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Airbnb wins big mortgage support, but loses Detroit

Hosts can now report their home sharing income when applying for refinancing Short-term rental-by-owner service Airbnb got a major win for its hosts on Thursday — but also dealt with the fallout from a serious and unusual blow in Detroit. First the good news: people...

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Airbnb delays IPO and makes leadership changes

THE HOME RENTAL COMPANY ANNOUNCES A DEPARTING CFO, AND NEW COO AND NO PLANS FOR AN IPO THIS YEAR Airbnb has announced that an IPO will not be happening this year, and the company’s CFO and former Wall Street executive Laurence Tosi is stepping down from his position....

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What’s behind skyrocketing real estate tech investment?

NEW YORK — Our parent company’s Inman Connect NY 2018 (ICNY) conference concluded on Friday with Capital Connect, a panel discussion dedicated to the massive influx of private investment into real estate tech. The discussion, which took place in a conference room at...

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Should real estate fear the stock market tumble?

The impact may be more psychological than material, and when confidence is shaken, we turn to the stability of housing. The stock market has been on a roller-coaster ride since late last week, with a historic one-day plunge in trading, and a ripple effect that struck...

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