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 buyers ...

If you rent a house when you would rather own, pin some of the blame on corporate landlords. The 10 biggest institutional investors owned more than 430,000 single-family rental homes at the end of ...

Real estate stands as a cornerstone of wealth generation, and as 19th-century British philosopher and economist John Stuart Mill once, said, "Landlords grow rich in their sleep." Landlords don't ...

The Democratic nominee has called for freezing the rent on a million apartments. Credit...Elias Williams for The New York Times Supported by By Debra Kamin He campaigned with laser-sharp focus on ...