SmartAsset ranked 342 of the largest U.S. cities based on the median monthly gross rental and housing costs—including add-ons ...

Middle-income households may struggle less to afford rent — but they often are forced to the peripheries of the Bay Area, or ...

Local tenants enjoy the fourth-largest savings between what landlords charge and the cost of financing a home purchase.

Owning builds equity and can have tax benefits. But consider the lost investment income and mortgage interest payments.

If you’re a young renter with a good amount of savings who’s constantly being nudged by your parents to “buy a home already,” you’re probably feeling the pressure to make the plunge into homeownership ...

And there’s more. “There’s some psychic difference in knowing it’s your place and you own it versus being a renter. … That our rent could go up at any time,” Schwartz said. Fraser ...