Basik Acai Cafe is located in the parking lot near Huggo’s Restaurant in Kailua-Kona and offers a healthy alternative to your typical restaurant food! Basik is also located close to vacation rentals, hotels, coffee shops, and the day and night life of Kailua-Kona. While I was waiting for an Islander Bowl upstairs, the view made [...]
Shortly after writing that both REO (foreclosure) homes at beachfront Kolea were in escrow, I had a conversation with an agent looking for an oceanfront foreclosure situation at Hali’i Kai, the other luxury condo complex at Waikoloa Beach Resort. Her buyers were hungry for oceanfront and she was insisting she had on good authority that [...]
There are only a handful of Hanalei homes listed under one million dollars, and this meticulously maintained two-story home (MLS# 224064) has fresh paint, a new roof, an over-sized septic, and a very “flexible” floor plan with room for your whole ‘ohana. The price was just reduced to $995,000—over $300,000 UNDER appraised value.
On over 1 acre, this home (MLS# 247942) is a Hawaii island masterpiece featuring traditional Japanese landscaping by David Tamura, which immediately sets the relaxing, beautiful ambiance.
This property has it all…a commercial “white pineapple” farm (MLS# 249154) with steady income and a beautiful home that shows true pride of ownership.
The Big Island town of Waimea has over 80 homes for sale at this time with an average listing price of $535,810. In October, there were a total of 12 homes sold in Waimea with a healthy average sales price of $448,117. These are good numbers for both total sales and average sales price. There were [...]
On Friday (November 18th, 2011), Mayor Billy Kenoi will unveil the first increment of a new community in Waikoloa that will provide affordable home ownership opportunities near West Hawaii employment hubs. At the same time, the mayor will open the gates to a new community park in Waikoloa. “This project benefits the hard-working hotel employees, [...]
Carlos Santana’s fabulous estate (MLS# 349675) in Pineapple Hill, Kapalua was just listed for $7.495M! This luxury home has 7,687 sq. ft. of living area, 5 bedrooms, and 5.5 bathrooms on 0.5 acres of land. The video tour below features a soundtrack composed by the owner. 314 Cook Pine Dr. Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii
Looking at Waikoloa Village condos for sale, the October sales figures show a softer market with just four sales. This is a decrease from September sales numbers of six condo sales. Here are the condos that sold in October in Waikoloa Village:
Which would you rather pay for an oceanfront lot in a gated community on the Big Island’s Kohala Coast (just a few miles north of the Mauna Kea Resort): $300,000 or $1,199,000?
Nihilani at Princeville consists of 102 units with floor plans ranging from 2-3 bedrooms and up to 3 bathrooms with approximately 1,406 to 1,976 sq. ft. This Nihilani at Princeville condo for sale is in the heart of one of the most beautiful communities on Kauai, surrounded by luxury homes and award winning golf courses.
Time to look at Waikoloa Village homes for sale and how real estate sales were for October 2011. Last month was again a slow month for sales, with a total of just six home sales for Waikoloa, including two homes in the Paniolo Estates area. Without the Paniolo Estates sales there were only 4 homes that closed [...]
To File or Not to File For Bankruptcy? That is the excruciating question many homeowners ask themselves these days as they struggle to fight against shooting adjustable arm mortgages borrowed during the sub-prime era. When I was growing up, the “B” word was taboo and people who filed bankruptcy were looked down upon. How about [...]
It has been often said, “our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.” This being said and true, perhaps even tried and true, what’s a condominium in Honolulu without a pet? As a renter or potential tenant, did you know that you may not be able to move in with your pet even if it’s [...]
There are currently six Ridge condos for sale at Wai’ula’ula in the Uplands at Mauna Kea Resort. There are also two showing contingent, one of which is actually in escrow and the other a short sale in the approval process. Between the lines of these seemingly mundane statistics, there are some hidden surprises.
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