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

Fintech Stake rolls out program for landlords to help struggling tenants

Among other offerings, Stake1 is designed to track a tenant’s financial activity with the intent of using on-time payments as a mechanism to improve credit rating, Continue reading

How much money should you invest in real estate?

Real estate investing puts your money to work in the form of an income-producing property that can then be used to help finance your next property. The biggest barrier is also the simplest one: money Continue reading

9 questions second-homebuyers should ask themselves before the search

A second home is both a luxury and a highly nuanced investment that can have a big impact on both lifestyle and finances. Here are nine questions buyers should ask themselves before starting a second-home search. 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

In the short term, home prices will fall. But then what, economists ask

Affordability concerns weigh on nearly every corner of the housing market as the economy tips toward a possible recession, according to a new survey of real estate experts. 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

‘The Airbnbust is upon us’: A tweet hints at Airbnb’s fall. But is it right? 

Social media users claim short-term rental bookings are collapsing. But the data tells another story. Inman reached out to Airbnb and to some experts who follow the short-term rental space. Continue reading

Renters sue RealPage for allegedly driving up rents through ‘cartel’

Agreements between RealPage and some of the biggest apartment owners in the country drove up the cost of rent, which amounted to an illegal conspiracy that drove rents to all-time highs, the lawsuit alleges. Continue reading