Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rental market were right

Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by hocuspocus on Saturday March 21, 2020 @10:08PM (#22652085)

If you're a resident looking for a proper long-term lease, this is just not how things work.

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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by smabie on Saturday March 21, 2020 @11:05PM (#22652345)

I think you would be surprised. Millions of undocumented immigrants (and a lot of citizens as well) in the US do this all the time, for years and years.

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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by turnipla on Saturday March 21, 2020 @11:15PM (#22652394)

Undocumented immigrants don’t exactly get the best of places though.

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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by smabie on Sunday March 22, 2020 @12:42AM (#22652787)

Neither do tech workers in SF paying 5k for a shit studio.

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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by mcntsh on Sunday March 22, 2020 @07:35AM (#22654236)

I think tech workers making 200k+ a year in SF are coming out further in bargains against the $8/hr workers who pick your veggies.

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Re:Turns out claims Airbnb was taking houses out of the rent... by turnipla on Sunday March 22, 2020 @06:29AM (#22653993)

And?

Do you think an undocumented immigrant would get a better deal in SF?

What kind of comparison is that

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