without bans on short term rentals and proper regulations around multi home ownership we're just gonna build more units for landlords.
I disagree. The main issue is lack of supply. Freeing up a few units here and there is merely providing a little short term relieve without doing anything to address the main issue. Get sufficient housing built, and the short term rental market wouldn't be an issue.
You seem to completely disregard the fact that freeing up "a few units here and there" will have a material impact that lessens the need for immediate building of more houses in already overpopulated areas. I'm not saying, by any stretch, that we shouldn't build but obfuscating the issue with another does not help. The short term rental market is an issue for a lot of people.
I disagree. The main issue is lack of supply. Freeing up a few units here and there is merely providing a little short term relieve without doing anything to address the main issue. Get sufficient housing built, and the short term rental market wouldn't be an issue.
You seem to completely disregard the fact that freeing up "a few units here and there" will have a material impact that lessens the need for immediate building of more houses in already overpopulated areas. I'm not saying, by any stretch, that we shouldn't build but obfuscating the issue with another does not help. The short term rental market is an issue for a lot of people.