Columbus looking to regulate Airbnb, growing short-term rental market

Airbnb says Columbus is one of its fastest growing markets in the country.More than 700 local hosts opened their homes to guests last year, to the tune of nearly $7 million in earnings. It's an online business that's virtually unregulated. But that could soon change.The third floor of Julie Shuptrine and Bernard Wilburn's Short North home used to be a bedroom for one of their sons. Today, it's a room for rent."It's a two bedroom, essentially it's an apartment. It has a kitchen, its own bath," sa