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Short-term rental firms Vacasa, Sonder, Inspirato planning public offerings
Three short-term rental companies with plans to go public in the coming months are set to take advantage of...
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UES mansion busted in rental controversy lists for $30M
A couple fined in 2015 for illegally advertising to rent out their 12,000-square-foot Upper East Side mansion for short-term...
Tenant skipped rent for a year amid “parade” of illegal Airbnb guests: lawsuit
The Brodsky Organization is suing a tenant in its Columbus Circle luxury apartment building, claiming months of missed rent...
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ReAlpha plans to spend $1.5B to buy short-term rental homes
Invigorated by Airbnb’s success, more investors are entering the short-term rental market. Ohio-based asset management company ReAlpha plans to...
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Home invasion: Vrbo aims to poach listings from Airbnb as summer heats up
Vacation rental platforms are pulling out all the stops to bring in listings — and they’re also directly going...
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Barcelona may tighten rules on short-term rentals…again
The mayor of Barcelona is proposing new restrictions on short-term rentals. Mayor Ada Colau wants to bar the rental...
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Vacasa hires new CFO to lead “next stage of growth”
Vacation rental startup Vacasa has hired a new CFO with IPO experience, as the company lays the groundwork for...
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Staycationers sue luxury rental service for “abysmal” Malibu getaway
Two very peeved vacationers are suing a luxury rental property service alleging that shabby Malibu accommodations ruined their glitzy...
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Airbnb now targeting $42B valuation for IPO
Airbnb is going even bigger for its IPO. The home-rental company wants to boost the proposed share price, which would give it a valuation of as much as $42 billion, according to Bloomberg. Airbnb...
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FTC sues to stop CoStar’s $585M RentPath buy
UPDATED: Dec. 1, 11:30 a.m.: Federal regulators are looking to block CoStar’s $588 million purchase of troubled rental listing...