Nearly 100,000 NSW homes not being used for long-term housing, figures show
by Tamsin Rose New South Wales state correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6JMAW)
Housing review finds 33,000 homes, including Stayz and Airbnb listings, are registered as non-hosted short-term rentals
Almost 100,000 apartments and houses across New South Wales are not being used for long-term housing, according to state government modelling.
The state government estimates 15,000 homes are vacant year-round, 45,000 are used as holiday homes and more than 33,000 are registered as non-hosted short-term properties, according to the data released as part of the Minns government's review of short-term rentals including Stayz and Airbnb.
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