Huntbnb lets landlords, neighbors find Airbnb listings

by Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle

Airbnb is coy about the locations of its listings for temporary rentals. It shows them on a map with non-pinpoint accuracy. Users get the exact address only after confirming a booking.

That frustrates some folks who want to know who’s offering spaces for short-term visitors, such as landlords who bar subletting or neighbors concerned about an influx of non-residents in their building.

Now two software guys have created a website called Huntbnb that lets people enter exact addresses and see whatever Airbnb listings are in close proximity. Once they have a small subset to sort through, they are likely to be able to recognize places simply from the photographs included with each listing. ...

Quelle: SF Chronicle