An ever-changing collection of commentary and observations by Montrealers or about Montreal politics and culture.

The Plante administration is tightening its rules on short-term rentals. It’ll only allow them in the summer time at primary ...

The City of Montreal has announced a new plan to crack down on illegal short-term rentals, but both Airbnb and the province's ...

The City of Montreal is placing added regulations on short-rental in order to free up a projected 2,000 much-needed housing ...

New restrictions would outlaw all short-term rentals between September and June, outside of a handful of designated streets ...

It is exciting and also overwhelming to make a move into a new city, especially in finding a place to call home. Because of ...

The next year, it ran a Series A round which generated $7.2 million for the startup. Things moved quickly from there, in May 2011 Airbnb acquired Accoleo, a German clone of the website and launched in ...

However, with the passing of New Year’s into January, things might start to slow down. The true scope of a full month starts ...

Impact Link Cozy cabins, luxury apartments, unique tiny homes including a converted wine barrel in Switzerland and a repurposed lifeguard tower in Miami — I've booked them all through Airbnb.

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