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I picked up week 1 and 2 same unit, overlooking pool and ocean, $7000 apiece, my sis picked up week 1 on 3rd floor overlooking pool and ocean for $5000 at the LaCabana Beach and Racquet Club (BRC) - Now the BRC is looking to update/upgrade the rooms and are going to have to assess owners fees over a 3 yr period. Some complaints and some are saying they will have to sell. If so, you may pick up some at the BRC pretty reasonable. I find the prices going for a studio/1 BR from $4000-$12,000. I am not interested in the Villas timeshares, but know there are some for sale pretty reasonable also. Don't know if the closing of the casino has had any effect on the prices or not. I find lots of people don't care, but they do not like the looks of the casino building with its overgrown grass and broken windows. BRC only has rights to the gambling floor so not sure they will have anything to do with the shops put in. I would love for the Casino to be reopened to its previous grandeur. Since the split between the BRC and the Villas around 1 1/2 years ago, lots of cost has gone into the BRC purchasing their own equipment such as , telephones, computers, etc. Also there was a lot of mismanagement of funds done before, so the new Board is setting up new maintenance fees for us to catch up. Seems like we were using next years fees to pay this years costs. We were assessed a 15% increase last year, not sure what it will be for $2008. The following is only hersay, not sure about but I believe the Villa's are managed by the Aruba Court or Bank - so yes it is for sale and may have already been bought - not sure about that. The Villa's only have about 20% of their rooms used as timeshares, it is mostly treated like a hotel.