Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. Timeshares are a legitimate vacation option for many people with about 9.6 million ...

According to the American Resort Development Association (ARDA), the average transaction price for a timeshare purchase in 2024 was $23,160. While some view timeshare purchases as a way to potentially ...

In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008 many timeshare owners, who previously wanted to sell their timeshares, suddenly became desperate to do so. Reversals of fortune meant many owners had to ...

Elvis Picardo is a regular contributor to Investopedia and has 25+ years of experience as a portfolio manager with diverse capital markets experience. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a ...

Timeshare owners ready to move on and sell timeshare properties will need to learn how to sell a timeshare. You may have already made all the memories you want in that timeshare because your children ...

For many households, timeshare ownership is a dream come true—a way to guarantee a vacation spot for their family to return to time and time again. And with flexible points-based timeshares becoming ...