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From Early Plantation Days Until Today Hawaiian Pineapple is Still an Island Favorite

Hawaiian pineapple is a delicious, versatile fruit than can be eaten raw, sauteed, or baked. Unlike bananas, oranges, or grapes, fresh pineapples cannot be used with gelatin mixtures as pineapple contains an enzyme that breaks down the proteins in gelatin. When in Kauai, the Hawaiian pineapple is an obvious favorite at local Sunshine Farmer’s Markets

HAFA Short Sales on Kauai’s East Side

Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives (HAFA) – Bank approved listings are getting ready for market. When the Treasury Department rolled out their HAFA plan, part of their Making Homes Affordable Program, agents like myself had guarded optimism about HAFA expediting the short sale process. Well, it hasn’t quite played out like that. My first HAFA listing [...]

Kauai Foreclosures Under $570K

Kauai Foreclosure Update for the week of October 24th – 31st This week on Kauai, 4 properties were reverted back to the lender on the courthouse steps. 3 auctions were canceled and SIXTY auctions were postponed. Is this a reflection of some of the foreclosure freeze news? One can only guess, but perhaps. 11 new [...]

View of ocean from ocean bluff Ali'i Kai REO

Kauai REO Bank-Owned Update

Whatever your price range, there’s a REO for you. Kauai’s REO inventory offers homes in multiple price ranges, although the majority of the bank-owned properties are in a more modest price range. When the banks foreclose, the banks have already done an appraisal and are pretty clear on the value of the home. REO listings [...]