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Vacation Rental Mergers & Acquisitions Tracker

This tracker records mergers and acquisitions among vacation rental management companies, with each deal's date, market and approximate size, plus portfolio data from Nearsight on the companies involved. It also surfaces patterns across deals, including when acquisitions tend to happen, which companies are buying most often, and how OTA-dependent acquired companies were compared with their buyers.

Timeline

Historical timeline of acquisitions

  1. 2026

    12 deals

    1. New

      Big Fish Rentals logo

      Big Fish Rentals

      Big Fish Rentals acquires Wavecrest Beach Vacations

      Big Fish Rentals has acquired Wavecrest Beach Vacations, based in the Myrtle Beach, SC market. At the time of the deal, Wavecrest managed ~60 units, bringing Big Fish's portfolio to ~600+ properties.

      Wavecrest Beach Vacations
      Last tracked at 92 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2025.
      Big Fish Rentals
      590 properties before the deal, 590 as of Sep 28, 2026(0%)
      This count may not include the acquired properties yet. We refresh portfolio data at the end of each month.

    2. Royal Destinations logo

      Royal Destinations

      Royal Destinations acquires Grayt 30A

      Royal Destinations has officially acquired Grayt 30A, which at the time of the deal managed approximately thirty five properties in the 30A, Florida market.

      Grayt 30A Vacations
      Last tracked at 35 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2025.
      Royal Destinations
      138 properties before the deal, 168 as of Sep 28, 2026(+22%)
      Source

    3. Myrtle Beach Destinations logo

      Myrtle Beach Destinations

      Myrtle Beach Destinations acquires Rent in Myrtle

      Myrtle Beach Destinations has officially acquired Rent in Myrtle. At the time of acquisition, Rent in Myrtle managed approximately 70 properties in the Myrtle Beach, SC area.

      Rent in Myrtle
      Last tracked at 71 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2023.
      Myrtle Beach Destinations
      200 properties before the deal, 268 as of Sep 28, 2026(+34%)
      Source

    4. Bask Away logo

      Bask Away

      Bask Away acquires Beach Realty

      Bask Away has officially acquired Beach Realty. At the time of acquisition, Beach Realty managed approximately 53 properties in the Garden City/Surfside/Murrells Inlet, SC area.

      Beach Realty
      Last tracked at 53 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2017.
      Bask Away
      49 properties before the deal, 98 as of Sep 28, 2026(+100%)
      Source

    5. Dwell Vacations (Casago) logo

      Dwell Vacations (Casago)

      Dwell acquires Casago Myrtle Beach

      Dwell acquired fellow Casago franchisee, Casago Myrtle Beach. At the time of acquisition, Casago Myrtle Beach managed approximately 446 properties in and around Myrtle Beach, SC.

      Casago Myrtle Beach
      Last tracked at 446 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2017.
      Dwell Vacations (Casago)
      784 properties before the deal, 2,090 as of Sep 28, 2026(+167%)
      Source

    6. Liquid Life Vacation Rentals logo

      Liquid Life Vacation Rentals

      Liquid Life acquires Coastal Properties

      Liquid Life has acquired Coastal Properties, which managed ~50 properties in and around the Orange Beach, AL market.

      Coastal Properties
      Last tracked at 50 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2025.
      Liquid Life Vacation Rentals
      889 properties before the deal, 937 as of Sep 28, 2026(+5%)
      Source

    7. Liquid Life Vacation Rentals logo

      Liquid Life Vacation Rentals

      Liquid Life acquires Current Tides

      Liquid Life has acquired Current Tides, which managed ~63 properties in and around the Gulf Shores, AL market.

      Current Tides Vacation Rentals
      Last tracked at 63 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2025.
      Liquid Life Vacation Rentals
      821 properties before the deal, 937 as of Sep 28, 2026(+14%)
      Source

    8. Casago Highland Lakes logo

      Casago Highland Lakes

      Casago Highland Lakes acquires Vacasa Inventory

      Casago Highland Lakes acquired 140 properties from Vacasa's portfolio in the Hill Country, TX market.

      Casago Highland Lakes
      26 properties before the deal, 120 as of Sep 28, 2026(+362%)
      Source

    9. RealJoy Vacations logo

      RealJoy Vacations

      RealJoy acquired Forever Vacation Rentals

      RealJoy acquired Forever Vacation Rentals out of Destin, FL. Forever VR had ~76 properties at time of acquisition and had been in business for 14 years.

      Forever Vacation Rentals
      Last tracked at 76 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2025.
      RealJoy Vacations
      1,722 properties before the deal, 1,915 as of Sep 28, 2026(+11%)

    10. RealJoy Vacations logo

      RealJoy Vacations

      RealJoy Vacations acquires Beach Bums Vacation Rentals

      RealJoy acquired Beach Bums out of the Destin, FL market (~30 properties across Destin, Miramar Beach, and Santa Rosa Beach).

      Beach Bums Vacation Rentals
      Last tracked at 31 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2024.
      RealJoy Vacations
      1,722 properties before the deal, 1,915 as of Sep 28, 2026(+11%)

    11. Dwell Vacations (Casago) logo

      Dwell Vacations (Casago)

      Oceanside Properties Joins Casago and forms Dwell Vacations

      Dwell Vacations by Casago is a combination of (former) Oceanside Properties in the Hilton Head Island, SC market (~82 props) and Vacasa's inventory from Hilton Head and Edisto Beach.

      Dwell Vacations (Casago)
      82 properties before the deal, 2,090 as of Sep 28, 2026(+2449%)

    12. Elliott Beach Rentals logo

      Elliott Beach Rentals

      Elliott acquires Grand Strand Vacations and Rentals

      Elliott has acquired Grand Strand Vacations and Rentals in the Myrtle Beach, SC market, adding ~54 properties to their portfolio.

      Grand Strand Vacations and Rentals
      Last tracked at 54 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2016.
      Elliott Beach Rentals
      1,375 properties before the deal, 1,333 as of Sep 28, 2026(-3%)

  2. 2025

    12 deals

    1. Munroe Properties logo

      Munroe Properties

      Bald Head Island Services and Wendy Wilmot Properties merge

      Wendy Wilmot Properties and Bald Head Island Services—two exceptional real estate teams with distinguished histories and local perspectives in the Bald Head Island, NC market—have joined forces to become Munroe Properties, a full-time sales and property management company dedicated to Bald Head Island homes and rentals.

      Munroe Properties
      138 properties before the deal, 194 as of Sep 28, 2026(+41%)

    2. Beach Vacations logo

      Beach Vacations

      Beach Vacations acquires Palmetto Vacation Rentals

      Beach Vacations acquired Palmetto Vacation Rentals in the Myrtle Beach, SC market (~100 properties).

      Palmetto Vacation Rentals
      Last tracked at 101 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2016.
      Beach Vacations
      488 properties before the deal, 447 as of Sep 28, 2026(-8%)

    3. Host2Coast logo

      Host2Coast

      Host2Coast acquires Relax Rentals Hilton Head

      Host2Coast acquired Relax Rentals Hilton Head in the Hilton Head Island, SC market, adding ~43 properties to their portfolio.

      Relax Rentals Hilton Head
      Last tracked at 43 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2024.
      Host2Coast
      224 properties before the deal, 267 as of Sep 28, 2026(+19%)

    4. B2 Vacations logo

      B2 Vacations

      B2 Vacations acquires Owner Direct Vacation Rentals

      B2 Vacations acquired Owner Direct Vacation Rentals in the Myrtle Beach, SC market, adding ~50 properties to their portfolio.

      Owner Direct Vacation Rentals
      Last tracked at 50 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2024.
      B2 Vacations
      160 properties before the deal, 250 as of Sep 28, 2026(+56%)

    5. Village Realty logo

      Village Realty

      Village Realty acquires Corolla Classic Vacations

      Village Realty has acquired Corolla Classic Vacations in the OBX, NC market, adding ~200 properties to their portfolio.

      Corolla Classic Vacations
      Last tracked at 139 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2016.
      Village Realty
      786 properties before the deal, 993 as of Sep 28, 2026(+26%)

    6. Reed Real Estate logo

      Reed Real Estate

      Reed Real Estate acquires Fort Morgan Properties

      Reed Real Estate has acquired Fort Morgan Properties in the Fort Morgan, AL market, adding ~46 properties to their portfolio.

      Reed Real Estate
      117 properties before the deal, 155 as of Sep 28, 2026(+32%)

    7. Tybee Vacation Rentals (VTrips) logo

      Tybee Vacation Rentals (VTrips)

      VTrips acquires Tybee Beach Vacation Rentals

      VTrips acquired Tybee Beach Vacation Rentals in the Tybee Island, GA market, adding ~168 properties to their portfolio.

      Tybee Beach Vacation Rentals
      Last tracked at 168 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2017.
      Tybee Vacation Rentals (VTrips)
      271 properties before the deal, 373 as of Sep 28, 2026(+38%)

    8. Southern Vacation Rentals (VTrips) logo

      Southern Vacation Rentals (VTrips)

      VTrips acquired Flip Flop Vacations

      VTrips acquired Flip Flop Vacations in the Gulf Shores, AL market, adding ~116 properties to their portfolio.

      Flip Flop Vacations
      Last tracked at 116 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2024.
      Southern Vacation Rentals (VTrips)
      1,373 properties before the deal, 1,357 as of Sep 28, 2026(-1%)

    9. Emerald Coast Vacation Rentals logo

      Emerald Coast Vacation Rentals

      Emerald Coast Vacation Rentals acquires Venture Found

      Emerald Coast Vacation Rentals has acquired Venture Found Vacation Rentals in the 30A, FL market, adding ~13 properties to their portfolio.

      Venture Found Vacation Rentals
      Last tracked at 13 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2025.
      Emerald Coast Vacation Rentals
      225 properties before the deal, 271 as of Sep 28, 2026(+20%)

    10. Ryson Vacation Rentals (VTrips) logo

      Ryson Vacation Rentals (VTrips)

      VTrips acquires Gary Greene Vacation Rentals

      VTrips has acquired Gary Greene Vacation Rentals in the Galveston, TX market, adding ~57 properties to their portfolio.

      Gary Greene Vacation Rentals
      Last tracked at 57 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2025.
      Ryson Vacation Rentals (VTrips)
      290 properties before the deal, 321 as of Sep 28, 2026(+11%)

    11. RealJoy Vacations logo

      RealJoy Vacations

      RealJoy acquires Harmony Beach Vacations

      RealJoy has acquired Harmony Beach Vacations in the Destin, FL market, adding ~83 properties to their portfolio.

      Harmony Beach Vacations
      Last tracked at 83 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2025.
      RealJoy Vacations
      1,437 properties before the deal, 1,915 as of Sep 28, 2026(+33%)

    12. Glass Casa Vacations logo

      Glass Casa Vacations

      Glass Casa acquires VIP Vacation Rentals

      Glass Casa has acquired VIP Vacation Rentals in the Sanibel Island, FL market, adding ~73 properties to their portfolio.

      VIP Vacation Rentals
      Last tracked at 100 properties, tracked by Nearsight since 2025.
      Glass Casa Vacations
      119 properties before the deal, 148 as of Sep 28, 2026(+24%)

  3. 2024

    1 deal

    1. Liquid Life Vacation Rentals logo

      Liquid Life Vacation Rentals

      Liquid Life acquires Roberts Brothers Vacation Rentals Division

      Roberts Brothers, Inc. sold its Gulf Coast short-term vacation rentals division to Liquid Life Vacation Rentals in June 2024 so it could focus on core real estate brokerage while Liquid Life took over management of those properties immediately.

      Liquid Life Vacation Rentals
      417 properties before the deal, 937 as of Sep 28, 2026(+125%)
      Source

  4. 2021

    1 deal

    1. Thomas Beach Vacations logo

      Thomas Beach Vacations

      Thomas Beach Vacations acquires OD Beach Rentals

      Thomas Beach Vacations has acquired OD Beach Rentals, in the North Myrtle Beach, SC market, adding ~75 properties to their portfolio.

      Thomas Beach Vacations
      435 properties before the deal, 361 as of Sep 28, 2026(-17%)
      Source

  5. 2020

    2 deals

    1. Condo-World logo

      Condo-World

      Condo-World acquires White Realty

      Condo-World has acquired White Realty, in the North Myrtle Beach, SC market, adding ~93 properties to their portfolio.

      Condo-World
      469 properties before the deal, 415 as of Sep 28, 2026(-12%)

    2. Beach Vacations logo

      Beach Vacations

      Beach Vacations merged with Myrtle Beach Vacation Rentals, Inc

      Beach Vacations has merged with Myrtle Beach Vacation Rentals, Inc in the Myrtle Beach, SC market, adding ~160 properties to their portfolio.

      Beach Vacations
      447 properties as of Sep 28, 2026
      Source

  6. 2019

    1 deal

    1. Condo-World logo

      Condo-World

      Condo-World acquires CondoLux

      Condo-World has acquired CondoLux, a top vacation rental management company in the North Myrtle Beach, SC market, adding over 200 properties to their portfolio.

      Condo-World
      300 properties before the deal, 415 as of Sep 28, 2026(+38%)
      Source

Deals over time

Acquisitions by year

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Seasonality

Acquisitions by month

Across all years, the most deals were announced in September (6 deals).

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Leaderboard

Most active acquirers

  1. 01VTrips logoVTrips3 deals
  2. 02RealJoy Vacations logoRealJoy Vacations3 deals
  3. 03Liquid Life Vacation Rentals logoLiquid Life Vacation Rentals3 deals
  4. 04Dwell Vacations (Casago) logoDwell Vacations (Casago)2 deals
  5. 05Condo-World logoCondo-World2 deals
  6. 06Beach Vacations logoBeach Vacations2 deals
  7. 07Village Realty logoVillage Realty1 deal
  8. 08Casago Highland Lakes logoCasago Highland Lakes1 deal

Leaderboard

Most active markets

  1. 01Myrtle Beach, SC7 deals
  2. 02North Myrtle Beach, SC3 deals
  3. 03Destin, FL3 deals
  4. 04Gulf Shores, AL2 deals
  5. 05Hilton Head Island, SC2 deals
  6. 0630A, FL2 deals
  7. 07Outer Banks, NC1 deal
  8. 08Tybee Island, GA1 deal

By state: SC 13 · FL 6 · AL 5 · NC 2 · TX 2 · GA 1

OTA dependency

How OTA-dependent were the companies that got acquired?

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acquired companies were estimated to be more dependent on Airbnb, Vrbo and other OTAs than the company that acquired them. None had a Low OTA dependency level before the deal.

Acquired companies9 companies
Their acquirers9 companies
LowMediumHigh

Based on 9 deals since March 16, 2026, when we started saving daily OTA dependency levels. Each level comes from the 30 days before the deal was announced, and is relative to the other vacation rental managers we track. How Nearsight's OTA Dependency Score works

DealOTA dependency

Methodology

Where the data comes from

Deals come from press releases, company announcements, LinkedIn posts, and portfolio changes we see in Nearsight's tracking of hundreds of vacation rental management companies.

Property counts are approximate. When we tracked the acquired company, we show its last recorded count and when we started tracking it.

The tracker covers deals we have verified, mostly professional managers in the United States. It is not a complete record of every transaction.

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