Deciding between renting and owning should depend on your financial situation and market conditions. Home renting and buying homes both have advantages. Renting offers greater flexibility and savings ...

Katherine Watt is a former CNET Money writer focusing on mortgages, home equity and banking. She previously wrote about personal finance for NextAdvisor. Based in New York, Katherine graduated summa ...

There’s an age-old debate about whether owning or renting a home is cheaper. When you factor in your hierarchy of needs, it doesn’t make much sense to spend all of your money on shelter if it means ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. True Tamplin is on a mission to bring financial literacy into schools. To rent or buy a home is a significant decision. It ...

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, ...