Real estate website Zillow says the 'break-even horizon' for potential home buyers varies widely depending on location.

Real estate website Zillow has a provocative data point for every renter thinking about buying these days: That move pays off after just three years on average nationwide. The company, which lists...

 

Brandywine Homes started out like so many other companies in America with an entrepreneur and an idea.

Decades ago, Jim Barisic noticed that cities in coastal Southern California were getting older and more crowded.

People in search of new homes were moving out.

Jim set out to change that.

In 1994 he founded...