Share of renters paying under $1,000 hits record low, Redfin says

Only 32.1 percent of renter households currently pay less than $1,000 in monthly rent — a sharp decline from 35.2 percent in 2022 and 50.4 percent in 2012, according to an analysis from Redfin released Wednesday. Continue reading

AppFolio acquires LiveEasy for ‘next-gen’ renter experience

AppFolio, which states its has more than 20,000 property management customers, acquired home management and services concierge LiveEasy as part of its new approach to providing for renters. Continue reading

Beetlejuice mansion opens for haunted tours on Airbnb

The three-hour “Haunt the Beetlejuice House” tours will be available from Nov. 16 to 27, with booking open until Nov. 4. Each tour accommodates up to six guests, who must be 18 or older, with any accompanying guests aged 13 and up. Continue reading

Mayor outside Chicago has evaded eviction server, landlord claims

Landlord Genetta Hull filed eviction papers in September alleging that Dolton Mayor Tiffany Henyard and her roommate, Kamal Woods, owe more than $3,350 in rent and late fees on her property. Continue reading

No lone star: RentSpree signs seventh Texas MLS

The relationship will place RentSpree’s software within CTXMLS’s listing module, empowering agents who work with landlords, investors and renters to easily opt-in to displaying the screening interface. Continue reading

CoStar acquires management platform Visual Lease

Visual Lease makes a platform serving more than 1,500 corporate clients. The acquisition bolsters CoStar’s core commercial real estate business. Continue reading

In its effort to add more supply, Airbnb rolls out co-hosting feature

Short-term rental leader keeps its sights set on lowering barriers to entry for people who might be interested in offering their homes on Airbnb. Continue reading

With cash and CLEAR partnership, 100 takes on renter fraud

A New York City-based software company for the multifamily industry, called 100, has emerged from stealth mode with a $5.2 million seed round of financing. Continue reading

‘They’re here’: Poltergeist home to reopen as Airbnb for horror fans

The Simi Valley, California, home sold Friday for $1.28 million, its first sale in 45 years. Now, a Los Gatos-based investor plans to reimagine the famed setting of the 1982 horror flick as a draw for tourists. Continue reading

8 years later, ‘Thousand Dollar Listing’ unveils new episodes

After navigating an identity crisis and multiple potential deals with production companies that fell through, Noah Kaplan and his team have finally wrapped editing seven new episodes and are releasing one episode per week on YouTube. Continue reading