Thinking about buying a home but not quite ready for a mortgage? Rent-to-own homes could be the perfect middle ground. These unique agreements let you rent a property now with the option to buy it ...

No couch? No cash? What do you do? That’s the focus of today’s Consumer Alert. I got a call from a viewer who was sure she was being ripped off and she wanted me to investigate. She had bought ...

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 ...

Mary Nugent was already in a difficult situation when her washer and dryer started to fail. With poor credit following her husband's death, traditional financing wasn't an option. "I had not been able ...

One might think that a $278 Michael Kors backpack is, at best, a luxury item intended for more affluent consumers. But did you know you could rent one and own it after nine months for a whopping $800?

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 there are a ...

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 ...

After a turbulent few years for companies operating in the real estate market, Divvy Homes announced Wednesday that it is getting acquired by a division of Brookfield Properties for “a total ...