AI in Real Estate Finance
Cleanliness is next to income: a machine-learning cleanliness measure and Airbnb outcomes during COVID-19 (Journal of Regional Science, 2022)
Summary of Cleanliness is Next to Income: The Impact of COVID-19 on Short-Term Rentals, with Sean Wilkoff. In Austin, Texas, Airbnb listings fell 25 percent at the onset of COVID-19 and surviving listings lost 22 percent of income, but units reviewers perceived as clean, measured with a machine-learning cleanliness dictionary, gained 17.5 percent in income and 16.5 percent in occupancy.