Buying a home is the biggest purchase most people will ever make. But is it always smarter to buy than to rent? Zillow's ...

Today, the average homeowner has to stay in their house for seven to nine years to make owning a better deal than renting.

According to conventional financial planning wisdom, it’s more cost-efficient to own a home than to rent one. But with high home prices across the U.S., is that still the case? To find out the more ...

Yes, rents have soared in the past year, outpacing gains in home prices. But it’s still more affordable to rent than own a home in nearly 90% of U.S. counties, according to a new report by ATTOM Data ...

Renting is now cheaper than owning in all of the 100 largest US metros, according to LendingTree’s new analysis of Census data. The widest cost gaps are in San Francisco, Bridgeport, Conn., and New ...

Homeownership, for example, typically comes with more upfront costs than renting. The monthly payment can also be higher than rent, though that depends on quite a few factors. Renting, meanwhile, ...

For many Filipinos, owning a home seems like a distant dream—especially with the rising cost of houses, residential lots, and ...

Look at the past 30 years of historical returns for three key factors in this rent vs. buy calculation, using 10-year moving averages for rent (California Consumer Price Indexes); home values (federal ...

To find out the more affordable housing option, GOBankingRates analyzed the average price of renting versus owning a home in all 50 states, plus the District of Columbia. The study found that in the ...