Four years ago, as short-term rentals were just sprouting up throughout Charleston, one of the city’s only options to enforce its ban on them was to set up online sting operations. A handful of ...

The law of supply and demand is wreaking havoc in Charleston’s residential rental market. There are not enough affordable rentals for people looking to live near downtown. Meadows “We have a crisis as ...

Jonathan Simmons chose to live in a Summerville apartment after relocating from Charlotte because the information technology worker can't afford to buy a house right now. In West Ashley, warehouse ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – After over a year of planning Charleston City Council approved an ordinance permitting short-term rentals in the city of Charleston. “The city and the task force has worked ...

CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — Charleston's average rent reached nearly $1,500 in December, an increase of nearly 3 percent since last year, according to a report. RENTCafe, a nationwide apartment search ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - North Charleston is considering putting a cap on the number of short-term rentals in the city. Surrounding communities already have caps like Charleston and Folly Beach ...

Is there really any proof that short-term renters are noisier, messier, or more disruptive to a neighborhood than long-term tenants? If there was, there would be clear justification for banning Airbnb ...