The plot does thicken... I do hope this is the case. I am all for owners utilizing brokers to rent out unneeded points and the broker taking a cut. I am not for brokers mass owning and renting.
Anyone recall what this one broker had in confirmed reservations at Aulani as of a few weeks ago? Seems like it’s a smaller portion of their overall listings lately, feel like it was a lot more before
I hadn't been looking at the rental numbers but someone else did. I may start tracking it. Mainly because I own Aulani and also because I am extra nosey.
I think this applies to all the resorts they have confirmed rentals at. They must have soaked up most of the "value" studio bookings at a range of resorts.
Sadly it appears that way.
People use aggregator sites like the below instead of going to each broker individually
Another aggregator site is https://www.dvcrofr.com/resale-listings
What this is is an strange education for anyone who is ever in a position where they need to rent out points they are unable to use: as opposed to renting points clearly it's better to book low cost rooms that are also in prime locations (Boardwalk studios, Rivera Tower, AK Value, VDH Duo, and no doubt Poly Tower Duo) and then offer them as confirmed reservations. I wouldn't be surprised if this is also a good chunk of the the reason that normal owners over at CCV have trouble booking studios for their own vacations there as well.
#banconfirmedreservationrentals
Eh…. that’s too draconian, IMO.
I doubt it has anything to do with annual dues (not saying they won’t increase more than usual, the tax assessment seems to be a problem).
