No one is going to do bite until dues all covered and closing costs too IMHO.
I’ve offered $75pp to 10 or so since Thanksgiving and haven’t received a counteroffer yet.
My guess is the the bump in SSR which has been noticed since early November is another set of commercial rental contracts leaving the system as well. If I were a commercial renter, beginning years ago, I certainly would've stocked up on SSR and then used those to make confirmed reservations elsewhere. Low resale, low dues = ideal for that purpose. Hopefully the removal of these contracts makes things easier for people who use points primarily on themselves.
Doubtful. The system is built on selling out of points and being full capacity. With that there will always be people or business seeking the rooms.
What I mean is--there will no longer be (or perhaps be fewer) people using bots to scout for point advantageous rooms, either at 11-months, 7-months, or when people cancel. The general DVC system should be spread out over many room sizes and categories. The renters target a LOT of studios--specifically BWV standard, AKV value, Riv duo, CCV studios, and (I'm guessing) PIT duo resort view. Essentially the renters target things that look like hotel rooms for people wishing to pay less for something similar to the type of room that WDW typically rents as cash inventory through their site. And yes, I know there are some differences between deluxe studios and hotel rooms. But this generally is what I think has been going on for years. And kicking out the renters will make this better for people who use DVC points in the way that they were intended to be used.
That's the delicate balance Disney needs to be mindful of as they exit large holders. We're seeing the just the beginning of this developing; so those in the market of building their Disney addiction will be in nicely placed if they are AUL or SSR bound.
Disney pivoted a few years ago to studio heavy resorts too so this is an issue of their own making by attracting that type of DVC ownership.
I assume this pivot was based on usage patterns or survey results of DVC owners. The commercial renters make this problem worse. It'll be interesting to see if it levels out.
I don’t think BCV is very affected by commercial owners who own there; rooms are easy to get between 7-11 months. Boardwalk is likely affected though. Those low point rooms may be tantalizing to commercial owners. However perhaps the 7 month mark may ease for non owners at both resorts?
lol; being VGC -- everything looks like lower points for us
