Owners benefit from the worry-free aspect of fractional home ownership: no maintenance or caretaking, no accounting, plus all the conveniences of a hotel. Perhaps the biggest advantage is the cost; you are often paying 10% of what you would pay to own an entire home, which is especially convenient if you are only going to use the home a few weeks a year. And for those who like their vacations swanky, other services (such as an in-home chef, laundry, or maid services) are often available.
Yahoo Finance
Owners get a beautiful, high-quality house, in a fantastic location, with great services and amenities and a carefree vacation lifestyle for 10 percent or 15 percent of what they would have to pay to buy the house on their own. The costs of buying and running these often expensive properties is shared by a number of people and the homes, instead of sitting idle most of the time, are nearly always being used.
CNN
Fractional ownership offers individuals the opportunity to buy partial ownership of a really nice place in a resort area.
Bankrate
Personal service is where fractional properties and private residence clubs clearly outshine traditional second-home ownership. For most people today, time is their most valuable commodity. Who wants to spend it cleaning, unpacking, grocery shopping and mowing the lawn?
Condo Hotel Center
Fractional ownership is an actual investment unlike a time share that plummets in price as soon as you sign the paper. If you go on Ebay right now you?ll see hundreds of people trying to sell their timeshares for a tiny fraction of what they paid for it just a few months prior. With fractional home ownership the property value increases and so does your investment (especially if you invest in preconstruction fractional ownerships)
Invest Real Estate 101
Fractional's going to continue to flourish because it gives access to many more people
The mercury news
the relatively new concept of fractional home ownership makes living the good life attainable, affordable and perhaps most importantly-manageable. With this practical purchasing method, you don't have to have a personal assistant or a movie star's income to enjoy your own A-list second home.
Sky West Magazine
One difference between many vacation clubs and fractional vacation ownership deals are that certain club members may actually own nothing but "membership," whereas fractional owners have a slice of the deed. "The response has been exceptional to those seeking a second home alternative..."
The herald tribune
...fractional ownership clubs like Exclusive Resorts gives them a shot at luxury living at merely well-to-do prices...
Yahoo News
May 24, 2007, Deerfield Beach, FL - Platinum Productions TV is pleased to announce that Aventuras Club will be featured on its innovative, educational television series, Great Taste which will be televised on the Travel Channel. The resort will be showcased in a segment on "Fractional Ownership Revealed" as part of an "Ultimate Lifestyles" series.
Fractional ownership is the fastest growing segment of the luxury vacation home industry on the market today. Participants can purchase a fully secured interest in a residence, giving them a certain number of weeks per year at the property, and use of all the amenities. Because owners pay a fraction of the cost and still receive use of more time than an average second home owner would use, shared ownership is a cost effective way to approach luxury vacation home ownership.Platinum TV - For Ultimate Lifestyles showcased at Travel Channel.
