Fairbnb News
July 28, 2016
A little over a year after enacting one of the strictest short-term rental laws in the U.S., the city of Santa Monica has issued 893 fines to local property owners and the online platforms that display short-term rental listings, and has collected $20,000 from Airbnb, KPCC has learned…
Housing Issues
July 28, 2016
Star Mica Co., a Tokyo-listed real-estate company founded by an ex-Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker, plans to double returns from apartments, using Airbnb to house foreign tourists…
Fairbnb News
July 28, 2016
Hosts in Japan are learning the hard way that the home-sharing site’s fastest-growing market is also becoming the next flashpoint in a global battle over the sharing economy. Hoteliers are up in arms, local residents complain that outsiders are invading their neighbourhoods, and Japanese officials say renting out private homes is illegal…
Fairbnb News
July 27, 2016
Lars Aasen, head of LBF, has now suggested that renting out a home via AirBnB must be subject to approval by authorities and regulated. “We believe some restrictions have to be introduced on the more commercial operations,” Aasen told NTB…
Fairbnb News
July 27, 2016
Sweeping changes to the state’s planning rules, now under consideration, include caps on short-term stays, through platforms such as Airbnb, for accommodation providers without permits…
Fairbnb News
July 27, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco wants people who rent out their homes through Airbnb and other online platforms to follow some rules, and it wants the platforms to advertise only those rule-abiding listings — or face steep fines…
Fairbnb News
July 27, 2016
David Campos has built much of his political career on loud calls to preserve housing stock and combat gentrification, and as he approaches the end of his final term as District 9 Supervisor, he’s crafted a characteristic stand to crack down on short term rental violations…
Fairbnb News, Housing Issues
July 26, 2016
The short-term rental market in New York City has swelled in recent years as a result of the emergence and rapid growth of online platforms. This expansion has created many challenges for communities throughout the City and negatively impacted the residential rental market. For decades, the residential rental vacancy rate has remained well below 5 percent…
Fairbnb News
July 26, 2016
To use the industry jargon, it is the ultimate “disruptor”. Airbnb, the website that allows homeowners around the world to rent out their spare rooms, has had a seismic impact on the travel market…
Horror Stories
July 26, 2016
The house burned down. Yes, a former Airbnb customer service representative actually saw this happen: “I used to work Customer Service for Airbnb.