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Halfway between downtown Honolulu and Waikiki is “Ala Moana”…

White Sandy Beach at Ala Moana Beach Park

Many residents are enjoying their lifestyle to the fullest by being able to WALK EVERYWHERE. Leave your car at home! resort hotels, The Yacht Harbor, sandy beaches and parks, shopping centers, restaurants (many of which have “Happy Hour” specials), cafes and of course keeping fit at a luxury condominium recreation center….swimming, tennis, whirlpool, bar-b-que, etc. Read entire post →

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R, RA, RB, RS, R you kidding?

Most people outside of the real estate industry are unaware of what all those letters after an agent’s name mean. Heck, even many insiders don’t know about all the credentials available since just a small percentage of real estate salespeople attain them.

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Is finding a pet-friendly place to stay on Oahu driving you nuts? Hopefully some of the resources and information in this blog will help you and your animal companions, whether it be just for a vacation or long-term.

What do you mean they don’t allow pets!?!? Read entire post →

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For those of you that don’t know, Ko Olina is West Oahu’s first marina resort community to consist of a broad array of residences including hotels, condos, single family homes, and timeshares—even including a new Disney themed hotel/timeshare venture opening in the fall of 2011.

Ko Olina’s private marina

Here are some reasons why to invest in Ko Olina now:

* Growth sector…”Sunset Coast”
* Sunny, warm, and dry climate with nice tradewinds Read entire post →

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All of the Hawaiian Islands are surrounded by the Pacific Ocean, which is a beautiful and scenic body of water.

1435 Laamia St. (MLS# 1008129) is in escrow with an asking price of  $1,595,000

Although many people would love to live on the water, there is a finite amount of oceanfront residential land, and consequentially it is usually very expensive. Others like myself feel that if you can’t live on the water then the next best thing is to be able to see the ocean. For that reason, over the years hillside or ridge types of residential areas have been developed.

Because it is impossible to cover them all at once, the focus is going to be on four of Oahu’s newer East Side Ridge Communities of Waialae Iki and Kahala Kua, with Hawaii Loa and Napali Haweo to be covered in a follow up blog. Both of these have ocean views that will see different vistas from Portlock Point to Diamond Head to Ewa, and even views of Molokai and Lanai on clear days! Read entire post →

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Pacifica Honolulu announced that applications are available for qualified owner-occupants starting August 22, 2010 for their Honolulu condos. Applications must be returned by September 19, 2010. There will be 124 units available for those who qualify for these beautiful condos.

Pacifica Honolulu

Recreation Deck at Pacifica Honolulu

Anyone interested must go to the Honolulu Design center located at 1250 Kapiolani Blvd to pick up their Reserved Housing Application Package. The earliest date that a completed Reserved Housing Application Package can be returned is Saturday, September 11, 2010 @ 10:00am Read entire post →

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Recently a friend of mine said to me, “How can you afford to live in Hawaii?”

As a full time resident of Hawaii for 19 years, I would like to highlight a few “key” points about living here on Oahu:

  • Property taxes for residents of Oahu, Hawaii are approximately (.342% of the home’s assesed value)
  • Hawaii does not collect income tax on USofA military pensions
  • Sales tax on Oahu is 4.5%
  • Regular unleaded is approximately $3.35 per gallon
  • A median priced home in West Oahu (near Honolulu and the beach) is approximately $450,000. Check out some homes at Ocean Point in West Oahu.
  • You can buy a brand new custom built, energy efficient home in a “Resort Marina” developement such as “Hoakalei” starting at approximately $500,000 Read entire post →

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The same ‘ole story has finally changed. After almost of year of writing articles on how our sales volume is increasing on Oahu, July was the first month where we didn’t outpace the previous year’s overall numbers. Single family home resales just barely outpaced July of 2009 by two sales, while condo sales were down from 343 to 320.

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HOAKALEI (ho a ka lei) is a new “Resort Marina” master planned community now taking shape at Ewa Beach, approximately 30 minutes from downtown Honolulu. According to the plan, it could very well become one of the premier residential resort marina destinations in the Hawaiian Islands.

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Here’s your last chance to buy a developer unit at the Beach Villas at Ko Olina!

Ko Olina Resort

Only 2 units remain after two mega-sales events. Both happened to fall out of contract and now is your opportunity to jump on these deals

1. Beach Tower Villa #210

Ko Olina Beach Villa #210 Floor Plan

This 2 bed, 2 bath Dendrobium floor plan 2nd floor unit is on the beach and ocean front and is the only remaining of 14 exlusive oceanfront units!

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