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White House Demands Transparency From Rental Housing Platforms

White House Demands Transparency From Rental Housing Platforms
White House Demands Transparency From Rental Housing Platforms
July 19, 2023  |  Real Estate

The White House says three major housing platforms have agreed to provide more transparency to prospective renters. Zillow, Apartments.com, and AffordableHousing.com will begin giving consumers the total of...

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Rental Platform Avenue One Reaches $1 Billion Valuation
Rental Platform Avenue One Reaches $1 Billion Valuation
May 15, 2023  |  Real Estate

Property technology company Avenue One has reportedly achieved unicorn status after raising $100 million. The funding values Avenue One at $1 billion, Bloomberg News reported...

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US Airbnb Hosts Using $22 Billion in Earnings to Cover Rising Cost of Living
US Airbnb Hosts Using $22 Billion in Earnings to Cover Rising Cost of Living
March 23, 2023  |  Economy

Airbnb hosts are using the service to cope with the rising cost of living. The online marketplace for short-term home rentals has found that 62%...

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Airbnb Debuts ‘Airbnb-Friendly’ Apartments
Airbnb Debuts ‘Airbnb-Friendly’ Apartments
November 30, 2022  |  Economy

Airbnb says it will let apartment dwellers turn their places into short-term rentals. Announced Wednesday (Nov. 30), the company says its “Airbnb-friendly apartments” program is...

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Co-Ownership Platform Opens Doors to Luxe Second-Home Market
Co-Ownership Platform Opens Doors to Luxe Second-Home Market
August 23, 2022  |  Real Estate

In the tightest housing market in memory, it’s hard to wrap one’s mind around the fact that thousands of very desirable second homes sit empty...

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Hygglo Acquires Fat Llama to Create Europe’s Largest P2P Rental Platform
Hygglo Acquires Fat Llama to Create Europe’s Largest P2P Rental Platform
August 16, 2022  |  Partnerships

Swedish online rental marketplace Hygglo has acquired U.K.-based rental platform Fat Llama for $41.5 million. Both platforms operate a similar model that allows users to...

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Short-Term Rental Platform Guesty Notches $170M to Fuel Hospitality Space
Short-Term Rental Platform Guesty Notches $170M to Fuel Hospitality Space
August 16, 2022  |  Travel Payments

Short-term rental (STR) and hospitality platform Guesty raised $170 million in a Series E funding round to fuel the company’s growth and new product development...

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Paytm Broadens Services to Include Auto, Furniture Rentals
Paytm Broadens Services to Include Auto, Furniture Rentals
December 16, 2021  |  Retail

Recognizing that rent payments can take on various forms, Indian digital payments startup Paytm has broadened its rent payment services to encompass new categories such...

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