Can you be a “Flex Buyer” with DVC?
In the vacation home industry, you may hear the term “flex buyer”, referring to a buyer who will use the vacation home for personal vacation use, as well as rental income. While some buyers are strictly buying vacation homes for rental income and others just for their personal use, you may find many people in […]
Keep Reading >DVC Member Planning for FastPasses and Extra Magic Hours at Hollywood Studios
As a member of the Disney Vacation Club (DVC), you’ve visited all of the theme parks at Walt Disney World, right? You likely have a strategy for how to navigate all four gates. What happens when Disney mucks up those plans with new rules, though? Let’s evaluate how DVC members should approach Disney’s Hollywood Studios […]
Keep Reading >DVC Home Resort Priority vs. Years Left on a DVC Contract
When considering a Disney Vacation Club (DVC) Resale purchase, we often see buyers trying to decide between the resort they want to stay at versus the resort that provides them the most years of vacationing. This is an understandable quandary as one contract can provide the buyer with Home Resort Priority (7-11 month booking […]
Keep Reading >DVC Resale Market Interview with Theme Park Tourist on the Changes to Incidental Benefits
Earlier this month, I had the honor of being approached by David Mumpower from themeparktourist.com for an interview regarding the changes Disney Vacation Club made to incidental benefits for resale contracts purchased on or after April 4, 2016. For those not familiar with the changes to incidental benefits, Disney’s statement on April 4th was, “new purchasers […]
Keep Reading >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 […]
Keep Reading >DVC Right of First Refusal (ROFR): November ’15 Report
In an effort to help educate Disney Vacation Club (DVC) resale buyers on the latest right of first refusal (ROFR) information we wanted to provide a monthly report that would show the DVC contracts in detail that were recently bought back by Disney. In the month of November, Disney exercised their right of first refusal […]
Keep Reading >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 […]
Keep Reading >Selling Disney Vacation Club? Check the “DVC Resale Broker Price Opinion Tool”
One of the first questions you may have if you are considering selling your Disney Vacation Club Membership is how much is it worth? Regardless of who you sell it through or who you sell it to, I highly recommend using the patent pending DVC Resale Broker Price Opinion Tool (serial no. 62/439,547). This tool […]
Keep Reading >Best Economical DVC Resort to Purchase: Fall 2015
At the DVC Resale Market we like to keep this updated for our clients every 6 months as prices, dues, resorts and Disney can change over time so can the economic value of a Disney Vacation Club (DVC) resort. We started providing this ranking in the Fall of 2014 and this article represents our 3rd […]
Keep Reading >Why have DVC Resale Prices Increased?
Over the past few years DVC resale prices have generally increased and the chart below shows the increases from Sep. ’14 to Sep. ’15. Some people are surprised that resale prices would increase at all especially for the older resorts as DVC contracts have an expiration. However, despite the fewer years the prices for DVC […]
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