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seattle_spring on Jan 2, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Airbnb removed my negative review

You won't find one. The most cited article I've found shows that the most significant effect Airbnb has on rentals is a 0.5% rise in rental rates in Manhattan. It's not 0, but it's pretty damn close.

cycrutchfield on Jan 2, 2023 [–]

Yet my comment gets downvoted to oblivion because it questions the conclusion that everybody has jumped to

tekknik on Jan 3, 2023 | [–]

http://insideairbnb.com/reports/platform-failures-how-short-...

This is an interesting read about the market effects Airbnb has caused. They’re definitely moving prices and removing units from the market.

seattle_spring on Jan 4, 2023 | | [–]

“Inside Airbnb” doesn’t sound impartial or unbiased at all.

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