Revnest, a Boise, Idaho-headquartered platform, has launched a global marketplace exclusively designed for vacation rental properties. According to Revnest, the new platform is built from the traditional MLS model of providing essential information about each home,...
Zillow (NASDAQ:ZG, Z) and Realtor.com have expanded their respective platforms with new offerings aimed at rental housing. Zillow has partnered with Homesite to offer renters insurance via its app or website. In the debut of this product, Zillow pointed to its...
A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Airbnb Inc. (NASDAQ:ABNB) against New York City over a 2022 law that the company said created an unofficial ban on short-term rentals in the city. According to a Reuters report, the company said the city’s enforcement of Local Law...
Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow has taken to Airbnb with a listing of the guesthouse on her $5 million estate in Montecito, California – and she has included herself as part of the amenities. “Booking for my guesthouse opens at 10 a.m. PT on Tuesday, August 15...
Konrad Bicher, the self-proclaimed “Wolf of Airbnb,” pled guilty to wire fraud in connection with a three-year scheme for fraudulently using Manhattan apartments as short-term rentals. Starting in early 2019, Bicher and his collaborators began to rent Manhattan...
State Farm and Allstate Take Steps Toward Reopening California Home Insuran…
