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HOA Complaint Filings Have Climbed Sharply Over the Past Three Years According to State Consumer Protection Records, and Failure to Enforce Covenants Is Now the Single Biggest Category
Homeowners association complaints have climbed sharply over the past several years, according to newly released state consumer protection data, with disputes over unenforced covenants and bylaws now topping the list […]
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Vacation Destinations Keep Voting to Tighten Their Short Term Rental Rules One City at a Time, and Hosts Say New Permit Caps Could Wipe Out Hundreds of Active Listings
South Lake Tahoe, California has adopted a hard cap of 900 vacation home rental permits in residential zones, a limit that took effect in April and is one of the […]
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Corporate Landlords Now Own One in Every Four Single Family Rentals in Several Major Metros, and Tenants Say Getting a Human on the Phone Has Become Nearly Impossible
In metro Atlanta, roughly one in every four single-family rental homes is now owned by an institutional investor rather than an individual landlord. That’s not a rough estimate — it’s […]
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Renters Are Now Getting Hit With Application Fees, Amenity Fees and Convenience Fees That Can Add Hundreds of Dollars to a Lease Before a Single Box Gets Unpacked
The rent on the listing said $1,800. By the time a renter actually gets keys, that number rarely tells the whole story. A federal rule targeting rental housing fees, published […]
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Zillow Listing Photo Showing a Mysterious Streak of White Powder Scattered Across a Kitchen Counter Has Turned an Otherwise Ordinary Home Sale Into an Internet Detective Story
A five-bedroom house in Oak Park, Michigan, listed for $165,000 pulled in roughly 29,000 views in a single day — not because of its square footage or its finishes, but […]
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New York City Landlords Are Now Suing Their Own Rent Guidelines Board Over the Citywide Rent Freeze, Arguing the Policy Is Quietly Bankrupting Small Building Owners
A group of small New York City landlords has sued the city’s Rent Guidelines Board, arguing its decision to freeze rents on roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments was a politically […]
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Airbnb Host Is Facing Blackmail Accusations After a Guest Says He Threatened to Tell Her Partner About an Affair Unless She Paid Him to Stay Quiet After Checkout
An Airbnb “superhost” is facing extortion and privacy-invasion claims in a lawsuit accusing her of threatening to send a guest’s spouse compromising doorbell-camera footage unless he paid a disputed fee. […]
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Philadelphia Tenant Has Filed the First Ever Lawsuit Under the City’s New Rent Algorithm Ban, Accusing Her Landlord of Letting Software Quietly Decide Her Monthly Rent
A Philadelphia renter named Yiyao Liu has filed what appears to be the first lawsuit tested under the city’s ban on algorithmic rent-setting software, accusing her property manager of letting […]
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Mortgage Rates Just Slid Lower to Start This Holiday Shortened Week, and Buyers Who Have Been Sitting on the Sidelines for Months Are Suddenly Paying Very Close Attention Again
The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage eased to 6.67% on Tuesday, down four basis points from the prior session, according to daily lender data reported by Yahoo Finance. […]
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Drew and Jonathan Scott Are Back With a New Show Built Entirely Around Buyers Who Cannot Stop Second Guessing Every Single Home They Tour
A Couple Rebuilding From Ash, and a Premise Built Around Doubt In the opening episode of Drew and Jonathan Scott’s newest HGTV series, a couple named AJ and Carin aren’t […]