Single family home prices in Makena start at 5.6 mil, so it was no wonder that this listing piqued my interest. (MLS# 346364) at 6681 Keoneoio-Makena Road is listed at $3,750,000. It seems like a bargain to me. As a matter of fact, many condos in Wailea start higher than this price. It may not [...]
While on vacation in Hawaii, the Obama family is staying in a single-story oceanfront home in Kailua, same rental they have been staying at since 2008. (Estate not currently on the market.) Area residents can expect to catch a glimpse of the First Family for Christmas and New Year at the “Winter White House.” The Secret Service [...]
One of the first steps in getting to know Kauai before buying a home is the research. Reading everything online and requesting visitor information, and a relocation packet are just the beginning. A site visit will help determine in which part of Kauai you most want to live; equally important is to know what you [...]
Big Island’s Kamuela sales still favor the green side over the dry side. The Big Island town of Kamuela, or Waimea, had 5 home sales last month, and again it was the lower priced “green side” of town that lead in sales numbers. Overall, the prices were still at the low end with 3 sales [...]
Daniel Dae Kim (Chin Ho Kelly on Hawaii Five-0) has listed his Kahala home for sale. 4780 Aukai Ave. (MLS# 1015809) is the home of ‘Hawaii Five-O’ and ‘Lost’ star Daniel Dae Kim Although the actor bought the home in June of this year for $2,250,000, Hawaii Five-O’s success can now afford him the home [...]
The first sale since September 2008 at Kumulani at Mauna Kea closed today! My sellers were Mauna Kea lovers, and had no intention to let go of their beautiful and fully furnished unit at Kumulani; however, life events decided differently and they had to put it on the market even if they knew it would [...]
Six luxury model homes in the Wainani at Poipu subdivision on Kauai’s south shore are set to be auctioned December 28, 2010 with starting bids as low as $450,000 for homes previously listed between $1,075,000 and $1,495,000. The remaining 63 lots are expected to be made available for sale later on the MLS, though we’ll [...]
What’s wrong with the banks now? Last week, we closed a transaction on a “normal” purchase (not short sale) of an average home in Waikoloa Village. The buyer’s lender did not order a full appraisal, but instead used form 2075, which is used when a report is being reviewed and a lender wants an appraiser, other than the original [...]
Have you ever chosen a course with little effort, which took you exactly where you were destined to be? My daughter Michele and wife Charli enjoying a sunny sail in Kailua Bay I found just that road this summer, when I merged CP Kona Realty with one of Hawaii’s newest agencies, Hawaii Life Real Estate [...]
Love—lost and found on Kauai. There is a haunting song composed by Kauai’s renown musician, Larry Rivera, and recorded by many our Hawaiian artists. This song is called “Kamalani” and was written as a result of the nightly croaking generated by the frogs in the Coco Palms lagoon on Kauai. Grace Guslander, realizing that guests were interested [...]
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