Many times when I respond to website inquiries about properties on the Kohala Coast—that sunny stretch above Kona airport on the Big Island of Hawaii–I find that the same person has asked for information about real estate for sale in more than one of the resorts. I have worked the Kohala Coast resort market for [...]
The massive run up of the yen against the dollar recently has left the Japanese feeling very rich and they are excited to spend their new found “wealth” in Hawaii. The yen hit a 14 year high against the U.S. Dollar last week and has gained 11 percent in the past 6 months reaching 84.83 [...]
The Honolulu Board of Realtors just released their monthly stats for November and the biggest stat was that condo sales on Oahu doubled from 2008! We all remember how bad it was this time last year. There were only 201 condos that sold in November or 2008. Well, things aren’t that bad as we roll [...]
Hawaii’s real estate market is currently in the middle of a big swell: Foreclosures and REOs. Surfers know that swells send waves in sets. We may have punched through the first two big waves of Hawaii’s real estate market woes (speculators have left the market, and the barrage of subprime mortgage defaults), but there are [...]
My mainland friends frequently ask me, “What’s the best month to visit Kauai?” By which they usually mean, “When will I get the most sun and the least rain?” And, after living on Kauai’s north shore for 13 years, I usually tell them, “You just never know.” Of course, it’s common knowledge that winter is “rainy season”. But [...]
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