Tag Archives: rent
Rent payments can help you get mortgage
Renters who want to become homeowners may improve their chances of getting a mortgage when their rent payments are reported to the credit bureaus, shows a recent study. Continue reading
Buy or rent? Both are too expensive
Rates may be low but majority of Americans say housing remains unaffordable. Continue reading
Hot market leaves renters cold
As housing demand surges, many renters have been priced out of the rental market. Continue reading
Delinquent borrowers persist in the American dream
Homeowners who are behind on their mortgage payments have become more optimistic about homeownership. Continue reading
10 priciest cities for renters
Think you’re paying too much for rent? Check out how much renters in these cities have to pay. Continue reading
Fewer rentals, steady rents
Prospective renters found fewer places available for rent in the third quarter. Yet monthly rents barely changed. Continue reading
How to calculate rent vs. buy
The decision to buy instead of rent is easier if you calculate the numbers. Continue reading
Rent for $60,000 per month
Since the housing market collapsed, rental demand has increased, along with prices. But how much would you pay to live in a premier property? The owners of the tallest residential building in the Western hemisphere, in Lower Manhattan, are betting rent… Continue reading
BofA: From lender to landlord?
Bank of America will offer struggling homeowners a chance to stay in their homes as renters.
The bank is starting a pilot program that will offer borrowers facing foreclosure the option to become tenants as soon as they transfer the title of their hom… Continue reading
Foreclosures for rent
The sluggish housing recovery is prompting President Barack Obama to consider ways to take foreclosed properties off the market and rent them until prices stabilize. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, home prices nationally were 7.4 p… Continue reading