Government plays catch- up with free enterprise

A couple of months ago we wrote about the housing conundrum caused in large part by short-term rentals.  As app-based services like Airbnb and VRBO become more and more popular, more and more rental property owners have converted their units from long-term to short-term ones. That, in turn, has created a scarcity of long-term rentals and made it more difficult for people to find affordable housing.

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