Tenant Stories
7 Reasons Why Airbnb is Heaven for Real Estate Moguls 1. Airbnb profits are dominated by big commercial landlords who raked in $168 million in just one city. According to a report by the New York State Attorney General, large-scale commercial operators on Airbnb “dominated the platform, generating 36% of all rental transactions and collecting […]
-ShareBetter Coalition releases parody video in campaign to fight illegal hotels. Spot uses real Airbnb horror stories to highlight the darker side of the “sharing economy” Watch it here:
-ShareBetter Coalition’s first TV ad: Knock it off. The ad features the story of Audrey Smaltz, a real tenant talking about the dangers that illegal hotels pose to New York City tenants and affordable housing.
-New York’s crackdown on illegal Airbnb rentals is starting to hit home for the controversial Web site, a new analysis shows. Airbnb’s growth had been surging in the Big Apple — but that was before this year when the city put more muscle into purging bad actor landlords that violate short-term rental laws.
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