What changed for hosts
Last updated Nov 1, 2026
Platform fees, house rules policies, software prices and our own cost data change. This page lists each change we've recorded, newest first, with the date and the page where it's explained.
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First stocking cost index: what it costs to stock a studio to a 6-bedroom
We published the stocking cost index, priced from retailer pages checked Oct 30 to Nov 1, 2026, with the method and a CSV.
First table of host software prices for 1 to 5 homes
We published monthly prices for Hospitable, OwnerRez, PriceLabs, Lodgify, Turno and Touch Stay plans at 1, 2, 3 and 5 homes, each linked to the vendor's official page, with a CSV.
Hospitable facts updated
Added the Mogul plan ($99 a month with 3 homes included, $30 per extra home). Host, Professional and Mogul can all connect PriceLabs. Annual billing can be refunded within 30 days of starting the free trial, so it isn't non-refundable from day one. The Host plan has no smart-lock or thermostat connection.
OwnerRez and PriceLabs facts updated
Prices for larger portfolios now come from each vendor's full price table: OwnerRez beyond 3 homes and PriceLabs beyond 5 listings.
Vrbo: no new subscription listings; pay-per-booking at 12%
Vrbo's Host Terms of Service, effective Oct 29, 2026, say Vrbo isn't accepting new subscription listings, so new hosts pay per booking. Vrbo's help page states a 12% commission on the rental amount and the fees you charge the traveler, such as cleaning and pet fees.
Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com fees compared · Official source (opens in a new tab)
Airbnb limits checkout chores for bookings made from Nov 20, 2026
Airbnb's Reasonable house rules and requests policy applies to reservations booked on or after Nov 20, 2026. Hosts generally can't ask guests for cleaner's work such as stripping beds, washing and putting away dishes or taking trash offsite, can't add rules or requests after booking and can't impose fines or penalties.
What you can still ask at checkout · Official source (opens in a new tab)
Airbnb's single fee: 15.5% for most hosts; the split fee is being phased out
Airbnb's service fees page says most hosts on the single fee pay 15.5%, deducted from the payout, and others typically 14% to 16%. The older split fee is being phased out, with no end date given.
How much Airbnb takes · Official source (opens in a new tab)
Software facts: first set published
First set of software facts, read on each vendor's official pages. Lodgify's plan prices and Touch Stay's paid-plan prices are marked Unknown because their pages didn't show them.