Author: igstr
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Best Vacation Rental Listing Sites
These B2C Online platforms for hosts to list their properties and guests to book short or longer-term stays. Airbnb Expedia Group Booking Holdings Trip.com Tripadvisor FlipKey Le Collectionist Plum Guide Forenom Couchsurfing AltoVita ThirdHome Kindred Spirits LaCure Villas Misterb&b How does channel choice affect underwriting? Through commission load and through concentration risk. Each channel carries…
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STR Regulations’ Effects on Local Home Affordability and STR Profitability: Palm Springs as a Case Study
Across major tourism destinations worldwide, a fierce debate has been raging over the rapid proliferation of short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and their impact on housing markets. On one side are communities raising alarm bells about residential neighborhoods being hollowed out and turned into de facto hospitality zones. On the other are property owners arguing…
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Is AvantStay the Right Manager for an Investment Short-Term Rental?
AvantStay manages roughly 2,300 luxury and group-travel properties at around $5 billion in AUM. Which properties the model fits, how to underwrite design spend, and why exit liquidity concentrates in this segment.
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Who Are the Largest Short-Term Rental Management Companies?
The largest STR managers by unit count after the 2024 to 2026 consolidation, the four business models, what the Casago-Vacasa merger changed, and how to select a manager from the landscape.
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Is Evolve the Right Manager for an Investment Short-Term Rental?
Evolve handles distribution, pricing, and guest communication at around 10 percent but leaves local operations to the owner. How to model the real cost and who the split actually fits.
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Is Vacasa the Right Manager for an Investment Short-Term Rental?
Vacasa is now owned by Casago after a $130 million acquisition completed in 2025. What the ownership change means, how to underwrite the fee, and how manager choice affects tax treatment and financing.
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From Fragmentation to Institutionalization The Short Term Rental Opportunity
The short term rental industry is projected to reach $500 billion in global revenue by 2030, surpassing the hotel industry. While consumer demand is booming, institutional investment currently represents less than 1% of the total ownership across this massive market. At Investment Grade STR, we believe this represents an unprecedented opportunity for family offices and…