Security deposit: $17M to bolster RentSpree’s leasing solutions

The rental market’s recent surge in rent price and occupancy rates is driving technology adoption among the nation’s landlords, in turn driving RentSpree’s evolution. Continue reading

Zumper to put $30M in funding to work in short-term rental market

Zumper’s data shows that the idea of short-term rentals is bigger, and more critical, than vacation properties and the remote-working technology sector. Continue reading

Flexible living startup Landing nabs $125M funding round

The Series C funding round comes amid a spurt of aggressive growth from the company, which claims to have seen its membership increase 380 percent over the past year. Continue reading

Ember moves to allow owners to use shares as short-term rentals

Ember Flex represents a shift for the co-ownership startup, which sells one-eighth shares of luxury homes in vacation markets across the West Coast. Continue reading

Arizona town to homeowners: We’ll pay you not to rent on Airbnb

The offer to pay up to $10,000 to homeowners comes as lower wage workers in Sedona, Arizona, fail to find housing options they can afford near the businesses that keep the town moving. Continue reading

Annual rent growth slows for 2nd straight month in July, report says

Redfin said it expects rental growth to continue to slow, but markets with strong job growth and limited new housing construction will likely continue to experience large rent increases. Continue reading

Florida Realtors and landlords team up to fight rent control, file lawsuit

The proposed ordinance in Tampa threatens landlords with jail time if they raise the rent more than 5 percent a year. Landlords and Realtors vow to fight back seeking to block a cap on rent hikes. Continue reading

WATCH: Why institutional money is saving grace for the rental market

Even though investors have slowed spending, single-family rentals are in a stable position and they’re likely to help keep it that way, Doug Brien of rental platform Mynd said at Inman Connect. Continue reading