Tech spotlight: The Corcoran Group’s rental tech tools

Over the last few years, the company created a robust set of tools to help agents and consumers navigate the rental market. Recently expanding its offerings, here are some of the key features. Continue reading

TikToker slams Airbnb host for renting out former slave cabins

Attorney Wynton Yates specifically called out an Airbnb listing called “The Panther Burn Cottage @ Belmont Plantation” in Greenville, Mississippi, which has since been removed from the site. Continue reading

4.3M apartments needed in US by 2035 to meet demand, study says

“Put simply, we do not have enough housing,” NAA President and CEO Bob Pinnegar says. He points to such factors as years of underbuilding and lack of affordability. Continue reading

Real estate investors scooped up record number of homes this spring

Investor purchases made up 9.5 percent of home purchases nationally in April, modestly below a February 2022 peak of 9.7 percent and an increase of 64 percent from 2019 levels, according to data from Realtor.com. Continue reading

Latchel locks onto $16.7M round to bolster single-family rental solution

Latchel automates tenant repair requests through a user dashboard, rapidly filtering them to the most appropriate preferred vendor and keeping property management in the loop. Continue reading

Rent growth back on track, hits an all-time high nationwide in July

Despite recent slowdown in rent hikes, the price to rent a one-bedroom apartment set an all-time record of $1,450 per month in July, according to data from Zumper released Tuesday. Continue reading

Tenants in rent-controlled California face 10% hike next month

A 2019 law seeks to prevent rent from climbing too much too fast, but prices are set to grow by 10 percent thanks in part to rampant inflation. Continue reading

Obama’s former spokesman Jay Carney becomes Airbnb exec

Former White House Press Secretary leaves Amazon to become head of global communications and policy for the short-term rental powerhouse. Continue reading

Over 1,000 tenants could lose homes over landlord’s unpaid water bill

Tenants in four Indianapolis low-income apartment buildings thought their rent covered utilities. They’ll lose water and potentially homes if their landlord doesn’t pay a $1.7 million bill by October. Continue reading