Most taxpayers assume that those who get the most money back are homeowners, business owners, and non-profit organizations. But lo and behold, renters are a strong competitor! Most of them just don't know it yet.

A key law that has prevented millions of low-income tenants from becoming homeless is set to expire at the end of the 113th Congress, kicking off what...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in a century, most of America's largest cities are growing at a faster rate than their surrounding suburbs as y...

Don't look now, but there's a sign of hope in the foreclosure crisis. There were more short sales than foreclosure sales in January, according to d...

The foreclosure crisis is costing you money. How much, exactly, depends on a number of factors -- whether you own a house, what your property is wo...

From 24/7 Wall St.: The homeownership rate dropped to 66 percent of all households in the fourth quarter of 2011 — the lowest rate in over a decade....

Everyone knows the economy has been rough on homeowners lately. But for people who rent -- especially for people who rent and don't make very much mon...

The poorest people in America are running out of places to live. In every state in the country, there are people looking for cheap rental housing -...

Apparently the idea of going back to someone's shared apartment or home after that Valentine's Day dinner isn't very appealing. Love-seekers tend ...

The percentage of people moving for new jobs fell to a near-historic low in the second half of 2011, according to a recent report, as the housing bust...

Although the recession has officially been over for two years, the worst may be to come for many people. Job losses rose during the last few years....

During his presidency, George W. Bush spoke of his vision for an "ownership society," an America where anyone and everyone who wanted to could stake a...

Americans have been skittish about buying new houses since the collapse of the real estate bubble. But they remain committed to the idea of home owner...

Home ownership, long a central pillar of the American dream, seems increasingly unattainable for growing numbers of households. Yet old views died...

WASHINGTON — A growing number of Americans can't afford a home or don't want to own one, a trend that's spawning a generation of renters and a r...

It's one of those stories that sounds appalling, that you might hope the media is playing up just for its shock value: responsible and conscientious t...

A new wave of foreclosures stands to hurt people who may have never taken out a mortgage: renters. ...