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Managing Short-Term Rentals

Marketing Trends and Management Advice for Short-Term Rentals

  • The vacation rental guest experience is paramount, as the host there are several best practices when considering linens.

    By Sarah DaSilva | 12/17/2024

    How to Manage Linens in a Vacation Rental

    The vacation rental guest experience is paramount, as the host there are several best practices when considering linens.

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  • Determining your rental rates can be tricky. Your success can depend on selecting fair and competitive rates without overpricing your home. We’ve got some tips.

    By Joan Talmadge | 11/1/2024 (updated 12/12/2024)

    Pricing Advice for the 2025 Rental Season

    Determining your rental rates can be tricky. Your success can depend on selecting fair and competitive rates without overpricing your home. We’ve got some tips.

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  • We held another successful Cape & Islands Vacation Rental Conference on September 28th! In addition to networking opportunities with numerous vendors, attendees were treated to breakfast while they watched informative presentations followed by an insightful Q&A.

    By Jennie Sparrow | 10/8/2024 (updated 12/9/2024)

    2024 Cape & Islands Vacation Rental Conference Recap

    We held another successful Cape & Islands Vacation Rental Conference on September 28th! In addition to networking opportunities with numerous vendors, attendees were treated to breakfast while they watched informative presentations followed by an insightful Q&A.

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  • A look at bookings, unprecedented price increases and their impact, and the overall results from the 2024 rental season.

    By Joan Talmadge | 10/8/2024

    2024 Annual Fall Report

    A look at bookings, unprecedented price increases and their impact, and the overall results from the 2024 vacation rental season.

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  • Recent media reports about the Cape and Islands summer rental season have presented widely conflicting headlines. One reported that there were many “empty vacation homes” because owners had been overly aggressive with their pricing. Yet another said that the Cape was “booked for the season.”

    By Joan Talmadge | 8/7/2024

    2024 Mid-Season Report

    Recent media reports about the Cape and Islands summer rental season have presented widely conflicting headlines. One reported that there were many “empty vacation homes” because owners had been overly aggressive with their pricing. Yet another said that the Cape was “booked for the season.”

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  • Early Booking Trends Every year by the end of January, we assess the trends and gain insight into the rental season ahead. To date, 2024 vacation rental bookings on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket continue to show significant growth from the pre-pandemic years, even as they fall short of last year due to greater inventory.

    By Joan Talmadge | 2/7/2024

    2024 Cape and Islands Rental Season Outlook

    Early Booking Trends Every year by the end of January, we assess the trends and gain insight into the rental season ahead. To date, 2024 vacation rental bookings on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket continue to show significant growth from the pre-pandemic years, even as they fall short of last year due to greater inventory.

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  • If you’ve been renting your home for a while, you probably know that you can’t treat the last week of August like all of the other summer weeks. Why? The demand for that week plummets due to school schedules, resulting in greater inventory which means more competition for you.

    By Joan Talmadge | 11/21/2023 (updated 12/4/2023)

    What's so special about the last week of August?

    If you’ve been renting your home for a while, you probably know that you can’t treat the last week of August like all of the other summer weeks. Why? The demand for that week plummets due to school schedules, resulting in greater inventory which means more competition for you.

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  • After several years of no in-person events, WeNeedaVacation was thrilled to have the opportunity to meet with homeowners at our first annual Cape & Islands Vacation Rental Conference on October 7th!

    By Jennie Sparrow | 10/19/2023 (updated 11/2/2023)

    1st Annual Cape & Islands Vacation Rental Conference Recap

    After several years of no in-person events, WeNeedaVacation was thrilled to have the opportunity to meet with homeowners at our first annual Cape & Islands Vacation Rental Conference on October 7th!

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  • The Post-Pandemic Era We have reached a new normal in the vacation rental industry, with more vacationer traffic and bookings than pre-pandemic, but down from the frenetic pace of the pandemic years.

    By Joan Talmadge | 10/18/2023 (updated 11/2/2023)

    2023 Annual Fall Report

    The Post-Pandemic Era We have reached a new normal in the vacation rental industry, with more vacationer traffic and bookings than pre-pandemic, but down from the frenetic pace of the pandemic years.

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  • While we acknowledge that demand for summer of 2023 has been down compared to the pandemic years, we don’t share the same dire outlook. While bookings are down about 7% compared to 2022, they are still up 9% over pre-pandemic.

    By Joan Talmadge | 7/28/2023 (updated 8/7/2024)

    Summer is Half Over – Where Do You Stand?

    While we acknowledge that demand for summer of 2023 has been down compared to the pandemic years, we don’t share the same dire outlook. While bookings are down about 7% compared to 2022, they are still up 9% over pre-pandemic.

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