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Loudergood t1_j7qe17o wrote

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Tell me, what is the current vacancy rate?

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_j7r1xkd wrote

As of 2021 (2022 not available) 2.5

I se second quarter 22 is available. 2.4

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Loudergood t1_j7r2mip wrote

So we could double that in one stroke. While building.

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_j7r3ekm wrote

No you can't. 2.5% represents all STR. All rooms, camps, seasonal rentals and everything else which is rented and not a hotel or B&B.

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Loudergood t1_j7r48q1 wrote

That must apply to the vacancies as well, so doubling is still accurate.

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_j7r4st6 wrote

Disengenous to say a vacancy in a house as a str room is the same as a vacancy in an apartment. The numbers need context.

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Loudergood t1_j7r75mf wrote

No one is talking about shutting down room rentals, those aren't part of the problem, and are a small percentage of Airbnbs.

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thisoneisnotasbad t1_j7rg0vy wrote

But they are included in the 2.5% of units which are STR. As are seasonal camps and other non year round dwellings fo saying banning STR will double the vacancy rate is incorrect because it ignore the fact that not ever STR could or would become a LTR.

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