Renters - Page 3

If you need a bigger reason not to continue renting, new data just provided it. It seems not only are rents 2.8 percent higher than one year ago, but nearly 90 percent of America’s biggest cities have seen rent prices jump in the last month. A mere 2 percent experienced rent drops.

Tips for landlords: how to set your monthly rent. The rent you can expect from your property depends on many factors, but generally runs between .8 and 1.1 percent of the home's market value.

Rising rents don't just make monthly existence hard for enters. They harm the economy for many of the rest of us.

Advice for renters: what your rights are when your roommate leaves, and you're not on the lease.

If your landlord's in foreclosure, you have some rights. But to protect these rights, you need to know what they are.