Mark O&#x27;Sullivan 🌎

14 Aug 2025

The brand new website for Caza de Casa 🏡 #BuildInPublic

Vrbo commission fee increasing to 12% for hosts. Vrbo are also getting rid of their $499 a year subscription plan. This move is very similar to Airbnb who went from charging a 3% service fee to their hosts and 12% service fee to their guests to a single 15.5% fee to their hosts.

The north of Spain is so beautiful

27 Aug

The new page on a mobile web browser I love the exit animation which pushes a search off the page

26 Aug

It's fun building cool things

21 Aug

Buenos días ☕ Starting my Friday with a coffee on the beach

4 Aug

The latest blog post that I published for the Caza de Casa blog about the Distrito Palermo in Medellín is appearing in the Images section in the results to a Google Search for "distrito palermo medellin" I've never had this happen before so it feels pretty cool

31 July

Yesterday marked 3 years since I asked Geilys to be my girlfriend ❤️

28 July

The latest blog post is a winner

cazadecasa.xyzDistrito Palermo - The $1 Trillion Megaproject in El PobladoFind out what's being built, who's behind it, and what it means for El Poblado and the city of Medellín.

28 July

Check out the blog post

23 July

The UTM links look ugly I went deep down the rabbit hole of looking into how to make them nicer Which lead to me buying a domain for shortened links which will redirect to UTM links Not a priority right now but I thought the domain suited Caza de Casa well so went ahead and got it

22 July

Finally started using UTM links to help me determine which WhatsApp groups are getting me the most amount of traffic Before it would have been showing as direct traffic instead of coming from whatsapp The links are a bit long and ugly but that can be fixed in the future with a URL shortener

16 July

I spent time this afternoon looking at the total unique users for Caza de Casa the past 6 months A big spike in users during the month of March lead me down the rabbit hole of trying to identify if there was a particular reason for this

16 July

The only factor I could identify that was different was that March was one of the months I was most active on the Facebook page sharing 4 properties and 2 blog posts One thing I haven't been doing is tracking with UTMs which would help identify the cause of spikes a lot easier

cazadecasa.xyzI Tried Every Internet Provider in Medellín. Here's What Six Years Taught MeHuw Rayner shares his honest experience with Claro, Tigo, Movistar and Somos after six years living in Medellín, and explains why he finally stopped switching.

12 June

"What's the best internet provider in Medellín?" Over the past 6 years Huw Rayner has tried and tested every major internet provider and can tell you who is the best and perhaps more importantly - which company to avoid. Read all in the blog 👇 cazadecasa.xyz/blog/medelli...

cazadecasa.xyzDental Care: Florida vs MedellínMiguel Cruz shares his experience of dental care in Medellín and compares it to the typical experience in Florida.

9 June

Earlier this month I had the first guest blog post on the Caza de Casa blog My plan is to have people share snippets of their experiences of what life is like in Medellín This first guest blog post compares the dental care to Florida in the US cazadecasa.xyz/blog/dental-...

cazadecasa.xyzCaza de Casa: Furnished Apartments for Rent in MedellínRent a furnished apartment in Medellín with Caza de Casa, an Airbnb alternative with lower prices, no surprises, and no service fees.

8 June

What is Caza de Casa? An alternative to those looking for an apartment to rent in Medellín without needing to pay high service fees like those on Airbnb and Booking cazadecasa.xyz

31 May

The Uneed launch day concluded and Caza de Casa finished #5 Why launch on Uneed? By submitting your product on Uneed earns you a dofollow backlink from a high domain authority site which helps improve your search engine ranking This should help Caza de Casa appear in more search & AI results

29 May

42 upvotes and it's got 3 reviews (!) so far today on Uneed Thanks to everyone who's voted so far Hopefully Caza de Casa can get a few more before the day is finished

29 May

Caza de Casa is launching today on Uneed I know it's still early in the day but it was really cool to see Caza de Casa in third place If you could find 2 minutes to give Caza de Casa an upvote today it'd be really appreciated 🫶

23 May

I recently added screenshots of Caza de Casa in to the Spanish app stores. But before I could publish them I needed add a link in the privacy policy page in Spanish. This wasn't possible with the existing setup for the landing page.

23 May

The landing page was already translated to Spanish but it was not setup with language routes and instead was changed only when the user tapped on the globe icon and selected a language.

23 May

This used a function to store the language selection and the page content was updated to whatever language was selected. Now we have a /es/ route for all the pages making it easier to share the site with Spanish only speakers.

12 May

"If you're looking for a better value longer stay it's worth keeping an eye out on platforms like Caza De Casa (available on iOS & Android) who work with local hosts to minimise the booking fees associated with Airbnb and in turn pass on less expensive rates." I love reading shoutouts like these ❤️

1 May

Uber is following Airbnb in adding hotel bookings to their platform Uber and Expedia are partnering to offer over 700,000 hotels directly in the app “Uber is now an app for everything,” CEO Dara Khosrowshahi In June the Expedia app will offer Uber rides

cazadecasa.xyzHow to Rent an Apartment in Medellín Without Airbnb Fees (2026 Guide)Learn how to rent a furnished apartment in Medellín without paying Airbnb service fees. Compare Facebook groups, local sites, estate agents, and better alternatives.

18 Mar

Nearly 2 years ago I got on a flight to move to Medellín. I've learnt a lot from my own experiences and hearing stories from others about renting in Medellín. What if you don't want to pay high prices on Airbnb? What options do you have? I reveal all below 👇 cazadecasa.xyz/blog/how-to-...

25 Dec 2025

Merry Christmas 🎄 Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful day wherever you are in the world and whatever you are doing today ❤️

29 Nov 2025

Someone on Reddit investigated the 1 year depreciation for many popular 2024 car models by gathering used car prices I love seeing when someone has put time and effort into gathering data and presenting it in such a useful way for the benefit of others

29 Nov 2025

Source: www.reddit.com/r/dat...

26 Nov 2025

Something is happening in LatAm 👀

23 Nov 2025

That's ANOTHER Colombian Digital Nomad Visa approved using Genki If you're applying for a Digital Nomad Visa in Colombia you can use Genki as your health insurance provider I used them and got my Colombian Digital Nomad Visa approved genki.world/?with=ca...

21 Nov 2025

Have you signed up to Caza de Casa? Check your emails because another 9 invitations have been sent out

11 Nov 2025

Sonder is shutting down It's never nice to see alternatives to Airbnb close down The industry needs MORE competition not less

10 Nov 2025

Próximamente 🇪🇸 This next update for Caza de Casa is going to be HUGE Some of our hosts who joined our waitlist only speak Spanish and so couldn't advertise their properties NOT ANYMORE #BuildInPublic

6 Nov 2025

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A couple days ago The Economist published an article leading with this question: "Has Airbnb reached its peak?" A thread 🧵

In October 2025 Airbnb introduced a social feature that "allow users who meet through an Airbnb experience to stay in touch" Is this a sign of things to come? Will we see Airbnb move to become more of a social network in the future?

economist.comHas Airbnb reached its peak?Brian Chesky, its boss, wants to offer more than just a bed to sleep on

Here's the full article by The Economist

A couple days ago The Economist published an article leading with this question: "Has Airbnb reached its peak?" A thread 🧵

Charging a lot more than your competitors will only alienate existing users. "paid $44 for a one-hour exercise class on Airbnb, only to find that the woman huffing and puffing beside her paid less than half that on Classpass, a booking site for workouts"

The expansion into offering hotel stays suggests Airbnb is becoming more and more like Booking. Booking offer a loyalty program (Genius) to help retain customers. Is it only a matter of time before Airbnb offer something similar?

A couple days ago The Economist published an article leading with this question: "Has Airbnb reached its peak?" A thread 🧵

What's the difference between Airbnb Experiences and Airbnb Services? Experiences: Outside your Airbnb (e.g. tour guide) Services: Inside your Airbnb (e.g. private chef)

Airbnb still have work to do when it comes to these additional offerings. "Viator, one competitor, offers ten times as many experiences in big cities such as London and New York."

A couple days ago The Economist published an article leading with this question: "Has Airbnb reached its peak?" A thread 🧵

To combat this Airbnb has boosted bookings outside of their core markets (Brazil / India) by offering new payment options and increasing marketing efforts.

Airbnb Services was launched in May 2025. This is not the first time Airbnb entered a new market and expanded beyond vacation rentals. Airbnb Experiences launched November 2016 to take on Viator, GetYourGuide and TripAdvisor who offer similar activities and experiences.

A couple days ago The Economist published an article leading with this question: "Has Airbnb reached its peak?" A thread 🧵

How is Airbnb reacted to the growth slowdown? - Growing bookings in new countries (Brazil, India) - Entering new markets (services) - Expanding offerings (hotels) - Testing the water with new ideas (social features)

The core markets (USA, Australia, Britain, Canada & France) represents 50% of nights booked through the platform according to AirDNA. The percentage change year on year in nights booked has been falling in these countries.

A couple days ago The Economist published an article leading with this question: "Has Airbnb reached its peak?" A thread 🧵

"$86bn-worth of bookings made through the platform in the 12 months to June". A 10% increase vs the previous year. However the rate of growth has been decreasing and analysts predict more signs of slowdown in the Q3 2025 earnings report due on Nov 6.

What has caused the decrease in the rate of growth? - Uncertainty caused by President Donald Trump putting off tourists coming to the USA - Policy makers banning Airbnb or implementing heavy restrictions - Competition from other platforms (Booking, Expedia)