Curious what the sentiment is like in different regions!

Meanwhile, an anti-travel sentiment is soaking in.

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This lack of official data has contributed to choppy trading conditions, as market participants rely on secondary indicators and sentiment to gauge the economic outlook.

I wouldn't necessarily call Sonder "arbitrage" but they definitely were riding the "anti-hotel" sentiment that Airbnb originally leaned on.

Denver limits STRs primarily to primary residences, preventing scalable STR portfolios.In these markets, rules can tighten quickly, and public sentiment is not on the side of hosts.Why This Matters Now More Than EverAcross the United States and globally, we are seeing:1.

What you are noticing in your market sentiment wise the "stabilizing while still growing" is what I feel here in our market. 

This broad interest provides a greater degree of liquidity and more strategic flexibility when it's time to sell, making it less dependent on fluctuating consumer sentiment.

My early sentiment on 2026 is a bearish year, but I think 2025 ends fine.

Two of my favorite gurus - Gary Keller (old) and Taylor Welch (younger) have both echoed the sentiment: "We totally under-estimate what we can accomplish in 5-10 years, while over-estimating what we can do in 5-10 minutes/hours/day."