Post by High Priestess on Mar 3, 2016 16:35:22 GMT
Listen to this radio program about the controversy associated with Airbnb rentals in Vancouver:
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-2-2016-1.3472126/vancouver-airbnb-listings-increase-as-rental-vacancies-fall-below-1-per-cent-1.3472258
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/vancouver-airbnb-listings-increase-as-rental-vacancies-fall-below-1-per-cent-1.3472294?autoplay=true
Tens of thousands of tourists from across Canada and around the world visit Vancouver each year. In response to the demand for accommodation, a growing number of Vancouverites are listing their condos and homes for short-term rental on Airbnb and other websites where property owners can rent out a temporary space.
But with the vacancy rate at under one per cent, the growing popularity of short-term rentals is driving some residents out of town.
And the problem is not unique to Vancouver. It's also hitting Toronto and Montreal, where the number of Airbnb listings is growing.
Guests on the radio program:
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/the-current-for-march-2-2016-1.3472126/vancouver-airbnb-listings-increase-as-rental-vacancies-fall-below-1-per-cent-1.3472258
www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/vancouver-airbnb-listings-increase-as-rental-vacancies-fall-below-1-per-cent-1.3472294?autoplay=true
Tens of thousands of tourists from across Canada and around the world visit Vancouver each year. In response to the demand for accommodation, a growing number of Vancouverites are listing their condos and homes for short-term rental on Airbnb and other websites where property owners can rent out a temporary space.
But with the vacancy rate at under one per cent, the growing popularity of short-term rentals is driving some residents out of town.
And the problem is not unique to Vancouver. It's also hitting Toronto and Montreal, where the number of Airbnb listings is growing.
Guests on the radio program:
- Karen Sawatzky, writing her masters thesis on the impact of Airbnb on the Vancouver rental market.
- Murray Cox, creator of Inside Airbnb, a website that collects data on Airbnb's impact on residential communities.
- Geoff Meggs, councillor with the City of Vancouver for the past eight years.