Spiraling housing prices, surging mortgage rates, and buyers saddled with student debt — the already gloomy homeownership picture for young adults has, somehow, gotten bleaker in the recent downturn. ...

A startup that uses a lease-to-own business model to give small-business owners greater opportunities to own their commercial property is gaining funding traction from big-name investors. Withco, a ...

Rent-to-own deals let a buyer rent the home for a time before committing to the purchase. Whether the deal is a lease option or lease purchase agreement affects the level of commitment. Both buyer and ...

Divvy Homes, a real estate startup aiming to revolutionize rent-to-own and fractional ownership, just raised $30 million to help the company continue growing. Divvy officially launched earlier this ...

University Bank of Ann Arbor launched rent-to-own commercial financing this year as part of its growing Muslim lending platform, with plans to lend up to $1.3 million for a commercial project. "We ...

Finding a rent-to-own option can be challenging in a market in which prospective home buyers are competing for limited listings. Homeowners are more likely to want to sell rather than rent out their ...

Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ...

You have spotted the house of your dreams, and it is on the market – but you cannot afford to buy it at the moment. Perhaps you do not have enough down payment funds, or your credit score is not good ...

After a turbulent few years for companies operating in the real estate market, Divvy Homes announced Wednesday that it is getting acquired by a division of Brookfield Properties for “a total ...