Westin Kierland: current resale market?

[blahblah18]

We love Westin Kierland -- we bought a Premium 1BR Platinum (resale) a few years ago. We're considering buying another.

What's the resale market like for Kierland now? Have resale prices been pretty much stable over the past few years?

Any recent experiences with actual resale prices (i.e. for real/actual sales, not for online listings ... since listings can be bogus!)?

Thanks everyone.

 

[KACTravels]

We bought an Annual 2BD LO Platinum Season with 148,100 Annual SOs May 2017 for $13,000. Most of these have been listing for >$14,000 recently. I would say they are holding value and for a One BD Premium Annual in Platinum Season for 81,000 SOs you'll find them around $7,500 on the low end

 

[dcdowden]

The POA for WKV had a handful of Platinum units for sale in March which they were selling for $9K for the 1 BR Premium and $15K for the 2 BR. They were only offered to current owners and were gone in a flash even though people on this forum thought the prices were a little high.

 

[jordathyspg]

Just over a month or so ago we responded to virtually every $15k or less listing for WKV 2 BD LO Platinum listed on RedWeek et al. They all had multiple offers and were gone within a day or two.

We were in a bit of a rush so we got ours at $16k thru Syed. Not a smoking deal but we were happy to get our hands on one, and of course Syed was fantastic to deal with throughout the whole process. Just waiting for Vistana to process. We went last year in March and absolutely love the resort and the location by the hotel and Kierland Commons.

 

[mjm1]

Just over a month or so ago we responded to virtually every $15k or less listing for WKV 2 BD LO Platinum listed on RedWeek et al. They all had multiple offers and were gone within a day or two.

We were in a bit of a rush so we got ours at $16k thru Syed. Not a smoking deal but we were happy to get our hands on one, and of course Syed was fantastic to deal with throughout the whole process. Just waiting for Vistana to process. We went last year and March and absolutely love the resort and the location by the hotel and Kierland Commons.

Congratulations! We love the resort too, although we haven't stayed there yet. Only stopped by when staying elsewhere. We have used the SO's to go to Hawaii, St John, Harborside and Lagunamar. All great resorts. We will actually be staying at WKV for the first time this December for 5 nights. Really looking forward to actually staying there rather than just visiting.

Enjoy your ownership and travels!

Best regards.

Mike

 

[jabak5]

A year ago we got exactly what we were looking to obtain.
1 bedroom premium, platinum season, 81k option EOY
Price $4,400 plus closing cost ($300)
Thought it was a decent deal as it was all we wanted.

 

[lizap]

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Just over a month or so ago we responded to virtually every $15k or less listing for WKV 2 BD LO Platinum listed on RedWeek et al. They all had multiple offers and were gone within a day or two.

We were in a bit of a rush so we got ours at $16k thru Syed. Not a smoking deal but we were happy to get our hands on one, and of course Syed was fantastic to deal with throughout the whole process. Just waiting for Vistana to process. We went last year in March and absolutely love the resort and the location by the hotel and Kierland Commons.

There are a couple 2BR plat plus on Redweek currently for around 15k and one for under 14k. It appears prices have dropped a little from the 16-17k they were selling for a few years ago.

 

[jordathyspg]

I expect they can still be had in the 15k range, but based on our experience they move very quickly at that price point.

 

[cubigbird]

I’m closing now on a WKV 81K SO Annual Gold Plus week and getting it for free, seller paying closing costs, no out of pocket investment at all.

Seems to be that WKV resale prices are trending down???

 

[Maui_ed]

I’m closing now on a WKV 81K SO Annual Gold Plus week and getting it for free, seller paying closing costs, no out of pocket investment at all.

Seems to be that WKV resale prices are trending down???

Wow, that is a heck of a deal. Congrats!

 

[VacationForever]

The 81K 2BR Gold Plus has been going for close to $0 for quite a few years already. It is less desirable because it has higher MF than a 81K and 95.7K SVV 2BR. I have also seen lower prices recently on the 1BR Platinum season on TimeshareKing listings. I think it is a little softer than before but they are still not cheap.

 

[cubigbird]

The 81K 2BR Gold Plus has been going for close to $0 for quite a few years already. It is less desirable because it has higher MF than a 81K and 95.7K SVV 2BR. I have also seen lower prices recently on the 1BR Platinum season on TimeshareKing listings. I think it is a little softer than before but they are still not cheap.

You are probably right about pricing. I am chasing the 81K Gold Plus because 1) Its free and 2) We actually use our Kierland weeks at Kierland and travel in that season, given family in the area and the come and stay with us. It works out well for us for just the MF.