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Dear Monty: We want a rent-to-own agreement on a house we jointly own with my husband’s mother. The place is owned free and clear. We want to buy her out in about two years. What are both parties’ ...

Rent-to-own deals are nothing new. These transactions, in which a portion of the buyer’s monthly rent payment is ultimately applied toward a down payment, traditionally have been used by home buyers ...

Blackstone is pulling the plug on Home Partners of America after years of expansion in the single-family rental market. Home Partners, led by CEO Jennifer Deason, will close its Chicago headquarters ...

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