by Stephanie | Sep 26, 2024 | OSTRA News
Honolulu Empty Homes Tax Proposal Advances A plan to increase taxes on empty homes in Oahu advanced after a Honolulu City Council committee approved it for the budget committee. Bill 46 proposes an empty homes tax starting at 1% of the home’s value, rising to 3%....
by Stephanie | Sep 23, 2024 | OSTRA News
Corporate hotel owners are cutting essential guest services while raising room rates, frustrating Hawaii’s visitors, damaging our reputation, and threatening the future of our tourism industry. Before the pandemic, many hotels began reducing services like daily...
by Stephanie | Sep 19, 2024 | OSTRA News
Report backs empty-homes tax to address housing crisis on Oahu The Hawaii Appleseed Center is urging the Honolulu City Council to adopt a 3-5% empty-homes tax (EHT) to address Oahu’s housing crisis, where over 80% of renters spend 30% or more of their income on...
by Stephanie | Sep 14, 2024 | OSTRA News
TripAdvisor/FlipKey Sudden Exit Leaves Hawaii Travelers in Limbo TripAdvisor has announced it will shut down its vacation rental services, including FlipKey, on November 1, 2024. All existing reservations are now canceled, leaving travelers and property owners...
by Stephanie | Sep 3, 2024 | OSTRA News
In early 2024, Colorado made headlines with Senate Bill 33 (SB33), which proposed a 400% increase in property taxes for short-term rentals (STRs) used more than 90 days annually, reclassifying them as commercial lodging with a 27.9% tax rate compared to the 6.76%...
by Stephanie | Sep 3, 2024 | OSTRA News
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