STR Data Lab™ by AirDNA
Whether you're on your first property or your 100th, having the right market data is crucial to starting and scaling your short-term rental business.
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What August STR Data Reveals About the Rest of 2026 (opens the original)
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The U.S. short-term rental market may look weaker at first glance—but the latest data tells a more nuanced story. In this episode of The STR Data Lab, Jamie Lane and Brian Gallagher unpack August performance and explain why headline declines in demand and occupancy don't tell the whole story. A calendar shift around Labor Day significantly affected year-over-year comparisons, while underlying demand, ADR growth, and slowing supply point to a market that remains surprisingly resilient. The conver
How to Scale a Short-Term Rental Management Business Without Sacrificing Quality (opens the original)
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Doubling your property management portfolio is one thing. Doubling it while maintaining top-tier guest reviews is another. In this episode of The STR Data Lab, Jamie Lane sits down with returning guests Joe and Max Bachmeier, whose property management business grew from roughly 120 to 260 listings in just 12 months—while remaining among the highest-rated property managers in the country. They break down what actually drove that growth, from consistent local marketing and referrals to building a
How to Build a 5-Star Property Management Business (opens the original)
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What does it take to scale a property management business without sacrificing the guest experience? For Steve and Kim Resnick, co-founders of HeavenlyRez and AirDNA’s 2026 #1 Property Managers, the answer starts with one principle: hospitality comes first . What began with managing their own Ocean City, New Jersey vacation rental evolved into a 100+ property operation built around five-star reviews, operational discipline, and a relentless focus on improving the guest experience. In this episode
Inside AirDNA Adapt: Building the Future of Revenue Management (opens the original)
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Revenue management is getting faster, smarter, and more accessible—but building the next generation of pricing technology comes with a surprising challenge: how do you get operators to trust the numbers? In this episode of The STR Data Lab, Chief Economist Jamie Lane sits down with AirDNA’s Data Science Manager Marc Moreno and Senior Product Manager Jordon Myers to go behind the scenes of building AirDNA’s new revenue management platform, Adapt. The conversation explores what AirDNA learned from
The Insider Take: Why Growth at All Costs Is Failing in Short-Term Rentals (opens the original)
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The short-term rental industry is entering a new phase—and the old playbook of growth at all costs may no longer be the answer. In this episode of The STR Data Lab , Jamie Lane sits down with Annie Holcombe and Alex Husner, to unpack how the industry has evolved, what operators have learned from the post-COVID growth boom, and why professionalism isn't necessarily about managing hundreds of properties. From individual hosts to large property managers, success increasingly comes down to building
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