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[–] LavaPlanet@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Omg, best news story of the day. This brought me a shit ton of joy.

[–] Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.de 9 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Was there no housing crisis before AirBnB?

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[–] _sideffect@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

You can ban the company, but you can't ban the concept (which has been around forever)

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 6 points 9 months ago

Why would you be unable to ban the concept?

[–] Cringe2793@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

You can. Look at what Singapore is doing.

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[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

Same thing happened in Vancouver with people’s utility closets when it became illegal to rent out utility closets short term (already was illegal long term)

It didn’t help home prices but the million dollar closets became worthless

[–] king_link1@feddit.dk 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] geissi@feddit.de 4 points 9 months ago (5 children)

While I have little doubt that AirBnB contributes to the housing crisis, it is not the sole or biggest cause.

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[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Do people really think that AirBnB invented short term rentals?

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago

They made it convenient and common. Short term rental without a platform specifically made to do it is a pain in the ass.

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