Airbnb has to comply with strict new regulations in Boston that require hosts to register their listings with the city. The new regulations are designed to ban so-called investor units or properties meant to be residential that are exclusively or…
According to the U.S. Housing and Urban Development and Commerce Department, total housing starts increased by 3.8 percent in October 2019, consisting of 1.31 million units. Housing starts indicates the number of privately-owned new houses on which construction has been…
CoreLogic’s newly released Single-Family Rent Index (SRFI) showed a national rent increase of 3 percent in September 2019. The index analyzes single-family rent price changes nationally and among 20 U.S. metropolitan areas. In comparison to September 2018, the index remained…
Airbnb COO, Belinda Johnson announced in an email that she is stepping down as COO on March 1. Johnson isn’t leaving Airbnb entirely. She will join the company’s board of directors as its ninth member. It’s a big loss for…
According to the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales, which measures signed contract, fell 1.7% on October month-to-month. Pending home sales is a measure of signed contracts. On the other hand, sales were 4.4% higher annually. This is likely…
The City of Paris is suing Airbnb for $14 million over 1,000 illegal rental advertisements. The mayor of Paris made an announcement in an interview published on Sunday February 10th, stating that Airbnb’s ads have violated a law designed to…
