Airbnb teams up with landlords and renters to juice the supply of Airbnb-able apartments

Cleaning fee not included… Airbnb has teamed up with building owners across the US to boost the number of rentable rooms on its platform. Airbnb did the legwork in 25 markets and found property owners who’ll allow their tenants to list on Airbnb, sublease-style.

• Less tiptoe, more dough… Renters afraid of getting caught violating lease agreements won't need to secretly Airbnb their places to make extra $$. No more need to tell your neighbors “those are just my French cousins” [laughs nervously].
• Testing, testing: To start, the program includes 175 buildings. Airbnb says participating renters have earned $100/night, on average, by hosting their apartments. But building owners can take up to 25% of the rental host's booking.

There's no place like home… if you can afford one. Homeownership has become even more inaccessible, especially after mortgage rates soared. Last year, over a third of US households were renters. But renting is no bargain, either: while rent prices have been cooling this year, they’re still up 7.5% from last year. The prospect of earning extra income through Airbnb rentals could be welcomed by tenants — and help ease the financial anxiety of committing to one place for a year (especially when the economy’s so up in the air).