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by adamzk 2788 days ago
Anybody who has hunted for an apartment semi regularly over the last few years can verify. The first obvious trend is that Airbnb prices have skyrocketed since 2016 due to a positive feedback loop of "well if she can charge _that_ much for _that_ place, I could charge more for mine". Perhaps less obvious is the disappearance of monthly rentals from the market as landlords switch to airbnb. Two years ago on sites like padmapper most listings were for monthly and yearly rentals with the odd airbnb listing. Now it's the reverse.