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Salt Lake City introduces first short-term rental licensing scheme
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Salt Lake City will introduce its first licensing framework for short-term rentals from 1 July, bringing new operating requirements for Airbnb and Vrbo hosts across the city.
Albuquerque city council votes down short-term rental regulations
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: An Albuquerque, New Mexico city council bill implementing a 100-foot buffer zone between future short-term rentals was voted down by five votes to four Monday.
Airbnb research finds STR caps unlikely to improve long-term rental supply
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: New research from booking platform Airbnb indicates that placing caps on short-term rentals is unlikely to lead to a significant increase in long-term rental housing supply. The study, based on a survey of Australian hosts, found that 88 per cent said they would not convert their listings into long-term rentals, even if local governments […]