Eyes on inventory as Q1 earnings ramp up following a chilling 2022

Jay McCanless, a senior vice president of equity research at Wedbush Securities, reveals what he’ll be watching as publicly traded real estate companies post Q1 earnings this week and next. Continue reading

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

Their clients could buy homes. But they rent for $75K a month instead

Increasingly, wealthy would-be homebuyers are opting to rent in lieu of homeownership, choosing to cough up top dollar for $69,000-a-night Airbnbs and apartments for north of $100,000. But why? Continue reading

Nest Seekers expands to Mexico as demand from US skyrockets

The luxury brokerage has added offices in Cabo San Lucas, Riviera Maya and Mexico City as demand for real estate in the accessible and affordable country skyrockets. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker COO: ‘Traditional hard work’ is making a comeback

Coldwell Banker Chief Operating Officer Liz Gehringer told Inman a diversity push is helping grow the company even in a slower market. She also touted the return of international buyers as the pandemic winds down. Continue reading

Silicon Valley Bank, proptech hub for real estate clients, collapses

In the most dramatic banking implosion since the Great Recession, regulators on Friday shut down the bank, which boasted ties to proptechs, including Airbnb, Opendoor and OJO. Continue reading

Airbnb notches first profitable full year as demand surges, rates fall

The short-term rental platform posted $1.9 billion in profits and $8.4 billion in revenue in 2022, a 40 percent surge from a year earlier, according to executives during a full-year and 4Q earnings call Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading

25 cities cracking down on Airbnb: The Real Word

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White are talking about cities that are making it harder to own short-term rentals, how inflation has impacted millennial homebuying plans and the weekly media review Left, Middle, Right. Continue reading

With $4M seed round, Rove launches property marketplace

The “remote work-friendly property brand” is in beta with a property sales portal, a marketplace, for selling short-term rental properties. Each listing’s financial filings are provided in full detail. Continue reading

Real estate investing in 2022: Where is the roller coaster headed?

“It’s like that roller coaster where it’s going up and up and up and up. You don’t know what’s going to happen when you get to the top.” Many investors had a pleasant ride in 2022. But the ride might come to an end. Continue reading