Most Canadians would be wary of a neighbouring short-term rental

 

by Steve Randall

09 Oct 2018

 

While a growing number of property owners are making solid returns from short-term rentals, it seems their neighbours are concerned about the impact on the neighbourhood.

Services such as Airbnb have seen strong growth but a poll by Nanos Research for the Hotel Association of Canada shows that 26% of respondents would be concerned and 36% would be somewhat concerned if their neighbour’s home was regularly rented out short-term.

Around half said that regular short-term rentals of a nearby home would make them feel the neighbourhood is less safe for themselves and their children.

A similar share said that short-term rentals have a negative impact on their neighbourhood.

Asked how many nights per year would be considered acceptable for a short-term rental in their area, the largest share (24%) said zero.

Impact on home prices
As well as being worried about the short-term rentals themselves, especially the frequent change of residents, respondents are concerned that short-term rentals may affect their home values.

Forty-eight per cent of Canadians say the value of homes or condominiums in their neighbourhood would go down if there were short term rentals offered through online short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb, while 33% say the value would stay the same, 6% say it would go up, and 13% are unsure.

 

Source : MORTGAGEBROKERNEWS.CA

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