There was a recent article in the Pacific Business News titled 2010 Oahu home sales off to fast start that talked about how we’ve been on a roll here on Oahu with home sales up every month since January 0f 2009! Year over year home sales were up 33% with 166 sales and condo sales [...]
Realtors are an extremely narcissistic group of people. They love to give themselves awards: “Million Dollar Producer” “President’s Circle” “Grand Centurion” “Top Producer” The list goes on… but let me ask this: Does anybody care? Do our customers and clients care about awards that we give to ourselves, or are they more concerned with our [...]
These are great times to be shopping for deals on full time residential Maui condominium properties, where prices are usually significantly less than comparable projects zoned for short-term (nightly/weekly) rental. North Kihei’s Kai Makani – no short term rentals, but long on value at $389-500K (MLS# 338483) Although these properties don’t offer the flexibility or [...]
Update: Check out the latest Kauai REO and Short Sale List → Twelve new bank-owned Kauai listings this first week of February. Here are a few of them that are attractively priced. For some of these condos, with an all cash purchase, a positive cash flow is becoming more feasible. Bank Owned #1 Plantation Hale [...]
There are all sorts of ways to measure a good buy, but in my mind the most important one is this: after the thrill of the chase, and the settling in, how much do you love the property? Many of my clients have purchased vacation rental condos as stepping stones to spending progressively longer periods [...]
I live above the ocean. For me, it’s not so much about the view as about the sound. However, IF I DIDN’T live near the ocean, I might very well want to live on the rim of the sacred Wailua River Valley. From the backyards of the very limited number of homes fortunate enough to be [...]
The Kamaole Sands Resort is a popular Maui vacation destination, with beautiful Kamaole III Beach park at its doorstep.
Covered arena at Waikii Ranch Equestrian Estate I got another call last week from a couple looking for a horse property on the west side of the Big Island—somewhere between Kailua-Kona and the Hawi area (North Kohala), close enough to a harbor where he can keep his boat. They knew that Puu Lani Ranch near [...]
Kaha Lani Condo adjacent to Wailua County Golf Course January 2010′s sales statistics showed a Kauai market with more energy and more opportunity than one year ago. We had 52 transactions for the month as compared to only 20 last January. That’s an increase in transaction volume of 160%. The median price however (the price [...]
There is always value in solid residential neighborhoods, and that’s the driving force behind an increase in activity in upper South Kihei in recent weeks. The draw to the area is clear to anyone who has visited the two closest beaches, Keawakpu and Kamaole III. Most of the homes here range from 1600 to 2500 [...]
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