Author Archives: bwaun

Ways to Fix Broken Condo Hotels

Troubled Condo Hotel Workouts - The Time Has Arrived.
By Irvin W. Sandman and Russell C. Savrann
Thursday, 31st July 2008 The recent collapse of the residential real estate boom has put significant stress on the hotel industry’s fledgling condo hotel segment.
Despite earlier warnings, some condo hotel developers pursued and completed borderline projects that lacked sufficient […]

The Vacation Economist

I’m excited to announce a new web effort aimed at a similar mission to SecondHomeNews.com, we call it The Vacation Economist and it will help to educate consumers on all aspects of vacation ownership - from Fractional to Timeshare to Travel Club to Destination Clubs and more.
The Vacation Economist, www.TheVacationEconomist.com, will have several magazine columns […]

Lawsuits fly around condo hotels

from South Florida Business Journal - By Paul Brinkman

A local developer has sued KeyBank in Broward County Circuit Court over lending problems at the recently completed Il Lugano condo hotel in Fort Lauderdale.
Arnstein & Lehr attorney Alan Kipnis is defending the bank in the case, filed by developer South Florida Beach Properties, which is led […]

Second Homes, Second Chances - It’s American

Once a week I steer of the course a bit…
Ok, this is a little of subject, but I heard an Economist podcast that suggested that the strength of American Capitalism is rooted in our ability to bounce back from failure. The interviewers made some great points, no country forgives and forgets mistakes/failures faster than the […]

Sandcastles are cool

This is a very cool website…
SandCastles is an exciting outgrowth of our company’s nearly 20 years of experience as a leader in renting luxury properties in the most exclusive tropical vacation hotspots throughout Mexico, Belize, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and the Caribbean.
Since 1991, Villas Caribe, our family-owned sister company, has managed a collection of about 2,000 […]