Locals in certain neighborhoods have been complaining about short-term rentals for the past few years. In 15 neighborhoods, including Treme and Bywater, short-term rentals make up at least 3 percent of residential addresses. In the Central Business District, which is seeing a boom in luxury condos, 5.8 percent of residential addresses are licensed for short-term rentals. More than half of the units in a new building called the Maritime are registered as short-term rentals. But he emphasized that Airbnb is only one of many factors contributing to New Orleans’ housing crunch.

Source: Huffington Post October 30, 2017 09:45 UTC