If you’re in need of a sofa or a dishwasher, and you don’t have the money to buy either outright, you might think about purchasing one from a rent-to-own store. But think hard – because ...

Rent-to-own deals are nothing new. These transactions, in which a portion of the buyer’s monthly rent payment is ultimately applied toward a down payment, traditionally have been used by home ...

Shawn Frett and Jeneyha Wheatley-Frett struck a rent-to-own deal with Divvy, but the house, in Lithonia, Ga., was plagued with problems. They have since moved out and reached a settlement with the ...

Rent-to-own programs and credit-building tools create alternative pathways to homeownership for people with less-than-ideal credit. “When my husband died… I had to do this by myself,” Smith ...

The model, known as rent-to-own, or lease-purchase, is one of several alternative home-financing solutions that have emerged out of Silicon Valley in recent years, all claiming to help families ...

The spiraling costs of homeownership have turned the perennial rent-versus-own equation on its head. In most of the nation’s largest cities, renting is now far cheaper. The median sales price ...