A weekend topic starting with the Wall Street Journal. "At Manhattan’s Atelier one afternoon last year, its five-star hospitality service was on full display. A one-night stay went for $400. The Atelier isn’t a luxury hotel. It is a Midtown…
A report from KHON in Hawaii. "For the first time in years, Hawaii’s housing market is beginning to level out. April showed the median single-family home decrease to about $760,000 on Oahu, which is cheaper than six months ago when…
A report from Geek Wire on Washington. "Loftium, the Seattle real estate startup that helped people buy homes in exchange for renting out an extra room on Airbnb, has shifted its focus to rentals. 'Given how quickly home prices have…
A report from Realtor.com. "For more than a decade, short-term home rental websites such as Airbnb, HomeAway, and VRBO have helped everyday Americans squeeze some serious cash out of their homes. Easy-peasy! But those carefree good times may be coming…
A report from the New York Daily News. "A social media spat and an Airbnb-friendly bill being considered in the state capital brought renewed attention to the big bucks the home-sharing site dropped on an upstate Senate race. Critics from…
A report from Mission Local in California. "In recent weeks, Mission residents have been receiving curious missives in their mailboxes inquiring whether they’d be game to monetize their kitchens and living rooms by having strangers drop in and start doing…
A report from Michigan Live. "When Carl Calfin bought Geddes Hill Apartments in 1989, rent for a four-person unit was $895. Today, that unit goes for $2,600. Luxury high-rises have dramatically changed Ann Arbor’s student housing market in recent years,…
A weekend topic starting with Gothamist in New York. "Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the city had issued a subpoena against the home-sharing giant Airbnb, demanding information on approximately 20,000 Airbnb listings in New York City. Chris Lehane, the…