Tangent💚Proptech Celebrates 100th Episode, Featuring Airbnb’s Marketing Leader for Real Estate
Eliza Lochner of Airbnb
Discover Tangent💚Proptech at 100 Episodes
Tangent: Proptech, the podcast and community at the intersection of real estate, technology, and building innovation, is celebrating the release of its 100th episode, marking a major milestone since the show’s launch in 2020.
Hosted by Proptech entrepreneur Edward Cohen, alongside venture capitalists Jeffrey Berman and Zach Aarons, Tangent💚Proptech has become a trusted forum for founders, investors, operators, and urban leaders shaping the future of the built environment. Across 100+ episodes, the show has explored housing innovation, climate tech, the future of work, and the power of collaboration to address housing affordability and some of the built environment’s most pressing challenges.
Tangent at 100
The milestone 100th episode features a wide-ranging conversation with Eliza Lochner, Marketing Leader for the Real Estate team at Airbnb, diving deep into Airbnb’s evolving relationship with multifamily and condo owners and operators, residents, and cities through their Airbnb-friendly program.
“Nearly half of renters in the U.S., spend more than 30% of their income on rent,” Lochner explains. “Hosting can be a way for renters to earn extra income while still giving property owners transparency, controls, and help ensure they can comply with local regulations,” she said..
- Eliza Lochner
In the episode, Lochner details how the growth of Airbnb-friendly buildings — from 175 to nearly 1,300 — has been driven by multifamily and condo owners and managers.
“This is my home,” Lochner shared, relaying feedback from an Airbnb host. “My art is on the walls, my wine collection is here. I’m vetting guests because I live here too,” underscoring how hospitality and accountability can coexist in modern rental housing.
This Conversation Also Covers
In this expansive and educational episode, hosts Edward, Zach, and Jeff, also discuss with Eliza:
How flexible living models are reshaping multifamily and condo buildings and developments
Why REITs, institutional investors, and developers are embracing short-term rental tools
The convergence of hospitality, real estate, and technology
Airbnb’s role in major global events like the World Cup and the broader economic impact on cities
Tangent at 100 episodes
More Information about Tangent💚Proptech
Tangent💚Proptech is more than a podcast — it’s a community for Proptech founders, real estate investors and operators, venture capitalists, urban leaders, and creators who believe better technology and collaboration can improve buildings, communities and cities. Each episode blends expert interviews with candid conversation, always willing to “go on a tangent” in pursuit of ideas.
Since its debut in 2020, Tangent has featured conversations with Proptech CEOs, investors, developers, and innovators such as Spencer Rascoff, formerly of Zillow, Pacaso, and currently Match.com, Brendan Wallace of Fifth Wall, Steve Eisman of The Big Short and Michael Rudin of Rudin, building a loyal audience of decision-makers and industry leaders.
About The Founder, Edward Cohen
Edward Cohen is a proptech entrepreneur focused on risk mitigation for Residential and Commercial properties to reduce insurance and operational costs. Costa Rican by birth, accent, and sports allegiance, American by citizenship and misplaced exceptionalism. His conviction as a citizen of the world is that collaboration is our superpower as a species, and the only way forward is to be forever learning through multi-sector cooperation and innovation. He created Tangent💚Proptech in 2020.