LFG Fractional Ownership News Blog

Sherman Potvin, the CEO & Founder of Luxury Fractional Guide, was featured in the June 2009 issue of Perspective Magazine, a leading publication covering the shared ownership industry. The three-page in-depth interview covered Potvin’s background in the fractional industry, details of his new Fractional Homes International fractional real estate franchise program, and his plans for his fractional exchange program, Luxury Fractional Exchanges. Click here to view a PDF of the article, titled “The Single Home in the Fractional Marketplace”, or click here to view the entire June issue of Perspective Magazine.

Potvin launched Fractional Homes International in November 2008. Its mission is to bring fractional ownership to mainstream acceptance among vacation home sellers and buyers worldwide through its network of franchisees, who earn the designation of Certified Fractional Professional. The next FHI franchisee training session will be held in October 2009 in Utah. FHI is the third fractional real estate company founded by Sherman Potvin, joining Luxury Fractional Guide and Luxury Fractional Exchanges. To find a fractional real estate consultant, or learn more about FHI’s franchise program, please visit www.FractionalHomesIntl.com.

Fractional Homes International (FHI) announced today that it now has Certified Fractional Real Estate Professionals in 11 states and 2 countries who are focusing on the fast-growing trend of fractional ownership of single-family vacation homes. Launched by leading fractional real estate consultant Sherman Potvin, FHI’s network of highly trained professionals specialize in the art of converting whole-ownership vacation homes into prime fractional vacation properties. Read the rest of this entry »

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new vacation home exchange program, Luxury Fractional Exchanges (LFE). Previously only available to large fractional resorts, LFE brings a first-class exchange program to the growing number of stand-alone, single-family fractional vacation homes. Now every fractional owner can leverage their vacation home investment and trade weeks with other owners worldwide.

Luxury Fractional Exchanges is proud to be affiliated with a leading whole-ownership vacation home exchange program, Exclusive Exchanges (EE). LFE and EE have arranged a dual membership for their members so that they can communicate and exchange with homes in both programs. That means that LFE members will have immediate access to the Exclusive Exchanges network of over 1,000 luxury homes. Read the rest of this entry »

July 1, 2008 - Growing Wealth Magazine just published the informative article: Turning Profit In Luxury Fractional Real Estate. The piece cites a number of current developers in the field and industry expert Sherman Potvin, Luxury Fractional Guide’s owner and author of the best-selling book Fractionalize to Maximize. The article walks you through the steps necessary to fractionalize and sell an investment property. Learn how marketing fractional property is drastically different than selling conventional real estate, go through the online Project Feasibility Test, learn what to look for, and why it’s invaluable to hire a consultant before taking the plunge.  To read the full article, click here.