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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by StavrosK on Friday June 08, 2018 @12:27PM (#17267018)
The situation in Greece is very different, as everything is a highrise (sadly, because we tore down a lot of beautiful centuries-old antique villas to do that). The situation used to be much better, but the start of the problem coincides suspiciously with the rise of AirBnB, and you'd expect housing prices to drop in a recession, not rise.

That's why I think it's fair to blame AirBnB for that. We'll see what happens in Tokyo, Madrid and other cities where they're severely restricting usage.

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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by SOLAR_FIELDS on Friday June 08, 2018 @05:42PM (#17269954)
They all but banned it in Berlin (only allowed to rent guest rooms where the owner resides in the place) years ago and last time I was there (last week) it was still well awash with tourists like myself.
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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by madisfun on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @11:54AM (#17347804)
Just checked, there are hundreds of apartments for rent in Berlin at the moment. Doesn't look to be banned.
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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by distances on Friday June 08, 2018 @01:43PM (#17267875)
But apartments in Athens are very affordable still, aren't they?
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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by ferongr on Friday June 08, 2018 @02:44PM (#17268519)
Yes, as well as rents. A 1BR apartment can be as low as 150€/mo or even a bit lower. It's only a few "hip" neighborhoods that are affected. Still, Athens is relatively compact and mass transit is excellent so you can easily find cheap places to live that are require less than 30 minutes of commute each way to work.
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Re:Nearly 80% of Japan’s Airbnbs removed in response to new ... by StavrosK on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:28PM (#17269409)
I'm not sure, I'm not in Athens, but I've been trying to find a new apartment for three years in my city and the pickings have been extremely slim.
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