Ocean view from Keauhou Resort extended lanai This week’s WKRP is a 1 bed/1 bath condo #122 in Keauhou Resort (MLS# 243684) offered for sale at $289,000. This town house is nothing like any other Keauhou Resort unit you’ve seen. Completely remodeled from top to bottom, it’s cute as a button!
As part of my ongoing commitment to serving my clients, I frequently attend seminars from the distressed property experts, like Alex Charfen, who created the Distressed Property Institute in Austin, Texas. This week, Alex had a casual conversation with Rick Sharga, VP of Realtytrac. Realtytrac is generally regarded as the nation’s expert on foreclosures and [...]
I just pulled part of this article from Realtor.org. The reason it jumped out at me is the reason I work for Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers. Over a year ago, I was losing faith in brokers and real estate companies here on Maui. Then, a very good friend who I trust suggested I wait [...]
Usually, I write a blog to tell you what’s going on out there. I either share a great buy, or elaborate on recent sales statistics. Today, I’m less interested in telling you what is going on and more interested in hearing from you what’s going on. What I can say is that, as a buyer’s agent, I [...]
Just like the song says, “farm living is the life for me!” I live the real life version of Green Acres everyday on my farm in Hawi, a quaint little town on the northern tip of the Kohala Coast. Being a city girl like Eva Gabor’s character on the 60′s TV show “Green Acres,” I [...]
With the beginning of spring, all the units have sold but two! I had a call from a customer yesterday who read my recent blog about Waikoloa Colony Villas. She had seen a couple of listings on the Hawaii Life website and was asking for additional information. Every single listing she had given to me were [...]
Just about 30 minutes from downtown Honolulu on the sunny leeward side of Oahu are 2 exceptional valued golf course fronting homes. Huelani is a gated community where some homes front Coral Creek Golf Course Both homes are in the $600,000 price category, are in above average condition, and are in beautiful gated communities!
We have gotten a number of questions lately from friends and clients who are planning to visit Hawaii as to whether there is any radiation reaching Hawaii from the Japan. Looking for some objective analysis we came across this EPA site. The following chart from the site is up-to-date and seems to tell the story. [...]
I am pleased to say, even with a general lack of confidence in the economy, ground has again been broken and construction has commenced on a new residence at Kohala Waterfront. In fact, several more homes are on the drawing board.
Hidden away on the ocean side of Kona’s Alii Drive is Alii Point, a small gated oceanfront community of 19 Hawaiian and Asian inspired luxury villas nestled in a botanic garden with a common pool and tennis court. My current favorite for best buys in Kona is found right in the center of this lush [...]
Soul Surfer is the Hollywood feature film based on Bethany Hamilton’s incredible life story starring Anna Sophia Robb as Bethany, Helen Hunt as her mother, and Dennis Quaid as her father (not to mention Rip Curl’s Dylan Slater). Bethany Hamilton, as you might remember, is the brave young lady who despite losing her entire left [...]
I went to the Prince Kuhio Day Celebration at Kealakehe High School and saw the latest developments on Kamakana Villages at Keahuolu—a proposed master-planned community developed in partnership between the State of Hawaii’s Housing Finance and Development Corporation and Forest City Hawaii. Kamakana Villages will be located from the corner of Henry Street and Palani [...]
There are two resale condos for sale in the Kulalani at Mauna Lani development. The last two developer units are finally under contract after slow sales over the past 3 years, giving birth to the resale market!
The sea turtle, or Honu in Hawaiian, can be seen up and down the coast of the Big Island THE TURTLE PROJECT reports a very successful season, not only for thousands of baby hawksbills leaving their nests to reach the ocean along Ka`u’s coast, but for a rare olive ridley turtle, whose nest was found [...]
As anyone who has been to Hawaii knows, we’ve had a continuous lava flow since January 3, 1983. That’s 28 years of awesome fiery beauty. Anyone knowing anything about our culture also knows that Madame Pele is the reason. The beautiful goddess brings new life to our islands daily. She never tires. If you close [...]
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