Barcelona is banning Airbnbs. Other European cities have cracked down already — with some success.

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NYC shuttered 80% of its Airbnbs in an attempt to make housing more affordable. All that's done so far is make hotels more expensive.

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A woman moved to Florida after her home burned in the Lahaina fires, and the cheapest Maui rental she could find was $10,000 a month

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Thousands of families were displaced by the fires on Maui, Hawaii, in August.

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The meteoric rise — and spectacular fall — of the Queen of Airbnb

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Amid Tulsa's booming Airbnb market, Dani Widell claimed to have more listings than anyone.

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On a mild Tuesday evening in early 2022, some 150 people packed into the VFW hall in Tulsa to hear the Queen of Airbnb make her pitch.

Airbnb now wants you to rent out your rental

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Airbnb is encouraging more renters to list their homes on its platform.

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I'm a millennial who wants to experience life, not have my money sit in the bank. So I spent $2.4 million on a vacation home in the Hamptons.

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Emilie Gerber, 34, purchased a $2.4 million Hamptons house this year.

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Are Airbnb cleaning fees too high? Tell us what you think.

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A cleaner in a short-term rental in Boston in 2018.

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Airbnb hosts are scrambling to cash in on the Paris Summer Olympics — and visitors are struggling to find cheap places to stay

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Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics from July 26 to September 8.

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'Venice has been lost, but we can still save Florence:' Italy's fight against Airbnb

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Around 30% of homes in Florence, Italy's historic city center are on Airbnb/

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NYC Airbnb crackdown heats up: First property manager sues the short-term-rental giant under new rules

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