LFG Fractional Ownership News Blog

We just posted a new Spotlight on Luxury Investment Properties, offering a 5-night stay for only $499 at one of their gorgeous properties in Italy, Spain, France or the Caymans: http://tinyurl.com/27y2uae

The former Vail Plaza Hotel in Vail, Colorado, has been renamed The Sebastian - A Timbers Resorts Hotel & Residence Club, and it will be operated and managed by Timbers Resorts. Enhancements are being made to the property and it will make its official debut in December 2010. The Private Residence Club will be comprised of 38 residences with two different offerings. A four-week membership will start at $310,000 and a Founder’s Club eight-week offering will start at $580,000. Both offerings will include membership in Timbers Collection, which is comprised of a host of perks and privileges from travel partners to reciprocity among resorts in the Timbers Resorts portfolio. For more information, visit TimbersResorts.com.

Turks and Caicos might be home to one of the world’s best beaches, but it’s also home to those who like to be pampered in total privacy. This could explain why Keith Richards, Bruce Willis, Donna Karen and the world’s most discerning travelers have residences in the archipelago, which remains one of the largest (and perhaps last) pristine expanses in the Caribbean.

If sipping a mojito on a quiet white sand beach, snorkeling in crystal clear waters, or enjoying a massage on your beachfront patio sounds like your idea of a luxury vacation, then you’ll find like minds at The Élan Collection, a private residence club that offers a 12,000-square-foot fractional beachfront estate called “The Coral House” on Grace Bay Beach. Read the rest of this entry »

Golden Treasures Real Estate has announced a new fractional ownership project in Sosua on the northern coast of the Dominican Republic. The 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath villas are custom designed specifically for fractional ownership. All villas will have ocean views and are a 5-minute drive to the beach. One-sixth shares (3 high-season weeks and 5 low-season weeks) are available starting at $69,870 (USD). View their website for more information.

Two recent studies have focused on the fractional markets in Brazil and Australia.

According to an article on FractionalLife.com, a study presented at the first South American Shared Ownership Investment Conference found the vacation ownership market in Brazil “is poised for rapid and long-term growth for many years”. Read the rest of this entry »

A Cape Cod fractional home for sale on the ocean in Cotuit, was covered by the Boston’s ABC news station WCVB. Click here to watch the video or read the article. Four 1/12 shares are available in the 3-bedroom home, giving each owner 3 weeks in the summer. Pricing starts at $98,500.