A Free-Market Guide to Zoning with David Stokes
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Show-Me Institute Director of Municipal Policy David Stokes about his new paper in the Free-Market Guide...
How to House Your Family—and Make it Affordable
Despite the potential to provide more affordable housing, accessory dwelling units (ADU) are currently illegal to build in much of...
On Short-Term Rentals
I recently attended a meeting of the Transportation and Commerce Committee of the Saint Louis City Board of Aldermen held...
30 Car Break-ins, Fewer Airbnb, and More MoLeg
David Stokes, Patrick Ishmael, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to put a bow on the legislative session, discuss new...
Short-Term Rentals, Long-Term Taxes
Kansas City and Springfield both have hotel tax proposals on their April ballots. In neither case do they propose raising...
Short-term Rentals, Long-term Questions
Turning primary or secondary homes into assets by renting them out via AirBNB or VRBO has become very popular. It...
Hoosier State Helps Home-Sharing
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has been sent legislation forbidding local governments from banning Airbnb and other short-term rental companies (STRs)....
Want Better Hotels? Then Support a Free and Open Market
One accomplished hotelier believes that “Airbnb is a mortal threat to the U.S. hotel industry. The only way you can...
Some Thoughts on Regulating Airbnb
Kansas City wants to present itself as tech friendly and forward looking, yet too often city leaders stand in the...
To Airbnb or Not to Airbnb?
For the past several months, Kansas City’s Planning, Zoning and Economic Development Committee has been considering regulations relating to short-term...
Brenda Talent Discusses Teacher Pensions on Donnybrook
On August 24, Show-Me Institute CEO Brenda Talent appeared on Saint Louis Public Television’s Donnybrook to discuss the use of incentives...
Kansas City Gets “F” Grade for Rental Regulations
Recently, a national policy research group graded 59 cities for their regulations on “short-term rental services,” which: “…allow individuals to...
To Regulate the Sharing Economy, Let Users Choose Their Risk Level
In the last few years, technological innovation has facilitated the rise of the so-called “sharing economy,” where information technology allows...
Bring Dead Capital to Life
Think of that spare bedroom left vacant by children leaving the nest. Think of that empty passenger seat in most...
