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		ipsum2 on Feb 1, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Airbnb CFO Departs Amid Tensions, Leaving IPO Time... > 'Sharing economy' means that they aren't stuck paying mortgages on rooms they can't rent during a recession. I'm not sure I understand, why is this not the case?

Naritai on Feb 1, 2018 [–]

It's the hosts who are stuck paying mortgages on rooms they can't rent, not AirBNB. To AirBNB a recession just shows up as a decline in the number of transactions on the site.

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