Post by High Priestess on Nov 14, 2015 16:21:45 GMT
This article. "“D.C. Airbnb Proposals Would Affect 65 Percent of Listings” was posted on dc curbed today.
dc.curbed.com/archives/2015/11/airbnb-washington-dc.php?utm_campaign=issue-41468&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Curbed+DC
"The number of Airbnb listings you might find in the District may eventually plummet if two proposals described as the strictest Airbnb regulations in the country by The Washington Post are approved by the D.C. Council. According to Washingtonian, these proposals, which are backed by the city's hotel industry, would limit hosts to renting rooms in occupied units rather than whole houses or apartments. The proposals would also cap the number of properties an individual Airbnb host could list to five with none located in the same buildings. While analyzing all 3,723 Airbnb listings in Washington, D.C., Inside Airbnb reported that 65 percent of Airbnb listings in the District are located in entire homes/apartments, 32.3 percent are in private rooms, and 2.7 percent are in shared rooms. Additionally, while Airbnb hosts are allowed to have multiple listings, they rarely do such a thing in the nation's capital. In Washington, D.C., 62.2 percent of hosts only have one listing. With Washington, D.C. ranking as having the third highest number of Airbnb listings per capita (behind New Orleans and San Francisco), the effect these proposals would have on the market is inconceivable. Meanwhile, hosts are less likely to be affected on the cap on the number of properties allowed to be listed.
Inside Airbnb further broke down the data on the type of rooms you're most likely to find, the kind of activity you might expect most from guests, year-round availability, and the average number of listings per host. The average D.C. listing is estimated to be available for 91 nights per year with a 24.8 percent estimated rate of occupancy. The average monthly estimated income gained from Airbnb listings is $924. Additionally, the average price for a listing is $149 per night. When analyzing listings that were reviewed in the past six months and listings that are booked more than 60 nights per year, the estimated nights listings are available per year skyrockets to 161 along with the estimated monthly income up to $1,610. The estimated occupancy rate also rises from 24.8 percent to 44 percent, while the average price decreases to $126 per night."
dc.curbed.com/archives/2015/11/airbnb-washington-dc.php?utm_campaign=issue-41468&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Curbed+DC
"The number of Airbnb listings you might find in the District may eventually plummet if two proposals described as the strictest Airbnb regulations in the country by The Washington Post are approved by the D.C. Council. According to Washingtonian, these proposals, which are backed by the city's hotel industry, would limit hosts to renting rooms in occupied units rather than whole houses or apartments. The proposals would also cap the number of properties an individual Airbnb host could list to five with none located in the same buildings. While analyzing all 3,723 Airbnb listings in Washington, D.C., Inside Airbnb reported that 65 percent of Airbnb listings in the District are located in entire homes/apartments, 32.3 percent are in private rooms, and 2.7 percent are in shared rooms. Additionally, while Airbnb hosts are allowed to have multiple listings, they rarely do such a thing in the nation's capital. In Washington, D.C., 62.2 percent of hosts only have one listing. With Washington, D.C. ranking as having the third highest number of Airbnb listings per capita (behind New Orleans and San Francisco), the effect these proposals would have on the market is inconceivable. Meanwhile, hosts are less likely to be affected on the cap on the number of properties allowed to be listed.
Inside Airbnb further broke down the data on the type of rooms you're most likely to find, the kind of activity you might expect most from guests, year-round availability, and the average number of listings per host. The average D.C. listing is estimated to be available for 91 nights per year with a 24.8 percent estimated rate of occupancy. The average monthly estimated income gained from Airbnb listings is $924. Additionally, the average price for a listing is $149 per night. When analyzing listings that were reviewed in the past six months and listings that are booked more than 60 nights per year, the estimated nights listings are available per year skyrockets to 161 along with the estimated monthly income up to $1,610. The estimated occupancy rate also rises from 24.8 percent to 44 percent, while the average price decreases to $126 per night."