This is the time of year when all timeshare resorts have mailed out the HOA fees for the upcoming year. It is also the time of year when the timeshare scam vultures come out in droves offering timeshare owners numerous gimmicks for a trouble-free exit from their ownership or the prospect of a quick sale; […]
MARRIOTT GRAND RESIDENCE CLUB RESALES HEATING UP
As the end of the year approaches, we have seen a major uptick in sales activity for the Marriott Grand Residence Club Lake Tahoe. We have placed multiple units into escrow over the past 60 days and the year of 2010 will set a record for resales of these fractional units. Arguably the pre-eminent resort […]
SIERRA NEVADA SKI RESORTS BLANKETED BY FRESH SNOW
Ski resorts in the Sierra Nevada are reporting some of the biggest November snowfall totals in years, including Alpine Meadows which got nearly 9 feet over five days. It was the single biggest storm to be recorded there in the month of November since officials started keeping records in 1970. Boreal and Sierra-at-Tahoe, both near […]
VIRTUAL TOURS WEBSITE ENHANCEMENT
As part of the ongoing process to add new tools to enhance the web buying process, Paradise Timeshare Resale is adding virtual tours to select listings. Currently all of the Hyatt listings, all of the Ridge Tahoe listings, and the Marriott Grand Residence listings for properties #30527 and #29974 have been updated with this feature. […]
Heavenly and Lake Tahoe Receive First Major Snow
La Niña made its first appearance of the year at Lake Tahoe, blanketing Heavenly Mountain Resort with eight to 12 inches of new snow. Cold temperatures and scattered snow showers are predicted this week. Heavenly’s opening day is scheduled for Nov. 19, weather and conditions permitting. Under optimum conditions, Heavenly can cover 73 percent of […]
Vail Resorts Purchases Northstar-at-Tahoe
Winter sports enthusiasts who bought all-access passes to Northstar-at-Tahoe and Sierra-at-Tahoe are now welcome at six other ski spots in California and Colorado after Vail Resorts Inc. purchased the Northstar resort for $63 million. The deal between Colorado’s Vail Resorts and Booth Creek Resort Properties LLC, which managed Northstar, was announced on October 25, 2010. […]
HAWAII TIMESHARE EXPANSION PROJECTS
Hawaii’s timeshare inventory will grow by another 3,029 units in the next decade if developers with projects in the pipeline move forward with their plans. That information was part of an industry survey released last month by the Hawaii chapter of the American Resort Development Association, which recently revised its previous estimate of 4,881 timeshare […]
TAHOE TO HOST AMGEN BICYCLE TOUR
The 2011 Amgen Tour of California is coming to Lake Tahoe. Stage one of the more than 800-mile race will start May 15 in South Lake Tahoe and end at the Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort after making one and a half clockwise revolutions of Lake Tahoe. Stage two will start at Squaw Valley USA, take riders over […]
7 Things you can do to avoid Timeshare Scams
1. Don’t ever, ever buy or sell ‘on the spot.’ Sleep on it, and take the time to evaluate whether the deal is a good one. 2. If you are offered a prize as an incentive, read the ‘fine print’ on the prize, and DO NOT PAY for anything. 3. Read the contract and have […]
CBS Recommends Buying Timeshare Resales
You often have a choice: Buy it new, or buy it used. Finding a great bargain on a used item online, in a secondhand store or at a garage sale is a great feeling, but sometimes you’re better off paying more and getting the item out of the box. On “The Early Show”, CBS News […]