September 30, 2016
Airbnb’s Tourist Tenements
The New York State Independent Conference issued a report, Tourist Tenements in the Making. The report concludes, New York City has long been at the forefront of ensuring that its housing stock is safe for residents. We have instituted laws … Continue reading
September 30, 2016 in Airbnb | Permalink | No Comments
February 29, 2016
Airbnb Host Tax Break
Newsday quoted me in Tax Breaks You May Have Overlooked: Airbnb, Dental Bills. It reads, It’s time for that dreaded annual date with Uncle Sam. You worry about how much it’s going to cost you. He’s usually not one to settle … Continue reading
February 29, 2016 in Airbnb | Permalink | No Comments
February 4, 2016
Tale of Two Airbnbs
CBRE has issued a report, The Sharing Economy Checks In: An Analysis of Airbnb in the United States. It opens, The sharing economy has become a prominent though not well understood economic phenomenon over the past several years. Airbnb is … Continue reading
February 4, 2016 in Airbnb | Permalink | No Comments
January 26, 2016
Airbnbigbusiness
Researchers at Penn State have posted a report, From Air Mattresses to Unregulated Business: An Analysis of the Other Side of Airbnb. The Executive Summary reads, As the popularity—and controversy—over short-term rental platforms grows in the public arena, this report takes … Continue reading
January 26, 2016 in Airbnb | Permalink | No Comments
December 9, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
On the Value of Shared Bike Systems in Urban Environments: Evidence from the Real Estate Markets, Konstantinos Pelechrinis, Marios Kokkodis & Theodoros Lappas. Planning an Affordable City, David Schleicher & Roderick M. Hills, Jr., Iowa Law Review, Vol. 101, pp. … Continue reading
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November 18, 2015
Wednesday’s Academic Roundup
Introduction to Special Issue: Government Involvement in Residential Mortgage Markets, W. Scott Frame, Real Estate Economics, Vol. 43, Issue 4, pp. 807–819, 2015 (Paid Access). How Does the Federal Reserve’s Large‐Scale Asset Purchases (LSAPs) Influence Mortgage‐Backed Securities (MBS) Yields and … Continue reading
November 18, 2015 in Airbnb | Permalink | No Comments
November 5, 2015
SF’s Airbnboom
The Christian Science Monitor quoted me in San Francisco Votes Down Airbnb Limits: Can Competing Interests Be Balanced? It reads, in part, A defeated ballot measure in San Francisco, which would have imposed further restrictions on users of Airbnb and similar websites, … Continue reading
November 5, 2015 in Airbnb | Permalink | No Comments