Dick Ragatz, President of Ragatz Associates, is widely recognized as the creator and publisher of the fractional industry’s Shared Ownership Industry Report, and the host of the annual Fractional Interest Conference. Since 1969, he has published more than 50 articles on resort development for academic journals and trade magazines, and has delivered more than 350 speeches on resort development at conferences throughout the world. Read the rest of this entry »


Four Seasons has submitted an application for development of a mixed-use development in Bermuda. The completed project will include 60 fractional and whole ownership units at the existing Horizons, and 20 fractional units and the 150-room Four Seasons Hotel at the Coral Beach Club.
The Painted Boat Spa and Marina opened its doors earlier this year offering a unique fractional ownership opportunity of its 31 vacation villas. To date, almost one-half of the 124 fractional ownership opportunities have been purchased.