Are DVC Still Subsiding SSR Dues?

[CatherineL]

I was just wondering whether anyone knows if DVC are still subsiding SSR dues. I love the fact that we pay low dues at SSR, but i worry that they will increase significantly in the future.

Does anyone know what factors would contribute towards them increasing in line with the other resorts?

 

[HauntedPirate]

I believe dues are based somewhat on the age of the resort and the amount of maintenance planned for the coming year. I think they have a pretty good idea of what needs to go into upkeep, so there aren't major changes in the dues structure from year to year.

Dues are not subsidized, to my knowledge. It's a new resort, so it doesn't require some of the maintenance that, say, Old Key West does.

 

[DisneyPhD]

I think SSR dues were "subsidized" only to make up for the fact that the resort wasn't sold out. In other words DVC paid the dues for the unsold portion of the resort. As more people puchased there the amount DVC paid was reduced.
That's an advantaged for the larger resorts like BWV, OKW and SSR, that the dues are spread out over a larger group of people. We own at VWL and the dues are a bit higher than most of the other resorts because it is the smallest resort with the fewest number of owners.

 

[Phonedave]

I think SSR dues were "subsidized" only to make up for the fact that the resort wasn't sold out. In other words DVC paid the dues for the unsold portion of the resort. As more people puchased there the amount DVC paid was reduced.
That's an advantaged for the larger resorts like BWV, OKW and SSR, that the dues are spread out over a larger group of people. We own at VWL and the dues are a bit higher than most of the other resorts because it is the smallest resort with the fewest number of owners.

Right.

DVC is not allowed to make a profit on dues. The maintainance fees are used just for maintainance. They also cannot just create points on a whim. When the resort is created there are a fixed number of points.

So lets say there are 10,000 points at a resort, and management estimates that maintainance costs will run $10,000 next year. Each point will be assessed $1 in dues. If Disney still "owns" 5,000 of those points (unsold or throuh RFR) then Disney gets stuck with $5,000 in dues, and the owning members pay the other half among themselves.

Of course as the buildings age, they will require more maintainance monies. Also some building cost more to maintain than others, just like any building.

-dave