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Jodi Gross from DVC Resale Market joins the show for our monthly recap show covering April 2022. We've started a slow shift towards a buyer's market. Prices have started to soften and motivated sellers are starting to pay for closing costs. Disney bought back significantly fewer contracts in April than in previous months. Inventory dropped slightly from last month's recording time. All of this has us keeping an eye on the market as we start to see a shift towards becoming a buyer's market. Episode 204

What is there to do at Disney Vacation Club's Villas at the Grand Floridian Resort & Spa? These VGF owners have nothing but glowing things to share. A LOT! Chad chats with Sam Schapman, Ron Schammert, and Jacki Schammert to scoop on all VGF activities. If you missed the previous mDVCPoints episodes on VGC, visit https://mydvcpoints.com/vgf to catch up on our content. Episode 203.

PSA: Do not listen to this episode hungry. It's time for the Grand Floridian dining review show. Chad chats and chews with Sam Schapmann, My DVC Points first-timers Pamela Schapmann and Christy Gerken, and DVC Resale Market's Scotty Kauffman. We'll cover everything you want to know about dining at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, from quick-service options to the finest dining at Walt Disney World. Episode 202

The grandest of DVC episodes starts here! Join a panel of experts to dive deep into Disney Vacation Club’s Villas at the Grand Floridian room types. From studios to the grand villas, we’ll talk about the views, the new DVC building at Big Pine Key, the value of our points, and tips for owning at the Grand Flo. Listen all the way to the end of this episode for some great tips on which rooms to request for your next Grand Floridian DVC stay. Special shout out to DVC News for their in-depth guide to all things DVC. Episode 201

Join us for our 200th My DVC Points Podcast episode. We asked community members to answer one of three questions. How has the My DVC Points Community Benefited Your Family? What is your favorite moment or episode?  What is the most useful tip you've learned from My DVC Points? The community response was overwhelming. Episode 200.

Andy Berry from DVC Resale Market joins the show to discuss the March 2022 recap for the resale market. In March 2022, Disney exercised their right of first refusal at an all-time high. We don't know if this was Disney stocking up before a direct price increase; or if more people are buying direct. Resale […]

Commonly vaunted by Disney as its “flagship resort,” and “crown jewel” of the DVC Disney World resort collection … join Chad and his guests, Emily Hicks and Sam Schapmann, as they reminisce on the history of one of Disney World’s most storied resorts — The Grand Floridian Resort & Spa. We explore the history of the resort all the way through the DVC addition and secondary offering of DVC points when they converted the Big Pine Key building to DVC.

Meet Ron Schammert, Disney Vacation Club member and owner at Disney's Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa and Disney’s Vero Beach Resort. Ron discovered his love for Walt Disney World and Disney Vacation Club as an adult. Ron was hooked after Ron’s brother-in-law, a DVC member, took the whole family to visit Kidani Village at Christmas time. Ron will share a DVC purchasing strategy that might be new to you at the end of the episode. Episode 197

Welcome home to Mike and Amy Durn! They are a newly blended family with four children ranging from age 10 to age 23. Mike and Amy own their Disney Vacation Club points at Old Key West and Saratoga Springs. Learn how they navigate DVC as a family of 6 and prioritize their points as a way to create new memories and experiences for them and their children. Episode 196

Jodi Gross from DVC Resale Market joins us to discuss average prices, Disney's Right of First Refusal (ROFR) buyback rates, an exceptionally high inventory, and a slight dip in Grand Floridian prices due to Disney selling new points from the Big Pine building conversion. Episode 195