Vast ocean views from this Moanakai home situated on Fuji Beach. You will fall in love with the picturesque sunrises from this spacious 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom home situated on Fuji Beach. This home features a large upstairs master suite with living area, full tile bathroom, wet bar with cherry wood cabinets, granite counter tops, [...]
Have you ever wished you could own at the Waipouli Beach Resort? Well, the time is now!
A lot zoned for two homes that’s steps from the beach in the VDA (visitor destination area) with architectural plans is available!…Yes, you are reading this correctly! This is a 11,308 sq. ft. lot that is zoned to allow two homes (MLS# 247328). It is just steps to the beach in Kapaa and is in [...]
It seems that just about everyone at some time or another has dreamed of living a simple lifestyle where they could grow their own food and raise their dairy animals, horses, and chickens. To find a working mini-ranch is not often easy, but we have one for you that has it all! Large main home [...]
What a great time to be looking for a house or condo to buy on Kauai. 195 properties for sale on the island of Kauai for $350K or less. 43 of these are single family residence (SFR) and the other 152 are condos. 3 bed/2 bath 1,212 sq. ft. house (MLS# 243517) listed at $329,000 If [...]
Waipouli Beach Resort, Kapaa, Kauai at night It seems like only yesterday when I drove down the hill to a vacant lot across from Safeway in Waipouli and entered a tent with some sample illustrations of what was about to become Kauai’s east side’s most luxurious condo complex.
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
This home is like living in a tree house for grown-ups. Kapaa REO listed at $249K Cute, cozy, and private. That is how I would describe this 1 bedroom/1 bathroom Kapaa home (MLS# 241227) that I previewed the other day. It would make a great first home, or be great as your own private hideaway [...]
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 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 [...]
This newly listed property at 4477 Kanaele St. in Kapaa is a superb opportunity for an investor with a little imagination. Listing price is $392,000. The main home sits on a 3.5 acre parcel with many mature fruit trees including mango, lychee and avocado. Owner put new 20 yr. roof on both homes and is [...]
Kitchen and living room with natural light at 4852 Hauaala Rd. (MLS# 233613) I have met many local property owners who are always in the market for a good investment property. Some define that as a multi-family property with multiple rentals. I have two short sale opportunities on Kauai’s east side that provide such an [...]
As we moved from April into May’s market the number of distressed property listings continues at a brisk pace. There are three new short sales at the Kauai Beach Resort including a unit at $40,000 (MLS# 234148). Pretty soon they’ll be paying us to take these units, LOL. At the Islander on the Beach, a smaller [...]
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 [...]
While we have a few new REO listings and there are 16 Kauai REO properties in escrow, we continue to see an increase in short sales. Once the major lenders launch their participation in the HAFA program, we will continue to see more short sale opportunities and hopefully the time frame from writing an offer [...]
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