# Haven Research

> Industry research reports from Book With Haven. Each report has a designed HTML page (the citation surface) and an LLM-readable `llms.txt`.

Index: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/research
Machine index: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/research/llms.txt

## Reports
- [The Ground Truth of Modern SEO: What Search Engines Actually Document](https://www.bookwithhaven.com/research/the-ground-truth-of-modern-seo-what-search-engines-actually-document) (2026-09-30): 17 of 32 SEO rules are contradicted by the search engines' own docs, 12 more have no primary source, and no engine publishes a ranking weight. 330+ documents, September 2026.
  - Machine copy: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/research/the-ground-truth-of-modern-seo-what-search-engines-actually-document/llms.txt
- [The Future of Short-Term Rental Booking Beyond the OTA](https://www.bookwithhaven.com/research/the-future-of-short-term-rental-booking-beyond-the-ota) (2026-08-30): Airbnb is testing 6% to 10% host fees on host-shared links against 15.5%, while Key Data shows Airbnb at 50% of Q1 2026 managed U.S. reservations and direct down to 23%.
  - Machine copy: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/research/the-future-of-short-term-rental-booking-beyond-the-ota/llms.txt
- [AI, Distribution, and the Future of Direct Versus Intermediated Lodging Booking](https://www.bookwithhaven.com/research/ai-distribution-and-the-future-of-direct-versus-intermediated-lodging-booking) (2026-08-23): AI is changing how lodging is discovered, not who takes the booking: OTA take rates held FY2021–FY2025, and continuity is the likeliest 24-to-36-month outcome at 45%. August 2026.
  - Machine copy: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/research/ai-distribution-and-the-future-of-direct-versus-intermediated-lodging-booking/llms.txt
- [The Cost of Compliance in U.S. Short-Term Rental Regulation](https://www.bookwithhaven.com/research/the-cost-of-compliance-in-us-short-term-rental-regulation) (2026-08-23): STR permit fees run from $75 to $2,100 with a $275 median across 13 documented pathways in an August 2026 audit of 31 U.S. jurisdictions; structural rules bind more than the fee.
  - Machine copy: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/research/the-cost-of-compliance-in-us-short-term-rental-regulation/llms.txt
- [What Courts Have Actually Held About Short-Term Rentals](https://www.bookwithhaven.com/research/what-courts-have-actually-held-about-short-term-rentals) (2026-08-23): Appellate courts usually hold that a residential-use covenant alone does not bar short-term rentals; an express minimum lease term usually does. National survey, August 2026.
  - Machine copy: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/research/what-courts-have-actually-held-about-short-term-rentals/llms.txt