Home Partners entices Americans locked out of traditional mortgages with rent-to-own deals. But an Insider analysis of three major markets found that eviction filings were more common than sales.

The $1 billion acquisition of rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes, which was announced Wednesday, is expected to leave some shareholders without a payout, according to sources familiar with the deal.

Divvy operated a rent-to-own model in which it worked with renters who wanted to become homeowners by buying the home they wanted and renting it back to them for three years while they built ...

The so-called rent-to-own company, which at one time was valued at $2 billion, was sold in a deal valued at $1 billion to Maymont Homes, a division of Brookfield Properties, according to a joint ...

The Point2Homes study puts Phoenix on top with the number 1 highest new rental home construction rate, in the country. But, Texas cities still dominated the top 10 metros. DFW is not far behind ...

The details vary depending on the type of rent-to-own agreement: lease option or lease purchase. With a lease option, the renter is given the option to purchase the home once the lease expires ...