Posts by Nick Cotton
DVC Resale Market Adds a Former DVC Guide and Disney Performer
DVC Resale Market is excited to announce the hire of its newest Team Member, Marissa Vallotton! She has a diverse Disney history and she brings an array of skills to the DVC Resale Market. She will add more direct DVC experience to a veteran DVC Resale staff. Marissa will be joining as a member of […]
Keep Reading >DVC’s 15th Resort Announced: Disney’s Riviera Resort
At the D23 Expo on July 15th, 2017 it was announced that Disney’s Riviera Resort would be the 15th Disney Vacation Club Resort. The approximately 300 unit resort will be near Epcot and will be linked on the new Disney Skyliner gondola system. Additionally, the new gondola system is to connect Disney’s Art of Animation, […]
Keep Reading >DVC Right of First Refusal (ROFR): June ’17 Report
Summary In the month of June, Disney exercised their right of first refusal (ROFR) on 4 of 163 contracts sold through the DVC Resale Market, representing 2.5% of the contracts sold. This lowers the year-to-date (YTD) buy back rate to 8.4%. June represented a 4th straight month in the buy back rate declining, but 2017 still has […]
Keep Reading >Introducing the 2nd Generation DVC Resale Market App
The 2nd Generation DVC Resale Market App has many improvements both functionally and stylistically when compared to its predecessor. In 2015, DVC Resale Market launched it’s first app. The original concept was designed as a Listing Notifier App. So, if the listing a buyer wanted was not currently available, they could download the app, […]
Keep Reading >DVC Right of First Refusal (ROFR): May ’17 Report
Summary In the month of May, Disney exercised their right of first refusal (ROFR) on 13 of 182 contracts sold through the DVC Resale Market, representing 7.1% of the contracts sold. This lowers the year-to-date (YTD) buy back rate to 9.2%. While May represented a big change in what was being bought back, it stayed fairly consistent […]
Keep Reading >Why a Healthy Resale Market is Great for Disney Vacation Club
In a 2016 Interview with the Orlando Sentinel I was asked, “Is a healthy resale market good for DVC?”. My answer was an instant, “yes, of course”. I think the answer surprised the interviewer as having a strong resale value is not common with many timeshares, and if those timeshare developers do alright then why […]
Keep Reading >DVC Right of First Refusal (ROFR): April ’17 Report
Summary In the month of April, Disney exercised their right of first refusal (ROFR) on 14 of 220 contracts sold through the DVC Resale Market, representing 6.4% of the contracts sold. This lowers the year-to-date (YTD) buy back rate to 9.6%. April marked the 2nd month in a row for the buy back rate to drop, pushing […]
Keep Reading >Selling DVC Resale: Price vs. Time on the Market
Every seller ideally wants the most money and the fastest sale. However, often times these come at a trade-off. Through DVC Resale Market’s Broker Price Opinion Tool (patent pending) and Instant Sale program, there are several different ways to arrive at the best listing price for a seller’s needs. The graph below illustrates the trade-off of […]
Keep Reading >Why is the Resale Value of Disney Vacation Club so Much Stronger than other Timeshares?
Many people’s first reaction to why Disney Vacation Club (DVC) carries a higher resale value is perhaps the name itself. While the Disney brand is undeniably a powerhouse, the name itself doesn’t tell the entire story as to why the resale value of DVC is so strong. For example, a consumer could just as easily […]
Keep Reading >DVC Right of First Refusal (ROFR): March ’17
Summary In the month of March, Disney exercised their right of first refusal (ROFR) on 19 of 252 contracts sold through the DVC Resale Market, representing 7.5% of the contracts sold. This lowers the year-to-date buy back rate to 10.6%. Despite the drop, the 2017 buy back rate is still more than 2x that of the 4.4% […]
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