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Here's How Much Airbnb Is Making From Its Biggest Market
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Here's How Much Airbnb Is Making From Its Biggest Market

... policymakers craft smart rules for home sharing,” Airbnb says. The post is a move to ... Eric Schneiderman, who says that 72% of Airbnb rentals in New York City are illegal, ... Business Insider reports.
 Last month Airbnb crushed Prop-F in S.F., which ...

Dec 03, 2015
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Tokyo
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Japan’s Tourist Explosion Means Big Business For Airbnb

... capitalize.For Tokyo real estate firm Star Mica, that means Airbnb. Star Mica owns about 2,500 apartments in Japan and ... is considering renting them out using Airbnb as early as next year, Bloomberg reports. Firm president Masashi ...

Jul 28, 2016
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Annise Parker
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Former Houston Mayor Joins Airbnb Advisory Board

... In an effort to improve its relationships with city governments, Airbnb is assembling a new Mayoral Advisory Board that will include ... the Houston Business Journal. The board will address many issues Airbnb is running into, like three US senators asking the ...

Jul 26, 2016
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SF City Hall
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San Francisco's Controversial Airbnb 'Furniture' Tax Generates $120k

San Francisco’s controversial tax on Airbnb hosts has drawn criticism from the home ... tax are expected to reach $120k this year. Airbnb called for the city to streamline the “registration nightmare ... regulatory battle between City Hall and Airbnb. [SFC]

Jul 22, 2016
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An Airbnb listing in downtown Chicago.
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Alderman: New Airbnb Rules Are Weak

An influential Chicago alderman says proposed new regulations to govern Airbnb in the Windy City need to be revised to better ... regulations are watered down. Smith is a vocal opponent of Airbnb and believes it and other home-sharing services are threats ...

Jun 20, 2016
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SF City Hall
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Law Against Airbnb Given Teeth in SF

The proposed fine against Airbnb (and other homesharing platforms) has ... 75% of all S.F. listings on Airbnb were unregistered with the city and deemed illegal ... long-term tenancy. While there was a suggestion Airbnb would take the law to the courts, Campos ...

Jun 10, 2016
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'Uber Meets Airbnb'—This Homesharing Startup Just Raised $2.5M
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'Uber Meets Airbnb'—This Homesharing Startup Just Raised $2.5M

... sharing economy, as hotels and platforms like Airbnb aren't set up for last-minute travelers ... bit. "It's more like Uber meets Airbnb," Elliott tells us. The company says it ... takes a lower commission from hosts than Airbnb, and plans to launch in LA with ...

Feb 26, 2016
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After Beating San Fran, Here's Who Airbnb Is Targeting Next
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After Beating San Fran, Here's Who Airbnb Is Targeting Next

... one of “100 independent Home Sharing Clubs” Airbnb has put in the works since its S. ... banned the rentals that make up most of Airbnb’s business—the company plans to lobby the ... for the NYC group’s first action. Airbnb mobilized 7,000 people in S.F., ...

Feb 25, 2016
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Competitor Sues Airbnb, Says Business Model Is Illegal
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Competitor Sues Airbnb, Says Business Model Is Illegal

... proprietors of Indigo House, a competitor—are seeking damages including Airbnb’s fees collected as hosts and guests, punitive damages, ... study by hospitality research firm STR found no evidence that Airbnb cuts into hotel profits. (Only Indigo's, it seems.) ...

Feb 15, 2016
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Report: Airbnb Dumped 1,000 Controversial Listings To Improve Image
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Report: Airbnb Dumped 1,000 Controversial Listings To Improve Image

... a series of allegations, independent analysts Murray Cox says Airbnb removed more than 1000 controversial NYC listings just before its ... December data release. Scraping data from Airbnb, Murray Cox (of Inside Airbnb, a firm that analyzes the home-sharing ...

Feb 12, 2016
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