Like many companies in the “sharing economy,” Airbnb prides itself on “disrupting” the traditional marketplace—but at what cost to New York’s affordable housing?
“New Yorkers agree: Airbnb is great for New York City,” declared ads that papered the city’s subway system. But is it really? In the tenth Housing Brass Tacks discussion, Patrick Tyrrell of the nonprofit legal services firm Mobilization for Justice breaks down the impact of short-term rentals on New York’s housing market:
- Explosion of short-term rentals
- Illegal hotels, from SRO to Airbnb
- Patchwork housing laws
- “Do we want to peg affordable housing to the tourist economy?”
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Boston Mayor Wants to Limit Short-Term Rentals
Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh thinks short-term rental companies like Airbnb are having a negative effect on the city's housing market, and he'll walk a fine line to regulate the industry.
Study Analyses the Airbnb Effect in the New York City Housing Market
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D.C. Bill Would Restrict Short-Term Rentals
The nation's capital could join other cities around the country in drastically limiting the use of Airbnb and other short-term rental companies.
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Nation's most wind-powered state turns to coal as data centers increase energy demand
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NYC cools commuters with city's first rain garden above a bus stop
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Brightline West’s future may rely on $6 billion federal loan
The company has until Nov. 2 to make a $400 million equity investment into its proposed high-speed rail line.
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