We are currently undergoing a behind-the-scenes make over! In 2013, we will be unveiling a new look for our website-- including our new logo, new colors on the site, and new listing displays. We are also working on improving the ease of using the site, streamlining processes and upgrading different aspects of administration. We are sure our members will love the changes and the new and improved design features.

For the third year in a row, SabbaticalHomes.com will have a booth at the annual MLA Convention. This year's event will be in Boston Jan. 3-6. Make your plans to stop by and meet our team and enjoy our slideshow of intriguing locations.

Nadege Conger, our founder, has started hosting Meet the Founder events when she is traveling. Her first was in Boston last summer, and another was in the Los Angeles area this November. Nadege always enjoys meeting members on her travels and by hosting these small, organized events hopes to give a broader range of members the opportunity to network with new friends and discuss worldwide travel for academics. We hope you can join us for one in your area soon.

Veteran SabbaticalHomes.com member, Deike Peters shares some valuable information about finding the perfect candidates for taking care of one's personal space. She admits it takes a certain mindset, but wants to assure others that it actually works. Read more here.

2012 commemorates our 12th anniversary. When it comes to finding or offering a home to rent, exchange, sit or share, the academic community has continually counted on SabbaticalHomes.com. We've been proudly helping minds on the move since 2000, and happily continue that tradition. Find a dozen reasons to love us here.

There has been a boom in the number of web sites, and private owners, offering their homes for temporary housing. To combat this challenge to traditional rental housing, many cities in the United States and abroad have enacted strict laws governing short-term housing. To learn more about what regulations may affect you when listing your home, read more here.