Resales of single family homes were down 14.5% and condo sales down 6.5% in December. Every year, we typically see a dip in volume over the Holidays. However, this year was more significant compared with December of 2010. This Waimanalo home (MLS # 1112647) is priced at December’s median price of $605,000 Meanwhile, the median [...]
A peaceful setting belays the fact of activity galore available in this prime area between Honolulu and Waikiki.
The Pacifica-Honolulu is the newest luxury high-rise centrally located in Kaka’ako within walking distance to the Victoria Ward Center shopping and movie complex of theaters. It’s just across Kapiolani Blvd. close to the Neil Blaisdell Center and Exhibition Hall, and a short stroll over to the boat harbor and all of the Ala Moana Beach [...]
After 5 months of downward sales of homes and condos on Oahu, the market finally started to heat up in August. September remained hot as year-over-year sales were up 4% for homes and 19% for condos! That’s the good news for buyers, sellers, and Realtors alike—deals are getting done. The bad news is prices were [...]
With a planned opening in November, excitement is growing as eager future owners, residents, and visitors alike watch as the newest addition to the greater Honolulu to Waikiki skyline continues with its final stages of construction.
When a person thinks of Hawaii, the word fun comes to mind, but frugal? I can’t even imagine that someone booking their flight today at the rate of $600 (if you’re lucky!) round-trip from just California, would consider it a “frugal” trip to Honolulu. Amazingly, we are. A map of the Ala Moana—Kaka'ako area According [...]
Oahu’s Ala Moana Shopping Center in Kaka’ako (located between Waikiki and Honolulu, just opposite the Ala Wai Boat Harbor and Magic Island) was recently in the news. A Better Homes & Gardens real estate office worked with Onboard Informatics to evaluate major U.S.A. shopping centers in their quest for finding the centers which have the [...]
Seniors, are you downsizing? As the action below depicts, changes are part of the ups and downs of life, and it all depends on which direction one chooses to follow. If you have been considering moving to Oahu, or are downsizing from a current Hawaii property, flow with the excitement of this challenge! ‘Decisions’ are [...]
In the recent (CRS) Certified Residential Specialist magazine there was a short article with the result of a ‘Community Preference Survey’ done by the National Association of Realtors. Understandably, it was found that more and more Americans are preferring to live in walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods with easy access to local amenities, rather than driving to and from an out of [...]
Moving into a luxury condo? Think seriously about Moana Pacific. A view from the deck of convenient and elegant Moana Pacific. Back to original prices, blasting to the past towards “affordable luxury” This has never been a favorite condo of mine, up until now. Yes, it took me a listing in the building to figure [...]
Resales of single family homes and condos on Oahu continued April’s downward trend of fewer transactions in the marketplace. This home (MLS# 1011829) on Oahu’s Windward Coast is listed for the median price of $595,000 The bad news first: Single family home sales were down 15.3% and condo sales were down 10.3% in May. Median [...]
2011 Kawaii Kon—The 4th Annual “Cute” Convention of Animation in Hawaii! Aloha! Last week, I got to chaperon my son’s Anime Club to the 4th Annual Kawaii Kon—Kawaii meaning “cute” in Japanese—and there were so many cute things to “coooo” about! It was 4 days of fun at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, and it [...]
Hawaii Five-O continues to dominate TV airwaves Monday nights, and this week’s episode had some fantastic scenery of Oahu again. This 909 Kapiolani Blvd. condo (MLS# 1011374) is right across the street from armored car heist The episode started off with an armored car heist which in subtitles said was in Waikiki, however, it looks like it [...]
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” [...]
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