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Most Expensive Luxury Compound on Oahu Sits Waiting for Billionaire Buyer

(Honolulu, Hawaii) How could you miss the latest news that the world’s billionaires are doing just fine amidst tough economic times? Especially, Yuri Milner, who recently forked out a whopping $100 million for a California mansion—the most expensive single family home ever sold in the U.S. Perhaps, he will be spending his Christmas in his new 25,500 square foot “French chataue on [...]

What Should Home Buyers Do Under Tight Credit?

This Kahala home (MLS# 1100002) is currently available for $2,675,000 From National Association Realtors weekly report: February existing home sales decline following sustained gains. Mr. Lawarence Yun, NAR, chief economist, experts an uneven recovery. He said, “Housing affordability conditions have been at record levels and the economy has been improving, but home sales are being constrained [...]

How to Live in Kahala for Under $1 Million

When my parents bought their first Hawaii, Kahala home at 1002 Hunakai St. in 1967 – right around the corner from our new Hawaii Life office – they paid $37,000. The home sat on Bishop Estate leasehold land as all Kahala homes did at that time. I remember my mother telling me that all the [...]