The numbers behind short-term rentals. Rates, occupancy, demand, fees, supply and returns, every figure traced to its source.
November 1, 2026
The day's figures on short-term rentals: rates, occupancy, demand, fees, supply and returns.
City commissioners unanimously rejected a zoning change application to allow a single-family house on North Ocean Shore Boulevard to operate as a short-term rental, FlaglerLive reported. The city currently has 110 grandfathered short-term rentals in residential districts and 203 active short-term rentals city-wide, according to municipal records. Officials declined the request to protect residential property blocks, noting the owners could instead opt for long-term leases longer than six months.
A new partnership with American Express brings more than 1 million rentals to the American Express Travel booking platform, AFAR reported. Airbnb is also updating user policies starting November 20 to restrict hosts from requiring guests to strip beds, start laundry, wash dishes, or haul trash off-site, according to the travel publication. Hosts must disclose all house rules before booking and can only assign light tasks, such as placing dishes in the sink or turning off air-conditioning.
Direct reservations had stays 45.2% longer and booking windows 51.3% longer than online travel agency bookings, according to Lodgify's 2026 U.S. State of the Industry report cited by KeyData. The analysis evaluated more than 1.6 million bookings from 2025 across direct and third-party channels. KeyData noted that while direct bookings avoid third-party commissions, operators must account for payment processing, website expenses, and marketing spend when calculating net contributions.
A year-long moratorium on new short-term rental applications was approved by the New Buffalo Township Board of Trustees, WSBT reported. The pause allows officials time to consider adding short-term rentals to the local zoning ordinance, according to Township Supervisor Michelle Heit. Data from the township's Master Plan shows over half of all housing units in the area are used seasonally or for recreational use, while predicting the municipality will need 128 new homes by 2030.
A 100% bonus depreciation tax write-off was made permanent by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 24/7 Wall St. reported. Under Treasury regulation 26 CFR 1.469-1T(e)(3)(ii), a short-term rental property escapes passive loss limitations if the average customer use is seven days or less. Owners who participate hands-on can deduct first-year depreciation losses against active wages or business income, according to the tax report. Non-passive treatment allows investors to bypass the standard $25,000 passive rental loss deduction cap.
Combined nightly levies in Barcelona reach as much as €12.00 per person for five-star stays and €9.50 for vacation rentals following new fiscal increases, Nomad Lawyer reported. Effective throughout 2026, every overnight visitor pays the regional Catalan base fee plus a uniform €5.00 municipal surcharge per night, subject to a 10% national value added tax and a seven-consecutive-night liability cap. The municipal surcharge is scheduled to escalate to €6.00 in 2027, €7.00 in 2028, and €8.00 in 2029.
Nightly rates jumped from $500 to $1,100 in test cases for short-term rental owners using Vantory, SaasRise reported. The startup's AI pricing engine delivered double-digit revenue lifts for property owners, according to the news site. The platform translates revenue-management techniques from airlines and hotels to short-term rentals, ingesting property financials, market demand signals, and competitor benchmarks. Early customers reported double the revenue of comparable neighboring listings, while an upcoming pilot with a 300-unit property-management chain could push the startup's annual recurring revenue into low-seven figures.
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