As it did to some controversy in New York City earlier this year, Airbnb released data this week regarding its hosts and rentals in Toronto, and Ontario as a whole. The release is part of what Airbnb calls its “community compact”, an initiative that includes stated commitments to “being transparent with our data and information”, as […]

We have the numbers. Now we need action. That was the call Wednesday from Coun. Kristyn Wong-Tam as Airbnb outlined the size and scope of the company’s short-term rentals in Toronto…

“We’ve discovered that there are a lot of issues around zoning, health and safety and a sense of community and neighbourhood,” said Thorben Wieditz, a researcher for UNITE HERE, Local 75 and the Fairbnb Coalition on Wednesday at the Canadian Apartment Investment Conference at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre…

In 2013, Colin Gillies was feeling “a little light-pocketed” and “shut in” after an illness forced him to cut his career short as a graphic designer…

The permitting and regulation of short-term rentals in Nashville, which started out as a “nightmare,” in one Metro government administrator’s words, continue to pose problems…

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — The City of Laguna Beach voted to keep its original policy to officially ban the short term rental of houses or apartments within the city for 30 days or less in residential zones, according to the City Council meeting Tuesday…

Airbnb could be exacerbating the housing crisis by encouraging landlords to take long-term lets off the market, a report has warned…

Santa Monica first passed stringent rules governing (and basically eliminating) short term rentals within the city itself in May of 2015. While Santa Monica stopped short of completely banning Airbnb (and Airbnb like services), the city’s legislation makes it basically impossible for “hosts” to lease any sort of property aside from an extra bedroom inside […]

Airbnb sued a third California city Friday, arguing that the beach town of Santa Monica violated federal laws protecting privacy and online speech…

Australia may have the right to collect more tax from multinationals such as Uber and Airbnb that send profits through low-tax nations in Europe following this week’s historic European Commission decision on Apple…