Bill to be introduced in Colorado would increase property taxes on short-term rentals by 4x the value (www.cbsnews.com)
The co-sponsor of the bill spoke about what it would mean for tourism-based economies in Colorado.
Palm Springs capped Airbnb rentals. Now some home prices are in free-fall (www.latimes.com)
Palm Springs curbed short-term rentals in some neighborhoods. Now homeowners are watching their property values drop, sometimes drastically.
Airbnb Super Scammer Allegedly Made $7M Listing Fake Properties, Running Bait-and-Switch Schemes: Indictment (people.com)
According to an indictment attached to the arrest warrant obtained by PEOPLE, Shray Goel accepted 10,000 reservations for 100 properties — some of which never existed
how to avoid Airbnb flooding Google results (lemmy.world)
Had a short stay in a Rome AirBnB that went wrong. And (surprise /s) AirBnB is not a fair mediator between the Host and me, the Client....
Philadelphia is cracking down on Airbnb and Vrbo. Locals are torn over whether it's a good thing. (www.businessinsider.com)
The city plans to remove unlicensed properties from the platform. The reaction of locals makes it clear the issue isn't black and white.
A recent report shows Airbnb bookings are down as much as 48% year over year in certain cities. (www.fool.com)
According to a recent report, revenue per available listing (RevPAL) from Airbnb (ABNB -2.68%)-listed properties is down by 35% or more in 15 major U.S. cities. In this video, Certified Financial Planner® Matt Frankel and Fool.com contributor Tyler Crowe discuss whether this could be trouble for the vacation rental disruptor or...
Colorado Resort town introduces short-term rental registration fee to fund affordable housing (www.summitdaily.com)
At the town council’s June 6 regular meeting, assistant town manager, Alisha Janes, introduced ordinance 605, which imposes a $400 yearly per bedroom registration fee on owners of short-term rentals. The $400 per bedroom fee...
'Emotional decision': Property owners putting Airbnbs onto the rental market (www.abc.net.au)
Hosts of short-term accommodation platforms like Airbnb are shifting back to renting out their properties for longer terms as the rising cost of living dampens people's appetite for holidays.
Why Airbnb Can Survive A ‘De Facto Ban’ In New York City (www.forbes.com)
A new law threatens to demolish an $85 million market for the home-sharing behemoth—but the Big Apple is just a small piece of its pie.
Dallas City Council bans short-term rentals like Airbnb and Vrbo from single-family zoned areas (www.wfaa.com)
Roughly 1,000 STRs are currently registered in single-family areas and would now become illegal with enforcement beginning in December.
Vancouver passes Short-Term Rental ordinance; Starting Jan. 2024, STR need $50 license and $250 permit (www.kptv.com)
STR regulations that strike a balance between community housing needs and housing affordability with individual property rights, as well as creating a permit process to enable tracking of STRs and for individual complaints to be responded to
