Members of the New York City Council took aim at the fees associated with renting an apartment in New York City, which sometimes requires prospective tenants to spend thousands of dollars in deposits and charges to obtain. Continue reading
Want to be a property owner? Think way outside the box, a panel of real estate investors told attendees Wednesday at Inman Connect New York. Continue reading
The National Rental Home Council (NRHC), a trade group made up of some of the largest single-family home rental owners in the country, is offering relief to its renters with rent deferrals and fee waivers. Continue reading
Rapidly growing real estate investment company Roofstock has tapped a former Tesla executive to help run and scale up operations. Continue reading
A bundle of new regulations is poised to make Massachusetts the first state with a registry of short-term, Airbnb-style rentals. Continue reading
Los Angeles has adopted sweeping regulations that will restrict how long people can rent out homes using Airbnb, as well as which properties they will be allowed to list with the home-sharing service. Continue reading
StreetEasy is raising its listing fee from $3 to $4.50, the New York City-based subsidiary of Zillow announced today. Continue reading
Home sharing behemoth Airbnb plans to further branch out of vacation rentals and will begin designing homes as part of a new initiative dubbed “Backyard.” Continue reading
Homebuying startups that offer quick sales to antsy sellers are fueling the steady incursion of mammoth investors into the single-family rental market. Continue reading
TransparentCity, a new website that helps renters keep down costs by bypassing brokers and commission fees, has launched in New York City. Continue reading