The 28-night ceiling effectively prevents MTR operation on Airbnb/Vrbo
Hamilton's Short-Term Rental Crackdown and the "Demand-Side
the 28-night ceiling means even the emergent MTR layer in Hamilton effectively cannot operate on Airbnb/Vrbo as a Hamilton resident's secondary property at all
Hamilton's Short-Term Rental Crackdown and the "Demand-Side
Toronto's contemporary rent decline is occurring while there are still ~9,800 active Airbnb listings
The Conference Board of Canada used Airbnb's internal listings data and CMHC neighbourhood-level rent data across 330 Canadian neighbourhoods
Did Banning Airbnb Actually Fix Canadian Housing? An Evidenc
eliminating Airbnb entirely would only reduce rents by single-digit percentages in the highest-exposure neighbourhoods
Did Banning Airbnb Actually Fix Canadian Housing? An Evidenc
a 10% increase in Airbnb listings raises rents 0.42% and house prices 0.76%
Did Banning Airbnb Actually Fix Canadian Housing? An Evidenc
Airbnb activity accounts for under 10% of housing units
average share of dwellings used for high-use Airbnb activity is less than 0.5% per neighbourhood
Did Banning Airbnb Actually Fix Canadian Housing? An Evidenc
These are things people say about Airbnb that aren't settled fact — each one attributed to who's actually claiming it, so a claim never quietly passes as established just because it showed up in a document. Weigh it yourself.
"doubling Airbnb listings was associated with 6–11% home-value appreciation"
"STRs help consumer welfare in accommodation markets"
"STR restriction produces small or zero rent benefits while imposing real consumer-welfare and small-business costs"
"home-sharing reduced peak-period hotel-room prices and increased consumer surplus"
"The claim that STR restrictions are a meaningful tool for solving Canada's housing crisis is not supported by evidence"