The article gives 10 Reasons to be Bullish on Housing:

1. Jobs
2. Jobs
3. Pent-up demand among young adults
4. Foreclosures
5. Inflation
6. Higher rents and low interest rates
7. A booming apartment market
8. Investor appetite remains strong
9. The stock market
10. Confidence

Also, a good reminder, “Confidence in the present builds confidence in the future.”

I’m curious to see what you think and why?

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“Just one look is all it took.” —Ronstadt

As I walked through the door, my heart started racing, the adrenalin started pumping, the endorphins flowing! This is one home of perfection that I’d love to show you! Incredibly thought-out. Wonderfully detailed. 120-degree views.

You’ll see why I put this in my â—ŠDiamondsâ—Š Estates of Kauai gallery. Forget the photos of this property! You have to actually see, touch, smell, hear—to know, to realize, to understand, to live! Once you walk through the door, you won’t want to leave.

By the way, endorphins are believed to relieve pain, enhance your immune system, reduce stress, plus delay the aging process. Wow! Buy this house (MLS# 242706) and have a great life to go with it! My suggestion—bring along your toothbrush, because I’m not kidding, you are not going to want to leave!

“Just one look is all it takes.” Incredible home! Incredible views! Just incredible! Awesome location on the Wailua River Rim!

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But the truly wealthy won’t tell you that! You’re more likely to hear about how badly things are going. In the meantime, they are snapping up a luxury bargain, or buying the right property at an astounding price. If the successful want it, they’ll buy it.

A recent MarketWatch article describes “How the Rich Are Winning.” The bottom line: There are great priced properties in every category, plus fabulous estates. In other words, it’s a great time to be really successful, no matter how wealthy you are.

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Here’s a great property and an example of newly “affordable housing” on Kauai: 4304 Anini Vista Drive (MLS# 236531), formerly listed at $9,800,000, now selling to the highest bidder, regardless of price.

High-end vacation homes may soon become “affordable housing” for the wealthy. Is there demand? Should the quantity (size) of the house be not only about the quality of aesthetics and materials, but also about the quality of life and well-being?

When a home is in tune with your lifestyle, anticipating and serving your expected and unrecognized needs, you may find you need a lot less house than you thought. Great homes, the ones we love, are the work of designers capable of translating the joy of living into logical plans, creating environments that satisfy. Part of the “magic” is that a home, though smaller, may actually feel much bigger.

Not only can I can help you find the right “affordable housing” for you on Kauai, I can help you transform a home or even design your dream home on the right property. Taking dreams, finding the right property, or designing the right home can transform your life. In addition to the fun I have in real estate making people’s dreams come true, I also have fun to designing dream homes!

If you are called to live on Kaua’i, you are one of the chosen few.  Come!  Let’s celebrate the good life on Kauai. Contact me for more information.

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So many major stars have been on Kauai this year, I was afraid I was gona trip over one.

Stars like Jennifer Aniston, George Clooney, Adam Sander, Penelope Cruz & Johnny Depp. I was secretly hoping Johnny Depp would be tooling around Kauai & somehow just happen to drop in at my house. Yeah, like that’s gona happen, but you gotta have dreams!  Hey brah!  You never know what can happen on Kauai & often does!

Kauai is a hot spot with many movie productions & TV shows filming this year. This behind the scenes article, KAUA’IWOOD from Midweek about the film industry & Kauai’s Film Commissioner (“Da Commish”), Art Umezu,  is fascinating. Some highlight quotes from the Midweek article,

“Kaua`i has long been used as a stand-in for other tropical locales around the world: ‘We can pass for Asia, Africa, Australia or even other Hawaiian islands.’

And since the 1950s, every decade has brought diverse genres and beloved stories to the island’s landscape: In ’58 South Pacific, in ’61 Blue Hawaii, in ’76 King Kong, in ’87 Throw Momma from the Train, in ’97 The Lost World: Jurassic Park, in 2007 Tropic Thunder, and to begin this decade, in 2010 Pirates of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.”

“As film commish, Umezu most often works with location managers — helping to identify the perfect stream, waterfall or bay for a scene. His office maintains files filled with hundreds of photos that can be accessed by productions scouting Kaua`i for potential locations, and he often makes suggestions based on his knowledge not only of the Island, but of the needs and limitations of a film crew.  According to Da Commish, the title of his biopic would be: Take This Job and Love It!  Fade out.”

“After the star-studded cast of Tropic Thunder shot for 10 months on Island, Umezu says there has been abuzz in the industry about Kaua`i’s beauty, accessibility, and chameleon adaptability.”

Hollywood has figured out how SWEET Kauai is! It’s only a matter of time before everyone else figures out how SWEET life on Kauai is too. For those of you who live here, you already have.

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Custom residence with whirlpool

Kaua’i – What a place to live! What a place to make your life what you want it to be!

Not only do I get to have fun in real estate making people’s dreams come true, I also get to design dream homes!

And, what a dramatic setting Kaua’i is for making dreams come true! To see someone’s breath caught away when they find the perfect property, or in describing their perfect dream home, the saying comes to mind,

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” -Anonymous.

An acquaintance once said that Kaua’i has a serendipity for those who truly want to be here, in that all kinds of dreams become reality. Taking dreams, finding the right property, or designing the right home can transform your life. If you are called to live on Kaua’i, you are one of the chosen few. Celebrate it, celebrate all that is great with life, the satisfaction & joy of life in Hawaii!

You can also reach me at 808.639.9221 or email me.

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The family at the 'Pink Palace'

My six year old daughter was thrilled to stay at the ‘Pink Palace’, the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Waikiki, and by the way, so were we!!  After having tea & enjoying the gardens with her mother two years ago, she has been begging to stay, so what a great surprise!

So, finally, here she was, living the life of a Princess, though she told me to stop calling her ‘Your Royal Highness’.  The Royal Hawaiian Hotel is a delightful palace, more like your residence than a hotel, with beautiful architecture, furnishings & wonderful staff . My nine year old son was more than thrilled when checking in, as he was spoken to by his name. He said ‘This is the life!  It’s like in the movies.” We definitely recommend the Ocean Royal Beach Tower & sumptuous Royal Beach Club with its breath-taking views of the beach, sparkling ocean & iconic Diamond Head. Newly renovated, the hotel is beautiful, spic & span with luxury from top to bottom. The beds are oh-so-comfy with soft, feel good high-thread count sheets, snuggly down pillows & the best pull-up-around you comforters.  In addition to the relaxing “Pink Palace’ pool, there is the extravaganze pool, the Helumoa Playground, with water slide, waterways & two whirlpools the children (and adults) will want to enjoy. Lounge chairs in the pool were our favorites, particularly for lunch with just right mai tais. Waikiki is a also great place for paddle boarding & maybe some surfing.  Barney, one of Waikiki’s famous Beach Boys was as friendly as you could ever wish.  In the mornings, we woke to yummy & I mean yummy continental breakfasts with soft, flaky chocolate croissants, tasty baguettes, fruit & fresh coffee. How good was everything?  We changed our flights so we could stay another night. Frankly, we don’t care if we ever stay at a different hotel on Waikiki ever again.

What a great life we all can have!

Lucky we live Hawai’i! When you live in Hawai’i, you easily can have a wonderful get-away by heading to any number of incredible resorts for a few nights on a neighbor island as we did, or on your island.  No long flights. You are here, living the life that only is Hawai’i.  And with kamaaina savings, it is even more valuable. Hawai’i just is the ‘It’ place to be!

If you are thinking about making Hawai’i your place to be, call me at 808.639.9221 or email me.

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