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CW Developer Price Increase Coming April 2023

bryjake

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Heads up, CW developer price increase coming April 2023
New developer price is $293 per thousand
Be prepared for "buy now before the increase" fear of missing out push

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If I am generous, and I amortize that at 30 years at 3% inflation, that's $15/K/year in purchase costs in the first year. Throw in an "average" MF, another $7/K, and you are at $22/K for the first year.

That makes the Smoky Mnts 1BR I just booked (at a 30% discount, offered to all owners) just under $1,300, or about $184/night. Honestly? That's better than I thought it would be. Going through Extra Holidays the same room would be about $238/night. And only the MFs are subject to inflation, so over time the spread should get better.

If you really are doing this for a lifetime of vacations, even a developer list price purchase can work. Too bad they don't sell it this way. That doesn't change the fact that resale points are a dime on the dollar---at worst.
 

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If I am generous, and I amortize that at 30 years at 3% inflation, that's $15/K/year in purchase costs in the first year. Throw in an "average" MF, another $7/K, and you are at $22/K for the first year.
How many points were behind your math here?
 

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Those are all per 1,000 points. If you buy 1,000 points, you pay $293. That amortizes at 3% over 30 years to $15/year. "Average" MFs are about $7/K. The 1BR unit I booked in late May is about 58.5K points IIRC. The rental cost from EH is for the exact same room.
 
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