Airbnb's Q2 Earnings Land Aug. 6, Nights Booked in Focus
Airbnb reports second-quarter results after market close on August 6, and the figures worth tracking are booking volume and summer demand, not the revenue headline.
US Vacation Rental News
Columbia's Airbnb Crackdown Hasn't Stopped Unlicensed Rentals
A year after a deadly shooting at a short-term rental pushed South Carolina's capital to tighten its Airbnb ordinance, city officials say unregistered listings and enforcement gaps are still turning up.
Sussex County Beach Towns Carry Delaware's Rental Market
Rehoboth, Bethany and Dewey Beach account for most of Delaware's short-term rental income, leaving investors elsewhere in the state chasing a much smaller pool of demand.
Jefferson County Adds Airbnb, Vrbo Hosts to Hotel Tax Rolls
Jefferson County, New York, has launched a registry requiring short-term rental hosts to collect and remit the county's occupancy tax, a levy that until now applied only to hotels and motels.
Florida Island Hosts Renew Push on Permits and Noise
A barrier island community's annual short-term rental meeting put permit compliance and noise complaints back at the top of the agenda for local operators.
Idaho's Pirate-Ship Rental Earns $80,000 Without a Furnace
A themed lake house on Airbnb pulls in $80,000 a year while operating only part of the season, with no heating system installed.
California Host Faces $70,000 Bill After 48-Day Guest Won't Leave
A Hermosa Beach Airbnb host is pursuing a formal eviction after a guest stopped paying rent and allegedly stayed on past checkout, with claimed losses now near $70,000.
Hawaii Adds a Climate Fee to Rental Taxes in 2026
Hawaii's transient accommodations tax rises again on January 1, 2026, while Honolulu, Maui, Kauai and Hawaii County keep pulling their permit rules further apart.
Colorado Primary Upsets Raise Odds of Tighter Rental Rules
Progressive wins over establishment Democrats in Colorado's primary could tilt next year's legislature toward stricter short-term rental oversight, at a time when many mountain-town hosts are already reporting higher advertised rates and softer occupancy.
Study Projects 60% STR Income Spike for 2026 World Cup Host Cities
A new analysis claims short-term rental income in the eleven American cities hosting 2026 World Cup matches could jump 60% during the tournament, but the figure is a forecast, not a result.
Miami Condo Sublet Turns Into Airbnb Party House, HOA Cracks Down
A Miami condo unit rented out on Airbnb by a tenant without permission has landlords and associations tightening sublet rules again.
US Vacation Rental Revenue Jumps 26% in September
Short-term rental revenue rose sharply last month, though the figures released so far don't say whether it was rate growth, occupancy, or both.
US Short-Term Rental Rules Still Vary Block by Block
A listing that is fully compliant in one city can be unlicensed a few streets over, and hosts running properties in more than one market are left tracking state, county and municipal rules one at a time.
Ten Buyers Borrow $25M to Take Over Former Vacasa Turf
Viso Business Capital says it has lined up roughly $25 million in SBA-backed loans for ten operators buying Casago franchise rights to former Vacasa management territories.
Wander Absorbs Maple's Team to Bulk Up Booking Platform
Vacation rental marketplace and technology provider Wander has hired the team behind family-organisation app Maple to work on its WanderOS direct booking platform for property managers.
Boston Brownstone Takes On Hotel Chains With Cloud PMS
A nine-room guest house in Boston's Back Bay is competing with branded hotel chains on booking technology rather than joining one, after new owners rebuilt its systems around a cloud property management platform.
North Charleston Won't Let STR Permits Follow a Property Sale
North Charleston has abandoned a proposal that would have let short-term rental permits pass to a property's new owner, so buyers still have to apply from zero.
Miami Airbnb Hosts Outearned Every Other Host City
A new report says Airbnb hosts in Miami pulled in more revenue than hosts in any other tournament market during this summer's FIFA Club World Cup.
Miami Hosts Push World Cup Rates Well Above Normal
Short-term rental hosts near Hard Rock Stadium raised nightly rates and minimum stays during World Cup matches, and demand didn't blink.
Falling Foreign Arrivals Set to Squeeze US Rental Bookings
A forecast decline to 67.9 million international visitors in 2025 threatens occupancy in the short-term rental markets that depend most on overseas guests.