Jim Battan ’s tree-lined swimming pool at his home outside Portland, Ore., had been sitting untouched since his youngest daughter moved out two years ago. Then in September, he listed it through ...

Laskin said the regulatory challenges have affected “less than 0.2%” of pool hosts. 'Pools are very dangerous things' Questions swirl, too, about potential liability. Swimming pools are, after ...

She believed she had booked his pool for the night after someone had wrongfully listed it on a platform devoted to renting out private swimming pools. Within minutes of her showing up, he said, a ...

Swimply — which came to Chicago a year ago, and is now offered in 125 cities worldwide — might rent you that same stranger’s swimming pool by the hour, usually while they are home.

With Swimply, pool owners can sign up on the website and add pictures of their backyards and their swimming space. Those who want to rent a pool use the same app to secure it for a specified ...

Backyard swimming pools have seen a surge in popularity during the pandemic, although installing one may not make financial sense for every homeowner. For in-ground pools, costs can start as low ...

She is a host on Swimply, an online platform that has been dubbed the Airbnb of swimming pools. "I refer everybody that I know that has a pool to it," said Johns, 45, who works in the banking ...