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Keeping up with changes in the lodging industry

Vacation rental owners need to get used to even more change coming and can’t afford to be complacent, adopt a head-in-the-sand attitude, or hope it goes back to the way it was....Continued

As the Airbnb battle heats up, lawsuits follow

Affordable housing becoming more scarce, neighborhood disruptions due to an influx of short-term renters, hotels and Airbnbs often operating under different standards and taxation: The debate rages on...Continued

7 Airbnb podcasts to help boost your business

Podcasts can go with you in the car, to the gym, or wherever else you might want to tune in to get tips on running your short-term rental business....Continued

10 ways to build your vacation rental business and still have free time

There are a lot of regular and one-off tasks to consider. Here are just a few, followed by simple things you can do to minimize your effort and gain back time....Continued

New York City Council passes bill requiring Airbnb to share host data

The new law will make it much easier for the city to find out who's offering short-term vacation rentals — and whether or not they're following the law. ...Continued

Cities turning to technology to enforce Airbnb rules

In the past, it’s been extremely difficult for communities to track short-term rentals, but technology is changing that....Continued

San Diego City Council approves strict new Airbnb rules

New regulations will have a big impact on owners as the city also plans to step up its enforcement of short-term vacation rentals....Continued

5 low-cost ways to improve your Airbnb listing

Even if you don’t have a big budget for your short-term rental listing, you can get great results simply by putting the effort in to make your listing as good as it can be. ...Continued

Does Airbnb register and file for short-term rental hosts when it collects lodging tax?

It's important to be aware of what your platform is or is not taking care of for you in terms of tax compliance. ...Continued

HomeAway now collects lodging taxes for short-term rental hosts in Washington and Oregon

On July 1, the online short-term rental platform began collecting lodging taxes on behalf of its HomeAway, VRBO, and VacationRentals.com hosts in Washington state and Oregon....Continued