STR Data Lab™ by AirDNA

This week Jamie Lane sits down with the Head of Acquisitions at Techvestor, Taylor Jones, to walk us through the process of acquiring short-term rentals at scale! Taylor tells us how they filter out markets by using the price-to-rent ratio. Taylor then walks us through how they narrow down which properties will perform the best based on where they are in the neighborhood and what amenities they ha...

What areas are seeing the highest amount of demand? Two hundred fifty thousand new jobs were added in November; does that mean there is a smaller chance of a recession? Are ADRs going up or down? Are people still buying second homes when the interest rates are this high? This week we answer all these questions and more with Jamie Lane and Mariah Kamei! In November, nights booked increased 13% year...

As 2022 comes to a close, many economic forecasters are predicting at least a mild recession in 2023. Yet data shows that the #vacationrental industry has more cause to stay optimistic than despair. This month, VP of Research Jamie Lane joins VP of Marketing Mariah Kamei to provide data-driven insights to help you prepare your #airbnbbusiness for 2023. Demand in 2023 will continue along a more mat...

This week we sat down with Jaren Sustar (JD), the man behind the hat, the finance cowboy, and someone with a very interesting success story in the short-term rental world. He has an amazing work ethic, and he believes that this was one of the keys to being a successful serial entrepreneur.  He has been in the business for 6 years and gives his take on the current state of the short-term rental mar...

This week Mariah sits down with Tim Hubbard, the founder, and CEO of Midtown Stays. He walks us through how he scaled his STR business to a property management company. He talks about always having a backup plan when purchasing real estate. Learn what the biggest fail is as an Airbnb host, how to navigate regulations, what the potential future of the STR business is, and more on this week's episod...

Jamie Lane , VP of Research, and Mariah Kamei , VP of Marketing, share implications for hosts and guests in the aftermath of many Airbnb updates. In addition to posting really strong Q3 financial reports, with 29% revenue growth year-over-year, the company also shared a slurry of updates in their Winter Release. Airbnb solidified its commitment to growing listing supply by taking short-term rental...

This week Jamie Lane sits down with the Co-Founder and CEO of Placemakr, Jason Fudin, and they walk through Placemakr’s multiple business models. Placemakr has a future-focused model and a few different strategies on how they plan to get there. From pop-up hotels to short-term rentals to mid-term rentals and more, Placemakr is adapting to the way we have started to live and travel. Jason navigated...

From college to working in tech to then pivoting to real estate, Jonathan’s STR journey has been a wild one, and after this episode, you’ll want to dive head-first into starting your first short-term rental (STR) too. Jonathan Farber joins us this week to dive deeper into what it takes to own, scale, and improve your STR business. This week you will learn how he started his business, how he was ab...

This week Jamie Lane sits down with the Founder and CEO of Vector Travel, Mickey Kropf to unveil how a niche business model has driven so much success! Mickey walks us through the ups and downs of owning and scaling an STR management company. He also explains how you need to be flexible when working with partners in numerous industries, including the student housing industry, multifamily industry,...

We’re here to answer the question everyone is asking, is the AirbnBUST really happening? Are bookings down? What about occupancy? How do hotels and STRs size up to each other? Is revenue management actually important? This month, VP of Research, Jamie Lane joins VP of Marketing, Mariah Kamei to provide data-driven answers to these questions and more.  With 26.6% more nights stayed than in the same...

From owning, to arbitraging, to co-hosting, he has dabbled in it all. On this week’s episode, Mariah sits down with our first guest, Braydon Ross, to talk about what it takes to start your very own short-term rental business.  Braydon started his career by going to University and quickly realized that path wasn’t for him. He saved up to buy his first investment property and quickly realized how ex...

If we go into a recession, will it be as bad as prior ones? Will the hospitality industry take a hit? Should you be investing in real estate right now? Is the latest news from the Federal Reserve keeping you up at night? You’re not alone. In our first-ever episode of the STR Data Lab,  Mariah Kamei and Jamie Lane discuss what past recessions can tell us about the current economic market. This epis...

Welcome to the STR Data Lab by AirDNA! Whether you're on your first property or your 100th, you need the right market data to start and scale your short-term rental business. Enter travel economist and data gangster Jamie Lane and his sidekick Mariah Kamei. Tune in to get the real story and trusted insights behind the numbers driving this multi-billion dollar industry.