Major California landlord group calls for rent freezes, eviction halts

The California Apartment Association represents numerous owners and managers. Referring to the coronavirus pandemic, it said the “challenge before us is one like we have never endured” Continue reading

Read all of Inman’s coronavirus coverage here

Inman has published more than 300 stories on the coronavirus. Here’s our comprehensive list of coverage. Continue reading

Rental season ‘completely derailed’ by coronavirus

Apartment search company RentCafé said that in the last week searches for apartments on its site have fallen 25 percent. Continue reading

California governor stops evictions amid coronavirus outbreak

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order is meant to be a lifeline to people whose wages are shrinking as the coronavirus tanks the economy and forces people into isolation. Continue reading

Landlords halting evictions amid coronavirus emergency

A coalition of landlords in New York City promised on Friday to stop evictions in most circumstances for the next 90 days. Continue reading

Coronavirus safe house listings pop up on Craigslist, Airbnb

Numerous rental listings around the world are being billed as ‘coronavirus-free.’ Many also tout the fact that they have toilet paper. Continue reading

Elected officials want to halt evictions over coronavirus

Members of the New York State Senate and even Bernie Sanders have called for a temporary ban on evictions as the country deals with the deadly illness. Continue reading

Rental returns decreased in 59% of counties over the last year

The average annual gross rental yield thus far for 2020 is also down to 8.4 percent from an average yield of 8.6 percent in 2019. Continue reading

Vacation rental giant Vacasa hires new chief revenue officer

Mike Dodson previously worked as the chief revenue officer of OpenTable, where he forged relationships with tens of thousands of restaurants. Continue reading

Could coronavirus outbreak delay Airbnb’s initial public offering?

Bloomberg reported that Airbnb considered beginning the IPO process as early as March. Will uncertainty on Wall Street hold back the short-term rental giant from going public? Continue reading