housing

US New Home Sales Plummet As COVID-19 Hits Housing Market
US New Home Sales Plummet As COVID-19 Hits Housing Market
April 24, 2020  |  Real Estate

As COVID-19 started to impact the housing markets during a wind-down in mid-March, new home sales in the United States plummeted 15.4 percent. Sales of...

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ReloQuest Expands On-Demand Business Travel Housing Tool
ReloQuest Expands On-Demand Business Travel Housing Tool
March 26, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Temporary housing solution ReloQuest’s new RQ PRO automated platform aims to boost the company’s ability to offer temporary business housing with a host of new...

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Airbnb Is Waiving Fees For Coronavirus Healthcare Workers
Airbnb Is Waiving Fees For Coronavirus Healthcare Workers
March 26, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Airbnb said that it’s going to provide free or subsidized housing for coronavirus responders, according to a blog post by the company. The company has...

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NYC Sues Airbnb Listing Co In Bid To Stop Short-Term Rentals
NYC Sues Airbnb Listing Co In Bid To Stop Short-Term Rentals
March 02, 2020  |  Legal

New York City has sued Guesty, a startup that provides services for listing on Airbnb and other home-sharing sites, in an escalation of a feud...

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Germany’s Home Startup Lands $12M To Expand Housing Rental App
Germany’s Home Startup Lands $12M To Expand Housing Rental App
January 22, 2020  |  Real Estate

Berlin-based Home, a tenant and landlord mutual engagement company, has raised €11million in a Series A round of funding from Capnamic, EQT Ventures, FJ Labs,...

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Home Improvement Spending Rises 1.5 Pct In Q4
Home Improvement Spending Rises 1.5 Pct In Q4
January 20, 2020  |  Economy

The home repair and remodeling market has been declining in the last year, but some recent indicators in the economy show that the industry could...

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European Court To Rule On Airbnb Classification This Week
European Court To Rule On Airbnb Classification This Week
December 17, 2019  |  Regulation

The Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will decide whether to classify Airbnb as an online booking service or real estate agent...

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Zeus Living Raises $55M To Grow Corporate Housing Service
Zeus Living Raises $55M To Grow Corporate Housing Service
December 09, 2019  |  Investments

Short-term corporate housing company Zeus has raised $55 million in a series B funding round, according to a blog post by the company. The round...

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Alexa’s Future As a Built-In Roommate
Alexa’s Future As a Built-In Roommate
June 06, 2019  |  Ecosystems

After a certain age, most consumers are no longer really in the market for a roommate — unless of course they happen to be married...

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