The Wonderful World of DVC Resale Financing
In recent years the Disney Vacation Club Resale Industry has grown and with that so has the affordability through great financing options. Rates on 5 year loans can be found under 10%. Compare that to ten years ago when it was almost impossible to even get a loan in the timeshare resale world. Fueled by […]
Keep Reading >Disney Vacation Club to Raise Prices as Much as $25 Per Point
On January 6, 2015 Disney Vacation Club will be raising the prices of all their sold out resorts. For most of the resorts it will be a $5 per point increase but for Wilderness Lodge, Boardwalk and Beach Club the price increase will be $25 per point. This news comes just weeks after DVC ended […]
Keep Reading >The Long Term Savings of Disney Vacation Club
Often overlooked is the long term savings that Disney Vacation Club provides. There are lots of benefits to owning DVC, but the biggest financial benefit is that the total number of points it takes to fill up a Disney Vacation Club resort in an entire year can never increase. What this provides is a hedge […]
Keep Reading >The Ever Growing Importance of Home Resort Priority
Members have always asked me, if Disney Vacation Club keeps selling and more people join the club will that eventually make it almost impossible to get a room at the Disney Vacation Club Villas? And the answer is “no”, the same proportion of members to points will keep that from happening. As the developer, Disney […]
Keep Reading >The Biggest Myth About DVC Resale
Lots of misinformation exists about buying DVC contracts on the secondary market, but the biggest myth about buying resale is that you won’t be able to use your resale points in exchange for World Collection vacations. The World Collection, which is mostly made up of RCI (Resorts Condominiums International) is a collection that can be […]
Keep Reading >Are You Ready for the Disney Vacation Club Polynesian Villas?
There is a lot excitement coming around the corner in DVC world as the sales release of the Polynesian Villas is rumored to be as early as January for Disney Vacation Club Members. The anticipation for this resort is significant as it represents the final monorail resort for Disney Vacation Club to expand to, and […]
Keep Reading >The BEST DVC Resort to Own for the Network User Is…
Disney’s Saratoga Springs followed closely by Disney’s Bay Lake Tower. But first, I should probably define a “network user”. This would be the DVC Member who will often use a variety of different DVC Resorts and may use points to do one of the many RCI Resorts as well. This is the member who would […]
Keep Reading >When I Add On Points to a Different Resort Do I Now Have Booking Priority at Both Resorts?
The answer is yes. However, you must be careful as sometimes members will assume this means they have Home Resort Priority (HRP) with all the points at both resorts and that is not true. For example, lets say you own 100 Points at Beach Club and then you add on 100 Points at Boardwalk. Together […]
Keep Reading >Possibly the Best Disney Vacation Club Value: Concierge Level Animal Kingdom
As former Disney Vacation Club Guides we frequently get asked, where do I get the best bang for my DVC Points. And of course the answer would be at the DVC Resorts, but at which resort would one get the best value? I would say look no further than Concierge Level Animal Kingdom. In fact, […]
Keep Reading >How do you determine the value of Disney Vacation Club?
Simple, take the purchase price of the DVC points and divide by the number of years you will receive the points to calculate a per individual point price. Then add the cost of the Annual Dues per point to determine the total cost of buying and maintaining a Vacation Club point. Let’s use Animal Kingdom […]
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