Dallas Is Asking the Texas Supreme Court to Enforce Its STR Ban Before the World Cup. Here Is What Is at Stake.
Dallas petitioned the Texas Supreme Court six months ago to lift a trial court injunction blocking its STR ban. World…
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Idaho Preempted Cities From Regulating STRs. Here Is How Cities Are Fighting Back Anyway.
Idaho HB 583 takes effect July 1, 2026. How Boise, McCall, Sandpoint, Ketchum, and Coeur dAlene are responding to the…
Beyond the Night Cap: How Cities Are Using Permit Caps and Ownership Limits to Control the STR Market
A growing number of U.S. cities are capping how many STR permits they issue and how many properties a single…
HOAs Are Going to War With STR Hosts. Who Is Winning.
HOAs enforce STR restrictions through contract law that state preemption cannot override. Here is what the courts say, what it…
The $250 Million STR Deal: What the Belcrest-TowneVacations Acquisition Tells Us About Where Professional Property Management Is Headed
Belcrest Vacations, backed by Alpine Investors, acquired Towne Vacations for $250 million in April 2026. The deal is the latest…
Coachella 2026: STR Hosts Are Canceling on Festival Guests. The Platforms Aren’t Stopping Them.
Coachella 2026 attendees report a wave of last-minute STR cancellations as hosts cancel confirmed bookings to rebook at 2x to…
Summit County Released Its First STR Complaint Data. What 18 Complaints in 2 Months Tells Us About How Cities Actually Enforce STR Rules.
Summit County Utah recorded 18 STR complaint hotline calls in January and February 2026. The breakdown by violation type, the…
Monterey County Just Banned Short-Term Rentals in Residential Zones. What It Means for Hosts in Pebble Beach, Big Sur, and Beyond
Monterey County voted 3-2 to ban short-term rentals under 30 days in unincorporated residential zones, affecting Big Sur, Pebble Beach,…
Maui Bill 9 Is Law. Hawaii Just Started the Largest STR Phase-Out in US History.
Maui Bill 9 phases out 6,208 apartment-zoned vacation rentals by 2029-2031. Here is how enforcement works, who is exposed, and…
Airbnb Lost in France’s Highest Court. What Platform Liability for Illegal Listings Means for Hosts Worldwide
France's supreme court ruled that Airbnb is not a passive host and can be held liable for illegal listings. Two…
