Category Archives: Condo Hotels

A Shameless Plug for My Book

October 27, 2008 – 7:09 pm

I have a goal to sell another 500 books before November 20, and I am at 468 tonight.
So, I’m plugging my book “Besting: Better Nesting” www.BetterNesting.com to you. It’s just $12.96 - a small price for the amount of optimistic facts contained in it’s easy read.
I just re-read a couple chapters, and I have to […]

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Condo Hotels are rising… In Dubai.

October 3, 2008 – 12:42 pm

I will be visiting Dubai in November, and am excited to see a city that is growing at an epic pace…
“$163M Hotel, Condo Project on Tap for Emirate of Ajman

The real estate development frenzy in the United Arab Emirates continues as Sweet Homes Real Estate L.L.C. unveils plans for a new upper-upscale hotel and condominium […]

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Fall Conference Season Schedule

September 9, 2008 – 10:41 am

Here are some up coming events for this fall, Vacation Finance will attend and speak at several of them.
September 16, 2008   The Fractional Forum, sponsored by Island Gardens www.IslandGardens.com at the NY Yacht Club.
September 22-23, 2008
ARDA Carolinas Regional Meeting, The Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel, Myrtle Beach, SC.  Go to www.arda.org
September 23-26, 2008  The […]

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Ways to Fix Broken Condo Hotels

August 24, 2008 – 7:29 pm

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 […]

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The Vacation Economist

August 24, 2008 – 7:21 pm

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 […]

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