
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Homeswapping start-up Kindred has raised $7.75 million in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Jarvis ML, a machine learning platform founded in 2021, has raised $16 million in seed funding led by Dell Technologies Capital, the global venture capital investment arm of Dell Technologies.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: CHL Mortgages has entered the short-term let market with the introduction of a five-year fixed rate product range.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Stays Group, a cooperative of professional vacation rental hosts, has teamed up with digital guest welcome book providers Touch Stay.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb has reported strong Q1 results and recorded 102.1 million nights and experiences booked in the first quarter, the first time it has hit the 100 million mark.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Property management software provider Hostfully has teamed up with global tours and attractions business Viator.
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Councillors in Aspen, Colorado, have agreed to cut the number of short-term rental permits to 75 per cent of the current number.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: The Irish government is considering whether to further restrict the short-term letting of houses and apartments.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Airbnb has announced it will allow its employees to work from anywhere without their salaries being cut.

Reading Time: 3 minutesUAE: Real estate developer Aldar Properties has partnered with UK-based proptech firm Lavanda to facilitate flexible short term stays for visitors to the Middle East.