Calgary wants your feedback on short-term rentals in the city

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As a housing crisis continues in Calgary and with a new housing strategy in place, the City of Calgary has partnered with the University of Calgary to look at short-term rentals.

to ask people how often they use services such as Airbnb and VRBO, what people think about the impact of short-term rentals on the community and whether changes should be made to the city's rules.

"Short-term rentals are very specific to the city that it's happening in. So it's kind of hard to paint all short-term rental situations with the same brush. So we're being very careful," he said. Calgary's close look at short-term rentals comes as other governments crack down on listings. Calling the situation out of control, British Columbia announced new rules thatHowever, experts in Calgary say this city's market is much different than in places such as Vancouver and Toronto.

Some property managers suggest short-term rentals may even serve as a solution to Calgary's housing woes.

 

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