Lisbon to Pay Landlords to Ditch Vacation Rentals for Long Term Rentals
Lisbon officials recently announced a program to help increase the amount of affordable housing in the city center — paying…
Sonder Sues to Exit San Francisco’s Market Street Lease
Short term rental company Sonder is suing to terminate the lease it entered into last year at 2100 Market Street,…
Downtown Bethesda Building Project Gets Approval for Short Term Rentals
The Carr Properties development, The Wilson and The Elm, with 456 residential apartments and up to 360,800 square feet of…
Some Nice NYC Airbnbs Disguised as Month-to-Month Rentals
There has been excitement lately with the stronger-than-expected Airbnb rebound. Bookings have been up compared to a year ago, but…
Airbnb, Vrbo Agree to Remove Illegal Kauai Vacation Rentals from Platform
Kauai County has reached an agreement with both Airbnb and Vrbo that only legal vacation rentals will get listed on…
Some Illegal Short Term Rentals Get Permission to Operate in West Hollywood
West Hollywood’s Planning Commission hesitantly revised their zoning code to permit residential structures in business zones that have been wrongfully…
Expedia Phases Out HomeAway, Redirects Business to Vrbo
Expedia is phasing out HomeAway and directing all U.S. HomeAway users to the Vrbo site starting next month. This anticipated…
How Short Term Rental Owners Can Tap into the Huge Market of Chinese Travelers
China’s tourism market is the largest in the world — valued at US$260 billion, it’s almost double the size of…
Shortcomings of Airbnb’s “Project Lighthouse” Initiative
Airbnb recently announced “Project Lighthouse” — a new study that will work to measure how much racial discrimination is experienced…
Airbnb’s Go Near Campaign Hopes to Build Goodwill with Communities
Airbnb recently announced ‘Go Near’ — a campaign focused on encouraging local travel and building relationships with communities through the…