If you’re interested in selling your timeshare, it’s important to manage your expectations on what your timeshare is worth on the resale market. Timeshares offer amazing vacations and accommodations that last a lifetime, but like a car or a boat, they’re a lifestyle purchase rather than an investment. Timeshares rarely appreciate in value on the resale market, and you will likely need to sell it for much less than what you originally paid for it. It is possible to sell a timeshare, especially if it is attractively priced for a potential buyer that is savvy with current resale trends.
Since timeshares rarely appreciate in monetary value, your timeshare is worth what a buyer would pay for it today, which is usually below what you paid the developer. Additionally, two ownerships at the same resort can be worth very different amounts. A holiday week in a two-bedroom villa, used every year, may be priced higher than an off-season studio used every other year, even though both owners vacation at the same resort.
That’s why the most reliable answer comes from comparing your exact ownership with similar ones advertised right now.
Season or week
How often you can use it
Unit size
Resort demand
Maintenance fees
Account status
Contract length
Brand rules
Value usually comes down to how many points you own, your home resort (some brands give home-resort owners earlier booking), your use year, and whether any banked points come with the sale. Some brands also treat resale points differently from points bought from the developer, which affects what buyers will pay.
Value usually comes down to the resort, the week or season, the unit size, and whether the week is fixed or floating. A fixed week over a holiday tends to draw more buyers than a floating week in the off-season.
When you buy from a developer, the price generally covers more than the villa itself: sales presentations, marketing, and the developer’s profit. Resale buyers don’t pay for any of that, so resale prices are generally well below original prices, even at great resorts. Timeshares also rarely go up in value over time, because a timeshare is a vacation product, not an investment.
Buying from a developer
Buying on the resale market
The upside: that gap is exactly why buyers shop the resale market. When your timeshare is priced close to similar ownerships, it stands out to the people already looking.
Online timeshare calculators can only plug in a few numbers. They can’t see how many similar weeks are advertised at your resort right now, whether your brand limits what resale buyers receive, or how in-demand your season is. That’s why a representative looks at your exact ownership and compares it with real ads, so your estimate reflects today’s resale market.
A few numbers you plug in
Yes YesHow many similar weeks are advertised at your resort right now
No YesWhether your brand limits what resale buyers receive
No YesHow in-demand your season is
No YesNeed a value for a net worth statement, an estate, or a settlement? The figure that reflects reality is fair market value: what a buyer would pay today, not what was originally paid. For a timeshare, that’s usually best shown by what similar ownerships are advertised and selling for on the resale market.
Your free estimate gives you that picture. It's an estimate, not a formal appraisal; timeshares rarely go through appraisals the way homes do.
If you need an official value for a court, a lender, or taxes, ask your attorney or accountant what they require.
INHERITED A TIMESHARE?
If you’ve inherited a timeshare, see what to know about timeshare inheritance.
Read the Guide →
Some brands have their own resale rules that change what an ownership is worth. For a closer look at yours:
Yes. There’s no cost to get an estimate and no obligation to sell.
A Timeshares Only representative will call you directly, and follow up by email if we miss you. You’ll get a personal estimate based on your exact ownership, not a generic number.
No. It’s an estimate of what your timeshare should be priced at, based on similar ownerships on the resale market.
Your latest maintenance fee statement and your points or week details (resort, unit size, season, and how often you can use it). If you’re missing something, your representative can help.
The season, the unit size, and how often each can be used. A holiday week in a larger villa, used every year, usually draws more buyers than an off-season studio used every other year.
Usually not. Resale prices are generally below developer prices because resale buyers don’t pay for the developer’s sales and marketing costs. Some brands also limit the perks resale buyers receive, such as loyalty status or exchange options, which can lower what buyers will pay. A free estimate shows where your ownership stands today.
Rarely. A timeshare’s value is in the vacations that you can enjoy, not a financial return.
They could affect what a buyer will pay. Mention any unpaid loans or past-due fees on the call so your estimate reflects your situation.
Fill out the form at the top of this page, or call 1-855-291-6327, and a representative will reach out with your free estimate. Once you have it, it’s yours to use: advertise your timeshare for sale, advertise it for rent, or simply keep the number for your records. Questions? Email [email protected].