Hotels and Airbnb, Vrbo in heated battle as business travel ramps up

Both hotels and short-term rental companies are vying for customers seeking out extended stays through new offerings as business travel ramps up across the U.S. this fall. Continue reading

RentSpree’s new reporting feature offers renters a credit boost

The new tool, Credit Builder, allows credit reporting institution TransUnion to consider rental payments when its algorithms build credit scores. Continue reading

‘Tenant from hell’ haunts a Los Angeles luxury Airbnb

An Airbnb guest has stayed in a Los Angeles dental surgeon’s guest house for over a year without paying rent — and the owner has no legal basis to evict her. Continue reading

Investors coalesce around #Retwit as Re-convene returns to California

As Re-convene returns to Santa Monica this week, investors nationwide will be following along on Twitter, where an enthusiastic community of investors has leaned into social media in a big way. Continue reading

RentSpree finds its NorthstarMLS in new partnership

Software company RentSpree has added a 22,600-member multiple listing service to its stable of clients, the upper midwest’s NorthstarMLS, according to a September 8 press release shared first with Inman. Continue reading

Latch to rebrand as Door.com next year as new ‘James’ app rolls out

Three months after Ring founder Jamie Siminoff became CEO, Latch will be reborn as Door.com, in part to leverage its acquisition of Honest Day’s Work, according to an announcement on Tuesday. Continue reading

Tens of thousands of Airbnb listings will be outlawed in NYC next week

Local Law 18, which requires short-term rental owners to register with the city, could siphon tens of millions of dollars in revenue from Airbnb when it goes into effect on Sept. 5 in New York City. Continue reading

Single-family rent growth slows for the 14th straight month

A new report from CoreLogic is the latest to confirm that rent growth is falling back toward historical levels as the market moves on from unprecedented growth during COVID-19. Continue reading