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How Airbnb accidentally screwed the US housing market and made $100 billion (www.arktrek.shop)
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[โ€“] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I don't know if I've ever been in an airbnb that's actually somebody's house. It seems like they're mostly "investment properties" that people rent out. I'm sure that's great for housing. \s

[โ€“] erwan@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

It started this way tho, people renting a room or a couch in their home. Pretty quickly it became either full units or rooms in a share appartement with other AirBnB guests.