Airbnb Host Evicts Pro-Trump Ballot Chasers in Philadelphia
An Airbnb host in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has taken the unprecedented step of evicting a pro-Trump ballot tracker, Breitbart News exclusively learned Friday. The incident began Monday when an Airbnb host was evicted from a Philadelphia Airbnb property after giving the Citizens Alliance's PA CHASE program, a pro-Trump effort that knocks on 500,000 doors across the […]
Airbnb warns of weak demand, says travelers waiting until last minute to book
Airbnb on Tuesday forecast weaker-than-expected third-quarter revenue and warned of a shorter booking window, suggesting economic uncertainty is causing travelers to wait until the last minute to book, sending its shares down 15% after the close. Domestic travel in the U.S. has been under pressure since the start of the year as concerns about the […]
Lawmakers’ Airbnb war leaves sky-high rent prices untouched
Politicians unwilling to pursue radical structural reforms to solve large, complex problems often settle for boring proposals that are only half-clever. These proposals usually involve complex plans, are often “supported” by opaque but detailed data, and studiously avoid root causes. Politicians who advocate such proposals benefit from appearing to be actively working to solve the […]
Squatters refuse to leave AirBNB rental in North Carolina: ‘If you try to enter, we will press charges’
In a recent squatter case, Airbnb guests in North Carolina put up signs indicating they intended to stay without paying the host. Farzana Rahman says her rental income has dropped since her previous tenant became a squatter and threatened to sue her if she tried to enter her Durham property. The squatter initially rented her […]
Airbnb renters-turned-squatters refuse to vacate property unless evicted
DFW housing and macroeconomic analyst Amy Nixon joins “Making Money” to discuss whether monetary policy can solve the Fed’s housing problems. An Airbnb host in Durham, North Carolina, filed a lawsuit in court against squatters who refused to leave their property until an eviction order was issued, according to court documents. According to documents obtained […]
North Carolina mom can’t get rid of Airbnb squatters
A single mother in North Carolina trying to put her son through college has been left without an income for months by Airbnb guests-turned-squatters who refuse to leave their rental property. The incident began when Farzana Rahman, a Durham resident, checked in as a guest on October 25th and listed a check-out date of May […]
Family on Disney World trip survive bullets hitting AirBnB
An Ohio family vacationing at Disney World is still recovering after narrowly escaping a shooting that took place inside their Florida rental home when a man was shot outside. The Reddy family, consisting of 14 people, were in their Airbnb in Kissimmee around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday when they were startled awake by a loud […]
Flash Shelton says squatters are so brazen they’ll Airbnb your home
According to Flash Shelton, known as the “Squatter Hunter,” squatters are breaking into people’s homes all over the United States and have become so violent that they even rent out properties through short-term rental services. It is said that there is. Shelton is hired by homeowners desperate to get rid of illegal aliens, but some […]
Hawaii’s long-overdue crackdown on Airbnb
The oceanic paradise of Hawaii may be one of the most popular vacation destinations in the United States, but the proliferation of short-term vacation rentals such as Airbnb and Vrbo are pricing locals out of the housing market. Last week, Gov. Josh Green (D-HI) signed legislation that will make it easier for local governments to […]
Airbnb offering exotic experiences from a Paris museum to the house in ‘Up’
A crazy combination of game show glitz and marketing glitz, Airbnb offers customers the chance to spend a night in a Parisian museum, stay in a house modeled like a movie setting, or even drive a car in eight Ferraris. It offers an opportunity to sleep surrounded by racing cars. These and other chimerical listings […]