NAR chief economist expects price of office space and apartments to dip

NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun expects employees to spend 25% to 35% less time in the office, keeping downward pressure on office rent. The multifamily sector also saw prices drop with high borrowing rates. Continue reading

Matterport posts Q3 revenue gains while narrowing its losses

The virtual tour software company posted $38 million in revenue, up from $28.4 million in Q2, while avoiding headwinds that have ensnared others in the real estate space, according to earnings on Thursday. Continue reading

Better.com laid off employees who were on parental leave: lawsuit

Employee files suit in New York alleging the online mortgage company fired him less than an hour after he told them his daughter was born. More than a dozen others impacted, lawsuit says. Continue reading

Rent dropped last month at one of the biggest rates in over a decade

Aside from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the month-over-month decline was the biggest drop in rent prices since 2010. Rent remains up 7.6 percent year over year, but the market is softening. Continue reading

Vrbo bookings grew in Q3 amid surge in short-term rental demand

Traveler bookings rose 12.5 percent, to $1.8 billion, in the third quarter compared to the same period a year earlier, according to an earnings call by parent company Expedia Group on Thursday. Continue reading

Airbnb pledges to make prices more transparent following strong Q3

High average daily rates helped spike Airbnb profits during the third quarter. But the company is preparing to roll out changes to make its prices clear, add competition among hosts. Continue reading

JPMorgan rolls out its own property management platform

Story, a property management platform aimed at helping landlords, managers and tenants, is the banking giant’s attempt to put JPMorgan at the center of a $500 billion rental housing industry. Continue reading

How Airbnb investors can minimize risks when buying properties

Changes to HOA rules or city regulations can pose a fatal risk, short-term rental investors say. Here’s how buyers and brokers can minimize revenue risks when targeting short-term rentals. Continue reading

Park City, Utah City Council votes to limit where Pacaso can buy homes

Legislators declined to label it a “timeshare” company, but approved rules that would set limits on where Pacaso can operate. The vote could set the stage for challenges elsewhere in the U.S. Continue reading

Q4 shows continued rise of properties in foreclosure: Report

The number of homes that are in some stage of the foreclosure process rose 27.4 percent compared to the year before, with the number of vacant homes in foreclosure rising for the third straight quarter. Continue reading