Cities Are Now Using Airbnb and Vrbo to Police Short-Term Rentals. Here Is How It Works.
Cities are shifting from fining individual hosts to ordering Airbnb and Vrbo to remove non-compliant listings. Houston starts April 1.…
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A Shooting in Pittsburgh. A Shooting in Birmingham. How Safety Incidents Are Driving a New Wave of STR Regulations.
A New Year's Eve shooting at a Pittsburgh Airbnb and violent incidents in Birmingham, Houston, and Columbus reveal a national…
STR Insurance Guide 2026. What Operators Actually Need (and What Platform Coverage Misses)
Platform protection programs are not insurance. Here is what Airbnb AirCover and Vrbo host protection actually cover, what they exclude,…
Sacramento Is Considering Eliminating 60% of Its STR Market. Here’s What the Data Shows About Who Gets Hurt.
Sacramento's planning commission voted to recommend a primary-residence requirement for short-term rentals that could eliminate more than 300 units. The…
STR Occupancy Is Down 13% Nationally. The Markets Still Winning Are Doing One Thing Differently.
National STR occupancy fell 13% year over year, but the decline is not evenly distributed. StaySTRA data reveals which markets…
The Real Impact of Mauis Vacation Rental Phase-Out Who Wins, Who Loses, Whats Next
Maui is phasing out 7,000 vacation rentals under Bill 9. UHERO projects 1,900 lost jobs and a 900 million dollar…
The Professional STR Operator Gap How Full-Time Hosts Are Pulling Away from Part-Timers in 2026
The performance gap between professional STR operators and part-time hosts is widening in 2026. Data shows professionally managed properties earn…
The STR Insurance Crisis Why Hosts Are Getting Dropped and What It Means
Standard homeowners insurance won't cover your STR. AirCover isn't real insurance. And the property insurance market is in crisis. Here's…
What Happens When a City Bans Airbnb? The Data from 5 Cities That Tried
NYC banned Airbnb. Dallas tried and got blocked. Maui is phasing out 6,200 rentals. We tracked the real data across…
Who’s Actually Enforcing STR Laws A City-by-City Report Card
We graded 10 major cities on their STR enforcement. From NYC's nuclear option to Dallas's paper ban, here's which cities…
