We were surprised to hear that the trade went through today, just a couple of days after my sister in law gave up week 28 and waitlisting for week 22. Apparently even the Starwood person was surprised.
Great news - plus, gives hope to those who are attempting to do this.
I forgot to add/ask -
WSJ VG villas are fixed - therefore, the reservation period is a bit different than float. An owner can reserve their unit at 10-14 months - and between 8-10 months can attempt to exchange within their season. At the 8-month point - all SVN members can attempt to exchange in. Also - some villa types may be easier to exchange - there are many more studios/1Bd villas than there are 2Bd and 3Bd villas.
The questions are:
1) did they do this is the 8-10 month window, or at the 8-month point?
2) what kind of villa did they exchange (3Bd, 2Bd, 1bd, or studio)?