A report from the Sonoma County Gazette in California. "Some communities have established Vacation Rentals by Owner (VRBO) Exclusion Zones to keep housing and their neighborhoods protected from commercial use of residential homes, while others have tried and failed to…
A report from Mortgage Professional America. "A new study by Clever Real Estate surveyed homeowners, renters, and prospective buyers to get a sense of their financial situation, and their plans to sell or buy. The findings suggest that the economic…
It's Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. "Founded in 2017 by CEO Yifan Zhang and cofounder Adam Stelle after she realized she could cover her mortgage by renting a room in her Seattle house on Airbnb, Loftium was expanding…
A report from KQED in California. "The Jasper is a high-rise, luxury apartment building in San Francisco's Rincon Hill neighborhood near The Embarcadero. A one-bedroom apartment here costs more than $4,000 a month — at least, for now. Like many…
A weekend topic starting with the Texas Tribune. "When Kathy Whitmire ran for Houston mayor in 1981, helicopters were among the top sources of municipal strife. Residents of the Memorial neighborhood were irate over the daily noise of west Houston…
A report from the Wall Street Journal. "Corporate travel was the be-all for Mint House Inc., a provider of short-term upscale apartment rentals. As the pandemic hit in March, Will Lucas, the chief executive of the New York-based startup, watched…
A report from Mortgage Professional America. "A survey by Apartment List, an online listing marketplace found that renters and homeowners that were able to make a full payment on their rent or mortgage in the first week of May was…
A report from the Center Square on Florida. "Florida home sales have declined between 30 percent to 40 percent statewide since mid-March, with new listings for single-family homes down 3.6 percent and condo-townhouse properties down 10.4 percent compared with a…
A report from the Seattle Times in Washington. "'Spring 2020 is going to be a perfect time to sell your house!' That’s the advice public-school employees Kristine Nelson and her husband, Will, received when they decided late last year to…
A report from the Washington Post. "For 13 years, Danny Catalanotto paid the more than $2,000 mortgage on his Bowie, Md., home on time every month. When work as a church organist dried up in mid-March, Catalanotto says, he expected…