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0 pointsHarryHirsch3y ago0 comments

Airbnb greatly contributed to the housing shortage in Vermont.

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Is there some unbiased literature you can share that demonstrates this conclusively?

Long-term rentals getting converted to short-term rentals in a constrained, inelastic market drives up prices, prices are set at the margin. You don't publications for that, that's just a basic fact.

seattle_spring3y ago

If it’s a basic fact then surely there is literature that backs it up?

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seattle_spring3y ago

Is there some unbiased literature you can share that demonstrates this conclusively?

HarryHirschOP3y ago

Long-term rentals getting converted to short-term rentals in a constrained, inelastic market drives up prices, prices are set at the margin. You don't publications for that, that's just a basic fact.

seattle_spring3y ago

If it’s a basic fact then surely there is literature that backs it up?

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