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Airbnb leads Lyric funding round

US: San Francisco-based apartment provider Lyric has raised $160 million in a Series B financing and debt financing led by Airbnb.

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Airbnb’s supersubs

• Airbnb’s partnership with Century 21 is a clever way for the sharing economy giant to access a huge new source of inventory within cities which have tried to suppress its growth through legislation. In many cities where the cost of buying real estate is prohibitively high, renting is the norm for

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10 snapshot facts about Airbnb today

Keep up to date with our 10 facts about what Airbnb has been doing recently: • Airbnb recently purchased the Luxury Retreats brand, which offers high end vacation rentals for US$200 million. • Airbnb is looking to incentivise more of its hosts to make their listings instantly bookable. The short