San Francisco is suing apartment building owners for illegal tenant evictions.

Successful property managers and short term vacation home owners know how to tailor their listings to the needs of specific demographics. More and more managers and homeowners are turning their attention toward attracting the increasingly expanding market of younger renters. 

Legal paperwork was filed on Friday by the New York Attorney General's office seeking to require Airbnb to turn over names of some of its clients they feel are sidestepping New York hotel laws and regulations. The AG is subpoenaing records of certain members they believe are running "illegal hotels". 

Someone asked if we'd be bringing our services and products to the Seattle area.  We are currently building out the infrastructure there now so that by summer/fall 2014 we can be up and running in the Emerald City. 

Just when you thought you heard the end of it with the recent laws surrounding the online short term vacation rental market in NYC, this.

In San Francisco, when someone books a hotel room, they pay for the room (other ancillary charges) and they pay for a tax on the room. That tax is simply and aptly called a 'hotel tax.' Makes sense. Well what about when that same person rents a room in SF, but not at a traditional hotel. Same length of stay. Slightly different features. Then what? Well, it used to be they just paid the room's...

We can think of worse places to have to work today. 

This room was just way too awesome to not snap a pic of.  Doing a walkthrough with the guests shortly.  Pretty snazzy.

We loved this article by Sarah Kessler and wanted to share it with you. 

Well, just when you've think you've seen it all.