Steamboat Springs is part of a wave of vacation towns across the country facing a housing crisis and grappling with how to regulate the industry they point to as a culprit: Short-term rentals such as those booked through Airbnb and Vrbo that have squeezed small towns’ limited housing supply and sent rents skyrocketing for full-time residents.
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Short-term rentals have become increasingly popular for second homeowners eager to offset the cost of their vacation homes and turn a profit while away.
Short-term rentals such as those booked through Airbnb and Vrbo have squeezed small towns’ limited housing supply and sent rents skyrocketing for full-time residents.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — In the Colorado ski town of Steamboat Springs, motels line the freeway, once filled with tourists eager to pitch down the slopes or bathe in