It doesn’t take long – search for Airbnb listings in Vancouver, and you’ll are in every neighborhood, on virtually every street, often allowing weeks or months-long rentals.

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Vancouver, like many cities, faces a growing housing affordability crisis, in part thanks to real estate agencies and slumlords capitalizing on Airbnb’s ability to circumvent local laws governing short term accommodation. Steven Hill details all this in his recent book  Raw Deal