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online marketplace and hospitality services, short-term lodging including holiday cottages, apartments, homestays, hostel beds, or hotel rooms
Airbnb - cities and affordable housing
Cities in Europe: budget friendly cheaper cities for expats
Remote Work and Affordable Housing crisis in Mountain Ski Resorts
Crested Butte - Remote Work and Affordable Housing crisis in Mountain Ski Resorts
A collection of articles and videos looking at nyc
a collection of articles and resources looking at the Hotel and Hospitality Business
a collection about Bothy and Highland Bothies in Scotland
a collection of articles and resources looking at The Challenge of Affordable Housing in Fast-Growing Urban Centers
Opendoor competitors - iBuyer model of Online housing and Real estate
Opendoor - Online housing and Real estate startup
Land value tax - idea to reform taxes to improve cities, Affordable Housing
a collection of articles and resources looking at The Challenge of Affordable Housing in Fast-Growing Urban Centers
a collection of articles and resources looking Taxes, Affordable Housing, and Fast-Growing Urban Centers
San Francisco - government, policy issues
San Francisco and the Challenge of Affordable Housing in Fast-Growing Urban Centers
A collection of articles and videos about Smart homes and the Internet of Things (IoT)
a collection of articles and video about Home Improvement, and DIY projects and the ROI Money savings
FIRE movement: Financial Independence, Retire Early
Rentals: Real estate and personal finances - using rental properties
Home Appraisals - for buying / selling a house
Purchasing Real Estate - guides for buying / selling a house
Home Inspection - for buying / selling a house
Real Estate, Housing - Renovating, Upgrading your Home
Taxes and Real Estate, Housing - Renovating, Upgrading your Home
A collection of articles about Key Biscayne (Miami neighborhood) - real estate, environment, ocean
A collection of articles about the Mortgage and Housing Business
a collection of articles and resources to help decide - Rent or Buy a House?
Tools for measuring Flood risk - for real estate insurance, risk and uncertainty
Miami real estate - flooding, sea level rise, climate change

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Article

How land value tax could fix the housing crisis | World Economic Forum

Land value tax incentivizes landowners to improve their land and has been shown to boost housing supply, experts say. Land value tax is a tax on... (2022)


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Opinion | California Is Making Liberals Squirm - The New York Times

If progressivism can’t work there, why should the country believe it can work anywhere else? (2021)


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FAQs about Home Inspection | American Society of Home Inspectors, ASHI

Learn more about the FAQs about Home Inspection. (2021)


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Bloomberg - San Francisco Apartment Rents Crater Up to 31%, Most in U.S.

San Francisco’s sky-high apartment rents are falling fast. The median monthly rate for a studio in the city tumbled 31% in September from a year... (2020)


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Bloomberg - Fed’s Mortgage-Buying Spree at $1 Trillion With No End in Sight

By Christopher Maloney September 1, 2020, 11:59 AM EDT Updated on September 1, 2020, 6:23 PM EDT The bank now owns 30% of outstanding agency m... (2020)


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One-Third of American Renters Expected to Miss Their August Payment - Blooming

An expansive census survey reveals a nation stretched to the brink by the financial toll of pandemic. (2020)


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Eerie Calm Settles on Housing Market, Defying Doomsayers for Now - Bloomberg

June 2020 Pandemic hasn’t brought wave of defaults that some predicted. Expiring stimulus could renew distress for owners and renters. The i... (2020)


Article

The Coral Gables Problem Beneath the Surface

Nearly half of Coral Gables residences are on septic tanks. Many may be leaking. As sea levels rise, how big a problem is that? % Keon says “the... (2020)


Article

Rising Seas Threaten an American Institution: The 30-Year Mortgage - The New York Times

Climate change is starting to transform the classic home loan, a fixture of the American experience and financial system that dates back generations. (2020)


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California Approves Statewide Rent Control to Ease Housing Crisis - The New York Times

The measure, affecting millions of tenants, is the biggest step in a nationwide surge of initiatives to address rising costs and homelessness. (2019)


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How California Became America’s Housing Market Nightmare - Bloomberg (2019)

California, the land of golden dreams, has become America’s worst housing nightmare. Recent wildfires have only heightened the stakes for a stat... (2019)


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Vacation rentals: 9 alternatives to Airbnb - Curbed

From a vacation rental company that focuses on families to one that wants to combat racism, here are nine alternatives for your next vacation. (2016)


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Chicago Finds a Way to Improve Public Housing: Libraries - The New York Times

Other cities have combined books and subsidized housing, but the outgoing mayor, Rahm Emanuel, has embraced the concept with three striking new pro... (2019)


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Billions in Dirty Cash Helped Fuel Vancouver's Housing Boom - Bloomberg

- Some $5 billion laundered in province last year: government - Laundering increased provincial home prices as much as 7.5% Vancouver pen... (2019)


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Huge funding rounds for Opendoor and Offerpad show how expensive Zillow’s bet on home sales could be

Buying and selling hundreds or even thousands of homes at the same time gets pretty expensive — just ask Opendoor and Offerpad. The two real estate... (2019)


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Real Estate’s Latest Bid: Zillow Wants to Buy Your House - The New York Times

Offering “instant buying” to home sellers, companies like Zillow and Opendoor are bringing liquidity to the housing market. Critics fear they will ... (2019)


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3 cities in the U.S. have ended chronic homelessness: Here’s how they did it

Nine more have ended veteran homelessness. It’s part of a national program called Built for Zero that uses a data-based approach to help officials ... (2019)


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Berlin Builds an Arsenal of Ideas to Stage a Housing Revolution - CityLab

Will Karl Marx Allee Spark Berlin's Housing Revolution? The proposals might seem radical—from banning huge corporate landlords to freezing rents... (2019)


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What Amazon’s HQ2 Pullout Means for Housing in Queens - CityLab

The arrival of the tech company’s new headquarters was set to shake up the borough’s real estate market, driving up rents and spurring displacement... (2019)


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Even With a Housing Oversupply, Quebec City Is Coming For Its Farmland

As agricultural areas are snatched up and transformed into new housing developments, one farmer keeps fighting. (2019)


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Microsoft Pledges $500 Million for Affordable Housing in Seattle Area - The New York Times

The move is the most ambitious effort yet by a tech company to fund construction for local teachers, firefighters and other middle- and low-income ... (2019)


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The cofounder of Casper wants to make home renovations less hellish - Fast Company

Block Renovation won’t just redo your bathroom for you. The new startup will finish it in three weeks, for 25% less than you’d pay a regular contra... (2018)


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Is Montreal Affordable? Montrealers Say Not Really. - CityLab

Compared to Toronto and Vancouver, Montreal’s real estate market looks enviable—but its rents are shaped by factors other cities can’t replicate. (2018)


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You might find your next home on Amazon — Quartz

Real estate technology will soon compress buying, selling, and renting in an app. Big Tech will soon become our landlords, too. (2018)


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How Big Tech Swallowed Seattle || Bloomberg

Two tech titans made billions and remade the city. Is it any better off? (2018)


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Tired of Dirty Dishes and ‘Hacker Houses,’ Millennials Revamp Communal Living - POLITICO

‘Co-living’ offers more affordable rent, a cleaning service and even the occasional happy hour. And no more psycho roommates. (2018)


Article

These Cottages Were Built to Defy Storms—and Pricey Rent—in the Florida Keys

After the destruction of Hurricane Irma, the Florida Keys Community Land Trust started building affordable cottages that can withstand the next storm. (2018)


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There's New Research Behind the Contention that Airbnb Raises Rents || CityLab

A preliminary analysis of 100 U.S. metro areas suggests Airbnb bears at least some responsibility for soaring housing costs. (2018)


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The world’s first “high-tech eco village” will reinvent suburbs

ReGen village, in the Netherlands, will collect and store its own water and energy, grow its own food, and process much of its own waste. Also: no ... (2018)


Article

The Battle Over Seattle's 'Amazon Tax' Has Just Begun - CityLab

After the city passed a tax on businesses to tackle its housing crisis, corporations mounted a counter-attack. And other cities are watching. (2018)


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Using real estate investing, This attorney plans to retire by 42 and live virtually tax-free | FIRE Starters

Seattle attorney Sylvia Hall worked off six figures in student debt on her path to financial independence. Now, she plans to use real estate to pay... (2024)


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Why America's Biggest Cities Are Littered With Vacant Lots | WSJ

From New York to Austin, America’s biggest cities are littered with vacant plots of land because property tax bills can skyrocket once vacant lots ... (2023)


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How Singapore Solved Housing

How Singapore Solved Housing (2022)


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Why Everywhere in the US is Starting to Look the Same

Why Everywhere in the US is Starting to Look the Same (2022)


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This Town Was Paradise, Then Everyone Started Working From Home

Freed from traditional offices, remote workers are relocating all over the country, fueling "Zoom booms" in remote towns. In Crested Butte, Colorad... (2021)


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Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How. | NYT Opinion

It’s easy to blame the other side. And for many Democrats, it’s obvious that Republicans are thwarting progress toward a more equal society.But wha... (2021)


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Evictions (housing) - Coronavirus IX, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight With evictions on the rise due to coronavirus, John Oliver discusses the long struggle with housing in the US, why it’s gotten ... (2020)


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Making It | What It Costs To Live In San Francisco

VICE News Published on Sep 11, 2017 Perennially perched at or near the top of lists of America’s most expensive and affluent cities, San Franci... (2019)


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Inside Hong Kong’s cage homes - Vox

Vox Published on Aug 15, 2018 When houses are the size of parking spaces. Hong Kong is the most expensive housing market in the world. It has ... (2018)


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When Software Eats the Real (Estate) World - a16z

Buying a home is in many ways the pinnacle of the American dream. And yet the way things work today, it's a painful process. Real estate agents, br... (2018)


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Making It | What It Costs To Live in London - Vice News

VICE News Published on Sep 13, 2017 London consistently nabs a top spot on lists ranking the world’s most expensive cities. Along with rent, ho... (2018)


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Making It | What It Costs To Live in Toronto - Vice News

VICE News Published on Sep 15, 2017 Canada is often lauded for its healthcare system but if you’re trying to buy a place in Toronto, the housin... (2018)


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7 principles for building better cities | Peter Calthorpe | TED

More than half of the world's population already lives in cities, and another 2.5 billion people are projected to move to urban areas by 2050. The ... (2018)


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Vancouver: China’s Millionaire Migration

SBS Dateline, 2016: "Over 100,000 Chinese millionaires have moved to Vancouver, sparking everything from a reality show to a property boom making ... (2018)


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Do I Need To Buy A House? | PBS

The importance of homeownership is still embedded in American culture, but actual homeownership has dropped to its lowest level since 1967. How sho... (2018)


Podcast

Did Hurricane Ian Bust Florida’s Housing Boom? - The Daily | Podcast on Spotify

Listen to this episode from The Daily on Spotify. Since Hurricane Ian devastated southwestern Florida last month, residents have filed a record num... (2022)


Podcast

Millions of Americans face stigma of moving back in with their parents

As the financial crisis deepens, many adults are moving back home. But the trend started before the pandemic. (2020)


Podcast

Real Estate in a Pandemic: Homeowners and Buyers (Part 1) - a16z

This episode is the first in a two-part series that examines the pandemic’s impact on real estate. Part 1 focuses on prospective home buyers, selle... (2020)


Podcast

An Investment Expert Says Florida Homeowners Should Sell Property Now As Climate Impacts Worsen | WLRN

An expert on the impact of climate change on financial markets has advice for anyone thinking of buying a home in Florida: don’t. Spencer Glendon o... (2019)


Podcast

Fire and Rain -- Floods after Forest Fires || 99% Invisible

Nestled between the mountains and the ocean, right next to Santa Barbara, sits Montecito, California. The community is charming and geographically ... (2018)


Podcast

a16z Podcast: Real Estate — Ownership, Asset, Economy – Andreessen Horowitz

The largest asset class in the United States is owner-occupied real estate, yet options for homeowners accessing this are very binary right now: ei... (2017)


Website

Homestay

If cost is your biggest deciding factor, consider booking with Homestay. There aren’t any private houses or apartments on this site, and every stay... (2019)


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FlipKey - owned by TripAdvisor

Find amazing deals, authentic guest reviews, and a comprehensive selection of more than 300,000 of active properties vacation rentals around the wo... (2019)


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Kindred - Travel: Home Swapping & Exchange Network for Members-Only

Experience authentic travel through Kindred's home exchange community. Swap homes and explore the world for less. (2023)


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Housing Inspection - Standard of Practice

| American Society of Home Inspectors, ASHI ASHI's Standard of Practice is a reference tool to guide inspectors through thorough home inspectio... (2021)


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Flood Factor - Find Your Home's Flood Factor

Flood Factor is a free online tool created by the nonprofit First Street Foundation that makes it easy for Americans to find their property’s past ... (2020)


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Flood Zone Maps - Miami-Dade County

The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) detailed digital flood hazard maps reflect current flood risks for Miami-Dade County. (2020)


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Wimdu

With an emphasis on city apartments, Wimdu has about 350,000 properties around the world and is especially popular in Europe... (2019)


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BoutiqueHomes - Vacation Home Rentals, Architectural Gems

Quality over Quantity. Modern Vacation Home Rentals for Design Lovers. Very small hotels, simple luxury villas, cabins, beach house rental and holi... (2019)


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Kid & Coe - Kid Friendly Family Vacation Destinations

Discover kid friendly homes away from home. We have a growing list of family-friendly vacation destinations from across the globe. Check them out now! (2019)


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The Plum Guide

The world's most inspiring and creative vacation rentals. The Plum Guide handpicks the world's best vacation rentals, holiday homes, short term le... (2019)


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Vacasa - Vacation Rentals

Vacasa manages over 14,000 vacation homes around the world. When you book with us, you get more than a vacation rental—you get professional service... (2019)


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SabbaticalHomes - Academic Destinations, Sabbatical Homes for Rental, Exchange, Sitting & more

Find or offer your home to rent, swap, sit or share while on sabbatical or vacation. Join minds on the move at SabbaticalHomes.com today! (2019)


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