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Deanna Reed may have quit her job because of the Trump administration, but she\u2019ll still welcome its supporters into her home.<\/p>\n

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Reed, who until last May worked in cybersecurity for the federal government, now manages about 100 short-term rentals across the D.C. region. She said almost all of them were booked within minutes of being posted for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend, which coincides with the nation\u2019s blockbuster 250th birthday celebrations<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely a huge uptick,\u201d said Reed, who lives in the District. \u201cThe numbers have gone up exponentially.\u201d<\/p>\n

Demand for local short-term rentals over that weekend has surged. This year, 87% of properties will be occupied for July Fourth, compared to 72% last year, according to AirDNA<\/u><\/span>, a company that collects and analyzes short-term rental data.<\/p>\n

The data also shows that D.C. homeowners are cashing in on a weekend shaped by President Donald Trump, whose Freedom 250 commission received $68 million<\/u><\/span> in taxpayer funds for anniversary celebrations. The market stands in stark contrast to January 2025, when some hosts pulled their properties<\/u><\/span> in protest of the president\u2019s inauguration.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of people were taking their properties offline based on the type of people that they thought were going to come. They didn\u2019t want them occupying their property,\u201d said Ron Curtis, a native Washingtonian who manages 45 Airbnbs nationally. \u201cBut I think people celebrate Independence Day [and] the United States outside of Trump. Two hundred fifty years is a very big deal. It\u2019s a big milestone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reed has been noting where her holiday visitors are coming from, and more people than ever are traveling from Southern states, including Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. Usually it\u2019s New Yorkers, or \u201ccity people,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBusiness is business. …The people are just as nice as anybody else, we still want to welcome them,\u201d Reed said. \u201cThe administration is settled. It\u2019s just reality, this is just the new D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tourists who will be occupying Adele Currin\u2019s rowhouse in Logan Circle expressly told her they were traveling to the nation\u2019s capital to celebrate America 250. Currin, who also rented her home out over the inauguration, has no qualms about that. She only wishes she had raised her prices.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been a little bit blissfully unaware, I feel kind of stupid about it,\u201d said Currin, who\u2019s been renting out her home since 2023. \u201cThen somebody booked it and I thought, \u2018Oh my God, I could have made so much more money.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Other D.C. hosts sensed opportunity. The average daily rate for short-term rental bookings in the District is up 31% from last year, according to AirDNA. Reed said people started booking her properties last summer for the July Fourth celebration, which influenced the dynamic pricing algorithm she uses.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe price has gone up, because the market is driving that,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019ve seen places that are not in the best neighborhoods, that are typically more crime-intense \u2014 it doesn\u2019t matter. It\u2019s the Fourth of July, they\u2019re in D.C.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reed fielded a record number of requests from other homeowners to partner up and list their properties for the celebrations.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people are like, \u2018Hey I\u2019m going out of town for the Fourth of July, are you interested in co-hosting for just that weekend?\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not that easy: D.C. requires short-term rental hosts to register with the city<\/u><\/span> and get a license. But it\u2019s also not that hard: So long as those homeowners met the requirements and submitted their paperwork, Reed said she helped some get approved within a week.<\/p>\n

Outgoing Mayor Muriel Bowser has even floated a \u201cspecial events\u201d license that would make it easier for D.C. residents to rent out their homes on special occasions, like an inauguration or Independence Day. That bill is currently in committee<\/u><\/span>.<\/p>\n

Even out in Waldorf, Maryland, new host Regina Kim is benefiting from the celebrations in D.C. Kim began renting her home out in March, and had a family book the July 4 weekend in early June. As she prepares for their stay, politics hasn\u2019t crossed her mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I think about July Fourth, I think about celebration,\u201d she said. \u201cPeople come together.\u201d<\/p>\n

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