# Professor Arun Sundararajan's joint research on Airbnb rentals in New York City is highlighted

1 Faculty News October 13, 2017 ![The Real Deal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_035629.gif?itok=IgTvXuBh)>

Excerpt from [The Real Deal](https://therealdeal.com/2017/10/13/its-taking-longer-to-get-into-the-black-renting-apartments-on-airbnb/) -- "In order to break even with the average annual rent for a long-term lease, an Airbnb host would have to rent an apartment on the home-sharing site for an average of 216 days, up from 194 days in 2012, according to a new study."

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