Tag: Airbnb
R.I. lawmakers and advocates working to address soaring housing costs
BOSTON (AP) – A push to develop affordable housing on publicly owned land and a requirement that renters receive a four-month notice of planned...
Home rental storm is brewing
Legislative commission meetings held when the General Assembly is not in session are usually snoozers.
But a special commission studying the state’s short-term rental industry...
Pinelli turns historic Newport building into Airbnb, event space
Anyone who steps onto the grounds of Provence Sur Mer will be transported back into history.
Located in the heart of Newport, the newly opened...
As travel season heats up, R.I.’s vacation rental market cools
CHARLESTOWN – At Randall Realtors Compass, sales manager Kristen Holloway's office line has been buzzing with short-term rental owners anxious to fill their vacation...
Warwick officials consider restrictions on short-term home rentals
WARWICK – Following the lead of elected officials in Newport, the Warwick Planning Board recently voted to make a recommendation to the City Council...
Five Questions With: Prutha Patel
Just a year after she graduated from Boston University with a degree in business management, Prutha Patel began investing in real estate in 2013...
Newport’s rental ban tries to strike balance between tourism and residents
With a recent ban on short-term home rentals in residential neighborhoods, Newport has joined the wave of tourist destinations attempting to strike a balance...
Newport bans whole-home short-term rentals in residential zones
NEWPORT – Whole-home short-term rentals, which are commonly offered through services such as Airbnb and Vrbo, are no longer allowed in city residential zones.
The...
Airbnb remits record $6M in 2021 tax revenue to R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Airbnb, an online rental hosting platform, announced on Friday that it remitted a record $6 million in 2021 tax revenue to the...
City Council proposes prohibition of nonowner-occupied short-term rentals in Newport
NEWPORT – The City Council is moving forward with a proposal to ban short-term rentals of nonowner-occupied homes in areas of the city zoned...
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