A ROOM. SHANNON. THAT’S RIGHT. HOTEL ROOMS ARE NEARLY SOLD OUT FOR THE DRAFT. AND THE ONES THAT AREN’T, WELL, THEY’RE GOING ANYWHERE FROM 400 TO $2000 A NIGHT. THAT’S ACCORDING TO A RECENT ONLINE SEARCHES. NOW, ALL THE PRICES ARE. EXCUSE ME. ALL EYES ARE ON THE PRICES OF HOME RENTALS. AND IF THOSE HOTEL PRICES DIDN’T SHOCK YOU, I GUARANTEE YOU THESE PRICES WILL. HONESTLY, I SAW AN ARTICLE. SOMEONE GETTING $20,000 FOR THE WEEK IN SHADYSIDE, AND I FIGURED IF I’M WAY CLOSER AND I’VE GOT A FULL HOUSE, THREE BEDS, I FIGURED I COULD COMPETE WITH THAT WITH THAT RATE. YOU HEARD THAT RIGHT. $20,000. SO THAT’S WHEN RICHARD RYAN LISTED HIS NORTH SIDE PROPERTY FOR $5,000 A NIGHT. I’VE BEEN HEARING ALL OVER THE NEWS THAT PEOPLE ARE ARE THERE’S A TON OF PEOPLE COMING INTO TOWN, AND THERE’S A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR ACCOMMODATIONS. SO I FIGURED WITH THE PROXIMITY TO THE TO THE NORTH SHORE AND ALL THE FESTIVITIES, I THOUGHT IT WAS KIND OF A NO BRAINER. BUT HE’S JUST ONE OF MANY PITTSBURGHERS LISTING THEIR HOMES FOR A PRETTY HEFTY PRICE, AND BEING THAT IT SLEEPS 14, WE THOUGHT THAT THE PRICE WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD. EVERYONE WE TALKED WITH SAID, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WERE TO GET EIGHT HOTEL ROOMS, IT WOULD BE MUCH MORE. AND THE PRICE FOR THAT NORTH SIDE HOME, $33,000 FOR THREE NIGHTS, ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE DRAFT.COM IS A WEBSITE LAUNCHED BACK IN OCTOBER THAT LISTS ALL THESE RENTAL HOMES IN AND AROUND THE CITY. NORTH SIDE SOUTH SIDE, MOUNT WASHINGTON LAWRENCEVILLE. THOSE ARE THE MOST POPULAR. SOMEBODY LISTED THEIR HOUSE IN LATROBE BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY’RE ADVERTISING IT, AS DO YOU WANT TO STAY WHERE THE STEELERS PRACTICE? THE WEBSITE WAS STARTED BY SANDY WARREN, A LOCAL REALTOR WHO STARTED LISTING RENTAL HOMES FOR THE U.S. OPEN LAST SUMMER. I SAW THE SUCCESS THAT HOMEOWNERS HAD IN OAKMONT, AND I DECIDED TO LAUNCH THIS WEBSITE, AND EVERYBODY TOLD ME, YOU HAVE TO DO THIS FOR THE NFL. AND EVEN THOUGH WE’RE 45 DAYS OUT, SANDY SAYS IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO LIST YOUR HOME. AND SANDY IS ALSO TELLING ME THAT A LOT OF THE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE PICKING UP MORE PEOPLE NOW, MORE THAN EVER ARE TRYING TO LIST THEIR HOME. BUT I’LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT THE MOMENTUM COMING
Pittsburgh homeowners list properties for thousands to rent ahead of NFL draft
Pittsburgh residents are listing their homes for thousands of dollars a night as the city prepares for an influx of visitors during the NFL draft.
Updated: 6:04 PM EDT Mar 9, 2026
As Pittsburgh gears up for the NFL draft, local homeowners are listing their properties for thousands of dollars a night to accommodate the influx of visitors.Richard Ryan, a Pittsburgh resident, has listed his Northside rental property for $5,000 a night, inspired by a report of someone earning $20,000 for a week in Shadyside. “Honestly, I saw an article someone getting $20,000 for the week in Shadyside, and I figured if I’m way closer and I have a full house, three beds, I figured I could compete with that rate,” Ryan said.Ryan noted the increased demand for accommodations due to the influx of visitors for the NFL draft. “I’ve been hearing all over the news that there are a ton of people coming into town and there’s a lot of people looking for accommodations, so I figured with the proximity to the North Shore and all the festivities, I thought it was kind of a no-brainer,” he said.Another property, which sleeps 14, is listed for $33,000 for three nights. “Being that it sleeps 14, we thought that the price was actually pretty good. Everyone we talked to said, you know, if you were to get eight hotel rooms, it would be more,” said Kristin Barker, whose Northside home is listed Accommodations For the Draft is a website launched in October, and it lists rental homes in and around Pittsburgh. “Northside, Southside, Mt. Washington, Lawrenceville, those are the most popular,” said Sandy Worncheck, a local realtor who started the website after seeing the success of homeowners during the U.S. Open in Oakmont last summer.”Somebody listed their house in Latrobe because they are advertising it as, ‘Do you wanna stay where the Steelers practice?'” Worncheck said.Worncheck emphasized the opportunity for homeowners to list their properties for the NFL draft, saying, “Everybody told me you have to do this for the NFL.”Despite it being 45 days out from the draft, Worncheck said it’s not too late to list a home.Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube Channel
PITTSBURGH —
As Pittsburgh gears up for the NFL draft, local homeowners are listing their properties for thousands of dollars a night to accommodate the influx of visitors.
Richard Ryan, a Pittsburgh resident, has listed his Northside rental property for $5,000 a night, inspired by a report of someone earning $20,000 for a week in Shadyside.
“Honestly, I saw an article someone getting $20,000 for the week in Shadyside, and I figured if I’m way closer and I have a full house, three beds, I figured I could compete with that rate,” Ryan said.
Ryan noted the increased demand for accommodations due to the influx of visitors for the NFL draft.
“I’ve been hearing all over the news that there are a ton of people coming into town and there’s a lot of people looking for accommodations, so I figured with the proximity to the North Shore and all the festivities, I thought it was kind of a no-brainer,” he said.
Another property, which sleeps 14, is listed for $33,000 for three nights.
“Being that it sleeps 14, we thought that the price was actually pretty good. Everyone we talked to said, you know, if you were to get eight hotel rooms, it would be more,” said Kristin Barker, whose Northside home is listed
Accommodations For the Draft is a website launched in October, and it lists rental homes in and around Pittsburgh.
“Northside, Southside, Mt. Washington, Lawrenceville, those are the most popular,” said Sandy Worncheck, a local realtor who started the website after seeing the success of homeowners during the U.S. Open in Oakmont last summer.
“Somebody listed their house in Latrobe because they are advertising it as, ‘Do you wanna stay where the Steelers practice?'” Worncheck said.
Worncheck emphasized the opportunity for homeowners to list their properties for the NFL draft, saying, “Everybody told me you have to do this for the NFL.
“Despite it being 45 days out from the draft, Worncheck said it’s not too late to list a home.
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