At the 2025 Greater Western Chapter of the Travel & Tourism Research Association (GWTTRA) One West Summit, RRC Associates’ Jeremy Sage presented new research on the role of short-term rentals (STRs) in resort communities. This…
Category: Short-Term Rental Research
Blaine County Housing Study Informs Future Planning Efforts
A recent Blaine County housing study conducted by RRC Associates is bringing fresh data to the conversation around the economic, housing market, and regulatory impacts of short-term rentals (STRs) in the Sun Valley region. Presented to local…
RRC Study Shows Short-Term Rentals Help Summit County Mountain Towns
A new study by RRC Associates and Inntopia for the Western Mountain Resort Alliance found that short-term rentals (STRs) in Summit County (in Colorado) generate significant economic contributions and are unlikely to contribute to a…
Telluride Short-Term Rentals Study
RRC Associates teamed up with Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS) this year to conduct a study to evaluate the role of short-term rentals (STRs) in Telluride’s regional economy and potential impacts on the local…
Short-Term Rental Regulations Study with Eagle County
The Eagle County Commissioners recently heard a presentation from Economic & Planning Systems and RRC Associates regarding current short-term rental data and shared ideas regarding establishing regulations. The two Front Range companies have conducted research…
RRC Helps Eagle County Examine Possible Regulations for Short-Term Rentals
Eagle County has hired RRC Associates and Economic & Planning Systems to determine the need for regulating short-term rentals. David Becher, RRC Associates’ Director of Research, told the commissioners 14% of the housing stock in…
RRC Associates and Economic & Planning Systems partner on short-term rental research for Vail
RRC Associates and Economic & Planning Systems recently completed a study on the impact of short-term rentals in the Vail Valley. Some highlighted findings include: There are 7,359 total residential units in town. Of those,…
Vacations shift into longer, seasonal stays and relocation
But when the dust settles, will these Covid-related impacts on mountain destinations remain? The pandemic has accelerated the exodus from dense, crowded urban areas to remote, unpopulated resort areas. This in-migration is traced back to…