Comment on How Airbnb accidentally screwed the US housing market and made $100 billion
buzz86us@lemmy.world 5 months agoWhole home or dedicated AIRBNB should be banned… If I had a room going unused I’d AirBnb
Comment on How Airbnb accidentally screwed the US housing market and made $100 billion
buzz86us@lemmy.world 5 months agoWhole home or dedicated AIRBNB should be banned… If I had a room going unused I’d AirBnb
gian@lemmy.grys.it 5 months ago
I agree with you to some extend.
What I do not agree about is the implicit assumption that if AIRBNB is banned then every house that was used for short-term rental would become available on the long-term rental market.
The main advantage of the short-term rental (obvious higher profits aside) is the fact that the owner is sure to be able to get back the house if/when he need it. So many owners saw the possibility to use an house with AirBnB (or other similar ways) a lot more attractive than keeping it empty (paying the taxes on it) and much less risky than having a long-term rental where the tenants could be turn out to be a bad one.