According to the brokerage firm Redfin, Americans now need to earn over $76,000 to afford typical rental costs in the U.S.

A new analysis from LendingTree shows that it is cheaper to rent than to pay a mortgage on a home in all 100 of the largest U ...

On average, renting a home is cheaper than paying a mortgage in all 50 of the largest U.S. metros in 2025 — with the cost difference between the two growing in 38 metros since last year. Nationally, ...

Realtor.com found that renters across the nation are said to save about $908 per month, down from $956 in 2024, compared with homeowners. The New York metropolitan area, which is said in the report to ...

Renting is cheaper than owning a home in the largest U.S. metro areas. San Francisco had the greatest dollar difference between renting and owning. The city also had among the largest percentage ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. The age-old adage that it’s cheaper to buy a ...

While having some of the highest rents in the nation, renting a home in San Francisco and San Jose is nearly 200% cheaper than paying a mortgage for one, a new study finds. According to Bankrate, San ...

A report from LendingTree found that it's still cheaper to rent in Atlanta than it is to own, but the difference is only $357 per month on average.

Tim Fang is a digital producer at CBS Bay Area. A Bay Area native, Tim has been a part of the CBS Bay Area newsroom for more than two decades and joined the digital staff in 2006. While having some of ...