Lanikai—the Heavenly Seas—Oahu’s ideal oceanfront community. Just a few fun facts about Lanikai before we get to some great properties in this Oahu beach side community on Oahu’s North shore: The Hawaiians used the mountain tops between Alala Point (near the stone monument at the entrance of Lanikai) and Waikea Point (near Bellows) to scan [...]
I’ve told all my friends…well, not quite all, so I might as well tell you. This is a fabulous buy in one of the hottest towns of Oahu, Kailua! Hot in that you’ve got the beach, great shopping, and fabulous eateries around what they call “Kailua Town.” There is not a spot quainter, yet hip [...]
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 [...]
Last week’s episode of Hawaii Five-O starring Sean Combs took the #1 spot in ratings again. View fronting the lowest priced beachfront home (MLS# 1104774) in Kailua Combs played an undercover agent named Reggie Cole that was working to bust a crime boss from the east coast. Having been under the radar in the organization [...]
Hawaii Five-O took the #1 spot on television this week with 11 million viewers. This Maunawili home (MLS# 1006017) is near the helicopter scene saving McGarrett’s sister I’ve got to say, this has been one of the most exciting episodes yet! It’s not too often you see McGarrett get taken down, however, three guys were able to [...]
While on vacation in Hawaii, the Obama family is staying in a single-story oceanfront home in Kailua, same rental they have been staying at since 2008. (Estate not currently on the market.) Area residents can expect to catch a glimpse of the First Family for Christmas and New Year at the “Winter White House.” The Secret Service [...]
Kailua Beach President Obama is spending another Christmas vacation here on Oahu. The “Winter White House” (as named by several media outlets) that he stayed at in 2008 as President Elect, and again in 2009 as the President, was sold this past summer.
It was announced in the news that Michelle Obama has arrived in Kailua for their annual Christmas vacation! 572C N. Kalaheo Ave. (MLS# 1014877) is one of the Obama vacation homes listed for $14 million President Obama is expected to arrive soon as well. They’ve had a tradition of renting a beach home in Kailua over the [...]
If you are a homeowner looking to sell your luxury home on Oahu, you should be thankful 2009 is behind us :) Sales of Million Dollar homes on Oahu were down 27%Â from 2008. There were 273 homes on Oahu that sold over $1 million compared to 374 in 2008. Good news is if you’re a [...]
Apparently there has been much to-do in the news about all the “celebrity” government dignitaries visiting Hawaii this winter season. Of course, President Obama has been vacationing on Kailua’s gorgeous beaches for the holidays, and Oahu is rejoicing in the “Obama bump” economy. As proof of this phenomenon, I received a President Obama bobble head [...]
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