They Sold Us Plumbing. The Weapon Comes Next.
Eight days ago the EU's short-term rental data regulation went live. Most of the industry filed it under "compliance admin" and moved on.
That was the wrong thing to watch.
Remember how this was sold to us? "It's just a data rail. It doesn't ban anything. It doesn't cap anything. It only makes local rules enforceable."
Now look at what's being built directly on top of it.
The Affordable Housing Act lands this year. It will give national and local authorities tools to identify "areas under housing stress" and apply caps on overnight stays, seasonal restrictions, even temporary freezes on new…
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