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The Future. Some of the biggest American corporations in tech and entertainment are having big city dreams — developing a new generation of “company towns” where people can live and play just a stone’s throw from where they work. The projects are focused on alleviating the sky-high prices and lack of inventory in the housing […]
The Future. The pandemic, remote work, and the desire to take advantage of low interest rates sent some people off into the woods (the suburbs and semi-rural areas), looking for houses they could finally afford and made sense for their lives… and now they kind of regret it. The next few years could see the […]
The Future. Celebrities are taking to Airbnb and Booking.com to put up their homes for rent. Don’t worry, names like Martha Stewart and DJ Khaled aren’t hurting for cash — it’s just a new marketing push for short term rentals. And, the stays are totally legit… which points to a future where rentals are singular […]
The Future. A tiny town in Oklahoma was put on the map (literally, actually) by a pandemic-fueled surge as an Airbnb hotspot. It was so in demand that the business registration manager at the Oklahoma Tax Commission stated “the town is basically one giant Airbnb.” But with demand plummeting for short-term rentals across the nation, […]
The Future. Last Tuesday, a judge ruled in favor of home-sellers who had sued the National Association of Realtors (NAR) for inflating agents’ commissions. The decision could make buying and selling a home much easier for consumers — and much less lucrative for agents. Bring down the houseBurnett et al. v. NAR et al. has […]
Strip malls help solve the housing crisis
Short-term rentals pivot to longer stays
US homes are shrinking
TikTok “house hackers” are on the rise
Gen Z struggles to keep a roof over their heads