This is how you succeed at renting

More than a third of all American households currently rent out at least a part of their home or a second property — a number that’s growing fast. Continue reading

A small town in Arizona has been overrun with short-term rentals

Residents and state legislators in Sedona are debating how to reclaim the 20 percent of housing now used as Airbnb rentals. Continue reading

Vacasa to acquire Wyndham Vacation Rentals in $162M deal

The $162M deal, to be finalized this fall, will grow Vacasa’s portfolio to more than 23,000 vacation rental units across nearly every continent. Continue reading

Short-term rental firm iTrip Vacations expands to Silicon Valley

The newly created iTrip Vacations San Jose will serve its namesake city, as well as the surrounding communities of Cupertino, Palo Alto, Mountain View and Los Gatos. Continue reading

Former Zillow COO Amy Bohutinsky joins private equity firm

The firm focuses on both private and public companies that are in growth stages. And it has invested in a host of well-known startups including Airbnb, Facebook, Expedia, Dollar Shave Club, GoFundMe, Netflix, Spotify, and Zillow. Continue reading

Airbnb teams up with developer for hotel-condo hybrid

Two upcoming buildings from Airbnb and NGD Homesharing in Austin and Miami will have hotel licenses, giving unit owners the freedom to rent them out as much as they want. Continue reading

Massachusetts begins taxing short-term rentals and nightly rates are predicted to rise

The new fee kicked in on Monday and applies the state’s 5.7 percent occupancy tax, which was previously imposed on hotels, to short-term rentals that are facilitated by websites such as Airbnb, Vrbo, Vacasa and others. Continue reading

LA’s new short-term rental rules are here, hosts must pay $89 minimum fee

First, property owners who want to rent out space on Airbnb, Vrbo or similar sites have to register their units with the city and pay a fee, which they can do online here. The most basic type of home-sharing registration will allow hosts to rent out th… Continue reading