Melbourne homeowners cash in as NFL visit sparks rental surge

The San Francisco 49ers weren’t the only winners from the NFL’s visit to Melbourne, industrious homeowners also casehd in. Picture: Morgan Hancock/Getty Images. The NFL’s visit to Melbourne was a win for the city’s homeowners, with short-stay rental data revealing a surge in visitors for four days around the event. And the people running the short-stay accommodation sites believe first-home buyers are among those who sidelined their own home dream and moved back in with mum and dad for the week to cash in on it. The San Francisco 49ers comprehensively defeated the LA Rams in the September 11 clash at the MCG in front of a crowd believed to have topped 100,000. RELATED: Melbourne Storm’s Harry Grant offers Richmond Airbnb to NFL fans Actor Ryan Reynolds, Wrexham help pay Aussie mortgages How Melbourne families use Airbnb to help pay their mortgage It was the first regular season game of the National Football League, American football, to be played in Australia, and estimated to have led to a $300m benefit for local businesses. Visit Victoria chief executive Brendan McClements has subsequently flagged there is an appetite to and lure other US sports teams to Melbourne, with regular s...