We recently launched our listings of destination club, private residence club and luxury fractional homes. The new directory allows prospective members to easily find shared ownership luxury vacation homes in the locations that they like to visit.

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The luxury vacation home directory, the first one available to prospective members of these exclusive clubs, contains descriptions of the clubs homes and their extensive amenities, together with images of the club, allowing prospective members to easily compare different residences. Each listing also includes a map so that you can see the location of the club or luxury fractional home.

Both destination clubs and private residence clubs are growing rapidly. Both offer access to luxury vacation homes with five star services, at a fraction of the cost of owning an equivalent second home.

Research by both Ragatz Associates and Price Waterhouse Coopers shows that the main factor that people consider when they buy into a private residence club or luxury fractional home is the location. The new directory allows prospective members of these clubs to search by destination to find the home and club that's right for them.

Destination clubs offer their members a portfolio of luxury homes around the world together with full travel services and on site concierges. Each of the clubs has multi million dollar residences in a variety of locations, with the directory you can now see which clubs have homes in your favorite destination. It's a great tool as you evaluate the clubs and decide which one to join.

For instance, if you ski in Colorado in the winter and then vacation in the Bahamas in the spring and like to take a golf vacation in South Carolina in the summer, you can now see which destination clubs have homes in your preferred resorts or locations.

The directory is available at http://www.sherpareport.com/homes/

If you're wondering about the differences between destination clubs and private residence clubs then follow this link to read the article which will describe how they differ.