Airbnb andmultifamily unit owners, landlords open discussion
Dec 21, 2015 17:12:56 GMT
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Post by High Priestess on Dec 21, 2015 17:12:56 GMT
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nreionline.com/multifamily/airbnb-multifamily-owners-and-managers-try-open-discussion
Excerpt
"Representatives of home-sharing giant Airbnb addressed apartment experts and property managers at Optech, the annual conference held this November in San Diego by the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC).
“It’s only natural that we engage in this dialogue,” says Chris Nulty, spokesperson for Airbnb.
The apartment business, municipal officials and housing advocates are struggling to come to terms with the growing business. Some cities have considered banning home sharing. Apartment companies, meanwhile, are unsure whether companies like Airbnb represent a problem or an opportunity.
“The initial feedback we received from our members was that this was a problem… though the industry is surprisingly open to a discussion,” says Rick Haughey, vice president of industry technology initiatives for NMHC.
In fact, apartment complex landlords Equity Residential, Avalon Bay Communities and Camden Property Trust have been holding negotiations with Airbnb executives in recent weeks about an arrangement where they would allow tenants to rent out their units through the site as long as the landlords themselves got a cut of the profits."
nreionline.com/multifamily/airbnb-multifamily-owners-and-managers-try-open-discussion
Excerpt
"Representatives of home-sharing giant Airbnb addressed apartment experts and property managers at Optech, the annual conference held this November in San Diego by the National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC).
“It’s only natural that we engage in this dialogue,” says Chris Nulty, spokesperson for Airbnb.
The apartment business, municipal officials and housing advocates are struggling to come to terms with the growing business. Some cities have considered banning home sharing. Apartment companies, meanwhile, are unsure whether companies like Airbnb represent a problem or an opportunity.
“The initial feedback we received from our members was that this was a problem… though the industry is surprisingly open to a discussion,” says Rick Haughey, vice president of industry technology initiatives for NMHC.
In fact, apartment complex landlords Equity Residential, Avalon Bay Communities and Camden Property Trust have been holding negotiations with Airbnb executives in recent weeks about an arrangement where they would allow tenants to rent out their units through the site as long as the landlords themselves got a cut of the profits."
