montygz
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If you're anticipating being in the market for a resale timeshare unit in 2019, your timing may be pretty good to excellent. The NASDAQ is now officially in bear market territory, and the S&P 500 and the Dow Industrial Average aren't far behind.
When the timeshare market crashed back in 2008, one of the harbingers was a soft outlook in 2007 from Carnival Cruise Lines. Carnival owns not just its namesake, but also Princess Cruise Lines, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, and Holland-America Cruise Lines, among others. Today, Carnival released its outlook for 2019, and it wasn't pretty. I tried to find an electronic version of the 2007 report, but could not find one. Regardless, there are eerie similarities.
If it is, in fact, the canary in the coal mine, 2019 could be a chance to go bargain-hunting for some very nice timeshare properties at discount prices.
There could be some bargains, but many timeshares already sell for pennies on the dollar, so not much can be gained.
I'm curious how it will impact the rental market, which has has been stronger over the past few years. The biggest deals could come in renting.