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How Airbnb accidentally screwed the US housing market and made $100 billion (www.arktrek.shop)

submitted 6 months ago by Dragxito@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

Air BnB effectively pitted average renters and homeowners against the luxury hotel market. From a supply/demand standpoint its basically moving something like 10% of the rental market to the hotel market.

What this does is it means luxury long term rentals slot out the next lower tier of housing at higher pricing it slides down the economic ladder until a percent of people at the bottom is simply outbid for the reduced normal rental housing stock.

Its not airbnb's fault the market shifted but it is a problem with the market as a result of blending the luxury hotel market with residential housing.