Should your vacation rental have smart locks?

Imagine this: You’ve just arrived in some exotic new city for vacation. You’re ready to sight-see or relax, and all you want to do is drop your things off at your Airbnb. But when you try to get in to your rental, you can’t. Maybe the… Continue reading

Oregon moves to nix single-family zoning, continues a national trend

Oregon lawmakers voted to eliminate single-family zoning in any city with more than 25,000 people. The bill would legalize duplexes and other “missing middle” housing in neighborhoods that previously only allowed single-family homes. Continue reading

LA’s new short-term rental rules are here, hosts must pay $89 minimum fee

First, property owners who want to rent out space on Airbnb, Vrbo or similar sites have to register their units with the city and pay a fee, which they can do online here. The most basic type of home-sharing registration will allow hosts to rent out th… Continue reading

Record-setting broker shutters office, joins Sotheby’s

David Ogilvy is shuttering his 34-year eponymously named brokerage David Ogilvy and Associates and bringing his team to Sotheby’s International Realty’s Greenwich, Connecticut office.  Continue reading

Compass announces another California acquisition

The rapidly growing brokerage has acquired Central Coast Realty Group, bolstering its already formidable presence in California’s central coast. Continue reading

California Association of Realtors seeks innovators for competition

Winners could get $10K from CAR, as well as a marketing package and access to other resources from the trade organization. Continue reading

Valet Living debuts rental turn over service

Rental services company Valet Living announced a new service this week that is designed to speed up and simplify the process of turning over rental units between tenants — and save property owners money along the way. Continue reading

Engel & Völkers rolls out in 4 new markets amidst rapid expansion

The German-founded luxury real estate franchisor is opening franchise offices in Arizona, Nevada, Colorado and North Carolina. Continue reading

EXp Realty CEO Glenn Sanford envisions hitting 100,000 agents

Leading into Inman Connect Las Vegas in July, the eXp Realty CEO believes his virtual brokerage can grow by a factor of 5 by 2025. Continue reading