US vacation rental service_HomeAway_launched in 2005 for users to rent out their second homes, and now the company just announced a milestone of one million listings on its platform. HomeAway was arguably a pioneer in the collaborative consumption economy even before most people heard of the term, and before Airbnb came onto the scene with its 2008 launch. Recording faster growth in recent years However, it was only in recent years that HomeAway has seen its growth pick up pace. The company hit 500,000 listings in the second half of 2010, a little more than five years after its launch,...

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