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Markets Game Day Gold: Six Weekends Can Make or Break Your Rental Year In college towns, a handful of sporting events drive sky-high rates, delivering disproportionate profits. But building a business on these peak weeken By Dana WhitfieldJuly 29, 2026Analysis
Markets Coastal STRs Face Insurance Apocalypse: Carriers Flee, Premiums Soar, Markets Implode The once-golden goose of beachside short-term rentals is under siege. As climate risk escalates, insurers are abandoning the coast, leaving hosts with By Dana WhitfieldJuly 29, 2026Analysis
Markets FORGET THE VACATION RUSH: TRAVELING NURSES ARE THE MARKET HOSTS ARE MISSING While other hosts chase tourist dollars and regulatory headaches, a steady stream of high-quality guests is waiting for a different kind of rental. It By Dana WhitfieldJuly 28, 2026Analysis
Markets The Flight Tax Is Here: Why Drive-To Markets Are Your Last, Best Bet Airline woes, crushing inflation, and a new guest mindset are rewriting the short-term rental playbook. Forget the airport scramble—the real money is By Dana WhitfieldJuly 28, 2026Analysis
Markets The Insta-Bubble: A-Frames, Domes, Treehouses Are Overrunning the Market. Is Your Novelty Stay Already Obsolete? The STR world is awash with unique-stay listings, each promising Instagram fame and outsized profits. But as the floodgates open, the once-lucrative n By Dana WhitfieldJuly 28, 2026Analysis
Markets Scottsdale's Party Apocalypse: How a Boomtown Busted Itself into Regulation Scottsdale became a bachelorette mecca, then cities fought back. What happens when a party market grows up, and how do hosts survive the inevitable ha By Dana WhitfieldJuly 28, 2026Analysis
Markets The Smoky Mountains Showdown: How a Cabin Gold Rush Became a Host's Nightmare A cautionary tale from the country’s hottest rental market: unchecked growth and easy money turned the dream into a race to the bottom, leaving a trai By Dana WhitfieldJuly 27, 2026Analysis
Markets The Brutal Truth: Why Smart Money Is Bailing Out of Oversaturated STR Markets The party's over for many short-term rental operators. We break down the chilling signs of RevPAR compression, the markets drowning in supply, and whe By Dana WhitfieldJuly 27, 2026Analysis