Brief - The Hustle | housing and real estate (5)

Hostels are having a rough go at reopening

Michael Waters
Updated 7/8/20
Are you moving to another city? Tell us your story

Sam Parr
Updated 7/8/20
Equity ain’t just for homeowners anymore

Caroline Dohack
Updated 7/3/20
Everyone wants to pay you to leave the Bay Area

Michael Waters
Updated 6/23/20
This summer, everyone is getting their feet wet with pool sharing

Michael Waters
Updated 6/17/20
Rents in San Francisco are a-tumblin’

Michael Waters
Updated 6/3/20
Thinking of getting away this summer? Hope you like your home state

Michael Waters
Updated 5/25/20
For anyone who’s house hunting, things have gotten weird

Nick DeSantis
Updated 4/13/20
Why the future of wildlife conservation might be in your backyard

Singdhi Sokpo
Updated 12/1/25
Are bank accounts the new friendship bracelets?

Sara Friedman
Updated 10/2/25
How a startup’s 'micro-factories' will rebuild in wildfire areas

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 7/29/25
Let’s not normalize paying for apartment tours?

Singdhi Sokpo
Updated 7/20/25
Maybe it is better down where it’s wetter

Sam Barsanti
Updated 2/10/25
Adam Neumann’s apartment startup is here

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 12/13/23
What the heck is going on with Airbnb in NYC?

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 10/17/23
Why tech workers are sleeping in expensive boxes

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 10/5/23
Branded residences aren’t just for hotels anymore

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 9/22/23
Apartments are getting built at a record clip — it’s too bad they aren’t the right kind

Ben Berkley
Updated 9/12/23
Will the Bay Area get a new city?

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 8/29/23
Looking for an edge in attracting talent? Give ’em a reasonable place to live

Ben Berkley
Updated 8/23/23
The answer to sky-high housing prices may also be sky-high

Ben Berkley
Updated 8/10/23
Does your apartment come with junk fees?

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 7/21/23
Can fewer stairs improve housing?

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 6/14/23
Wanna travel cheap? Borrow someone’s house

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 4/21/23
Are people buying houses again?

Mark Dent
Updated 4/11/23
Fractional investing is making everyone a landlord… kinda

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 4/11/23
As Airbnb grows, so do cleaning fees

Jacob Cohen
Updated 4/4/23
Extended stay hotels are a surefire investment

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 4/4/23
Will you be my valentine — uh… I mean roommate?

Jacob Cohen
Updated 2/14/23
Why foreigners can’t buy Canadian homes

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 1/5/23
How Airbnb plans to get ahead of a shortage

Jacob Cohen
Updated 12/2/22
The problem with rental applications

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 11/18/22
Zoomtowns are drying up, literally

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 10/25/22
Why homebuilders are in panic mode

Rob Litterst
Updated 10/5/22
Once a retiree’s paradise, Florida’s getting pricey

Jacob Cohen
Updated 9/13/22
WTH is Adam Neumann’s startup anyhow?

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 8/19/22
Cities vs. slumlords

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 8/10/22
Pandemic homebuyers have big regrets

Mia Sullivan
Updated 7/19/22
Digits: Hummers, dog hotels, and $1T gift cards

Jacob Cohen
Updated 7/5/22
Lease-to-own agreements are blowing up

Mia Sullivan
Updated 7/1/22
The ‘Yellowstone’ housing crisis, explained

Jacob Cohen
Updated 6/8/22
The rise of live-in landlords, explained

Mia Sullivan
Updated 5/16/22
Are smart buildings a smart move?

Mia Sullivan
Updated 5/10/22
Wooden skyscrapers look cool — and they’re sustainable, too

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 4/28/22
An earthship is a house that powers itself

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 4/15/22
Why rich people are panic-buying panic rooms

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 3/30/22
The US hit a record number of $1m+ homes

Jacob Cohen
Updated 3/17/22
Digits: Bible apps, ‘The Crown’ thieves, and AI racers

Jacob Cohen
Updated 2/28/22
Disney wants your life to be a fairy tale

Rob Litterst
Updated 2/18/22
Moving to Florida? Get ready to pay up

Rob Litterst
Updated 2/15/22
Digits: Osama bin Laden’s bro’s house, ugly shoes, and liquor sales

Jacob Cohen
Updated 2/7/22
The virtual land boom, explained

Jacob Cohen
Updated 12/8/21
By the numbers: Black Friday, Uncrustables, and rare coins

Jacob Cohen
Updated 11/29/21
Homeowners are banking off rising home prices — here’s how

Rob Litterst
Updated 11/11/21
Why did Zillow pause its home-buying program?

Trung T. Phan
Updated 10/20/21
Kmart closed 2k+ stores since 2005. What’s happened with its retail space?

Jacob Cohen
Updated 8/26/21
Digits: A really skinny house, space pizza, and too much weed

Jacob Cohen
Updated 8/16/21
The company that wants to make sure you get your security deposit back

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 8/11/21
Elon Musk’s $50k, 375-square-foot home

Jacob Cohen
Updated 8/11/21
Landis is a startup you should know — with some legendary investors

Rob Litterst
Updated 8/2/21
What Redfin’s learned about building real estate algorithms

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 7/15/21
Airbnb and Vrbo grapple for more hosts amid fresh demand

Juliet Bennett Rylah
Updated 6/22/21
Keith Wasserman runs a $1.6B real estate portfolio at Gelt Inc. He tells us what he’s bullish on post-COVID.

Trung T. Phan
Updated 5/19/21
In huge demand right now: Warehouses

Trung T. Phan
Updated 5/4/21
The skyrocketing cost of lumber, explained

Jacob Cohen
Updated 4/14/21
Meet Cosi, a short-term stay rental startup that just raised €20m

Shelley Tang
Updated 3/11/21
Nextdoor is looking at a $4B+ IPO. Is it ready?

Rob Litterst
Updated 10/22/20
Rhino lands $21m in funding to free renters from security deposit purgatory

Wes Schlagenhauf
Updated 10/7/20
The rent is too damn high… So some SF businesses are buying their own buildings

Conor Grant
Updated 10/7/20
Renters vs. robots: A flawed screening process is thwarting tenants

Belle Long
Updated 10/7/20
Hoping for a skyscraper of a sale price, Abu Dhabi put the Chrysler Building up for sale

Conor Grant
Updated 10/3/20
Where are rents rising and falling in the US?

Trung T. Phan
Updated 10/2/20
Can Opendoor’s iBuying bring the trillion-dollar housing market online?

Trung T. Phan
Updated 9/24/20
Jimmy Buffett’s margarita village

The Hustle
Updated 9/21/20
Airbnb has a plan to fight racial discrimination (again)

Michael Waters
Updated 9/21/20
Apple is the latest tech giant to invest in affordable housing near its campus

Conor Grant
Updated 9/21/20
Instead of building a new campus, Microsoft will spend $500m on affordable housing

Conor Grant
Updated 9/21/20
The controversial business of private firefighting

Michael Waters
Updated 9/1/20
The Big Short is back. The latest target? Shopping malls

Trung T. Phan
Updated 8/27/20
AI vacuums? Why Roombas are getting smart

Michael Waters
Updated 8/26/20
Wanna make that spare closet earn its keep? This startup can help

Caroline Dohack
Updated 8/12/20
Why buying a house is a bad idea

Sam Parr
Updated 8/12/20
What happens when Google barges in on your territory, in 2 charts

Nick DeSantis
Updated 8/4/20
This entrepreneur convinced investors to pour $1m each into a brand-new town

Sam Parr
Updated 8/4/20
Survey results: Will you miss a rent payment due to COVID-19?

Sam Parr
Updated 7/16/20
Tell us: Do you think you’ll miss a mortgage or rent payment because of COVID?

Sam Parr
Updated 7/15/20
Holy shi — pping containers! Look at these tiny houses

Michael Waters
Updated 7/13/20
We asked whether you’re planning to move in the next 6 months. 33% said yes.

Sam Parr
Updated 7/9/20
Hostels are having a rough go at reopening

Michael Waters
Updated 7/8/20
Are you moving to another city? Tell us your story

Sam Parr
Updated 7/8/20
Equity ain’t just for homeowners anymore

Caroline Dohack
Updated 7/3/20
Everyone wants to pay you to leave the Bay Area

Michael Waters
Updated 6/23/20
This summer, everyone is getting their feet wet with pool sharing

Michael Waters
Updated 6/17/20
Rents in San Francisco are a-tumblin’

Michael Waters
Updated 6/3/20
Thinking of getting away this summer? Hope you like your home state

Michael Waters
Updated 5/25/20
For anyone who’s house hunting, things have gotten weird

Nick DeSantis
Updated 4/13/20

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