The final installment in the series; Greg Shove shares his take on the destination club industry’s precarious state. Read Full Article »

The second in our three-part series, putting the destination club situation in perspective. Read Full Article »

A Carribean villa rental giant goes fractional with a handful of its residences. Read Full Article »

As prices drop, buyers take the power position. Read Full Article »

The building boom continues in Cabo San Lucas. Read Full Article »

A recent visit to the first home constructed at Capella Pedregal offers a glimpse of the service and amenities planned for this five-star vacation home development. Read Full Article »

The developer of the Base Village at Snowmass is clamoring to add fractional residences, and wants to encourage owners to rent out their shares. Read Full Article »

Representative Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) has landed himself in hot water after he failed to report rental income earned from a villa owned in the Dominican Republic. Since 1988, Rangel has earned as much as $75,000 on the beachfront ... Read Full Article »

A new fractional development in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley is looking to take advantage of the region’s emerging status as a premiere wine district. Read Full Article »

Vacation home building continues at Lake Tahoe’s Northstar resort, with two new fractional residences in the works, including a luxury spin on Hyatt’s Vacation Club ownership. Read Full Article »

Sure, developers have been hit by financing crunches, but there are still billions of dollars going into redeveloping classic ski towns. Read Full Article »

A recent trip to Cabo reveals just how busy developers are in the area, but will this Mexican resort community duck troubles that have hit U.S. home builders so hard? Read Full Article »

With Bermuda’s tight restrictions on foreign ownership of real estate, fractional residences are becoming one of the most sensible options for Americans seeking a second home on the island. Read Full Article »

The hotel giant rolls out fractionals in the Bahamas, with a points-based ownership model that offers more flexibility in home stays. Could a dive into destination clubs be next? Read Full Article »

If you’re considering a fractional residence, keep in mind these key due diligence questions before you buy. Read Full Article »

With Emirates kicking off new flights on the Airbus A380, luxury real estate developments in Dubai are now easier to reach in comfort. Read Full Article »

Resort Equities is offering a slice of la dolce vita with ten shares of its Cologna della Via property in Tuscany. Read Full Article »

Halogen Guides consulted financial legal experts Mel Weinberger and Danica Kubick to break down two popular luxury home ownership alternatives: fractionals and destination clubs. Both have benefits and pitfalls, read on to see what they found. Luxury fractionals and destination clubs ... Read Full Article »

Ritz-Carlton Club kicks off its third fractional development in Colorado, a property in Vail that will have no shortage of competition from other luxury real estate projects. Read Full Article »

Borgo di Vagli, a renovated 14th century village in the Tuscan countryside has fractional residences with low doorways and low prices. Read Full Article »

Halogen Guides was in attendance in San Francisco last week as the curtains were taken off of the Fairmont Heritage Place Ghirardelli Square. The 53-unit fractional development in the distinctive red-bricked renovated bay-front former factory of the city’s celebrated chocolate ... Read Full Article »

Editor’s Note: Occasionally, fractional residence developments invite us to spend a night or two at their properties to get an idea of what a stay might be like for their members. While we’re not under the illusion that our experience ... Read Full Article »

Ultra-luxury Napa resort, Calistoga Ranch, announces its final phase of sales for its fractional offering in Napa Valley. Read Full Article »

The Halogen Guides network of websites is growing fast, and to better serve our readers we’ve put together a short and confidential reader survey. Read Full Article »

Traditionally, sales of real estate fractionals are handled by the developer behind the property. Interested buyers had but one choice: deal with the development’s sales office and pay the asking price. Likewise owners looking to sell off their fractions ... Read Full Article »