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Examining the short term rental market and its impact on communities

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
An overhead picture shows several houses on a wooded hillside.
Houses dot a hillside in Steamboat Springs, Colo., Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022, in Steamboat Springs. The city council passed a rule in June that could prove to be a model for other vacation towns: A ban on new short-term rentals in most of the city and a ballot measure to tax bookings at 9% to fund affordable housing. Thomas Peipert/AP Photo

More people are booking Airbnbs and VRBOs. However, the supply of short term rental properties has also risen, causing individual owners to see fewer bookings. We take the pulse of Wisconsin’s short term rental market.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Clara Neupert Producer
  • Trina La Susa Technical Director
  • Anthony Pennington-Cross Guest

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