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2022 Election Results of Vacation Rental Ballot Measures

Voters on Nov. 8 soundly defeated two ballot initiatives that would have capped the number of short-term rentals and days of operation in Big...

Recession-Proofing Your Vacation Rental Business

The short-term rental (STR) industry has shown incredible resilience over the past couple of years. Even since the beginning of this year, we have...

How to Increase Your Occupancy in a Competitive Market through Monthly Rentals

This Fastest-Growing Trip Length Category Can Increase Your Occupancy  โ€œLonger stays are on the rise. In fact, bookings that meet or exceed 28 days is...

Guesty Raises Additional $170 Million in Series E to Expand Internationally and to New Verticals

Guesty announced today that it has raised $170 million in a Series E funding round led by Apax Digital Funds, MSD Partners, and Sixth...

PriceLabs Announces $30 Million Investment from Summit Partners

Funding to support continued team expansion and product development to support growing demand for innovative, easy-to-use dynamic pricing solutions for the short-term rental industry.   PriceLabs...

Ximplifi Adds Owner Portal to Automation Suite for Short Term Rental Accounting

Ximplifi recently announced the launch of the Owner Portal to property managers using their VRPlatform softwareโ€”allowing them to overcome challenges around monthly owner statements.  The...

Blue Star Acquires Majority Stake in TravelNet Solutions

Blue Star Innovation Partners has acquired a majority stake in TravelNet Solutions (TNS), one of the largest software providers in the vacation rental industry....
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Why Not A Hotel? A Guest and Homeowner’s Perspective: Thereโ€™s No Place Like Home … Or Is There?

Since the late seventies our family has opted for vacation rental homes over hotels. We are well into the fourth generation of vacation rental...

Leading Proptech Company Guesty Appoints David Aber as CFO

Guesty recently announced the appointment of David Aber as Chief Financial Officer, pushing forth the travel and hospitality tech companyโ€™s continued global expansion as...

Meredith Hospitality Brands Inc. Expands to Mt Hood with Acquisition of Mt Hood Vacation Rentals

Meredith Hospitality Brands announced the recent acquisition of Mt Hood Vacation Rentals by its flagship brand, Meredith Lodging, this week.  A premier West Coast and...

Rent Responsibly Launches New 2022 Partnerships and a New Virtual Conference Series for VRMs and Others

The new partnerships and events will accelerate professionalization and local vacation rental alliance building across the USย  Today, Rent Responsibly announced five new companies have...

Property Managers And Owners Sue Honolulu County Over Bill 41

The Hawaii Legal Short-Term Rental Alliance (HILSTRA) has filed a federal lawsuit against the City and County of Honolulu, the Honolulu Department of Planning...

Steamboat Springs Bans Vacation Rentals in More Than Half of the City

On Tuesday, June 7, the Steamboat Springs City Council voted 6-0 to pass an ordinance that bans vacation rentals in the majority of the...

How One Vacation Rental Firm Finally Solved the Trust Accounting Problem

Effortless Rental Group selects Ximplifi and Sage Intacct to transform finance function  Most entrepreneurs would love to have Taylor Hillโ€™s problems. When the vacation rental...
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Vacasa (VCSA) Stock Falls as Lock-up Period Expires

Since Monday, Vacasa (NASDAQ: VCSA) stock has fallen over 30 percent as trading volume increased and lock-up restrictions expired. The stock had a trading...

Who Sold? Here’s What We Know: 2022 Vacation Rental Management Acquisitions

There has been a recent whirlwind of acquisition activity in the vacation rental industry as national brands look to rapidly grow their portfolios. Although...

VTtrips Acquires Carolina Retreats, Silver Sands, Miss Kitty’s, and Tybee Vacation Rentals

VTrips announced the recent acquisition of four vacation rental management companies, expanding its portfolio throughout the United States to 7,000 properties and 1,000 employees. VTrips...

Moneyball for Vacation Rental Managers

Examining how VRMโ€™s can get the most return for their investment in growth   Warning. Spoilers ahead. In 2001, Billy Beane, the GM of the Oakland Athletics...

Is now the best time to sell your vacation rental business?

I must admit, sometimes I indulge myself in stock trading. One thing Iโ€™ve learned is Iโ€™m never going to sell a stock at its...

Front of the House, Meet the Back of the House

There is a military adage that states โ€˜maneuver without firepower is perilous and firepower without maneuver is pointless.โ€™ Without getting into the subtleties of...

4 Ways to Stand Out in a Crowded Market: Get Your Brand & Listings in Front of Potential Guests

In 2022, consumer demand for vacation rentals is predicted to increase by 14 percent. Additionally, vacation rental inventory is expected to increase by 15...
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Vermont Scraps State Rental Registry Attempt, Retries for Housing Programs and Local Rules

As a progressive state with a population of less than 625,000, Vermont has long been a laboratory for lawmaking. Legislation in Vermont can serve...

VRM Intel Live Conference Heads to Ozark Region to Investigate Area’s Massive Growth

We're taking the VRM Intel Live! Conference to the Ozark region for the first time next week to learn more about the area's explosive...

Stays Group and Touch Stay Announce Partnership that Strengthens The Vacation Rental Travel Ecosystem

Delivering guest centric tools that lead to more direct bookings is a win-win for the vacation rental traveler and the dedicated hosts who serve...

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