The gig: Ed Kushins, 65, is the founder and president of HomeExchange.com, based in Hermosa Beach. It is one of the nation’s largest members-only home exchange businesses. What is a home exchange?

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dorine Olive, a 60-year-old semi-retired software sales rep based in Orlando who travels the world doing home exchanges. It has been edited for ...

HomeExchange wants to give you a key to hundreds of multimillion-dollar abodes around the globe. The company’s new platform, which was officially launched in June, allows the well heeled to exchange ...

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