Mexico City reviews rental strategy following local protests against overtourism by Americans and others
Residents of Mexico City have voiced their frustrations regarding the influx of tourists in their city. Over the weekend, a protest saw hundreds take to the streets, calling for stricter housing regulations and measures to control tourism. In response, local officials have begun to act on these concerns, laying out a plan to tackle gentrification […]
Man from New York goes missing after departing from vacation rental in Turks and Caicos
Missing Man in Turks and Caicos A 51-year-old man from Monroe, New York, has gone missing while vacationing in Turks and Caicos. Brian Tarence reportedly left the rental home on June 25th at around 3:30 a.m., as noted in a missing person flyer released by the Royal Turkish Islands Police. Carl DeFazio, a private investigator […]
Raccoon family’s time at a short-term rental ended early due to animal control
Raccoon Family Rescued From Wood Stove in Colorado A recent incident involving a raccoon family may raise questions about refund policies, perhaps? Police reported a charming video showing a family of raccoons being rescued from a wood stove in Colorado. On May 19, animal control deputies from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office received a call […]
Inside Jordon Hudson’s $8M rental empire — where her tenants are stunned she’s their landlord: ‘Isn’t she 24?’
BOSTON – Pioneering landlord Jordon Hudson is charging the best dollars for her $8 million luxury Boston Real Estate Empire apartment. And her tenants were gobsmacked to find out that their rent checks would go to the 24-year-old girlfriend of patriot legend Bill Belichick. “I was scrolling through the X and looking at our home […]
Trump’s auto tariffs could be boon for rental car companies
Fox Business's Madison Alworth explains how car rental companies have the opportunity to benefit financially from the automotive industry tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. President Donald Trump's recently announced car rates could benefit rental car companies. Hertz jumped over 20% on Thursday with another car rental company Avis posted a double-digit increase on the […]
LA wildfires drive surge in rental housing prices, prompting price gouging concerns
More than 15,000 people are participating in firefighting efforts across Southern California. The devastating wildfires that have ravaged the Los Angeles area in recent weeks have further constrained an already tight housing market, spurring rental prices to rise and raising concerns about price gouging. More than 12,000 structures have been destroyed by wildfires in the […]
Airbnb launches Super PAC to back pro ‘short-term rental’ candidates in New York
Airbnb has launched a super PAC to raise $5 million to help elect city and state candidates who support short-term rentals. The online rental company's new political arm, Keeping New York Afforable, is poised to support candidates in more than a dozen City Council primaries this June, the Post reported. Airbnb's support will run through […]
Inside Airbnb’ stealth campaign to dilute NYC’s new rental laws with hidden funding of ‘grassroots’ groups
Airbnb is re-entering New York City's short-term rental market by committing $1 million to what it describes as a grassroots movement of homeowners looking to rent out their one- and two-family homes. The online rental company suffered an embarrassing defeat in the fall of 2023 when the city council passed a law imposing stricter regulations […]
Evidence from Bourbon Street terrorist’s rental reveals bomb-making mistakes
Federal authorities have released new details about the short-term rental fire that Bourbon Street terrorist Shamsuddin Jabbar set alight shortly before killing 14 people at a New Year's celebration in New Orleans. In a statement released Sunday, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) announced that a national response team had completed an […]
New Orleans suspect set fire at rental property
The driver behind the deadly New Year's terrorist attack in New Orleans set fire to a rental property in an attempt to hide bomb-making evidence before the attack, the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) say. Announced. in joint statement On Friday, authorities said 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar started a small fire […]