Superb quality home for sale on Princeville’s Makai Lakes Golf Course. With unsurpassed attention to detail, this architectural masterpiece incorporates view plans of the Lake Golf Course, and mountains and waterfalls from just about every window. Enjoy the many views from a number of the covered lanais and patios.
Having recently studied the Hamakua Coast agricultural land for sale for a buyer client, I have come up with a number of interesting conclusions. First, there are not that many 10-80 acre parcels anywhere on the island, let alone the spectacularly scenic Hamakua Coast. Second, to find a property with power, water, and telephone is [...]
Recently, Big Island Realtors were treated to the opportunity to tour the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai to see eleven homes and condos for sale. This was a rare treat to be invited into this exclusive world to see so many properties for sale. Hualalai homes are known for their style, size, finish materials, views, and separate guest [...]
Sunday, Father’s Day, started out early for me. My mission was to get to my farm at Maliko Bay and get the wiring trenched in for my new farm office. I arrived early, fired up my little Mitsubishi backhoe, and went to work. It didn’t take me long to finish the last 70 feet of digging. [...]
It is a beautiful day on the Big Island’s Hamakua Coast… For sale asking $595,000 on the Hamakua Coast, Hawaii’s Big Island (MLS# 245492) is a custom home being offered turn-key A bright blue ocean, bright blue sky, big, fat fluffy clouds, and the trade winds are blowing. I will be driving up Piha Kahuku [...]
Here’s proof the West side of Maui isn’t the only place for beautiful homes. I have blogged repeatedly about West Maui homes, most notably Kaanapali and Kapalua, but they aren’t the only locals on Maui that boast beautiful places. Here in central Maui, near everything, we have the master planned community of Maui Lani. Within [...]
At the beginning of May, a new REO (bank-owned property post-foreclosure) was listed for sale at Wai’ula’ula at the Mauna Kea Resort. Once this condo came on the market at $869,900, it kicked off the third Wai’ula’ula condo feeding frenzy in three years! Two non-distressed units took price reductions to compete, bringing all but one [...]
Veterans who are qualified can purchase a home using their VA Eligibility with surprising ease. My buyers rented homes for years, forever at the mercy of the owners, and virtually throwing their money out the window. Using their VA Certificate of Eligibility, good credit, and a good lender, they were proud homeowners in 45 days. [...]
The summer solstice was spectacular, especially on the Big Island! With $2.00 Taco Tuesday for dinner (yes, it’s true, even here in Hawaii) to wine and sunset from our own lanai with friends, the evening could not have been more pleasant. The view from my lanai We talked about where we were in 1992, and [...]
The First Annual Kava Peace Festival at the old airport in Kona was a fun time to meet friends, old and new, as we enjoyed tasting the kava and awa mixtures! A little about the awa plant:Â Awa (Piper methysticum), a member of the pepper family, grows in the wild now and is also cultivated increasingly [...]
Maui County Property Taxes Considering that Maui is one of the most beautiful places in the world to live and arguably the most desirable island in all of Hawaii, it is pretty awesome that our residential homeowner taxes are the lowest in all of Hawaii. When discussing Maui property taxes, it is important to differentiate properties that [...]
In this rather slow housing market, it seems we have all the time in the world to decide whether or not we want to make an offer on a house. Only after we find the “one” do we start the boring and tedious task of gathering all our financial paperwork together to get approved for [...]
Honua Kai Resort -Screaming Deals on 2 bedroom Kaanapali condos for sale. I love the Honua Kai Resort and I love sharing my passion with like-minded Kaanapali condo buyers. As of lately, I have been spending a significant amount of time at the Honua Kai Resort, where the top valued Kaanapali condo is for sale. There [...]
Land in Seacliff Plantation on Kauai’s north shore is among the most beautiful and pristine anywhere in the world. One of Kauai’s extremely few gated communities, Seacliff Plantation is adjacent to the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge at Crater Hill, the ancient volcano that provides the back drop for Kilauea town. Located on Crater Hill, [...]
Kohala Estates sits in between two gated communities (Kohala Ranch and Kohala by the Sea) and has the same sunny climate, typically 1 to 3-acre lots, and big ocean views. It does not have CC&Rs, minimum size building requirements, or monthly dues. Whereas, the average sales price so far this year in Kohala Ranch is [...]
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