Music to our ears: “To better compete, many fractional developments are bulking up their location-swapping programs; some 65 percent now allow members to access some type of exchange, up from 25 percent seven or eight years ago, according to consultancy Ragatz Associates.”

New vacation homes are being built slope-side at Schweitzer Mountain Resort, with three bedrooms, 3 ½ bathrooms, large decks and picture windows offering dramatic views of Lake Pend Oreille, all beckoning the discerning buyer.
These million-dollar homes are going for only $195,000.
That’s per share. A one-eighth share to be exact.
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/mar/07/eighth-is-enough/

Great article on fractional ownership of Silver Fox, a 5,800-square-foot luxury-lodge-style house in the Big Springs neighborhood of Truckee.
http://www.marinmagazine.com/Marin-Magazine/February-2010/Sun-Snow-and-the-Silver-Fox/

Discounts galore in Ski Country, USA. New York Times.

An interesting article about the conversion of standalone vacation homes to fractional.

Wealthy homeowners armed with surplus cash and a desire for luxury holidays have poured millions of pounds into the shared ownership industry over the past decade. The property boom that gripped the world made it seem as though the good times would never end and a few hundred thousand pounds for membership and annual fees for a scheme seemed a small price for a “millionaire’s lifestyle”.

According to FractionalLife.com, fractional industry speakers at the recent OPPLive/Property Investor Show in London feel that fractional ownership is set to surge in popularity over the next several years.

Established US developer Richard Stockett is embracing the fractional ownership concept with zeal.