What to watch for and the steps and choices involved Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez While traditional mortgages are a common path to homeownership, you do have alternatives. Rent-to-own agreements ...

Editor's note: This article was co-reported by KMUW and Planeta Venus, a Spanish-language local news outlet, as part of the Wichita Journalism Collaborative (WJC). The WJC is a partnership of 11 media ...

It’s no secret that it’s getting harder to buy a home. That’s why many would-be homeowners are looking at rent-to-own homes as an alternative to the traditional path to homeownership—especially if ...

Besides taking out a mortgage, your best bet for homeownership is to buy a house in cash. Less common mortgage alternatives include rent-to-own agreements and owner/seller financing. Both rent-to-own ...

With today’s high mortgage rates and home prices, coming up with enough money for a down payment is difficult for many potential buyers. In fact, 81 percent of Americans who would like to buy a house ...

“You don’t need rent-to-own — you need non-homelessness" ...

Buying a home through a rent-to-own agreement can be risky. If you can’t answer 'yes' to these questions, you might want to say 'no' to the whole thing. If your credit score is too low for a mortgage ...

In the often-unseen corners of our society, the urgent and pervasive issue of predatory rent-to-own contracts has long ensnared vulnerable populations, trapping them in a cycle of debt and instability ...

(KANSAS NEWS SERVICE) - The home in Haysville was meant to be a safe place, a sanctuary, for Maria Robledo and Enrique Perez. The house had one more bathroom and bedroom than their former home. It had ...