Airbnb is putting $250 million behind a new effort to get stalled housing developments moving, an unusually direct intervention in the housing-supply debate from a company that has spent years facing criticism over the effect short-term rentals can have on local...
The City of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) that alleges the short-term rental home company and one of its hosts improperly listed numerous properties. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the lawsuit, which was filed Monday in Cook County Circuit...
A pair of residences prominently featured in popular television series have popped up in the news, with one being available for short-term rentals and another being sold to an Internet streaming star. Fans of “Heated Rivalry” will soon have a chance to stay at the...
Airbnb Inc. (NASDAQ: ABNB) announced the appointment of Ahmad Al-Dahle as chief technology officer. Al-Dahle joins Airbnb from Meta, where he was vice president and head of the Generative AI group. During his time at Meta, he was responsible for the launch of the...
The town of Orange, Connecticut, has enacted a ban on short-term Airbnb-type rentals lasting less than 30 days in residential areas. WFSB reports the Planning and Zoning Committee amended its zoning regulations following complaints from neighbors about loud and wild...