Living here in Hawaii I always feel a little left out watching the National Evening News. They never mention how we in Hawaii suffer in the winter. Here is a local weather broadcast for all of you Mainlanders who think you have it bad.
My six year old daughter was thrilled to stay at the ‘Pink Palace’, the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki, and by the way, so were we!! After having tea & enjoying the gardens with her mother two years ago, she has been begging to stay, so what a great surprise! So, finally, here she was, [...]
1. Lucky We Live Hawaii Let’s face it…. this is really Number One, and it always will be. At the end of the day (or year), we’re extremely grateful for the incredible quality of life that Hawaii provides. 2. Buyer and Sellers “Get It” We knew the real estate industry was changing, and that real [...]
I loaded a new listing into MLS Sunday evening and since 8 AM Monday morning, my phone has been ringing off the hook! We are the lowest priced listing in Diamond Head where homes can run as high as $10 million plus. Recent comparable homes are 3817 Leahi Ave. that sold for $975,000 and 3012 [...]
With real estate prices the lowest in years, and abundant inventory to choose from, more and more clients have inquired about “flipping properties.†They want to know if now is the time to buy and sell for a profit. When the real estate market was up, flipping real estate was somewhat commonplace. I’d see the [...]
Whether you are looking to retire in Maui, buy your first home or pick up another income producing property, now is the time to get a deal! There are incredible Maui foreclosure properties available right now. Interest rates are still at historical lows and lenders are beginning to loosen up on their qualifying criteria. From [...]
A Work of Art If you love clean, crisp, contemporary architecture and have been looking for something different in the Hawaii real estate market, then one of these stunning homes on the North Shore of Kauai may capture your heart and excite your sense of style. Makai (“By the Sea”) – a Haena Hideaway Excluded & Pristine [...]
Have you been waiting for the Kauai real estate market to bottom out? If so, wait no more. Here are a few effective strategies to help you achieve your Kauai real estate dreams now. 1. CASH – We all know that “cash is king”. If you can be a cash buyer, then the chances of negotiating a  discounted price are much improved. Kauai [...]
The unseen energy that some call Feng Shui,,,, Have you ever walked into a beautiful house and instantly felt at home? Some homes give you the feeling that you could move right in and just have a wonderful life? A Place you would like to stay forever. Conversely, have you ever walked into a beautiful [...]
Today I had the supreme pleasure of showing property in Puako Beach, on the Big Island’s Kohala Coast. A pair of Hawaii Life clients own a mauka-side (toward the mountain) property and are considering “trading up” to a makai (toward the ocean) property. So we went to see #106, an older, two-story beachfront home that [...]
Years before President Obama was in the political spotlight, he was ritually coming to visit his sister that lived in Kailua here on Oahu. Last year when he was voted as our next President of the United States, he took “one last trip to Hawaii” prior to taking office. He stayed at a $9 million [...]
Wednesday morning our local newspaper’s front page reported that for the month of November 2009 real estate sales on the West side of the Big Island were stronger in most areas and categories than in the same month a year ago. I know the Hawaii Life Big Island team contributed to those statistics! Some of [...]
Every now and again at Hawaii Life, we express our “unified” core value by collaborating with other professionals in the Real Estate Industry outside of our corporate domain. Today it is our pleasure to invite Cindy Stone, a Home Loan Consultant with Central Pacific Home Loans, to explain the latest in Tax Credits for Homebuyers. [...]
Ka Milo at the Mauna Lani Resort is a beautiful new development of single family residential and paired homes built by Brookfield Hawaii. We are excited to represent Ka Milo #572 for $869,000. This is a paired home with a spacious two car garage directly across from the beautiful amenity center and on a corner [...]
Two questions we never tire of asking – what’s selling, and for how much? Let’s look at residential sales in two spots – Princeville, and Kapaa/East side. We’ll use sales data from Oct 1 to Dec 19. Since we don’t have access to appraised values, we’ll use what we DO have, which is County assessed value. [...]
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