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San Francisco - government, policy issues

San Francisco - government, policy issues

FIRE movement: Financial Independence, Retire Early

FIRE movement: Financial Independence, Retire Early

Rentals: Real estate and personal finances - using rental properties

Rentals: Real estate and personal finances - using rental properties

Taxes and Real Estate, Housing - Renovating, Upgrading your Home

Taxes and Real Estate, Housing - Renovating, Upgrading your Home

Land value tax - idea to reform taxes to improve cities, Affordable Housing

Land value tax - idea to reform taxes to improve cities, Affordable Housing

Sonder - vacation rental business - Airbnb competitor

Sonder - vacation rental business - Airbnb competitor

Opendoor competitors - iBuyer model of Online housing and Real estate

Opendoor competitors - iBuyer model of Online housing and Real estate

Real estate and personal finances - flipping houses, renovation of properties, homes

Real estate and personal finances - flipping houses, renovation of properties, homes

Zeus Living - Airbnb competitor, alternative for renting housing, apartments

Zeus Living - Airbnb competitor, alternative for renting housing, apartments

Home Appraisals - for buying / selling a house

Home Appraisals - for buying / selling a house

Purchasing Real Estate - guides for buying / selling a house

Purchasing Real Estate - guides for buying / selling a house

Home Inspection - for buying / selling a house

Home Inspection - for buying / selling a house

Real Estate, Housing - Renovating, Upgrading your Home

Real Estate, Housing - Renovating, Upgrading your Home

Retrofitting Old Buildings to be more energy efficient, resilient

Retrofitting Old Buildings to be more energy efficient, resilient

Flood Factor - Tool for measuring Flood risk - for real estate insurance, risk and uncertainty

Tools for measuring Flood risk - for real estate insurance, risk and uncertainty

Airbnb - cities and affordable housing

Airbnb - cities and affordable housing

Tools for measuring Flood risk - for real estate insurance, risk and uncertainty

Tools for measuring Flood risk - for real estate insurance, risk and uncertainty

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Article

Sonder Slashes Workforce by More Than 20 Percent, Including Top Tech Exec - Skift

Sonder has laid off 21 percent of corporate roles, and 7 percent of frontline roles, in a bid to improve cash flow. (2022)


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)


Article

Woman sues L.A. after being struck by a car on a street where tents block the sidewalk

The Valley Village resident said she had gone to the 101 overpass on Gower Street to distribute sandwiches and water to people living at the encamp... (2021)


Article

Balkan money-laundering is booming | The Economist

The property market makes a good place to hide ill-gotten gains | Europe (2021)


Article

The Man Who Retired at 27: Why You Should Consider House-Hacking

Way back in the olden days, people used to be amazed at my life story. I was “The Man Who Retired at 30”, and it was so unusual that it would show ... (2020)


Article

Mortgage is suddenly sexy as SoftBank pumps $500M in Better.com at a $6B valuation – TechCrunch

Digital mortgage lender Better.com has raised a $500 million round from Japanese investment conglomerate SoftBank that values the company at $6 bil... (2021)


Article

Compass files S-1, reveals $3.7B in revenue on net loss of $270M – TechCrunch

Compass, the real-estate brokerage startup backed by roughly $1.6 billion in venture funding, filed its S-1 Monday. The move comes just under one y... (2021)


Article

House Prices and Local Spending on Public School Teachers | NBER

A 1 percent increase in spending on teacher salaries increases house prices by nearly 2 percent, while increased spending on capital projects has l... (2021)


Article

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)


Article

Zeus Living lost millions after Covid struck. Here's how it resurrected itself. (Video)

The pandemic decimated the luxury short-term housing rental and property management startup Zeus Living, nearly crushing the San Francisco company ... (2021)


Article

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

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


Article

Home Appraisals: What They Are and How the Process Works

An appraiser uses comparables to arrive at the home value. You have a few options if the appraisal comes lower than the sales price. (2021)


Article

Checklist for first-time home buyers (infographic) - Opendoor Guides

If you're feeling overwhelmed trying to understand the process of buying a home, you're not alone. Our infographic helps you to make sense of the j... (2021)


Article

What to look for when buying a house | Opendoor Guides

Are you dreaming of moving into a beautiful new home? Our in-depth guide provides helpful tips on what to consider when buying a house. (2021)


Article

Home inspection checklist for buyers - Opendoor Guides

Having your own home inspection checklist as a buyer can help you get the most value of your inspection report. Get all the tips in our guide. (2021)


Article

Renovation Loans Expand Your Homebuying Options - Mortgage

A home renovation loan lets you buy a home and fix it up, which can make finding a starter home a little easier. One mortgage combines purchase and... (2018)


Article

2020 First Street Foundation Flood Model Methodology Overview

A technical breakdown of the methodology behind the First Street Foundation Flood Model, a nationwide, probabilistic flood model. (2020)


Article

Realtor.com Integrates Flood Factor Data to Help Home Shoppers Understand a Property’s Flood Risk

To help consumers understand risk and take necessary precautions, realtor.com® includes flood risk information on for-sale and off-market properties. (2020)


Article

The 2020 election reveals Nextdoor’s messy politics

Want to see how polarized America is? Look no further than Nextdoor. (2020)


Article

Hurricanes destroy beachside homes, but not this one

On October 10, Hurricane Michael spun Category 4 winds around the upper reaches of the Sunshine State, but one structure withstood the storm, despi... (2020)


Article

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)


Article

NYC Seeks To Rezone SoHo And NoHo For Affordable Housing

The proposal would bring about 3,200 apartments to the area—800 of which would be below-market rate. (2020)


Article

The COVID effect: The surprising impact of the pandemic on Miami-Dade real estate - Miami Herald

COVID-19 has turned out to be an unexpected boon for the residential real estate market and yet another hurdle for out-priced home buyers. Historic... (2020)


Article

France Airbnb: Paris hails victory over short-stay rents

The case was being watched by other European cities facing a shortage of rental housing. (2020)


Article

A Pandemic Is a Terrible Time to Buy Real Estate - Bloomberg

Home prices are high and so is uncertainty More than 40 % of Americans are working from home, and among them the urge to “work nest” is strong. ... (2020)


Article

Zoom Towns And The New Housing Market For The 2 Americas : Planet Money

One America is living in a housing boom. The other needs support from the government or family for an affordable place to live. (2020)


Article

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)


Article

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)


Article

Google to invest $450M in smart home security solutions provider ADT

Google said on Monday it will invest $450 million in ADT and work with the Florida-headquartered firm’s 20,000 technicians to sell and install the ... (2020)


Article

Social Construct’s computer-optimized buildings could shake construction industry’s foundations

Construction is one of the largest industries still resisting the call of the 21st century, its practitioners opting for decades-old but tried and ... (2020)


Video

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)


Video

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)


Video

How Singapore Solved Housing

How Singapore Solved Housing (2022)


Video

Why Everywhere in the US is Starting to Look the Same

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


Video

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)


Video

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)


Video

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)


Video

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)


Video

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)


Video

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)


Video

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)


Video

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)


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

The New Housing Crisis: Shut Out Of The Market : NPR

Ten years after a housing collapse during the Great Recession, home values have rebounded but there are too few homes on the market. Buyers face in... (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

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)


Website

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)


Website

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)


Website

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)


Website

Wimdu

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


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)


Website

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)


Website

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)


Website

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)


Website

Innclusive

Founded in summer 2016 in response to the racism experienced by people trying to book lodging on Airbnb, Innclusive is a peer-to-peer rental platfo... (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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