Once valued at nearly $2 billion, Divvy Homes is being acquired in a fire sale by a division of Brookfield Properties.

A digital version of the old rent-to-own model, Divvy buys homes for clients who can’t qualify for a standard mortgage and then becomes their landlord. A 1-2% upfront fee and a portion of ...

Divvy, a rent-to-own home startup, said this week that it has nabbed $43 million in a Series B funding round. A number of startups are looking to attract business by offering alternatives to ...