fact checked by Rebecca McClay While traditional mortgages are a common path to homeownership, you do have alternatives. Rent-to-own agreements are ...

Before leasing land, it is important for developers to understand the benefits of using a lease-option structure instead of jumping straight into a leasehold. By deliberately separating and sequencing ...

If your house or cabin already has been sitting for sale long enough to bite into your wallet, you might want to consider a lease option. A lease with an option to buy often can solve a two-mortgage ...

With today’s high mortgage rates and home prices, coming up with enough money for a down payment is difficult for many potential buyers. In fact, 81 percent of Americans who would like to buy a house ...

Home builders and real estate agents agree that easing loan qualifying standards would accelerate the housing rebound. Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, is ...