why aren't all 9 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 0 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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Assertion Supported
Lane: Dynamic pricing tools boost short-term rental revenue by 20%
“So the average listing generates 20% more revenue when they're using dynamic pricing tools than when they're not.”
Insight
Lane: Hosts Who Think They Over-Communicate Are Probably Under-Communicating
“If you think you're communicating too much with the guests, you're probably not communicating enough.”
Assertion Contradicted
Johnson: AirDNA estimates gross revenue by scraping blocked calendar dates
“What you have to know about how these tools estimate income is they're basically scraping
The prices from existing Airbnbs. And so let's say that you have an Airbnb with Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday open, right? At 300 dollars a night. And then the next day the …”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lane: Gatlinburg, Joshua Tree, and Palm Springs are highly competitive STR markets
“Gatlinburg, which is one of the most competitive markets in the country, or Joshua Tree, or Palm Springs, like super competitive markets”
Assertion Supported
Lane: Short-term rental investment growth is near all-time lows at 2.5%
“We are seeing all time low levels of new investment in short term rentals today. So we had reached an all time low in 20, 25 and the, and thesis was that that was going to be the bottom and that we were going to go up from there in terms of new investment acti…”
Assertion Contradicted
Lane: Abilene, Texas Was AirDNA's Top Investment Market This Year
“Our top market this year ended up being Abilene, Texas.”
Assertion Supported
AirDNA licenses MLS data to calculate yields for every US home for sale
“We license MLS data to then be able to run that calculation for every single home available for sale in the US.”
Assertion Supported
Lane: Short-term rental revenues are up 5% in 2026
“Short-term rental revenues have been going up and we've seen that extensively this year, and so far this year, overall revenues are up about five percent”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Lane: AirDNA Tracks Every Listing on Airbnb, Vrbo, and Booking.com Globally
“So we track the performance of every single listing on Airbnb, Vrbo, booking.com around the world.”