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Re:Airbnb valued at $13B ahead of staff stock sale by prostoalex on Friday October 24, 2014 @05:35PM (#8506131)
It's a rational decision for most sellers. There's a bunch of properties listed on AirBnB, HomeAway and VRBO (latter two being owned by the same company). For buyers I'd guess existence of previous transactions and reviews is a quality signal, as opposed to a site where you can get scammed by a dishonest seller.
Re:Airbnb valued at $13B ahead of staff stock sale by joelrunyon on Saturday October 25, 2014 @06:33PM (#8509607)
There's also the niche differential. VRBO & Homeaway tend to be more for vacation rental properties (not all, but that's the trend).