US cities collect $935m in short-term rental taxes, fees and fines, report finds

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Local governments across the United States have collected more than $935 million in taxes, registration fees and enforcement fines from short-term rentals since 2019, according to a new analysis by government transparency organisation OpenTheBooks.
California desert vacation rentals see pandemic boom

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The California desert regions, home to the Coachella Valley and Palm Springs, are seeing a rise in vacation rental visitors, despite the fact that hotels have remained open. Like much of the American market, many of the new bookings come from families in urban locations looking to escape to non-urban, rural destinations. According to data […]