2010

Exploring Kauai Before You Buy a Home

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 [...]

Kauai Home Auction at Wai’nani at Poipu 12/28/10

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 [...]

Banks Give Hawaii Homebuyers a Hard Time

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 [...]

A Coco Palms Love Story – The Legend of the Frog

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 [...]