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Real estate investment startup Arrived Homes adds vacation rental properties to platform

Arrived Homes, a Seattle-based startup that allows investors to buy shares of single-family homes, is adding short-term vacation rental properties… Read More

Expedia stops the sale of travel into and out of Russia in response to Ukraine invasion

Expedia Group is blocking the ability to book travel into or out of Russia in a response to that country’s… Read More

Expedia’s Vrbo hit with backlash for not following Airbnb’s lead and canceling D.C. reservations

Update: This story has been updated with new details from Expedia. See below. Vrbo, the vacation rental platform run by… Read More

Expedia Group revenue falls 58% despite bright spots in ‘bumpy and unpredictable’ travel market

You know things have been rough for a company when quarterly revenue plummets 58% from the prior year, taking the… Read More

Expedia books $183M in profit for Q2 as it prepares to open new Seattle headquarters

Expedia posted healthy revenue and earnings growth for Q2 2019, sending the stock up 2 percent in after-hours trading on… Read More

Seattle approves new Airbnb regulations to limit short-term rentals to 2 units per host

New Airbnb operators in Seattle will not be able to rent out more than two units on the popular short-term… Read More

Homeowner sues Expedia over HomeAway changes, alleging fraud in proposed class action

After Expedia acquired HomeAway for $3.9 billion in late 2015, the travel giant shifted the business model of its vacation rental sites to more closely… Read More

Lawmakers and community groups call for federal action against Airbnb and HomeAway

In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, lawmakers and community groups are asking the U.S. government to investigate how… Read More

Regulating Airbnb: Seattle residents pack City Council chambers for hearing on short-term rentals

Seattle residents lined up Wednesday morning to speak out about housing affordability and short-term rental regulations at the Seattle City Council… Read More

Curbing Airbnb: Property owners react to proposed rules as Seattle struggles with housing affordability

When Jordan Schwartz converted his basement mother-in-law apartment in Seattle from a long-term rental to an Airbnb listing, he more… Read More

Hey, Seattle leaders: Let’s regulate more than just Airbnb and VRBO

Guest Commentary: Two years ago, after the Seattle City Council voted 9-0 to cap the number of UberX, Lyft and… Read More

Airbnb and VRBO raise concerns with Seattle’s proposed short-term rental regulations

Airbnb and VRBO, two titans of the short-term rental lodging industry, have concerns about the regulations Seattle lawmakers proposed Wednesday. Mayor… Read More

Frustrated homeowners say Expedia’s HomeAway changes ‘dramatically impact’ their rentals

In 2005, Susan and Bob Frank built their dream retirement home in North Topsail, N.C., a popular vacation spot known for… Read More

Seattle councilmember outlines plan to regulate Airbnb: ‘This issue deserves a closer look’

Seattle councilmember Tim Burgess is preparing to introduce a set of regulations for residents that rent out their homes and apartments… Read More