Airbnb's Impacts on NYC Housing Market
MFY Legal Services and Housing Conservation Coordinators engaged BJH to conduct an analysis of the interaction between the short-term residential rental market, primarily short term units listed on Airbnb, and the traditional rental housing market in New York City. In order to carry out this analysis, BJH created a classification system using third-party listings data that isolated a category of units it referred to as Impact Listing. In conjunction with providing an analysis of the neighborhood and price effects of Impact Listings, BJH analyzed broader neighborhood and housing trends in the neighborhoods with high concentrations of these listings. The analysis demonstrated high correspondence between areas with growth in Impact Listings and increases in housing prices and constrained supply. The full report, which was issued in June 2016, is available here.
