Identification of the Breach of Short-Term Rental Regulations in Irish Rent Pressure Zones

The housing crisis in Ireland has rapidly grown in recent years. To make a more significant profit, many landlords are no longer renting out their houses under long-term tenancies but under short-term tenancies. Regulating rentals in Rent Pressure Zones with the highest and rising rents is becoming a tricky issue. In this paper, we develop a breach identifier to check short-term rentals located in Rent Pressure Zones with potential breaches only using publicly available data from Airbnb (an online marketplace focused on short-term home-stays) and Irish government websites. First, we use a Residual Neural Network to filter out outdoor landscape photos that negatively impact identifying whether an owner has multiple rentals in a Rent Pressure Zone. Second, a Siamese Neural Network is used to compare the similarity of indoor photos to determine if multiple rental posts correspond to the same residence. Next, we use the Haversine algorithm to locate short-term rentals within a circle centered on the coordinate of a permit. Short-term rentals with a permit will not be restricted. Finally, we improve the occupancy estimation model combined with sentiment analysis, which may provide higher accuracy.

Barrier-free Design of Public Rental Housing

With the aging of society,special groups have had increasing needs of integrating into social life,and higher requirements on life quality,and the society has attached increasing importance to barrier-free design.Taking public rental housing for example,both circulation space and furniture design have to fully consider needs of special groups such as the seniors and the disabled.Barrier-free design in living spaces can help improve their ability of self-care,reduce their dependence on family members,fully demonstrate the"human-centered"design concept of public rental housing,and show the designers’sense of social responsibility.

Life Satisfaction among Elderly Households in Public Rental Housing in Singapore

We set out to investigate how satisfied the poor elderly Singaporean households in social housing are with their lives, especially in relation to their housing, in an attempt to find measures to improve, where possible, the life satisfaction of this group of elderly Singaporeans. We use archival and empirical research for our investigation. The results from 403 respondents to our survey are analyzed through logistic regression and factor analysis. We find that the life satisfaction of the elderly residents of social housing is very low. Furthermore we find that home modification that meets the requirements of the respondents will substantially improve their life satisfaction. Given that these elderly households neither have the right nor financial means to modify their housing units and precincts, it is incumbent upon the government, through the relevant authorities such as HDB, Town Councils and BCA to effect the necessary home modifications to create a more elderly-friendly physical environment to improve the life satisfaction of the elderly households in social housing in Singapore. This arguably is a social imperative which should not be subjugated to economic niceties as social housing is not a luxurious housing choice but the last safety net for basic shelter.

On Applicability of Public Rental Housing

Applicability of public rental housing was analyzed from the perspectives of site selection, tenant and indoor environment. Special needs of seniors and the physically disabled, in particular, were taken into consideration, indoor barrier-free designs were analyzed to further improve applicability of public rental housing.

The Implication of Land-Use Policies on Property RentalValue Trend in Abuja

Land-use policies and regulations are employed all over the world to control land usage.Relative to the type of regulations,these can have several impacts on the value of properties.However,the value of properties might increase or decrease depending on the type of measures that are yearly employed.Thus the objective of this study was to assess the implication of land use regulations on rental value trend in Abuja,Nigeria.The survey design was used to elicit relevant information from occupiers and Estate Surveying and Valuation firms in Abuja.Results were presented on tables,and an annual growth rate factor was used to assess the relative growth of rent within the three locations(Wuse,Maitama and Nyanya),studied.Results indicate a significant rise in the rental value of properties between 2008 and 2017.Thus,the planning authorities in Abuja should reconsider the kind of policies they implement within the study area to avoid abuse and unnecessary restrictions that affect the state of the environment and value.

Predicaments of Accessing Rental Housing by People with Physical Disability in Dar Es Salaam,Tanzania

This paper presents study findings regarding private rental housing in urban settlements in Dar es Salaam,Tanzania with specific reference to people with physical disabilities especially the lame and handicapped.The major objective of the study was to procure deep understanding of the access to private rental housing by the lame and handicapped section of the society living in urban areas;and use of the infrastructure services related therewith.Reseach method used is case study where by interview questions were addressed to different actors.Focus group discussion,taking measurements and literature review were also used as data collection tools.The study revealed that neither the current policy nor the legal frameworks address the issue of access to rental housing by the lame and the handicapped in the prevailing private rental housing market in urban areas.Furthermore,body characteristics of the lame and handicapped,affordability of brokers fees and monthly rentals were ranked most highly among the challenges facing the lame and handicapped when searching for rental houses.The challenges pertaining to the use of the commonly shared housing infrastructure services,lack of hygiene on outdoor environment and unfavourable house and toilet/bathroom designs were noted as critical challenges related to the use of the commonly shared housing infrastructure services.The paper recommends that the lame and handicapped need to be considered as a priority and vulnerable group which need special attention in housing policy aspects.A direction of procedures to guide the lame and handicapped house seekers searching for a rental house and institutionalizing a rent regulatory body are considered paramount.

"Sharing Economy" Promotes the Toy Rental Market

From Star Wars to My Little Pony,from Harry Potter to Bala Bala the little magic fairy,from building blocks to electric trains,the shopping list of toys is endless as there are always new products to come.As the government implements a nation-wide two-child policy,a consumption upgrade is underway,and toys become an important item

Employment Opportunities for NEETs in Short-Term Rentals Operated Through Sharing Platforms:A Case Study Across Spain,Italy,Greece and Cyprus

The paper at hand explores whether short-term rentals(STRs),operated through sharing platforms,can provide employment opportunities to young people that are Not in Employment,Education and Training(NEETs)and whether such opportunities can comprise a realistic and viable solution to their unemployment.The focus is on low-skilled native women and migrants between 25-29 that live in Spain,Italy,Greece,and Cyprus.Methodologically,the research is based on the analysis of questionnaires conducted with both NEETs and owners or managers of STRs.Our analysis reveals that only firms that own or manage a large number of properties are in position to offer solid employment opportunities.Owners with a limited number of properties are not in position to offer sustainable long-term employment,for two main reasons.First,the generated income is not significant enough to justify employing an individual through a full-time waged-contract or even on a part-time basis;Second,tasks that could potentially lead to employability of NEETs are either low skill positions therefore are outsourced to cheap service providers or require professionals with appropriate technical skills and certifications.In this context,the paper also discusses ways these obstacles to be surpassed.

Relationship between cultivated land use functions and land rental behavior of rural households:empirical evidence from different dominant functional regions in central China

This paper analyzes the relationship between the cultivated land use functions and the land rental decisions of rural households in three Dominant Functional Zones of Hubei, China. The results indicate that 41.10% of the rural households in the study areas participated in the land rental market. The land rental market in the Key Development Zone has both a higher participation rate and land rent; the Agricultural Production Zone has a higher participation rate but a lower land rent; and the land rental market in the Key Ecological Zone is underdeveloped. The difference in regional function and economic level leads to a significant difference in the spatial variation of the cultivated land use multifunction. Overall, the cultivated land function of rural households has a significant impact on their land transfer behavior. The higher the Functions of Economic Contribution, Food Production, and Pension & Employment, the more willing the rural households are to rent in the land, while the higher the Function of Inheritance and Retainment of the cultivated land use, the more likely the peasants are to retain their cultivated land resources. Furthermore, the correlation coefficient is significantly higher in the Key Development Zone than in the Key Ecological Zone.

An evaluation system for suitability of urban public rental housing construction in Chongqing

A social problem that low-income people are unable to purchase houses in urban areas has been focused in recent years and the housing security system has also become an important part of the social security system. In recent years, public rental houses appeared as a new type of affordable houses. The national government took the construction of public rental houses to the national strategic level. Currently, there are many problems in the public rental house construction. For example, policy mechanisms are inadequate, the use of funding is not in an efficient way, the location of public rental houses is far away from the downtown, the plot ratio is too high, and facilities are incomplete. There are no appropriate indicators to comprehensively evaluate the public rental house construction. Based on the livable evaluation system in Chongqing, we selected four aspects of relevant indicators as the economic suitability, environmental suitability, social suitability, and life suitability to establish the public rental house construction suitability evaluation system.

The Sequential Pricing of Ride-Hailing System with Rental Service in the Context of Fleet Electrification

Surging demand and reduced capacity in the ride-hailing industry have prompted numerous ride-hailing platforms to build their own car-rental services catering to drivers who do not possess private vehicles. However, the trade-off between the ride-hailing service and the car-rental service is an important issue that is still unclear in theory. Moreover, ride-hailing platforms are transitioning towards all-electric fleets in the context of Carbon Neutrality goals and government regulations. This paper considers a ride-hailing system comprising a monopolist ride-hailing platform, an electric vehicle (EV) rental firm, and a gasoline vehicle (GV) rental firm. Furthermore, we build a stylized model to study the sequential pricing of the system. The equilibrium outcomes show the significant impact of the ride-hailing platform’s decision to continue or withdraw offering EV rental services on EV and GV drivers’ net earnings, rental prices, and wages. The ride-hailing platform providing EV rental services increases EV drivers’ net earnings but decreases the GV driver wages and rental prices. However, the EV rental service offered by the ride-hailing platform does not necessarily lead to an increased total profit for the system. The improved profitability of the system by the ride-hailing platform providing EV rental services is contingent upon lower rider prices and higher fuel costs. The ride-hailing platform’s EV rental services provision also effectively fosters the ride-hailing fleet’s electrification. Furthermore, as the number of riders increases, the ride-hailing platform should reduce the commission rate for EV drivers to maintain competitiveness and profitability.

Multi-timescale Energy Sharing with Grid-BESS Capacity Rental Considering Uncertainties

The growing number of distributed energy resources(DERs)in distribution networks brings new opportunities for local energy sharing.This paper proposes a multi-timescale en-ergy sharing approach among DER aggregators and distribution system operators(DSOs)considering grid-battery energy storage system(BESS)capacity rental and network operations.An energy sharing coordinator is created to manage the energy sharing with price determination.In an hour-ahead stage,the buying/selling energy and required grid-BESS rental capacity are optimally determined by the aggregators while the network operation is robustly considered by the DSO.In addition to renewable generation and loads,the power exchanges of the aggregators are treated as uncertainties.Then during each hour,15-min-ahead energy transaction and controllable DERs are optimized to track uncertainty realization.The uncertainties in the aggregators and the DSO are addressed by stochastic and robust optimization methods,respectively.To efficiently solve the proposed energy sharing problem,a distributed solution algorithm with step length control and step reduction techniques is developed.The simulation results verify the high efficiency of the proposed energy sharing approach.Index Terms-Battery capacity rental,distributed solution algorithm,energy sharing,optimization,uncertainty.

基于ChatGPT的医院租金收入财务管理智能化浅探

为了规范医院租金收入的财务管理,保证国有资产的保值增值,同时兼顾成本与效益,近年来,医院财务部门一直把信息化作为工作中的重要抓手。ChatGPT特有的深度学习、人机协同能力,能很好地助力医院租金收入管理系统实现从非智能化向智能化的转变,系统升级后医院将实现租金收入的预算填报、会计核算、台账生成、报告出具与更新工作自动化。由此可见,ChatGPT技术的应用不仅能减轻财务部门重复且大量的日常核算工作压力,它对财务基础数据质量提升,及高效的财务预测、分析、决策更是意义重大。

地域联动,价值提升:日本租赁住宅团地存量再生实践的启示

始于20世纪80年代的日本租赁住宅团地再生经历了从全面重建到存量再生的路径转变,构建了联动地域资源、提升存量价值的再生策略与实施机制,具有重要的借鉴价值。本文首先梳理日本租赁住宅团地的发展历程、解析团地再生中地域联动理念的演变,从目标与愿景、分类与手法、制度与措施三个维度总结日本租赁住宅团地存量再生的实施路径,最后从联动地域资源、丰富年龄层次、促进多元合作和提供资金保障四方面总结了对我国公租房社区更新的启示。

企业何以提升治理质量?——基于网约车平台监管的制度分析

数字时代,由于技术壁垒等的存在,平台型企业行使监管权力成为一种政府的“刚需”。监管质量的提升离不开企业的参与。企业是追求盈利的市场组织,与追求公共利益的政府组织不同。传统理论强调企业的政治参与,或是企业作为治理主体之一,配合参与治理,对企业行使公共权力的现象缺少关注。如何保证企业有效行使公共权力,提升治理质量,成为一个重要的理论问题。中国网约车平台监管的制度建构和监管质量的提升,为分析这个问题提供了样本。研究发现:政府通过创造压力和动力,建立起松紧适度的“企业-政府”利益共同体,可以促使企业愿意且有效地行使公共权力,促成治理质量的提升。企业既需要适当的“嵌入性”,也需要适当的“自主性”,并构筑起合适的边界。关注企业行使公共权力的新现象,有助于进一步推进数字治理理论研究。

负面情绪累积效应下住房租赁市场危机演化与引导

住房租赁经营者的违规无序经营会使租户产生负面情绪累积效应,极易导致市场危机不断演化升级,给行业发展带来巨大冲击。在传染病动力模型和演化博弈理论基础上,构建SEIR(易感者、感染者、传播者和康复者)演化博弈模型,分析地方政府与住房租赁经营者行为策略的博弈关系及双方不同策略选择下租户情绪感知的演化路径,讨论住房租赁市场博弈系统达到稳定状态的规律,为政府行业治理提供决策支持。地方政府和租赁经营者对行业隐性损益的感知对其行为策略具有重要影响,违规经营的超额收益易使经营者产生短视行为。地方政府在住房租赁市场危机中起到重要的控制、引导和调节作用,应兼顾短期财政效益和行业长期发展,通过建立规范的行业制度、经济惩罚、政策性优惠制度等方式约束和激励经营者的行为,并提高经营者社会责任意识。另外,修复租户负面情感认知对阻止市场危机爆发和演化具有重要意义。地方政府和经营者应以积极的态度弥补租户损失,引导正面情绪,实现对市场危机的良性控制和有效预防。