Ziman Center's Paavo Monkkonen and Nathan Holmes write, "In its rush to corner the home-sharing market, the company risks engendering a serious backlash in certain metropolitan contexts that threatens its business model. Although there is only mixed evidence so far that Airbnb is either cutting into hotel taxes or pulling a significant number of housing units off the market, cities are understandably concerned about any possibility of lost revenue and the prospect of long-term rental units being taken off the market in neighborhoods where increasing housing supply is unfortunately not possible. Residents of many neighborhoods have their own worries over how a sudden increase in the amount of short-term rental properties affects the character of their neighborhood."
[LABJ 12/20/15]
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