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SellMyTimeshareNow (SMTN) is an online marketplace that connects timeshare buyers, sellers and renters on a worldwide platform. The SMTN website has over 10,000 unique visitors daily, and the advanced ...

Timeshares, which allow individuals and families to split ownership of vacation homes, can appear enticing, but almost always come with strings attached as well as hidden red flags. Fractional ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Weisman writes about white-collar crime. Timeshares are a legitimate vacation option for many people with about 9.6 million ...

The first call came in December 2011. It was a real estate broker from Mexico offering an exciting opportunity: A buyer wanted to pay Stephen, a financial manager from the Midwest, $65,000 for his ...

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If the timeshare industry were a movie, it would be part Wall Street and part Groundhog Day. On one side, you have the dream: sunset vacations on repeat, champagne by the pool, an investment in ...

A new nationwide study has found that the traveler segment that will hit the slopes the most this season are timeshare owners, who ski three times as much as other U.S. travelers. Booking the perfect ...