A short-term rentals coalition is showing how prominent “ghost hotels” are on Toronto’s short-term listings, and how much housing would be freed up in the city if rules were enforced…

A new report suggests 6,500 homes could be added to Toronto’s housing market if the home-sharing platform Airbnb were to comply with proposed city rules on short-term rentals…

April 27, 2018 – As marquee cities around the world struggle with soaring real estate and rental prices and plummeting vacancy rates, policymakers have begun targeting Airbnb and other short-term rental services as part of their housing strategies…

The City of Vancouver recently announced it had reached a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Airbnb, the world’s largest short-term rental platform. After operating illegally for several years, the company has now agreed to work with the City to bring its short-term rental listings (STRs) into compliance with the new regulations. This move may be […]

Toronto’s proposed restrictions on Airbnb and other short-term home rentals now appear likely to be delayed, dismaying those who want the rules in place before the city’s busy tourist season begins…

Hoping new Toronto bylaws would regulate short-term rentals this summer? Don’t hold your breath…

ALBANY, N.Y. — A report from critics of Airbnb says the vacation rental website is driving up home rental prices and reducing housing availability in New York City….

David Clement, North American affairs manager of the Consumer Choice Center and Thorben Wieditz, researcher at Fairbnb, join BNN’s Greg Bonnell for a look at the City of Toronto’s latest moves to tackle the short-term rental market which includes Airbnb properties…

Toronto City Council has passed new rules to crack down on short-term rental services such as Airbnb that will restrict listings to principal residences and ban homeowners from listing secondary suites such as basement apartments…

Toronto will require short-term rental operators to register with the city, while blocking secondary suites from being listed on sites like Airbnb. Council voted 40-3 in favour of the full suite of regulations, and 27-17 in favour of blocking secondary suites….