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

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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

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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 →

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

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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 →

Berkshire Hathaway-owned lender settles redlining case with DOJ

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This case is the first-ever redlining settlement against a mortgage company and the second-largest such settlement in DOJ history. Continue reading →

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

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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

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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

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