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Airbnb criticises apparent ‘cut and paste job’ short-term letting regulations
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: Airbnb has claimed measures to regulate short-term lettings and home-sharing sites appear to be ‘a cut and paste job’ from regulations in other cities. Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy announced regulations for short-term lettings on Thursday that are due to come into force in June 2019. Under the new restrictions, owners of buy-to-let properties […]
2019 Short-Term Rental Industry Predictions
Reading Time: 3 minutesMichael Goldin, director of business development at NoiseAware, a noise monitoring solution designed for short-term rentals, serviced apartments and flexible housing, speaks to STRz about his 2019 predictions for the short-term rental industry. Introduction It would be tough to think of an industry that is evolving faster as the vacation rental industry. However, since joining […]
Expedia Group acquires Pillow and ApartmentJet to help list apartments online
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Expedia Group has acquired two companies that make it easier to list apartments on short-term rental sites like Airbnb or its subsidiary HomeAway. Expedia said on Thursday that it had acquired San Francisco-based Pillow and Chicago-based ApartmentJet. The former offers a software solution that allows building owners and managers to authorise renters to list […]