The Big Short is back. The latest target? Shopping malls
Investors made billions shorting the US housing bubble in 2007-08. Another ‘Big Short’ is brewing now with shopping malls as the target.
Wanna make that spare closet earn its keep? This startup can help
Got a spare room? Here’s how to turn it into money.
Why buying a house is a bad idea
If you’re buying to make money, you may want to think again.
What happens when Google barges in on your territory, in 2 charts
A deal with Google was sweet news for ADT and sour grapes for the competition.
This entrepreneur convinced investors to pour $1m each into a brand-new town
Ryan Begelmam started a buzzy conference called Summit Series.
Survey results: Will you miss a rent payment due to COVID-19?
More than 8 percent of our respondents said they anticipated missing a payment in the next few months.
Tell us: Do you think you’ll miss a mortgage or rent payment because of COVID?
This survey won’t be representative, but it will be a window into Hustle readers’ lives.
Holy shi — pping containers! Look at these tiny houses
Got an old shipping container? This startup will turn it into a house for $50k.
We asked whether you’re planning to move in the next 6 months. 33% said yes.
Texans: Get ready for an influx of Californians and New Yorkers.
Hostels are having a rough go at reopening
Living in close quarters with strangers is tricky business.
Are you moving to another city? Tell us your story
Are you pulling up stakes? We’d like to know.
Equity ain’t just for homeowners anymore
Startups help renters reap benefits of investing in their homes.
Everyone wants to pay you to leave the Bay Area
More localities are rolling out stipends for remote workers. But good luck getting one.
This summer, everyone is getting their feet wet with pool sharing
Take a dive into the hottest new industry of our no good, very bad pandemic summer.
Airbnb has a plan to fight racial discrimination (again)
Four years after #AirbnbWhileBlack, the company is stepping up its anti-racism efforts.
Rents in San Francisco are a-tumblin’
Leasers, on your marks: The city’s 1-bedroom rent is down 9.2%.
Renters vs. robots: A flawed screening process is thwarting tenants
Errors in automated background checks are flagging tenants for crimes they didn’t commit.
Thinking of getting away this summer? Hope you like your home state
States have a tourism problem — so they’re pitching themselves to their own residents.
For anyone who’s house hunting, things have gotten weird
The search for a home sweet home has gone sour.
Apple is the latest tech giant to invest in affordable housing near its campus
Apple pledged to invest $2.5B in addressing the housing crisis, joining other tech companies in committing money to a crisis it helped create.
Rhino lands $21m in funding to free renters from security deposit purgatory
Rhino, a company that wants to put the billions of rental deposit dollars back into the hands of the renter, just raised a $21m Series A.
The rent is too damn high… So some SF businesses are buying their own buildings
San Francisco’s public transit provider bought a building instead of paying a huge rent increase, joining a number of buyers in the area.
Instead of building a new campus, Microsoft will spend $500m on affordable housing
Microsoft is investing $500m in affordable housing, bucking the Silicon Valley trend of building a multibillion-dollar campus and donating the change to homelessness nonprofits.
Hoping for a skyscraper of a sale price, Abu Dhabi put the Chrysler Building up for sale
The Abu Dhabi state investment fund is putting the Chrysler Building up for sale, and antique skyscrapers are in this season.
Jimmy Buffett’s margarita village
He’s leveraging his aging lifestyle brand to build a real-life Margaritaville for old people.
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