Olivia tracks the data behind the STR market — occupancy trends, revenue shifts, platform economics, and the macroeconomic forces that move short-term rental investment. She has been known to build the spreadsheet first and write the headline second.
La Mesa is drafting its first formal short-term rental ordinance, ending years of operating in a regulatory vacuum that left the market effectively unpoliced.
Greece outpaced the EU average with a 14.9% jump in short-term rental guest nights in Q1 2026, recording 3.27 million stays heading into peak summer season.
Mohave County's move to classify full-time short-term rentals as commercial properties could trigger sharply higher property tax bills and new zoning requirements for STR owners.
The Osceola County Sheriff's Office shut down two illegal short-term rental parties over Fourth of July weekend, arresting six people and finding drugs, underage drinking, and a loaded handgun.
Charleston is weighing amendments to its short-term rental rules that would cap guest counts at eight, a move that could squeeze revenue for larger properties in one of the Southeast's…
Pittsburgh is advancing licensing and zoning bills that would tighten approval for investor-owned short-term rentals, limit STR concentrations in apartment buildings and create the city’s first formal registration system.
Japan's Tourism Agency is giving municipalities power to set short-term rental operating days to zero, effectively banning Airbnb-style rentals in residential zones.
An Israeli short-term rental operator who housed 1,000 war evacuees across 200 apartments for free now faces liabilities totaling roughly $13.2 million after his rental income collapsed.
A Deloitte analysis commissioned by Airbnb projects $212 million in total host earnings across 16 FIFA World Cup cities, with women driving the majority of tournament-time bookings.
Starkville aldermen are set to vote on extending the city's hotel tax to short-term rentals listed on Airbnb and Vrbo, following a 2025 state law change.
A county government has terminated its short-term rental compliance software contract, leaving permit tracking and tax collection enforcement in question for local operators.
Santa Fe County planners rejected a neighborhood appeal against a permitted vacation rental, a reminder that compliant STR operators can hold their ground.
Compass has created a dedicated national short-term rental division, signaling that traditional brokerages are treating STR as a serious, distinct asset class.
Manatee County commissioners have formally requested a review of local vacation rental rules, putting STR operators in Florida's Gulf Coast market on regulatory watch.
Japan is set to grant local governments new authority to ban short-term rentals outright, raising the stakes for investors in one of Asia's busiest inbound markets.
A fatal pool drowning at a Florida STR property puts host liability and mandatory safety requirements squarely in the spotlight for operators nationwide.
AirDNA data shows Canadian bookings for U.S. short-term rentals down more than 20% year-over-year, with border-state markets absorbing the steepest losses.
San Diego city officials have shut down multiple short-term rentals operating without permits, signaling serious enforcement of its STR licensing rules.
Downtown Nashville short-term rentals are topping $700 per night during CMA Fest, illustrating how major events compress rates across both hotel and STR inventory simultaneously.
Wellington will charge short-term rental hosts 2.6 times the standard residential rate starting July 2027, framing it as fairness for commercial operations.
Airbnb's summer 2026 release adds car rentals, grocery delivery, boutique hotels, and exclusive FIFA World Cup experiences — a direct challenge to OTAs and hotel chains for total trip wallet…
Regulators worldwide are targeting short-term rentals and cruise traffic together — a pairing that is reshaping which markets STR operators can count on long-term.
The platform's investment gives Airbnb a 10% stake in the European group travel operator and signals a strategic push beyond traditional accommodations into experiences and hotels.
Both platforms are pushing into each other's territory with hotels, car rentals, and travel services as they compete to own the entire customer journey.
Two people in Gainesville allegedly broke into an unoccupied Airbnb, lived there for days, and stole property — caught only because the owner had a doorbell camera.
A Healdsburg seller will take $2 million in AI stock instead of $2.5 million cash for a permit-eligible vacation rental in one of California's tightest STR markets.
Monterrey's short-term rental inventory doubled since 2023, while real estate firms — not individual hosts — now control most listings in all three Mexican tournament cities.
CEO Brian Chesky says artificial intelligence now powers a third of customer service in North America and drives higher conversions than search engines.
House Bill 5776 would add a statewide excise tax on short-term rentals starting January 2027, with all revenue earmarked for affordable housing programs.
The figure reignites regulatory debate in a Southeast Asian market where hosts operate with minimal oversight but face mounting pressure from housing advocates.
A state appeals court ruled that wrongful death claims from a 2022 Pittsburgh party shooting must go to arbitration, reinforcing platform liability shields across Pennsylvania.
Salem Lakes officials voted unanimously to direct legal counsel to draft ordinance language that could impose new fees, permits and occupancy rules on short-term rentals.
Columbia Township is moving forward with rules that would cap occupancy, require permits, and limit owners to four properties after resident complaints about overcrowding.
Both platforms are betting on AI-powered trip planning to capture entire travel itineraries, but consolidation could squeeze host visibility and independence.
Scottsdale officers arrested four suspects linked to an April shooting at a short-term rental where multiple bullets struck the home but no guests were injured.
Carson City supervisors will decide Thursday whether to advance a short-term rental ordinance that could regulate roughly 40 active STRs across the capital city.
High-earning W-2 professionals are using short-term rental properties to slash tax bills through accelerated depreciation, with savings hitting five figures in year one.
Cities often treat hosted stays and whole-home short-term rentals very differently. Here’s what owners, operators and investors need to know before buying, listing or expanding.
A regional court has validated Florence's authority to cap STR listings in its UNESCO historic centre, signaling broader legal support for European cities restricting vacation rentals.
Electric Daisy Carnival creates one of the year's most predictable booking spikes for STR operators in Las Vegas, with rates jumping as much as 150 percent.
Revenue per available room jumped more than 70 times year-over-year as international travelers locked bookings immediately after the December draw was announced.
