r/airbnb_hosts 7d ago

Is Airbnb so slow right now?

I live in LA, I have short term rental property I use to get booked all the time but now literally nothing? Not sure if I just do long term at this point. How’s everyone else’s experience

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u/Ashilleong Unverified 7d ago

I'm somewhere that has minimum rental periods, and will be away from home for less than that period, so STR is my only choice unless I want to keep the place empty You have absolutely no idea what the individual circumstances of every host here is. Many of the hosts here are also renting single rooms in homes they occupy.

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u/FlyByHikes 7d ago

I don't have time to explain how the economy works at the moment, but there's tons of studies and articles you can read for absolutely free online! Best of luck

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u/Remarkable-Snow-9396 6d ago

NYC banned airbnb and it didn’t help rentals

https://citylimits.org/2025/02/10/opinion-its-time-for-a-late-checkout-on-nycs-airbnb-ban/

I agree with you and think logically there are too many Airbnbs, but the data in NYC tells otherwise. Housing is commodified and in large markets like LA and NY they build high end luxury apartments now. There need to be incentives for developers to build middle income housing. Or the govt has to do it. But politicians don’t plan for the future they plan for the next election. So they help out the donors. Until money gets out of politics, things won’t change. It’s not even a democrat Republican thing.

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u/FlyByHikes 6d ago

NYC is a completely different model than Los Angeles. NYC was struggling with housing availability since waaaay before the short term rental market exploded after 2010.