Score! NY and NJ property owners jacking up short-term rents for World Cup tourists by as much as 1,500%

Local property owners are scoring — as they jack up short-term rents for soccer tourists during the World Cup.Some owners are demanding 1,500% more per night than normal as locals look to capitalize on footie fanatics flocking to the region for matches that kick off at MetLife on June 13 and finish there on July 19.A Post review of properties on popular short-term rental websites showed nearly all listed spaces, from one-bedroom matchboxes to luxe multi-bedroom mansions, were at least doubling the cost per night on days specifically tied to match dates.“Everybody’s trying to cash in,” said Jonathan Miller, director of markets for StreetMatrix.“Instead of welcoming it seems like an opportunity to gouge visitors at a mass scale,” said Miller.“I’m not against people trying to seize the moment because this doesn’t happen very often, its just the degree has been somewhat shocking,” he said.A six-bedroom rental in West New York 15 minutes from the Meadowlands surged 1,539% — to $14,185 on the night before the championship match from its usual nightly rate of $865, according to AirBnB.One successful NYC realtor called out the gouge as the byproduct of both greedy landlords and delusional renters.“Sure people want to make a profit, but $865 to $14,185 is absolutely an absurd travesty,” said Staten Island real estate Maven Tom Crimmins, who with his partner and wife Suzanne, employ 125 agents with Crimmins Realty.“It’s a shame and also a sham.

Greed at it’s best!” the former NYPD officer said, adding, “I truly believe that it is unethical.Landlords get completely out of control and greedy when events like the World Cup hit town, but on the other hand the person paying the ridiculous daily rent is outright crazy and needs psychiatric help!”A four-bedroom in West New York, NJ, 20 minutes from the stadium, is going for $12,675 for a one-night stay from July 18-19 — up 774% from its $1,450 price just three days earlier, AirBnB listings s...