The Sharing Economy Checks In: An Analysis Of Airbnb In The United States by CBRE Hotels

R. Mark Woodworth with CBRE Hotels shares information from their study of the rise in sharing economy properties.

The sharing economy has become a prominent though not well understood economic phenomenon over the past several years. Airbnb is the market leader as it relates to the temporary accommodations industry. CBRE Hotels' Americas Research compiled select information from STR, Inc. and Airdna, a company that provides data on Airbnb, for hundreds of U.S. markets to assess the relevancy of this sharing platform to the traditional hotel industry.

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