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Mayors in NSW holiday hotspots consider short-term rental caps after 60-day limit proposed
Mayors across New South Wales will look to adopt strict limits on #ShortTerm holiday rentals to address #housing shortages if the state government accepts recommendations to allow the Byron shire council to impose a 60-day annual cap.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/apr/29/mayors-in-nsw-holiday-hotspots-consider-short-term-rental-caps-after-60-day-limit-proposed
#Traffic #Roads #Noise #Housing #ToTheHighestBidder

#Renting and cyber security
"While digital technology can streamline business processes, the resulting increased collection, disclosure and use of large amounts of personal information poses novel privacy challenges."
"People are being pressured to hand over much more data than they would in a traditional paper application"
"Recent significant data breaches have demonstrated the potential impacts of a cyber security incident, particularly when identity documents are accessed."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-18/choice-rent-tech-data-renters-apply-snug-regulation-data/102231206
#transparency #realestate #ToTheHighestBidder #algorithm #RentBidding #Housing #Rights

"Some weeks ago, I helped my mother move out of her flat on the outskirts of #Bellingen on the New South Wales mid-north coast. My mum, in her 60s, lives in a share house, while tourists to the NSW mid-north coast #holiday in what could have been her home. What is wrong with this picture? Everything short-stay #accommodation demand in NSW towns is dire news for long-term locals."

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/11/australia-rural-housing-crisis-short-stay-accommodation-demand-nsw-tourist-towns-locals #tourism #regulation #ToTheHighestBidder short-stay #housing

Regulating airbnb short-term rentals. From short-term thinking to long-term reform. "In comparison to much of the international regulation of the short-term rental market, Australia is very “light touch”. The overarching aim is to encourage the tourism economy."
https://theconversation.com/australia-has-taken-a-light-touch-with-airbnb-could-stronger-regulations-ease-the-housing-crisis-200347
#Housing #Regulation short-term #rental #accommodation #ToTheHighestBidder #Bellingen

A #Sydney real estate agent has advised landlords wanting to capitalise on the "once-in-a-decade" rental crisis they can kick out long-term tenants to raise rent quickly. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-16/bondi-real-estate-rental-crisis-no-grounds-evictions/101984230
#Housing #ToTheHighestBidder

How a resort town became unlivable
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/12/lake-tahoe-resort-housing-crisis
#Tourism #Bellingen #Branding #roads #congestion #housing #ToTheHighestBidder