July 2022
July 2022 was the month the supply boom showed up in the figures. AirDNA counted 1.37 million US listings, with occupancy down 9.2% even as demand rose 16.3%, and warned that hosts might have to cut rates. Arizona let its cities license short-term rentals and suspend them after three violations. Wales set out plans for licensing and new planning classes. Airbnb lost a co-founder from daily operations and hired a new policy chief, while Vacasa trimmed its sales team.
A look back, written in October 2026 from sources published in July 2022. Stay Gazette opened in July 2026.
Crackdown · 6 July 2022Arizona Lets Cities License Short-Term Rentals Under a Three-Strike LawGovernor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1168 on 6 July 2022. It let Arizona cities require a permit costing up to $250 for a short-term rental and suspend it for up to a year after three violations, and it limited the reasons a city could refuse one.By Marcus Dane · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
Markets · 21 July 2022AirDNA Reports Falling Occupancy as US Rental Listings Reach 1.37 MillionAirDNA's review of June 2022, published on 21 July 2022, showed demand up 16.3% and occupancy down 9.2% as listings grew 25.4%. Hosts were warned that competition could force rates down.By Dana Whitfield · Filed 11 October 2026 · 7 min read
Pictures on this page. 1. Photo: Arizona State Capitol Daytime December 2021 by David Jiang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized). 2. Photo: Joshua Tree CA 20170907 by Niranjan Arminius, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).
What else was reported in July 2022
- 4 July 2022The Welsh Government said on 4 July 2022 that it would create three planning use classes (primary home, second home and short-term holiday accommodation) and planned a statutory licensing scheme for all visitor accommodation, including short-term holiday lets. Welsh Government
- 12 July 2022Andes STR and the Santiago investment firm WEG Capital closed WEG-Andes Fund I, which planned to use leverage to acquire $25 million in single-family properties for short-term rental and was designed to buy in the Orlando area. Short Term Rentalz
- 22 July 2022Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia said he was stepping back from his full-time operating role at the company while staying on its board and as chairman of Airbnb.org. Short Term Rentalz
- 25 July 2022Vacasa confirmed that it had eliminated approximately 25 positions in its sales development team, about 0.3 per cent of its workforce. Short Term Rentalz
- 25 July 2022Airbnb named Jay Carney, Amazon's senior vice president of global corporate affairs and a former White House press secretary, as its global head of policy and communications, reporting to chief executive Brian Chesky. Short Term Rentalz
- 28 July 2022PriceLabs, a dynamic pricing company that said it powered over 150,000 listings, announced a $30 million minority growth investment from Summit Partners, its first financing. Short Term Rentalz