Dubai proptech firm Prypco secures $10m in seed funding
Paul Stevens
October 24, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUAE: Dubai-based proptech firm Prypco has secured $10 million in a seed funding round.
Habyt expands to 20 European cities with upcoming Leipzig launch
Eloise Hanson
October 2, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: Flexible housing provider Habyt will open its debut project in Leipzig this December, taking the group’s European presence to 20 cities.
Airbnb set for further expansion into long-term rental market
Paul Stevens
September 25, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb is focusing its attention on strengthening its long-term rental business, as the company eyes up new revenue streams and growth opportunities to expand beyond its core short-term rental offering.
Urban Living Festival: connecting people and asset classes
George Sell
September 23, 2024
Reading Time: 4 minutesUK: The 2024 Urban Living Festival offered a comprehensive overview of the current trends and challenges shaping the hospitality and real estate sectors, with several key themes emerging throughout the many discussions and presentations held across the event’s six stages.
Hospiria and Alliants partner for 1 LiVNG flex rental platform
Paul Stevens
September 13, 2024
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Customer experience technology platform Alliants and property management software-as-a-service [SaaS] solution [PMS] Hospiria have partnered to launch a “groundbreaking” flexible rental platform called 1 LiVNG, which is focused on transforming the residential real estate market.
Vertus reveals February opening for debut aparthotel
Eloise Hanson
September 4, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Vertus Edit, the first aparthotel project from Vertus, the BTR arm of Canary Wharf Group, is scheduled to open in February 2025.
Mixed-use Bristol BTR project given green light
Eloise Hanson
August 30, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Bristol City Council has granted planning permission for a mixed-use BTR, aparthotel and hotel scheme in Temple Quarter.
IHM’s 2025 ones to watch in real estate, travel and hospitality
George Sell
August 22, 2024
Reading Time: 18 minutesWorldwide: The IHM editorial team have created a list of 25 influential leaders across travel, hospitality and real estate who they believe have a big 12 months ahead of them.
Urban Living Podcast: Zakee Ahmed, Livinc
George Sell
August 13, 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minuteZakee Ahmed, CEO of flexible living platform Livinc, talks to ULN editor George Sell about creating a seamless customer journey for relocation residents; why coliving is the next big thing for the company and the wider real estate sector; why he is optimistic about the development landscape, and much more.
Living sector seeing increasing demand for flex rentals says new study
George Sell
July 3, 2024
Reading Time: 3 minutesGlobal: A new report from PMS provider Lavanda has revealed that 85 per cent of BTR, PBSA and coliving portfolios are planning to increase the number of shorter-term leases they offer.