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As Seattle lawmakers decide how to regulate Airbnb, the Bay Area hospitality company wants to show the positive impact it is making on the local economy. Airbnb Regional Head of Policy David Owen ...

If you take light rail through downtown Seattle these days, it’s hard not to notice the glut of Airbnb ads. There are huge posters on station platforms featuring smiling Airbnb hosts with lines such ...

Many who only read the headline, heard a sound bite or caught a secondhand report on a Seattle proposal to impose new regulations on Airbnb likely had a predictable reaction: “Here go those liberal ...

Airbnb is expecting a World Cup boom — and some Seattle homeowners want in. Why it matters: The tournament — expected to be ...

In Seattle’s worsening housing crunch, can we afford to have 1,000 units taken off the market? That’s exactly what’s happening, according to a new study of Airbnb’s impact on Seattle’s apartment ...

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. The council heard lots of comment from the companies that own ...

Buying a quality, affordable house has quickly become a pipe dream in premium markets, especially for Millennials looking for a starter home in tech-heavy cities. The real estate market in cities that ...

Airbnb is putting down permanent roots in Seattle with a major new office that makes the vacation rentals company the latest well-known tech brand to grow rapidly in the region after establishing an ...

Seattle will move forward with plans to restrict how many units its residents can list on short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and VRBO. Keeping things a little more lax than cities that have ...