The long-awaited consultants' report calls for distinctions between small, medium and large short-term rental units.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado and Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine have once again reminded Airbnb that they are "persona non grata" if they list people who rent out their homes in ...

Airbnb makes a big — and growing — chunk of its revenue from commercial operators, according to a study financed by the hotel industry. The home-rental company disputed the report as misleading and ...

[T]he analysis shows that listings that are operated commercially, though a small minority, represent a major chunk of all host revenue. That’s especially important in cities such as New York, Los ...

A new study by FiveThirtyEight reveals why Airbnb's impact on rental markets is still small in most cities but could contribute to the country's already severe housing shortage. A new analysis by ...

Airbnb is fast-changing. The home-sharing behemoth, originally founded to help homeowners with spare rooms or empty homes earn a little extra cash, is being transformed into an international travel ...

Airbnb started in 2008 when two of its co-founders, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia, couldn’t afford their San Francisco rent. To raise some quick cash, the duo took advantage of a designers conference ...

Mayor Ashton Hayward found himself in the middle of a state legislative fight over regulations for vacation rental websites after being featured in an Airbnb commercial earlier this month. Airbnb ...

In the U.S., Airbnb hosts renting out more than one entire home or apartment generated $1.8 billion in revenue for the company in 2016. That's one-third of Airbnb's total U.S. revenue, according to a ...

(Bloomberg) — Airbnb Inc. shares more than doubled in their trading debut, propelling the home-rental company to a $100 billion-plus valuation and one of the biggest first-day rallies on record. The ...

An Airbnb billboard in Seattle. (GeekWire Photo). The Seattle City Council is taking a new approach to regulating short-term rentals, hoping to crack down on businesses that operate Airbnbs like ...