Srividya Kalyanaraman

Regulators have been going after short-term rentals. Now homeowners are fighting back.

German vacation rental marketplace HomeToGo recorded profits on an adjusted basis for the first time in a second quarter.

A New York state court judge dismissed an Airbnb lawsuit against New York City, ruling the city had a right to require host registration and licenses, and that it was reasonable to require that Airbnb — and other platforms — verify that listings have licenses, or face penalties.

Luxury travel is sensitive to travel demand changes and more susceptible lately to pricing pressures. Inspirato's story is a lesson in managing the pace of growth.

Luxury vacation homes and villas subscription service Inspirato and Capital One are working on a commercial deal and strategic partnership.

We’ve been talking a lot about the intersection of real estate and short-term rentals and today we continue to do so with another related topic: 1031 exchanges.

The City of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina earlier this week gave its initial approval to a multi-family housing development plan. The proposal entails the annexation and rezoning of approximately 18 acres of land.

The ‘Airbnbust’ debacle, which saw one short-term rental data vendor showing plunging host revenue way deeper than its peers, went viral. However, it does call for some introspection and interrogation to understand the data from different vendors that often is a bedrock for any story. 

Past events gave us enough incentive to look into how vendors gather and glean data on short-term rentals. Where there is transparency, there can be a degree of trust.

A county in California is conducting a comprehensive study to evaluate the impact of how short-term rentals affects housing availability in the county.