DVC Right of First Refusal (ROFR): August ’16 Report

In the month of August, Disney exercised their right of first refusal (ROFR) on five contracts sold through the DVC Resale Market.  The resorts bought back in August (Bay Lake Tower, Boardwalk, Old Key West and Saratoga Springs) were consistent with what we have been seeing this year.  Year-to-date, Old Key West and Saratoga Springs […]

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How to Buy a Disney Vacation Club Contract with a Low Down Payment

One of the biggest barriers for many people looking to join or add-on with Disney Vacation Club can be the initial out of pocket expenses.  Sometimes, the reason for this is people will become the most interested in joining or adding-on just after their Disney vacation has ended, and consequently, many of those people may […]

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The Overlooked Value of Owning Disney Vacation Club’s Bay Lake Tower

Typically, when buyers think about Disney Vacation Club’s Bay Lake Tower they think location, location, location, which is true, however, seldom do buyers also consider that Bay Lake Tower frequently ranks as the #2 best economical DVC resort to own long-term.  There are 3 components of economic value to consider with Disney Vacation Club: 1. […]

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DVC Right of First Refusal (ROFR): April ’16 Report

In the month of April, Disney exercised their right of first refusal (ROFR) on 2 contracts that were sold through the DVC Resale Market, representing a less than 2% buy back rate.  This was lowest number of buy backs we have observed since this time last year.   Before April, the average buy back amount per […]

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Best Economical DVC Resort to Purchase: Spring 2016

At DVC Resale Market we like to keep an economic Disney Vacation Club Resort ranking updated for our clients as prices, dues, resorts and Disney can change over time.  We started providing this ranking in the Fall of 2014, and this article represents our 4th in the series. For those DVC Members looking to add-on […]

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Analysis of DVC Resale Price Changes (2014-2016)

In recent years, some Disney Vacation Club resorts in resale have experienced significant price changes while others have had relatively small to moderate gains.    For example, resorts such as Saratoga Springs, Animal Kingdom and Hilton Head have increased less than $10/pt. since September 2014 while other resorts such as Beach Club, Boardwalk, Grand Floridian and […]

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DVC Right of First Refusal (ROFR): February ’16 Report

In the month of February, Disney exercised their right of first refusal (ROFR) on 10 contracts that were sold through the DVC Resale Market.  The two most common resorts bought back in February were Saratoga Springs and Bay Lake Tower.  Moreover, the average buy back prices for those resorts were $86.25/pt. for Saratoga Springs and […]

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Disney Vacation Club Price Increases Coming This Week

All Disney Vacation Club properties that are considered “sold out” by the developer, Disney Vacation Development (DVD) will be increasing in price on February 19th, 2016 with the exception of Vero Beach and Hilton Head.  This increase will be applicable to both existing Members and Prospects.  Note these increases on February 19th only apply to […]

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Disney Vacation Club 25th Anniversary Information:  Park Tickets, Events and Much More

In 2016, Disney Vacation Club will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary.  As part of this silver anniversary Disney Vacation Club will be introducing several new membership enhancements including  a new theme park ticket offer, signature after-hour events at the theme parks, first-ever member lounge at Epcot, DVC sweepstakes, new DVC membership cards, DVC member website […]

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Proposed 2016 Disney Vacation Club Annual Dues

Below are charts showing the proposed 2016 annual dues per point for all the Disney Vacation Club Resorts.  Please note, these are only proposed 2016 annual dues, and these proposed dues will have the opportunity for approval at the 2015 Disney Vacation Club Annual Condominium Association Meeting on December 10, 2015.  The meeting will be […]

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