Fairbnb News
May 24, 2017
Airbnb guests in Austin will be charged a 6 percent hotel occupancy tax starting next month…
Featured Story
May 24, 2017
While a growing number of Torontonians may not be able to afford extras like dinners out, theatre, or sporting events, at least the tourists still can…
Fairbnb News
May 24, 2017
The owner of a Calgary bed and breakfast wants the provincial government to regulate home-sharing services like Airbnb…
Featured Story
April 11, 2017
As city staff examine potential options for regulating short-term rentals, it appears that the story of one featured host wasn’t quite accurate…
Fairbnb News
April 5, 2017
This isn’t your average story of Airbnb guests throwing a party and wrecking the place. From the damage itself to Airbnb’s handling of the situation that included trying to shut down this story with money and an NDA, it’s much, much worse…
Fairbnb News
April 5, 2017
Richmond’s mayor believes a new bylaw regulating Airbnb-type rentals will effectively address community concerns about short-term rentals…
Featured Story
April 5, 2017
The unprecedented surge in housing prices have led to calls for the city to step in with solutions to remedy the growing unaffordability of housing. One way city council hopes to ease the pressure on the housing market is by curbing sharing economy apps like Airbnb…
Featured Story
March 29, 2017
A Toronto photographer says his Airbnb guests seemed like a “nice family,” until he realized about $21,000 worth of his possessions and SIN card had been stolen…
Fairbnb News
March 23, 2017
Airbnb is crying foul at the possibility of being taxed by the city at a higher rate than the hotel industry…
Featured Story, Housing Issues
March 22, 2017
Airbnb listings, especially “commercial listings” by hosts who own multiple properties, mean fewer homes people can live in for the long term. That can cause city-wide ripple-effects on rent increases, according to a new study from the DC Working Families Party…