LFG Fractional Ownership News Blog

Fractional Homes International (FHI) announced today that it has launched the world’s first comprehensive Fractional Real Estate Online Training & Certification Course. Consisting of over 18 hours of video, 500 PowerPoint slides and a 400-page Manual, the course covers all aspects of fractional real estate development from feasibility analysis to closing the sale. Building on the success of FHI’s live training seminars, the online course allows people to become FHI Certified Fractional Professionals™ from the comfort of their own home. Read the rest of this entry »

The Residences at Fairmont Ridge, based in Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C., are offering a deeded sixteenth fractional ownership option starting at $38,900 (CAD). This never-before-offered ownership option is unique to the Columbia Valley and a first for Fairmont Hot Springs. Read the rest of this entry »

Leading destination club Exclusive Resorts today announced the opening of 10 new residences for members at Vdara Hotel & Spa at CityCenter on the Las Vegas Strip. The residences are the newest addition to the $1 billion Exclusive Resorts residence portfolio, which provides members with unmatched travel variety through hundreds of luxury residences in dozens of the world’s top resort destinations. Read the rest of this entry »

A new website called Fraction Facts aims to raise awareness of fractional ownership. While targeted at the Australian market, the site has lots of solid information for consumers and developers worldwide, including Fractional News & Resources, Frequently Asked Questions, A Consumer’s Guide to Purchasing Fractional Interests, and more. Check out the site at www.FractionFacts.com.au.

Offering 1/8th fractional shares, Arcos Gardens Golf Club & Country Estate is a gorgeous golf estate in the beautiful southwestern region of the country. Read our Spotlight on the property here.

We interviewed Tim Gesner, President of E3Escapes, the world’s first Ultra-Luxury “3-Dimensional” Fractional Home Ownership program in Cabo San Lucas Mexico, about how NASCAR Champion Rusty Wallace became their newest owner and Global Ambassador.

A Racing Legend

Whether you follow NASCAR or not, it is no secret that Rusty Wallace is the personification of a true winner, both on the track and off. Over a twenty-year NASCAR career, millions of fans will always remember the fiery Wallace for winning 55 races (eighth all time) and the 1989 season championship in what is now the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Wallace, now also a Nationwide Series car owner, was selected in 1999 as one of NASCAR’s 50 Greatest Drivers. And most recently in 2010, Rusty was also inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association’s (NMPA) Hall of Fame.

Just another Flight Home from Cabo… Or Was It?

It was a chance meeting that led to Rusty discovering the fractional ownership concept. Read the rest of this entry »