The Ten Best Selling Timeshare Properties

The timeshare resale market continues to thrive as more owners seek to recoup value from their under-used units, while buyers are increasingly aware of the great deals available on resold units. Based on extensive 2008 sales data, we present the ten best selling timeshare properties:

1. Disney's Boardwalk Villas – Orlando, Florida
2. Wyndham Ocean Walk – Daytona Beach, Florida
3. Moosehead Cottage Resort – Greenville, Maine
4. Summer Bay Desert Club – Las Vegas, Nevada
5. Golden Eagle Resort – Stowe, Vermont
6. Hyatt Beach House Resort - Key West, Florida
7. Peppertree Ocean Club – North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
8. Viva Wyndham Maya – Playa del Carmen, Mexico
9. Ka’anapali Beach Club – Maui, Hawaii
10. Eagle Trace at Massanutten – Harrisonburg, Virginia

These properties run the gamut in terms of brand, geography and luxury. Owner satisfaction also varies substantially, from the highly rated Ka’anapli Beach Club in Maui to the inconsistent Summer Bay Desert Club in Las Vegas, which received a one-star rating from over one fourth of its reviewers on TripAdvisor. The one thing the properties on this list share in common is superior sales and marketing efforts, which keep attracting new buyers and stoking interest in the resale market.

With the economy in a full-blown recession, expect the supply of timeshare for sale or rent to rise sharply in 2009. This will mean great deals for buyers and trouble for owners looking to sell units at lower profile properties and those properties with high assessments and maintenance fees. We expect demand for the best selling timeshare properties of 2008 to remain fairly stable, though prices will all most certainly drift downwards.