Browse news stories, press features, interviews, and media mentions that share the story of SabbaticalHomes, our members, and the meaningful connections created through our global academic housing network. Explore coverage of our mission, community, milestones, and ongoing work to help scholars and higher education professionals find trusted housing around the world.
In 2025 SabbaticalHomes marks 25 years of housing minds on the move. With more than two million members across 65 countries, the platform has spent a quarter century as a trusted home base for academics and scholars seeking temporary housing worldwide.
After the Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed so many Los Angeles homes, SabbaticalHomes responded with a call for open housing. The platform waived its annual listing fee to help connect displaced neighbors with members able to offer a place to stay.
After two pandemic-era surveys focused on work-life balance, our 2022 member survey turned to travel. Members shared their dream destinations for vacation, work, and research, and the results offer a snapshot of where academics most want to go.
A CNBC affiliate, grow.acorns.com, interviewed Sidehusl.com founder Kathy Kristof about earning passive income from assets you already own. SabbaticalHomes made her short list of trusted resources for generating extra income with little effort.
Following up on our 2020 survey, we asked members in academic and research institutions how they were managing work-life balance under COVID-19. Their responses and comments, from across the globe, paint a candid picture of the moment.
Looking for a good way to rent your home to short-term tenants? The Los Angeles Times named SabbaticalHomes one of the best ways to rent for short-term stays. Here is what the coverage highlighted.
Writing for Curbed, Megan Barber lays out the pitfalls of booking furnished rentals through the big listing sites, then names her fix. SabbaticalHomes tops her list of the 10 best alternatives to Airbnb.
SabbaticalHomes has been the leading temporary housing resource for the academic community since 2000, and it is now better positioned than ever to serve members. After a year spent upgrading the website, we walk through what is new and improved.
As part of our April 2021 upgrade, every SabbaticalHomes member is getting a Trust Score. Because the community runs on responsive, trustworthy members, the score is a simple way to reflect that reliability. Here is how it works.
In “Sheltering in a Stress Bubble,” Chronicle of Higher Education reporter Don Troop describes how academics in our community navigated work-life balance during the pandemic. Here is a look at the feature and what it found.
