Short-term Rentals

A recent study by Lending Tree found that America's largest metropolitan areas have a combined 5.5 million vacant houses. Many of these homes are being held as dual-use properties by investors, who are renting them out as short-term rentals for part of the year and using them as vacation homes for...

Airbnb Inc. is living out the old saying that if a hero lives long enough, he will eventually become a villain. The platform took Europe by storm in much the same way it did America, and its runaway success quickly became a double-edged sword. Now, European legislators are beginning a pushback as...

The average Airbnb host makes $99 per night for an average of $13,800 a year, according to iProperty Management.  But the bloom has faded on short-term renters using Airbnb as their prime marketing tool with a recent move to direct booking or VRBO. The reason is simple. Homeowners using Airbnb...

You’ve taken the plunge and invested in rental property, and now the question is whether to lease it on a short-term or long-term basis.  Both short-term and long-term rentals have their pros and cons.  Listing your property on a short-term rental site like VRBO or Airbnb has the...

Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos made an early bet on the short-term rental platform Airbnb Inc during the company’s Series B round in 2011, nearly a decade before its initial public offering (IPO). His investment came long before the now popular accommodations marketplace was a household...

Single-family rental properties have always been one of the most popular asset classes among real estate investors because of the steady demand and lower barriers to entry compared to multifamily and commercial properties. Those barriers have grown significantly over the past several months as...

The first SEC-qualified real estate investing platform to make shares of individual rental properties available to non-accredited investors has just added short-term vacation rentals to its investment offerings. Arrived Homes has already attracted thousands of investors to its platform by providing...

The real estate investment platform Here is one of the newest companies in the fractional real estate space and is allowing investors to become fractional owners of short-term rental properties for $1 per share with a minimum investment of $100.  According to Here, vacation rentals generate up...

Have you ever had the feeling that you can’t catch a break? American homebuyers are definitely starting to feel that way. In addition to rapidly rising interest rates and a lack of affordable inventory, a new potential obstacle makes it harder for them to buy a home — short-term rental...

Airbnb Inc could face headwinds in Europe with its potential inclusion as a “gatekeeper” portal under the new Digital Markets Act, the Financial Times reported Sunday. The European authorities are still deliberating over the internet regulation guidelines and the list of...