Housing drags down US economy for second-straight quarter in Q1

Consumer spending remained high while the broader economy slowed, growing just 1.1 percent in the first 3 months of 2023, according to data released Thursday by U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Continue reading

Redfin calls employees back to the office part-time: ‘No exceptions’

“Some people will quit over this decision,” Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman told employees on Monday in an internal memo. “No one can say we haven’t made it deliberately.”
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These are the highest-grossing short-term rental markets of 2023

Using Airbnb’s search categories and data around average daily rates, AirDNA has compiled a report showing the highest potential earning markets for short-term rental investors. Continue reading

Millennials and Gen Z have a plan for buying homes: Scratch and win

A majority of those born between 1981 and 2013 believe they’d need to win the lottery to be able to afford a home in the U.S., according to a new study by Zillow. Continue reading

We asked a property manager how she used AI. Then we asked a bot

Strategic marketing consultant Chrissie Rivers shared five reasons property managers might use artificial intelligence for managing properties. Then we asked ChatGPT for management advice. Continue reading

This company said it could help flippers make money. Most didn’t.

A lawsuit says hundreds of real estate investors lost tens of thousands of dollars due to practices by the company, Build Realty. A judge ruled the case can move forward as a class-action lawsuit. Continue reading

‘Survive till 2025’: New supply, low demand signal rental ‘sh#tstorm’

Markets across the country are now facing a possibility of rent falling year over year amid a negative outlook for apartments and commercial real estate broadly, experts told Inman. Continue reading