← The Home Swap Guy STURGEON STATS · Q3 2026
Luxury Home Swapping
Sturgeon Stats Q3 2026
Sturgeon Stats is our quarterly set of figures on the Clubs of the Luxury River, the pinnacle of quality for home swapping. Every figure below is published by the Club itself or reported by the press, with its source.
| Rank | Club | Launched | Homes | Entry | Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HomeExchange Collection | 2022 | 10,000+ | By application | $1.5M+ |
| 2 | ThirdHome Reserve | 2020 | 400+ | By application | $7M+ |
| 3 | Infinity by Pacaso | 2026 | 350+ | Invitation only | $5M+ |
Each Club in detail
HomeExchange Collection
- Launched 2022. Opened to members late 2021; public launch June 2022. Source: hauteliving.com
- 10,000+ homes. Hand-selected homes, separate from the 600,000+ on HomeExchange Classic. Source: homeexchange.com
- Home value: Approximately $1.5M at minimum, in HomeExchange Collection's own words; most homes are worth several million dollars. Source: homeexchangecollection.zendesk.com
- Entry: By application. Homes are reviewed on design, amenities, value and location. Open to any owner whose home qualifies.
ThirdHome Reserve
- Launched 2020. Reported as new in January 2020. Source: robbreport.com
- 400+ properties. Homes and yachts, in 40+ countries. Source: explore.thirdhome.com
- Home value: $7M to $70M, in ThirdHome's words. Its last published average, $5M in January 2020, predates today's $7M minimum. Source: explore.thirdhome.com
- Entry: By application. Open to any owner whose home qualifies.
- Cost: No upfront fees. The exchange fee averages $4,200 a week. Source: explore.thirdhome.com
Infinity by Pacaso
- Launched 2026. Announced 3 February 2026; France added October 2026. Source: pacaso.com
- 350+ homes. Across the world's most sought-after destinations, and growing, in Infinity's words: 70+ destinations in 10+ countries. This is the size of its network, not how many homes are free to book at any one time. Source: infinity.pacaso.com
- Home value: $5M to $20M; €3M to €20M in France. Source: pacaso.com
- Entry: Invitation only. Whole-home owners only, not Pacaso co-owners. Each offers at least 14 days a year to other members.
- Cost: A one-time $100K initiation fee. Pacaso's launch announcement says it covers 10 years of access; a later Pacaso article says five. Source: pacaso.com Source: pacaso.com article
Other ways to rank them
The card ranks by number of homes. The same Clubs read differently by other measures.
By minimum home value
- ThirdHome Reserve ($7M+)
- Infinity by Pacaso ($5M+)
- HomeExchange Collection ($1.5M+)
By year launched
- ThirdHome Reserve (2020)
- HomeExchange Collection (2022)
- Infinity by Pacaso (2026)
By how you get in
Infinity by Pacaso is invitation only. HomeExchange Collection and ThirdHome Reserve take applications.
By quality
Our guide ranks the same Clubs by quality on its Luxury River page:
- Infinity by Pacaso
- ThirdHome Reserve
- HomeExchange Collection
Method
- Published figures only: from each Club's own site where it states one, otherwise from the press. Each figure links to where it was read, on 29 October 2026.
- Homes counts what each Club says it holds. ThirdHome Reserve's 400+ are properties, including yachts. Infinity by Pacaso's 350+ is its published network figure, not how many homes are free to book at any one time.
- HomeExchange Collection is separate from HomeExchange Classic, the main HomeExchange Club with 600,000+ homes.
- Home value is the minimum each Club states. HomeExchange Collection's is approximate, in its own words. Averages are left out: no Club publishes a current one that compares.
Questions
- What are the luxury home swapping Clubs?
- HomeExchange Collection, ThirdHome Reserve and Infinity by Pacaso. Each asks for a minimum home value: $1.5M+ for HomeExchange Collection, $7M+ for ThirdHome Reserve, $5M+ for Infinity by Pacaso.
- How many homes does Infinity by Pacaso have?
- 350+ homes, the figure Infinity by Pacaso publishes on its own site. It is the size of its network, not how many homes are free to book at any one time.
- What is the minimum home value to join ThirdHome Reserve?
- $7M. ThirdHome Reserve takes homes worth $7M to $70M.
- Is HomeExchange Collection the same as HomeExchange?
- It is part of HomeExchange but separate from the main Club: 10,000+ homes worth from about $1.5M, against 600,000+ homes on HomeExchange Classic.