Renting news and trends

PropTech Startup Goodlord Raises $13M For Engineering, Product
Investments // March 09, 2020

London PropTech startup Goodlord appears to have turned its bad luck around with a new 10-million-pound ($13 million) Series B funding round, TechCrunch reported. Goodlord is planning to use the money to invest in engineering, product and customer-facing teams. Although the startup had to lay...

Boomers Join Millennials In Embracing Rent Versus Buy
Boomers vs. Millennials // November 27, 2017

More baby boomers are forgoing homeownership and choosing to rent, with many looking for the same type of living environment as their millennial counterparts. Between 2009 and 2015, the number of renters aged 55 or above rose 28 percent, while those aged 34 or younger...

PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Is Home Buying Going Away?
Daily Data Dive // March 24, 2017

As real estate prices continue to rise every year and the millennial generation is in debt due to student loans, it’s not surprising that fewer people are running out to buy a home. Bloomberg peeked through the U.S. Census Bureau data on home buying over...

Airbnb Considering A Move Into Long-Term Rental Market
Real Estate // March 09, 2017

Airbnb is considering a move into the long-term rental business, with Bloomberg Technology reporting that the company has asked McKinsey & Co. to research the market. McKinsey & Co. has reportedly performed a competitive analysis of Craigslist, which currently dominates the rental market in many cities....

Interviews & Exclusives
Rent-A-Center Sparks Rethink of Rent-to-Own Model

September 30, 2022
The rent-to-own and lease-to-own retail concepts that seem tailor made for recession-pressed consumers with subprime credit are in fact seeing their models tested by an unforgiving market where shoppers are showing a preference for bargains and extra sensitivity toward fees. The latest example of this low-end shift was seen Thursday (Sept. 29) in a statement […]

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PropTech Startup Goodlord Raises $13M For Engineering, Product

March 09, 2020
London PropTech startup Goodlord appears to have turned its bad luck around with a new 10-million-pound ($13 million) Series B funding round, TechCrunch reported. Goodlord is planning to use the money to invest in engineering, product and customer-facing teams. Although the startup had to lay off employees back in 2018, Goodlord grew last year to […]

Boomers Join Millennials In Embracing Rent Versus Buy

November 27, 2017
More baby boomers are forgoing homeownership and choosing to rent, with many looking for the same type of living environment as their millennial counterparts. Between 2009 and 2015, the number...

PYMNTS’ Daily Data Dive: Is Home Buying Going Away?

March 24, 2017
As real estate prices continue to rise every year and the millennial generation is in debt due to student loans, it’s not surprising that fewer people are running out to...

Airbnb Considering A Move Into Long-Term Rental Market

March 09, 2017
Airbnb is considering a move into the long-term rental business, with Bloomberg Technology reporting that the company has asked McKinsey & Co. to research the market. McKinsey & Co. has...