Is anyone finding the buying process frustrating?

I just checked what BLT deeds had ownership changes for a certain period. I then looked how many went to Disney and how many went to non-Disney new owners.

The period I checked Disney took back a contract at $126 and another at $130.

Later tonight I will go in and check new entries up to February 22

Interesting…and it does show that this site is a small sample of what is happening and seeing that they did take some in the $129 to $130 range, it may mean that will stop that specific resort from falling too far.
 
I could spend hours on the county search page.

BLT from January 31 to February 13 I took a sample of 5 deeds as follows:

POINTS/PRICE PER POINT
150/$136
220/$153
35/$180
100/$166
300/$161

BLT sellers seem to be correct in holding fairly firm to their price.



SSR similar time period as above
250/$102
160/$99
150/$117
150/$115
160/$115

There were several Saratoga contracts taken back by Disney, but they all looked to be subject to the foreclosure process.

Someone also purchased a 700-point Saratoga contract directly from Disney at $205 per point.

These contracts were most likely agreed to back about 45-75 days prior.
 
I could spend hours on the county search page.

BLT from January 31 to February 13 I took a sample of 5 deeds as follows:

POINTS/PRICE PER POINT
150/$136
220/$153
35/$180
100/$166
300/$161

BLT sellers seem to be correct in holding fairly firm to their price.



SSR similar time period as above
250/$102
160/$99
150/$117
150/$115
160/$115

There were several Saratoga contracts taken back by Disney, but they all looked to be subject to the foreclosure process.

Someone also purchased a 700-point Saratoga contract directly from Disney at $205 per point.

These contracts were most likely agreed to back about 45-75 days prior.
Are you just putting the resort and date range to do a search? I wasn’t supposed to buy anymore points but used the ROFR quickly last night for reference. I did assume DVC wasn’t buying anything back and now I’m concerned about my price per point.
 
Are you just putting the resort and date range to do a search? I wasn’t supposed to buy anymore points but used the ROFR quickly last night for reference. I did assume DVC wasn’t buying anything back and now I’m concerned about my price per point.
Yes

I found using quotations on the trade name keeps out all the other sales with bay or lake or springs in the name

This morning I will run them with Disney's name in the grantee box. That will show me all the contracts Disney took back for that period. I will do one search for all of the resorts for a total and some by the specific resort.
 

From January 1 through February 20 Disney Vacation Club purchased 146 contracts. 29 were from SSR.

Many of these may have been foreclosures and not regular sales. I would have to look at each to determine that.

@Sunnyore let me know which resort you are concerned about, and I will check the sales.

I just passed ROFR for SSR at $104.00
 
Disney Development was the grantee on the following:

AKV-13
BLT-13
CCR-51
DVC-12 that includes OKW (10) and BWV(2)
Poly-10
SSR-29
Riviera-17

That totals 145. I could not find the last one.

47 of these had a deed tax of 70 cents which tells me they were foreclosures.

At a cursory glance it appeared that a lot of the foreclosures were Riviera
 
At a cursory glance it appeared that a lot of the foreclosures were Riviera
Just sad. Means they were underwater, as many RIV buyers could be, especially with financing. Or just uninformed or sloppy.

It's a sad scenario when you have to bring money to the table to sell your timeshare. A common occurrence outside DVC, but now here at home too. When you have to pay to get rid of it, foreclosure might be a better option. Feels very timeshare-y.
 
Feels very timeshare-y.
Unfortunately that seems to be a recurring thought. I think restrictions are the root, but maybe the original DVC Idea just isn’t profitable enough, so they have to pivot to a normal timeshare type of plan?
 
Unfortunately that seems to be a recurring thought. I think restrictions are the root, but maybe the original DVC Idea just isn’t profitable enough, so they have to pivot to a normal timeshare type of plan?
We’re talking about foreclosures. That has nothing to do with how DVC operates, and everything to do with people not paying for something they purchase, either due to unforeseen financial hardships, or simply buying something they shouldn’t have in the first place.
 
We’re talking about foreclosures. That has nothing to do with how DVC operates, and everything to do with people not paying for something they purchase, either due to unforeseen financial hardships, or simply buying something they shouldn’t have in the first place.
Of course it does. The intention of the resale restrictions is to corrode resale value. This is the intended outcome. But, hey, the Mouse gets to repackage the points. Yay?
 
Of course it does. The intention of the resale restrictions is to corrode resale value. This is the intended outcome. But, hey, the Mouse gets to repackage the points. Yay?
I dont think they want more RIV points really, got plenty they are still trying to sell. But obviously they are going to get them back if people are not paying their dues and/or financing note or both.
 
Of course it does. The intention of the resale restrictions is to corrode resale value. This is the intended outcome. But, hey, the Mouse gets to repackage the points. Yay?
It’s a foreclosure. In a depressed market, ANY depressed market, you hold onto the asset until you’re no longer upside down. If you can’t afford to ride it out, you’re still guilty of financing something you couldn’t afford to pay for. We’re not talking about variable interest rate mortgages here.

And anyway, what happened to “you should never finance a timeshare”?
 
I keep running into Sellers and brokers unwilling to come down on prices at all. They seem to completely ignore the fact that the market isn’t doing what they want it to do and won’t accept any currently reasonable offer.

Anyone else experiencing this?
I am less frustrated by sellers as everyone has a different reason for selling and as such I am fine with any rejecting an offer for whatever reason they want. I am much more frustrated with brokers manipulation of the process, either by reluctance to present offers or attempts to push up my offers.
 
It’s a foreclosure. In a depressed market, ANY depressed market, you hold onto the asset until you’re no longer upside down. If you can’t afford to ride it out, you’re still guilty of financing something you couldn’t afford to pay for. We’re not talking about variable interest rate mortgages here.

And anyway, what happened to “you should never finance a timeshare”?
I mean, by definition you can't be underwater on something with no loan. If you pay cash, that's just old fashioned losing money because now your asset is worth less, and you wouldn't let them foreclose. You'd take what you can get.

Historically, being underwater was tough to do in DVC. The resale restrictions have "fixed" that problem.
 
I mean, by definition you can't be underwater on something with no loan. If you pay cash, that's just old fashioned losing money because now your asset is worth less, and you wouldn't let them foreclose. You'd take what you can get.

Historically, being underwater was tough to do in DVC. The resale restrictions have "fixed" that problem.
Maybe I’m not being clear enough. It doesn’t matter what the resale value is. You finance something, you pay it off. If you run into financial hardship, that is one thing and may be unavoidable, but anyone who “lets them foreclose” because they can’t get what they want in resale (but can still make their contractually agreed-upon payments) is just pathetic.

YOU’RE the one who’s repeatedly been critical of people financing their DVC. But when it comes to those very same people failing to pay those DVC loans, now we’re somehow blaming the Mouse?
 
Maybe I’m not being clear enough. It doesn’t matter what the resale value is. You finance something, you pay it off. If you run into financial hardship, that is one thing and may be unavoidable, but anyone who “lets them foreclose” because they can’t get what they want in resale (but can still make their contractually agreed-upon payments) is just pathetic.

YOU’RE the one who’s repeatedly been critical of people financing their DVC. But when it comes to those very same people failing to pay those DVC loans, now we’re somehow blaming the Mouse?
Right, but this thread was about foreclosures. If you're a cash buyer, you wouldn't let them foreclose, you'd take what you can get, even if it's a lot less than you paid.

If you're underwater, you have to bring money to the table to close. You might let Disney foreclose, you might even be forced to, like in bankruptcy. That's not pathetic, it's rational for a predictable situation. Of course you wouldn't pay to sell it.

And yes, I couldn't sleep at night if I were selling these kind of financial products to people, and the resale restrictions don't help. Maybe I could argue legacy Disney was different than those other timeshares, but not this. It was designed to tank in value when they drove off the lot, that was the point of the resale restrictions. And it worked. Yay?
 
Of course it does. The intention of the resale restrictions is to corrode resale value. This is the intended outcome. But, hey, the Mouse gets to repackage the points. Yay?
And that is the exact reason why no one should go into any timeshare purpose, including DVC, needing or expecting resale value to be there,

When you buy direct, it’s all over the paperwork not to buy expecting any level of resale value. DVC has had a good track record and that was a nice plus, but it should always be viewed with caution.

There are plenty of prior resorts in which one would be selling at a loss so soon after buying and this is not unique to those who financed RIV…other resorts have had owners foreclosed as well.

Again, absent of any major financial setback, even if one finances, it should be at a level comfortable that one can pay it, or handle whatever potential funds would be needed to get out of the product,
 
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Right, but this thread was about foreclosures. If you're a cash buyer, you wouldn't let them foreclose, you'd take what you can get, even if it's a lot less than you paid.

If you're underwater, you have to bring money to the table to close. You might let Disney foreclose, you might even be forced to, like in bankruptcy. That's not pathetic, it's rational for a predictable situation. Of course you wouldn't pay to sell it.

And yes, I couldn't sleep at night if I were selling these kind of financial products to people, and the resale restrictions don't help. Maybe I could argue legacy Disney was different than those other timeshares, but not this. It was designed to tank in value when they drove off the lot, that was the point of the resale restrictions. And it worked. Yay?
As I said, there can be unavoidable financial hardships. If someone purchases a product that they can still afford, but find themselves upside down, then you continue to pay until 1. The market improves, or 2. You gain back equity. To simply allow foreclosure because you don’t want the product anymore and can’t sell it is ridiculous.
 















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