Currently, 18 percent of Americans say renting is cheaper than owning a home, according to Bankrate’s Home Affordability ...

Once strongholds for homeownership, the suburbs are becoming rental hot spots as high home prices sideline many would-be ...

If you’re thinking of buying a home but aren’t sure if it makes sense for you right now, consider these pros and cons of ...

Renters have the best advantage in Surprise, Arizona. Renters have the biggest advantage in Surprise, where renting offers a ...

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.

Alex Schafran, a housing policy researcher, said there are benefits to both renting and owning — but that right now the Bay Area’s middle-income households are relegated to the rental market, because ...

A growing number of Americans have come to accept that they might not be able to afford to buy the idyllic suburban home of ...

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