The big news in this week’s Kihei foreclosures and short sale listings is a rare high-end home in Maui Meadows, the upscale hillside enclave that overlooks Wailea and southernmost Kihei. It’s a 4-bedroom, 3-bathroom home (MLS# 350107) on a large lot with mature landscaping and ocean views, finished with elegant wood accents. It’s listed at [...]
This oceanfront property is in one of my favorite locations for real island living with a resort lifestyle. This home (MLS# 1113332) at 572C N. Kalaheo Ave. is priced at $11,888,000 and has lots to offer its new owner. Let’s take a look at what Oahu resort living looks like: The ocean air flows through [...]
So far in 2011, there have been 235 bank owned homes sales on Maui and surprisingly 6 of these have been sales over $1M! It doesn’t matter whether it’s a screaming deal or your dream home, the challenge with REO property in Hawaii is that the best ones sell fast. Really fast. In fact, for [...]
This Saturday starting at 11a.m. (11.12.11), you’re invited to the Puako Makai Watch Group’s community potluck picnic! It will be held at Paniau, which is on the south end of Puako where water enthusiasts, beach-goers, and residents go to enjoy the amazing marine life. The picnic will be an opportunity to talk story with neighbors and with others who care [...]
If you are looking for a property on a large acreage, some of the most beautiful Maui estates are located Upcountry. This one, pictured above (MLS# 349729), just came up on the market in Kula 200 and sits at the top of the subdivision on 3.8 acres of gentle rolling hills and beautiful large trees.
Buyers, it’s time to register for Hawaii Life’s multi-island property auction on November 26th, 2011 and snag a great deal!
Looking for a custom home site in Maui with sweeping unobstructed ocean, mountain, and outer island vistas? Look no further than 317 Anapuni Loop in Lanikeha at Ka’anapali Golf Estates in beautiful West Maui. We just recently reduced the price of 317 Anapuni Loop (MLS# 348003) from $649,000 to $595,000, which is in-line with the [...]
We assisted the sellers in this transaction. The list price was $429,000 and the property sold for $395,000! The buyers of this home got exactly what they had been looking for.
Kona Brewing Company has teamed up with the Mauna Kea Resort’s Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel to offer a night of “house made bar snacks” and five different beers. Last year, some colleagues (who shall remain unnamed) introduced me to the Kona Brewing Company’s Koko Brown Porter and claimed the restaurant’s outdoor lanai as their “office” [...]
There’s a new listing in Downtown Kona across the street from Honl’s Beach!
Regular readers of my blog posts may wonder whatever happened to that bank-owned Hawi oceanfront mansion, or the foreclosed beachfront homes in Kolea on the Kohala Coast I wrote about in a post two months ago?
Week 19—Buttery Macadamia Nut Sticks! Buttery Macadamia Nut Sticks Recipe 2 Tbsp. sugar 2/3 cup lukewarm water 1 pkg. (1/4 oz.) dry yeast 2 to 2 ½ cups flour ½ tsp. salt ½ cup butter softened 1 jar (4.5 oz.) macadamia nuts, chopped 1 egg 1 Tbsp. water Directions In large mixing bowl combine sugar, [...]
Recently, I was thinking… “Why did I overprice my house back in 2006 when the comps said it might sell for $1,125,000?” The area was desirable and the sales depicted the possibility of great rewards for the hard work I put into designing a custom home. The context of “location, location, location,” the three reliable [...]
The Descendants, the new film from director Alexander Payne, received glowing reviews by critics after its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last month, and Kauai locals are thrilled that one of the most charming people to ever visit Kauai, George Clooney, is seriously being considered for best actor come this award season at the beginning [...]
California’s Central Coast has a lot in common with the Big Island (and I’m not just talking about the laid-back attitude and surf). Sometime in 1992 or 1993, my husband and I decided to go wine tasting in the central coast and (what felt like) stumbled upon Foxen Winery. We didn’t know a lot about [...]
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