You have spotted the house of your dreams, and it is on the market – but you cannot afford to buy it at the moment. Perhaps you do not have enough down payment funds, or your credit score is not good ...

Natalie Campisi is a senior journalist who covers personal finance, balancing timely news with in-depth enterprise reporting. Her mission is to make complex financial issues clear and accessible for ...

Spend an afternoon poring over online apartment listings, and you’ll see them: Flashy ads urging you to “rent to own” a home instead of just renting. The pictures look normal. The prices seem ...

The start-up’s innovative business model has helped some renters save for a down payment on their home, but others have walked away frustrated by the company. Shawn Frett and Jeneyha Wheatley-Frett ...