Airbnb and VRBO and your Home: Regulating The Shared Economy

The “Shared Economy”— where economic and social activity occurs directly between individuals with the help of an online format— is reshaping our national economy. Today we can easily monetize everyday assets, including your car and home, in ways that were previously impossible.  This innovation and advancement has not occurred without growing pains, many of which have occurred in the context of real estate. Airbnb, FlipKey, HomeAway, VRBO, and others have made it relatively simple to use your house, apartment or condo as a source of income, by renting all or part of it, to temporary or transient guests.    Read the article………….

Editor

Recent Posts

WUCIOA For All (But Not Yet) (WA)

In 2028, all of us who reside in community associations, whether we reside in condominiums,…

3 hours ago

Australia: NSW Fair Trading to review Netstrata

After their media investigation @LintonBesser and @NinahKopel from @ABCNews published an article High-profile strata company…

8 hours ago

Singapore: Flooding at condominium car park at Balmoral Crescent not caused by rainfall: PUB

Flooding at a condominium car park along Balmoral Crescent was not caused by rainfall but…

8 hours ago

Florida tightens condo insurance claim deadlines to ease disputes

New legislation signed into law this week sets clearer, stricter deadlines for filing loss assessment…

8 hours ago

Florida real estate struggles as ‘motivated’ sellers flood market

According to Redfin, the median time a Florida home spent on the market was 57…

8 hours ago

Park City affordable housing residents ask city council for HOA relief (UT)

Residents of affordable developments such as Park City Heights and Central Park Condos told the…

8 hours ago