The new Sell My Timeshare NOW and Timeshare Broker Services Partner Portal Program is attracting a lot of attention.

And it should!

This no-strings-attached program provides anyone with clean timeshare resale or rental inventory an excellent venue for marketing their properties on our high-visibility websites. Yet the listings are non-exclusive, require no up-front fee to market, and can be taken down by the listing partner any time, with no questions asked.

We are very excited to be offering this industry-first service. It will work for any timeshare or real estate professional who:

• Sells or rents timeshare
• Is a resales company
• Takes timeshare trade-ins
• Is a timeshare developer
• Or a real estate or timeshare broker
• Or a management company or HOA
• Or simply has access to clean, rentable inventory

Please take 52 seconds and watch this video… We think you will understand a lot more about how simple it is to market your timeshare resales through the Partner Portal Program.

To learn more about the Partner Portal, please read today’s media release: Sell My Timeshare NOW Improving Timeshare Resale and Rental Options for Industry.

This week there is been a lot of buzz about the new Sell My Timeshare NOW Partner Portal for timeshare resales and timeshare rentals.

This new tool provides the first consolidated resource for buying, renting, and selling timeshare inventory. And while it will mean a huge boost for many in the timeshare industry, including resellers, brokers, and HOAs to name only a few, the new Partner Portal will indirectly affect consumers, too.

What the Partner Portal Means for Timeshare Owners

First, the Partner Portal provides one-stop shopping for the consumer within the timeshare industry with the most comprehensive inventory of properties for sale or rent available. Because the Partner Portal Program functions in much the same way as an MLS, prospective buyers and renters can shop online knowing they are seeing the broadest scope of the properties available on the secondary market. But the Partner Portal has value for consumers at other levels too.

The more standardization and unification of the resale industry, the more the consumer benefits.  A regulated and standardized timeshare resales and rental industry is a healthy industry.

As the high-visibility, high-traffic websites of Sell My Timeshare NOW make it easier for timeshare management companies, Home Owner Associations, and even timeshare development and sales companies to move inventory and keep timeshare resorts strong and robust, the product owned by individuals also stays strong and robust.

And to learn more about the Partner Portal program at: www.sellmytimesharenow.com/media/pdf/partner-portal.pdf or by contacting Jerome Bocquet at 877-884-9577 ext. 307 or Jay Bade at 317-213-2553.

View the Partner Portal login page www.sellmytimesharenow.com/portal.

The Cooperative Association of Resort Exchangers is only days away from its 53rd Semi-Annual C.A.R.E. Conference.

Scheduled for Chicago, Illinois, and to be hosted at the Courtyard by Marriott-Magnificent Mile Friday, September 24 through 27, 2011, this promises to be another spectacular event. C.A.R.E. Conferences are designed to give representatives from the timeshare and resort industry new tools and new information essential to the vacation ownership industry.

For all of us at SellMyTimeshareNOW.com and The Timeshare Authority blog, we are especially excited about this fall’s semi-annual C.A.R.E. Conference  because we have special plans as part of the The C.A.R.E. Marketplace.

During the Roll Call of Attendees, we will be making a short presentation and unveiling a new timeshare industry service that we are just in the process of rolling out. We think it’s something you will be very interested in if you fall into any of the following groups:

• Independent real estate brokers
• Independent timeshare brokers
• Timeshare resale companies
• Management companies
• Home Owners Associations (HOAs)
• Developers
• And some individual timeshare owners

If you are planning on being part of the C.A.R.E Conference, you’ll get all the details there … if not, keep following us here on The Timeshare Authority blog as we share more and give you all the resources where you can find out the specifics for yourself.

Sell My Timeshare NOW not only rents and resales timeshare, we resell the longer-term vacation property known as Fractionals.

It is not a market we started out purposefully to be in, but we found our company, advertising and marketing more and more fractionals for owners who wanted a way to resell their fractional ownership vacation home. Soon we found that our “accidental” business, was a strong and successful niche and that we were able to help more and more fractional owners sell their property on the secondary market.

Fractionals are an exciting part of the vacation and real estate markets. And they are a business about which we have become very purpose driven.

Fractional Summit USA 2011

Last week, I had the opportunity to speak at the Fractional Summit USA 2011, in Miami, Florida. I am sharing with you my presentation, in case you wondered, as the presentation points out, “What’s a timeshare resale guy doing at a fractional conference?”

Please view this presentation to learn more about why the fractional industry needs a plan and how Sell My Timeshare NOW is perfectly positioned to help with that plan.

Last month ARDA-ROC launched its Timeshare Resale Resource Center. This online information data center was created as a reliable, go-to resource to help timeshare owners and prospective timeshare buyers understand the timeshare resale market, including what to look for in a timeshare resale service and how to tell which companies to avoid.

ARDA is the Washington D.C.-based professional association that represents the timeshare, vacation ownership and resort development industry. ARDA-ROC is the Resort Owners’ Coalition, an alliance of over a million timeshare owners, developers and timeshare managers who promote and advocate for public policy to protect the interests of timeshare owners and future owners.

The combination of an unstable economy, lack of clearly defined timeshare resale guidelines and policy, and a demographic within the base of timeshare owners, who have now reached a time in their lives they no longer wish to be owners, has opened the door to disreputable companies seeking to make money by exploiting others.

Ken McKelvey, Chairman of ARDA-ROC, explains, “Existing owners are just as concerned as would-be consumers about the misinformation regarding resales and have supported efforts to educate owners about the process to buy or sell a vacation product from the secondary market. Leaders in our industry – developers, managers, homeowners’ associations and resellers – have tirelessly worked together to develop new business models for the secondary market as a way to address basic problems rather than treat symptoms.”

Sell My Timeshare NOW is proud to be a member of the American Resort Development Association. Learn more about ARDA at its website http://www.arda.org

Not only are we getting the word out to consumers that we have just released the Top 100 Timeshare Resales and Top 100 Timeshare Rentals lists, we are also getting the word out to the timeshare and vacation ownership industry.

Through our owner services program, we provide customized resort services for timeshare resort companies, developers, and HOAs that may not have their own internal programs but want to work with a reputable resales company to provide rental and resale options to their owners. Sell My Timeshare NOW, though Vacation Property Solutions, offers unique, resort-friendly services that make it easy for developers and HOAs to satisfy their need to sell timeshares, while helping them increase customer satisfaction and brand loyalty.

The new Hot 100 Timeshare Resales report and the Hot 100 Timeshare Rentals are available here:

Timeshare Resales http://www.sellmytimesharenow.com/media/pdf/HOT-TIMESHARE-RESALES-2011.pdf

Timeshare Rentals http://www.sellmytimesharenow.com/media/pdf/HOT-TIMESHARE-RENTALS-2011.pdf

On these lists, you will see a diversity of timeshare resorts and destinations. While the branded hospitality providers are present, so are the smaller independent resorts. You will see that Sell My Timeshare NOW has buyers and renters making offers on traditional timeshare as well as on timeshare points and vacation clubs, and on resorts at beaches, east coast, west coast, ski destinations, and even urban properties.

As a timeshare owner who wishes to sell or rent; as a timeshare company; or as a prospective buyer or renter, when you study the Sell My Timeshare NOW Hot Resales and Rentals lists, you gain consumer generated insights; the properties on these lists are there because consumers have put them there. The Hot 100 Timeshare Resales report and the Hot 100 Timeshare Rentals show you the most in-demand, hottest timeshares and vacation ownership destinations in the world!

The question comes up from time to time, “what happens to my timeshare when I die?” It’s not a topic most people like to think about, but it is a valid and responsible question that many timeshare owners want to know.

Some timeshare ownerships end when the named owner dies; many however, do not. Obviously, if you have the right to pass your timeshare deed on to your heirs, you may simply leave it in your legal will to the person or persons you specify.

Your heirs will then become the owners (although a name change on the deed will be necessary) and as the owners, they will have both the rights and the responsibilities, including that of paying the maintenance fees and taxes, for that timeshare unit or interval. Whatever fees you paid as an owner, your heirs will also need to continue paying if they inherit your timeshare.

Timeshare owned by persons who die without specifying an heir, or owned by persons who have not prepared a legal will, become part of the probate estate.

The Timeshare Sales Alternative

If you are a timeshare owner who has reached a point in your life when owning timeshare no longer fits your lifestyle and you are concerned about what will happen to that timeshare in the event of your death, you may want to try to sell your timeshare now, before it becomes a responsibility for others to address.

Some timeshare sells quickly. But not all timeshare is easy to sell and in a competitive market, you have to be willing to price your timeshare aggressively. However, before you make any decision about your timeshare, I urge you to talk both to your attorney or estate planner, and to someone who specializes in timeshare resale, like the experienced team at Sell My Timeshare NOW.

A Sell My Timeshare NOW resale specialist will help you understand your choices for how to sell timeshare; including whether to use a timeshare broker assisted sale or to sell by owner. He or she will also help you determine the market value for your timeshare, and give you realistic feedback about which properties are selling well and at what price.

And lastly, here are three important things to know when you are considering selling timeshare:

1. Don’t be duped by headlines that say it is impossible to resell timeshare. Sell My Timeshare NOW receives an average of $1 million in offers to buy or rent timeshare every day—365 days per year.
2. Don’t make an on-the-spot decision. No one at Sell My Timeshare NOW will ever pressure you to decide what type of timeshare transaction is best for you. We will advise you based on our experience, but the decision-making is, and should always be, up to you.
3. And lastly, never sign paperwork that you don’t fully understand.

Timeshare ownership is great, right up until the moment it becomes a burden or a responsibility without benefits. If you find yourself in this situation, we will do everything we can to assist you. Call us at 1-877-815-4227

We recently ran across an interesting tidbit that claimed on certain days of the week vendors and retailers were more likely to discount specific items.

Here’s what the study found:

• Mondays it is men’s and women’s dress pants and sunglasses.
• Tuesdays: Men’s apparel.
• Wednesdays: Shoes and kid’s clothing.
• Thursdays: Women’s handbags.
• Fridays: Accessories, such as jewelry, belts and scarves.
• Saturdays: Intimates, jackets and outerwear.
• Sundays: Swimsuits

Why? Who knows. Is it accurate? We’re not sure, because unfortunately the information wasn’t backed up with its source.

A similar consumer shopping factoid that is documented by many sources is the often-asked question, “When is the best time to buy airline tickets?” According to the Wall Street Journal, many airfare sales, in which seats are discounted by 15 to 25 percent, are launched on Monday night.

Bob Harrell, a fare consultant who has tracked airline pricing for years, says, “Like bread, fares get sort of stale toward the end of the week.”

Of course, when you are looking for deals on air travel, your best savings always occur when you book at least 14 days in advance, and are flexible on your travel times and even travel dates.

But What is the Best Day to Buy Timeshare?

Timeshare resale prices are determined by the popularity of the season (if it is timeshare that can only be used at a specific time); by the size of the timeshare unit; the resort’s features; and the market demand—meaning the number of consumers who are actively seeking to buy timeshare for that date and that resort.

Beyond the impact of the variables to influence the asking or selling price of timeshare resales, what day of the week you buy timeshare really doesn’t make a difference. That’s because the best deals are available 24/7 …365 days … a year when you are shopping for a timeshare resale.

Nevertheless, if you are curious as to the ebb and flow of timeshare resale and timeshare rental offers, Sell My Timeshare NOW will show you the offers and amounts of those offers coming into our website all day, every day. Just go to Up-to-date Timeshare Offers – Buy Offers and Rent Offers.

The truth is, it is always a good time for great deals on timeshare resales and timeshare rentals.

Planning your vacation should never be work… it should be easy and part of the fun of taking a vacation. That’s why we have been highly focused at Sell My Timeshare NOW on updates and innovative changes to our website to make it easy and pleasant for you to peruse, browse, and then select a vacation ownership resort or rental to enjoy on your next vacation.

Sell My Timeshare NOW has Rebuilt the Timeshare Search Experience from the Ground UP

Searching for a timeshare resale or timeshare rental has become fast, simple, and direct. Here are a few of the reasons why:

1. Every page on the website includes a full text search box.
2. You will find clickable filters; choices to let you narrow your search parameters and more easily find the timeshare that is right for your vacation needs.
3. Your most recent searches are tracked, so you can easily back up and revisit a property that caught your eye.
4. You can click on the search box at the top of any Sell My Timeshare NOW page, and type in the location or resort you are interested in and get an idea of what is available. But you can also type in something much more general, such as “ski in Colorado” or “Orlando golf”.
5. On each timeshare resale or timeshare rental ad you now have immediate access to photos of the resort, every detail we have available for the timeshare unit, and all the details for the resort property. You will also find maps for most destinations to help you know more about the resort you are considering.

The improvements to the SellMyTimeshareNOW.com website are really just too many to cover in only one blog post. Why not watch this video to help you understand more, and then visit the site yourself to check out everything that is new and different there.

Wow! Or as we say around here, “POW!!”

You know those events that happen in life that you are so excited about you can’t stop talking about them? At Sell My Timeshare NOW, we are having such an experience.

Yes, we are the most trusted name in the timeshare resale and timeshare rental market. Yes, we serve the needs of timeshare buyers, renters, sellers, owners, and developers every day in ways that are effective, efficient, and respectful of our clients. But the truth is, we’ve known for quite some time that we wanted our website to be better…better in every possible way.

We wanted the Sell My Timeshare NOW website to have a fresh, interesting face. Even more importantly, we wanted your experience when using our website to be simple, intuitive, and pleasant.

We wanted you to come to our website and find the vacation ownership and timeshare rental deals you were hoping to find. But we also wanted you to find the things you didn’t quite know how to search for, like a ski vacation destination in Colorado when the price or the resort features might help you decide between Breckenridge and Steamboat Springs.

We are making all those things and many more happen right now. Over the next few weeks, I will be talking about all the new features, the improved old features, and all the fun of our refreshed, revised face. But don’t just wait on me. Please go to www.sellmytimesharenow.com and see for yourself.

And if you feel the urge to throw your arms in the air and shout, “POW!” it’s okay. There’s been a lot of that going on around our offices all week.