The rising demand for rent now, pay later underscores America’s deepening affordability problem after years of stagnant wages and higher prices. Many families already face a cash crunch – a situation ...

Monthly rent payments often consume a significant portion of household income, with many Americans spending more than 30 percent of their earnings on housing costs. As rental prices continue to climb, ...

A lack of credit is a major stumbling block to getting a mortgage, and it also prevents consumers from getting attractive rates on all types of loans. Rent payments are one way to gain credit ...

Paying rent on time can improve your credit score, but only if your landlord or property manager reports payments to credit bureaus — and most don’t. But if you want your rent payments to affect your ...

The new Esusu-powered tool turns on-time rent payments into lasting credit progress SEATTLE, Nov. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Zillow® is giving renters a new way to turn their largest monthly expense ...

Americans will be able to leverage their rent payments to qualify for a mortgage under a new order from Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. Pulte, who heads the primary U.S. housing ...

Want to pay rent in two installments instead of one? The fine print can make '0% interest' costlier than it sounds. A growing number of companies are offering buy-now-pay-later products to split up ...

Can a landlord refuse your rent payment? Owning rental property comes with a long list of responsibilities and plenty of questions. One that often catches landlords and tenants off guard is “Can a ...

In a letter sent to local public housing authorities on March 6, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that a $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to prevent thousands ...