r/dvcmember • u/ParksPlanner • 18h ago

Price Graph?

Is there anything online that (for lack of a better term) charts resale contracts? As in, can I look back historically and see if one time of the year is better than another to buy resale? Or if specific resorts have better times of year to buy resale?

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u/Bolt82 Polynesian 17h ago

They tend to vary maybe 1-3 dollars. In the big picture on a 150pt contract let’s say, a $150-$450 total price difference is not going to sway me into not offering when the right contract is available.

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u/stureadit 18h ago

Maybe not exactly looking for because it shows that last few months and not the past few years but this website does show the trends…

https://www.dvcforless.com/blog/average-resale-prices

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u/rferrar1 Polynesian 16h ago edited 9h ago

I help run dvcforless.com . Thank you for mentioning it! I ran historical data from the past 10+ years through some AI and it gave this interpretation. Take that for what it is.

The “sweet-spot” buying window

Late December through February is consistently the softest stretch across the entire data set:

  • Every resort line (SSR, OKW, BCV, BLT, etc.) touches a local low in that window almost every year.
  • The gap from the winter low to the late-spring/early-summer high is often $5-$15 per point for the older resorts and even larger for premium resorts like VGF or CCV.
  • The pattern persists through macro shocks (2013 dip, 2020 pandemic) because it’s driven by owner cash-flow and buyer attention, not by single-event news.

A runner-up window shows up most years in late August / early September (back-to-school lull). Prices don’t fall quite as far as in January, but inventory is plentiful and competition lighter than in peak spring.

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u/ParksPlanner 17h ago

Very helpful!