To make matters worse, the real estate market crumbled, greatly reducing the value of the big box stores that are the hallmark of both Kmart and Sears. (Sears has sold some assets this year, and still lists 88 properties for sale and lease in closed buildings.) Lampert has always been capricious pushing out his chief executives, changing how much control he personally wields.

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In Daytona Beach, an Atlantic resort best known for its drag-car racing, estate agents are advertising lists of foreclosed properties for sale.

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From the homepage, scrolling down transforms Airbnb into a vaguely Pinterest-like display of properties and lists.

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HotelTonight is an app for Android and Apple devices that, on any given day, lists about 600, mostly upscale, properties across more than 50 destinations in the US, Canada and the UK, including Palm Springs, California, Vancouver and London, plus a couple of other European cities, such as Amsterdam and Dublin.

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Most buyers and sellers, it seems, prefer to use an agent: Rightmove says that it now lists around seven out of ten of all properties for sale in Britain.

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Virtually every inch of Airbnb is now built around Wish Lists, which are now designed to be the centerpiece for how users find new properties.

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