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…

Despite some recent legal turbulence, Airbnb’s revenue soared 89 percent in July 2016 relative to the same time last year. The data comes from a report from e-commerce analytics firm Slice intelligence, which gathers its data from e-receipts. Slice does not disclose revenue figures, only revenue growth. In June 2015, however, Airbnb reported that it was on track […]

A group of Toronto residents and owners took back control of their condo building this week from short-term rental companies they say had stacked the board of directors against them, and were allowing the building to be run like a hotel. The group involved in the meeting Tuesday night also has a message to dwellers of other condos: Be prepared, […]

The Airbnb boom means some landlords in Los Angeles can make more money letting their homes for two months than they can with a traditional year-long lease, according to a new report…

Here’s an odd thing. Airbnb has a new program in Vancouver, offering $250 cash bonus for first-time hosts. It’s odd for two reasons. First, some call it surprising because the company has been under pressure for exacerbating the city’s housing affordability crisis (Vancouver’s housing market is the most expensive in North America). Second, Airbnb in Vancouver is going gangbusters, so why does the […]

Toronto’s waterfront is haunted by “ghost hotels” with a concentration of short-term rental listings in condo towers in the area, according to data from independent website Inside Airbnb…

Forty percent of Portland Airbnb hosts’ revenue comes from listings that breaks the city’s residency requirement…

Transient renters treating peoples’ homes like hotels, says Condo Owners Association Tensions are rising in the corridors of Toronto’s condo buildings as some owners look to cash in by listing their units on short-term rental sites like Airbnb, while others are calling on the city to step in and stop them…

Residents of a Cabbagetown neighbourhood say they’re besieged by short-term rentals and are demanding the city take action…