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In this new feature, we check in with accomplished longtime New Yorkers and get them to talk about two things locals are obsessed about: real estate and neighborhoods.

Airbnb has been feeling the heat lately, but no question it's still a great way to snag a fun rental someplace else and make like a local. Refinery 29 gathered 30 quirky listings on the short-term rental site and boy, are we ready to get away, too. Our favorites?

Just days after New York City Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal revealed the results of her undercover investigation of Airbnb rentals, the city of San Francisco has levied a six-figure penalty in the settlement of a lawsuit it filed against two landlords for evicting rent-controlled tenants and using their apartments as short-term digs available on Vrbo, HomeAway and, yes, Airbnb. 

Warmer climes are finally here, and what better way to enjoy the feel-good weather than with your own private outdoor space? Check out these open houses for terrace-equipped spaces asking under $2 million:

Any self-respecting New Yorker would quickly disabuse the notion that  the city's inhospitable to our furry friends. (Have you been to the Upper West Side?) But just how pet-friendly are we? Not as much as San Francisco, or six other cities (including Seattle, Denver, Chicago and Portland) for that matter, according to real estate database Trulia (via CNNMoney).