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Join AirDNA, Urbain, ABAL + Urban Butler for RockSTRz webinar
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: ShortTermRentalz’ RockSTRz webinar series resumes this coming Tuesday 28 September [4pm BST] with a session on “Meet the property managers: Will urban tourism return?”. The webinar, sponsored by series sponsor Flywire and session sponsor NoiseAware, will focus on everything ranging from trends being observed by urban short-term rental managers, what will make travellers want […]
iTrip Vacations launches in Arizona
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: iTrip Vacations has launched its short-term rental property management and customer services in Tempe, Arizona. iTrip Vacations, owned and managed by Peter and Meagan South, will now support property owners and guests in Tempe, Phoenix, West Phoenix, Goodyear, and Avondale. The management company includes a full-service program that provides marketing, free light maintenance, professional cleaning, and automatic […]
Black-owned PE firm closes $4 million vacation rental fund
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: East Chop Capital has announced the closing of its inaugural $4 million fund, which has been created to capitalise on the $113 billion global vacation rental market. The fund will acquire vacation rental homes in select markets across the US. East Chop Capital was founded in 2018 by entrepreneurs and real estate developers, Calvin […]
STRz podcast 21: City Relay Solutions
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: In the latest episode of the ShortTermRentalz podcast, we speak to Antanas Perez and Erskine Berry, head of product and commercial director at City Relay Solutions, to learn about the company‘s bespoke tech solution DRIVE, the importance of proptech in property management, and the trends that will shape the real estate industry over the […]
Three keys to success for short-term rental management
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Alex Lawrence, content marketing manager for smart asset checking service Shepper, delves into the three keys to success for holiday and short-term rental management as travel restrictions begin to ease across some European countries. With Brits now finally able to start going abroad for their much-missed summer holidays, short-term rental property management companies should […]
STAAH partners with HomeAway
Reading Time: < 1 minuteNew Zealand: Cloud-based channel management software STAAH has announced a partnership with Expedia Group’s short-term rental brand HomeAway. The connection hopes to improve the data capacity and reach of property managers on the HomeAway platform. The partnership between the two firms went live at the end of April and has already seen interest from a […]
Pass The Keys seeks £500,000 in Seedrs crowdfunding campaign
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: London-based short-let property management company Pass The Keys is seeking to raise £500,000 as part of an equity crowdfunding campaign on the Seedrs platform. The short-let tech platform is offering 5.88 per cent at a £7,997,542 pre-money valuation. At the time of writing, Pass The Keys’ campaign has so far reached £442,801, 89 per cent of its target, receiving funding […]
Digital platform management programme apropos goes live
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: New property management platform apropos, developed by UK letting Agent DJ Alexander, has launched. The platform hopes to take the experience of DJ Alexander’s letting agents and property managers into the digital realm. The application allows property owners to track and monitor their full rental portfolio online by using an online dashboard which shows […]
Hostmaker: a one-off or a property management domino effect?
Reading Time: 8 minutesUK: Last week’s news which saw property management company Hostmaker enter administration has left the rest of the short-term rental industry reeling over the short- and long-term impacts on the global market. The company’s demise was almost inevitable as soon as a report emerged in The Sunday Times a fortnight ago that its parent company, […]
Airbnb quietly acquired Proprly in 2016
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb revealed this weekend that it had purchased property management company Proprly in 2016, according to Business Insider. Proprly’s model adds short-term rentals specific services to Airbnb’s portfolio, such as cleaning, guest care and beyond. Airbnb had previously purchased property management software provider Luckey in 2018. These developments foreshadow the company moving in the […]