If you have seen the publicity about the upcoming March 2013 auctions of a home at Mauna Kea Fairways North and a Balinese inspired residence at Hualalai Resort, you may be wondering whether participating in a luxury real estate auction is a way to get a deal in a market where distressed properties have become [...]
I’m excited to announce that Hale Ku Mana, or House of Spiritual Healing, a custom Hualalai luxury estate on Kohala’s “Gold Coast,” will be sold during a live auction on March 18th in cooperation with Concierge Auctions. Hale Ku Mana front entrance Hualalai Estate Offers Luxurious Hawaiian Living Originally offered for $18.5 million, the 1.33-acre [...]
Last year at the time of the Concierge Auction on a luxury residence at Kukio on the Big Island, I picked another property for sale as a “best buy” alternative to the buy-it-now price of the Kukio home being sold at auction. My favorite took a rest from listing, and then came back on the [...]
Remember the oceanfront mansion on 21.5 acres in Hawi that was for sale by the bank after foreclosure….but that had some major issues? This Big Island oceanfront home was listed pre-foreclosure at prices ranging from $10-$17 million for almost 10,000 sq. ft. interior space plus huge lanai, garage and oceanfront land. Through multiple listings as a [...]
The Rotary Club of Kona Sunrise will be hosting its 2nd Annual Chairs For Charity Art Scholarship Fundraiser at the Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel Lu’au Grounds on Saturday, September 22nd beginning at 5:00 pm. Monies raised from this event support local students seeking college majors in the arts.
Perhaps a testament to the fact that real estate auctions are not only becoming a norm but a realistic alternative to standard methods of high-end residential sales, the latest transactions to officially close via the gavel of are two adjacent properties — 5.33 and 5.03 acres, respectively — perched above Secrets Beach on the North [...]
A $3,990,000 price reduction has just been approved for this 5.25-acre estate with elevated ocean, mountain and valley views. That is a one-third price reduction on a brand new home of astounding design, never before offered for sale, sitting cliffside on the North Shore of Kauai. The current BUY IT NOW price is $12M, for the estate auction [...]
Newly constructed homes for sale on Kauai are nearly all but nonexistent given the recent motion (or lack thereof) of the U.S. economy and its effects being felt here in Hawaii. This newly built Kilauea Farms estate (MLS# 256306) offered as either a 5.25-acre or — co-joined with an adjacent 3-acre land parcel (MLS# 256795) [...]
While I’m on the topic of significant real estate auctions in Hawai’i, I should mention again that there are very different types of auctions in the news. It can be confusing when there are both foreclosure auctions (where buyers hope to get a steal and sellers are merely following a process to take title to [...]
(Hint: Um, Yes!) If So, What Makes the Perfect Venue? As referenced in a Forbes magazine article (April 2012), group travel in the U.S. went up 8% in 2011, is continuing to increase in 2012, and this all points to the fact that corporate retreats are making a comeback. While resorts in Las Vegas, Colorado, [...]
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