Airbnb

Home-sharing site Airbnb posted a $3.9 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2020 as it suffered from the pandemic downturn in travel and recorded one-time costs for becoming a public company. In results released Thursday – Airbnb's…

Airbnb proved its resilience in a year that has upended global travel. Now it needs to prove it can live up to investors' sky-high expectations. The San Francisco-based home sharing company made a triumphant debut on the public market…

TORONTO — Rental listings more than doubled in the third quarter, as investors pulled their condos from platforms such as Airbnb and put them onto the traditional rental market instead, according to the Toronto Regional Real Estate Board.…

VANCOUVER — Airbnb is launching a new program for cities and tourist organizations aimed at helping them ensure compliance with local rules. Vancouver and Calgary are among the 10 North American cities included in the new portal, which…

TORONTO – Renting out properties for short-term stays is about to get more complicated in Canada's largest city. Starting Thursday, Toronto homeowners must register with the city if they want to fill their units for any period less than…

TORONTO — A new report says there's a rare window of opportunity to snag a rental condo in downtown Toronto as units that were listed on Airbnb prior to the COVID-19 outbreak are moving to the long-term rental market. ``If you are a…

EDMONTON — A condo board in Alberta has won a court battle preventing owners from engaging in short-term rentals through web-based platforms. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Paul Belzil issued a permanent injunction Thursday in…

TORONTO – An Ontario tribunal has upheld rules passed by the City of Toronto on short-term rentals like Airbnb. The Local Planning Appeal Tribunal said in a ruling released Monday that it has dismissed an appeal by several residents who…

MONTREAL – A Montreal-based tenants' rights group led a demonstration on June 15 in the city's Cote-des-Neiges neighbourhood to protest a housing shortage, which it blames partly on the condo boom, real estate speculation and short-term…

TORONTO – After first disrupting the hotel business industry, shared rental services like Airbnb are making life difficult for Canada's corporate housing sector. Condominium buildings across the country are increasingly shutting their…