InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Commentary: Airbnb’s growth is bringing down hotel rates and occupancy By financialnews_rlv83x - May 27, 2019 0 237 In 10 US cities, the number of properties on Airbnb surged from about 50 in its first year of operation to over half a million in 2017, Florida State University’s Tarik Dogru points out.