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4/00 Claire

Greetings parents-- I am looking for agencies or websites for international housing exchanges that you have used successfully, eg. a listing of houses, or people interested in short-term house swaps. I have heard such agencies exist, but have found very little on the web or elsewhere. I do not want a vacation house rental agency, but someone who puts individuals in contact with each other. Utimately, I'd like to exchange our lovely Berkeley digs with someone in sunny, beachside Vacationland for a couple of weeks. Any clues?

Search for "home exchange" on the web and you'll find lots of sites
BBConsults
there are many of them listed on the web. we had very good experience with an organization based in s.f. called intervac. (415) 435-3497 betty
Joyce
I just joined www.digsville.com, which has listings of people around the world who are open to housing exchange. They have free membership if you sign up within the next month or something. They just started up so they are eager for new listings. There is some contest going on right now where if you recruit the greatest number of new members you win a digital camera or something, so if you mention you're joining because of this posting, that'd be a plus for me. I feel a *little* bit funny about it, but I wouldn't have posted the info except that someone just asked for a recommendation on this topic. They do look reasonable, and I did join because I like the whole idea of housing exchange....
Linda
re home exchanges: I can't vouch for these, but here are 3 sources I've been keeping for future use: Intervac Intl 800 756 4663; Homelink USA 800 638 3841; Intl Home Exchange Network, www.homexchange.com. Elizabeth
www.homelink.org is very good, very well organized, and one of the biggest.
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