Timeshares — vacation properties that are owned by numerous people and available for a specific time frame each year — have long been saddled with a bad reputation due to unscrupulous companies in the ...

While many of us would like to own a vacation home, the cost and year-round upkeep prevent us from turning that dream into a reality. If you’re set on the idea of having a home away from home, owning ...

Timeshare sales contribute more than 80 billion dollars to the U.S economy each year, according to the American Resort Development Association. The average timeshare buy-in costs just over $21K.

“This bill addresses a long-standing gap in consumer safeguards for timeshare agreements, which often involve complex terms ...

NBC Connecticut Responds received nine complaints from timeshare owners who say they were misled and find it impossible to resell their property. The thought of buying a timeshare may be appealing, ...

If a timeshare company ever offers you free tickets to a show, a hotel stay or dinner discounts to attend a “brief” meeting, it’s likely you’re going on a lengthy tour of a timeshare. There certainly ...

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Many people are desperate to shed their timeshares. That provides bargains for timeshare enthusiasts like Angie and Mike McCaffery of Los Angeles. The retired couple have paid as little as 50 cents ...

Q: My wife and I read your column and have attended many of your talks over the years and hope you can help us. While on vacation recently we attended a presentation for a timeshare. We had no ...