HomeAway will take a majority interest in travelmob
Vacation rental marketplace HomeAway Inc. says it’s signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in travelmob, and will spend $2 million this year to grow the startup for Asia-Pacific vacation...
View ArticleLovely partners with Experian to let renters submit application and credit...
Rental site Lovely has partnered with Experian on a new rental application system that company claims makes it “the first fully integrated rental marketplace where renters can find, apply for and...
View ArticleHomeAway, Interhome expand listing distribution partnership
Vacation rental marketplace HomeAway Inc. has expanded its distribution partnership with Interhome AG to add “tens of thousands” of new listings to HomeAway’s network via its pay-per-booking product....
View ArticleHomeAway pays $198M in cash for Australian vacation rental group
Vacation rental marketplace operator Home Away Inc. has acquired Stayz Group, the publisher of Stayz.com.au, Rentahome.com.au, TakeABreak.com.au, and YesBookIt, from Fairfax Digital in an all-cash deal...
View ArticleHomeAway brings pay-per-booking model to VRBO.com
Vacation rental marketplace HomeAway Inc. has launched its pay-per-booking model on VRBO.com, allowing property owners and managers to pay 10 percent of each booking instead of an upfront subscription...
View ArticleApartment Guide owner RentPath acquires rental marketplace Lovely for $13M
RentPath Inc., owner of the popular rental sites Apartment Guide and Rent.com, has acquired rental marketplace Lovely for $13 million in cash. Lovely, which launched as a rental search site in its...
View ArticleRealtor.com taking rental listings from Zumper
Realtor.com is now set up to get rental listings from pros who use the rental marketplace Zumper to market their listings. Zumper has over half a million listings on its platform that it gets from...
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