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Vacation Rental News & Trends

What's Happening in the Vacation Rental Industry

  • Stay informed with the latest Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket vacation rental market update. Learn strategies for filling late-summer vacancies, opening your 2027 calendar, pricing your home, and maximizing bookings.

    By Joan Talmadge | 8/3/2026

    2026 Mid-Season Vacation Rental Update

    Stay informed with the latest Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket vacation rental market update. Learn strategies for filling late-summer vacancies, opening your 2027 calendar, pricing your home, and maximizing bookings.

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  • Get the latest insights on the Cape & Islands vacation rental market for Summer 2025. Learn about booking trends, pricing, occupancy, and how demand is shaping the season for homeowners and renters alike.

    By Jim Reese | 6/3/2025

    2025 Vacation Rental Market Update

    The latest insights on the Cape & Islands vacation rental market for Summer 2025. Learn about booking trends, pricing, occupancy, and how demand is shaping the season for homeowners and renters alike.

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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 | Updated 2/13/2025

    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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  • 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 | 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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  • Cape Cod and Islands vacationer traffic, inquiries, and bookings have been extraordinarily high so far. Fine out why and how rental rates are affected.

    By Elizabeth Weedon | Updated 5/15/2023

    2021 Early Bookings and Pricing Report

    Cape Cod and Islands vacationer traffic, inquiries, and bookings have been extraordinarily high so far. Fine out why and how rental rates are affected.

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  • We're midway through the 2022 vacation rental season on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. How does the season look?

    By Jim Reese | 8/2/2022

    2022 Mid-Season Report

    We're midway through the 2022 vacation rental season on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. How does the season look?

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  • There isn't a more valuable marketing opportunity for a business than receiving positive exposure in the press - see how WeNeedaVacation.com has been featured.

    By Elizabeth Weedon | Updated 2/8/2022

    The Press is Our (and Your!) Friend

    There isn't a more valuable marketing opportunity for a business than receiving positive exposure in the press - see how WeNeedaVacation.com has been featured.

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  • A look at how the 2021 vacation rental season on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket is shaping up so far.

    By Elizabeth Weedon | 7/28/2021

    2021 Mid-Season Report

    A look at how the 2021 vacation rental season on Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket is shaping up so far.

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  • By Joan Talmadge | Updated 6/8/2017

    Great News for Cape and Islands Vacation Rental Homeowners!

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  • By Joan Talmadge | Updated 6/8/2017

    Great news -- no lodging tax on vacation rentals for this year!

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  • In a recent episode of the Bloomberg Real Estate Report, Denise Pellegrini asks our CEO and Co-founder, Jeff Talmadge, about WeNeedaVacation.com's reported increase in 2014 bookings and pricing.

    By Shannon Russo | Updated 4/24/2014

    Bloomberg Real Estate Report - Radio Interview with Jeff Talmadge

    In a recent episode of the Bloomberg Real Estate Report, Denise Pellegrini asks our CEO and Co-founder, Jeff Talmadge, about WeNeedaVacation.com's reported increase in 2014 bookings and pricing.

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