I’ve spent months tracking how cities and counties respond — or fail to respond — when short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and Vrbo expand into neighborhoods. What struck me most is how often local governments create or tolerate zoning loopholes that effectively allow these platforms and...
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I started paying attention to short-term rentals years ago because they were where I lived, breathed and reported on two big trends: the rise of platforms like Airbnb and the scramble by cities to protect housing affordability. What looked like a...
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