BiggerNews: Have the Airbnb Bans Backfired on Big Cities? w/Taylor Marr

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🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Are Airbnb bans actually hurting renters, homebuyers, and your local economy? The truth doesn’t seem so obvious, but new data shows the unintended consequences of banning Airbnbs and short-term rentals, especially in big cities. To get a take from someone inside the industry and with plenty of data to share, we invited Taylor Marr, Senior Housing Economist at Airbnb, to the show to explain how Airbnbs affect the economy, affordability, and housing supply. For years, there have been claims that short-term rentals take away housing supply from renters and homebuyers and, as a result, inflate rents and home prices in nearby areas. But new data is saying something very, very different. Today, Taylor talks about how Airbnbs and short-term rentals change a local economy, the amount of money this type of local hospitality provides to small businesses, and why affordability ISN’T improving in areas where Airbnbs are banned. We’ll also discuss the age of “experiences” and how hosts can earn more by catering to a new kind of traveler willing to spend. Do you have a short-term rental or want to make money with one in the future? Then don’t miss this episode! In This Episode We Cover: A short-term rental market update and how Airbnbs are faring in 2024 Airbnb supply and whether or not the short-term rental market is oversaturated Tips for hosts to take advantage of “experiences” and make more money from their vacation rentals The $80B impact Airbnb has on local economies and the real result of banning them How Airbnb is working with local governments to IMPROVE affordability and tourist spending And So Much More! Links from the Show Join BiggerPockets for FREE Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! Follow Taylor on Twitter Get Fully Customizable Insurance Coverage for All Phases of Occupancy on One Monthly Schedule and Bill Ready to Invest? Grab the Book, “Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth” Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area See Dave at BPCON2024 in Cancun! Airbnb Bans Only Make Tourism More Expensive. Just Ask New York Connect with Dave (00;00) Intro (02:33) 2024 Housing Market Update (05:52) Effects on Short-Term Rentals (09:47) Airbnb Supply Update (11:16) Are Airbnbs Oversaturated? (14:07) The Age of "Experiences" (16:43) How Airbnbs Impact Local Economies (25:05) Side Effects of Airbnb Bans (34:30) Tips for Investors Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1008 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email advertise@biggerpockets.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What role do short-term rentals play in the broader economy?
0:04.0	Do short-term rentals positively contribute to local economies or do they raise rents and hurt affordability for locals?
0:12.0	Today we're digging into the economics of short-term
0:14.6	markets.
0:17.0	Hey everyone it's Dave if you're watching on YouTube you can see that we are bringing you this episode live in person
0:26.8	recording from airb&B's office here in New York City
0:31.0	Today we're talking to Taylor Marr who is a senior housing
0:34.8	economist at Airbnb. He's formerly the deputy chief economist of Redfin. You may have
0:39.8	heard him on our sister podcast on the market.
0:42.5	He's been a frequent guest there.
0:44.5	And Taylor is an authority on the housing market at large,
0:47.4	but also now a specialist in the short-term rental space.
0:51.2	Today, we're going to discuss with Taylor his take on the economy and
0:54.7	housing market overall how the short-term rental space has changed since
0:58.7	2021 and the current state of short-term rentals and their impact on local economies.
1:04.8	Thank you for having me. It's good to be here.
1:06.8	Well tell me about your role here at Airbnb. Last time we've chatted you were still
1:11.2	at Redfin, so what is your new role? That's right so I am
1:14.4	Airbnb's first ever senior housing economist and I was brought on to really
1:18.7	pick off and launch their housing research program that is a program that we're doing some research internally
1:25.4	to better understand the interaction
1:27.7	between the housing market and the short-term rental industry,
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