Hello! Still wanting to tell you more about the Kaka’ako district since my last article. Pacifica coming to life…What a location! There is the only NEW luxury high-rise condominium building on Oahu now under construction! The 48-story PACIFICA HONOLULU at 1009 Kapiolani Blvd. with an almost-didn’t-make-it history of its own! The recent economic downturn caused the original developer [...]
The Harbor Court residences located right in downtown Honolulu, offers some of the best city and ocean views available! Seldom do we find the 3 bedroom penthouse for sale! Harbor Court “Ocean view” Penthouse! (MLS# 1012907)…asking $1,050,000 Walk everywhere…Downtown amenities and the “Aloha Tower” Shopping, and dining just across the street Year-round sunset, ocean, and [...]
When I have clients wanting the best Waikiki condo at an incredible low price and in a top notch location…..It’s the Waikiki Grand Condo/Hotel! There are currently six Active Listings priced between $129,000 to $199,500. Waikiki Grand #302 (MLS # 1012311) is listed for $129,000
Growing up in Tucson as a young boy with my four brothers, I fondly remember our visits to what we all called the “used bread store.” Feeding five boys as a widow must have really been challenging for my mother, Janet, but we never had a clue. Food was something we were always delighted to [...]
Ward Urban Village Illustration General Growth Properties is now back on track with Ward Neighborhood development as it emerges from bankruptcy, and makes a new deal with Howard Hughes Corp, as detailed in a recent Star-Advertiser article. The redevelopment plan in Kakaako includes 20 condo towers, and as many as 4,300 residential units, towering up to 400 feet.
Did you know that you can buy a 2 bedroom condo in Honolulu for only $212,000? Hale O Kanoa #303 (MLS# 1008879) is now only $212,000 Last month, I wrote about a 2 bedroom condo in Honolulu for only $250,000. Today, the price was reduced by an unbelievable 15%! There’s another unit on the market, [...]
The possibility of finding a deal on Hawaii real estate is now on the rise. Hawaii Statistics Hawaii ranks 9th in the nation according to www.realtytrac.com & www.bizjournals.com on the number of bank foreclosure actions compared to third quarter 2009. Big Island & Maui County have the largest increases, with more than double on the [...]
Forbes magazine recently ranked the safest cities in the U.S. and Honolulu came up #3! According to Forbes, Honolulu is considered to be one of the safest cities in the U.S.
While major lenders evaluate their foreclosure processes, delinquent and seriously delinquent homeowners now have more time to evaluate alternatives to foreclosure. It’s hard to miss the news in real estate today: major lenders are investigating issues in their foreclosure processes. To date, GMAC (now Ally Financial), JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America have announced foreclosure [...]
Some banks suspending Hawaii foreclosures for the time being because overwhelmed bank officials have been signing off on foreclosures without ever reading the paperwork! I’m always skimming financial news because it affects jobs, portfolios, consumer confidence and real estate prices…in other words, everyone and everything. Some recent news items caught my eye. The Dow closed [...]
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