Six luxury model homes in the Wainani at Poipu subdivision on Kauai’s south shore are set to be auctioned December 28, 2010 with starting bids as low as $450,000 for homes previously listed between $1,075,000 and $1,495,000. The remaining 63 lots are expected to be made available for sale later on the MLS, though we’ll [...]
Love—lost and found on Kauai. There is a haunting song composed by Kauai’s renown musician, Larry Rivera, and recorded by many our Hawaiian artists. This song is called “Kamalani” and was written as a result of the nightly croaking generated by the frogs in the Coco Palms lagoon on Kauai. Grace Guslander, realizing that guests were interested [...]
Favorable currency exchange rates plus the ease and cost of travel is appealing to Canadians! A recent issue of Pacific Business News published an article indicating that total visitor arrivals from Canada are up 12 percent over the prior year according to the Hawaii Tourism Authority statistics. Canadians have long had a love for the [...]
The CEO of OCD, in a good way! The majestic Mt. Waialeale Looking out over the quiet little neighborhood, and up to the majestic Mt. Waialeale, it’s hard to imagine living anywhere else, but lucky for me, I don’t have to!
“Now is the time to buy,” says Kauai Realtor Board President. Picture yourself here! Kauai’s Realtor Board President, Kelly Liberator, just released an article in the The Garden Island on December 13, 2010, indicating that this may be a great time to buy on Kauai.
Waiting for a Phoenix to rise out of the ashes of the former Coco Palms. In 1992, Hurricane Iniki devastated the beautiful island of Kauai, Hawaii. In the aftermath of the destruction lies the remains of one of Kauai’s most beloved attractions, the Coco Palms Hotel. In ancient days, this site was the home of [...]
In 2006, I was invited to sit open house at a fancy kiosk that was being managed by a Realtor friend at the Poipu Village Shopping Center. Excitedly, I drove down to Poipu, weekly looking for buyer prospects for a new golf course development called Wainani. It was pretty hard selling as there was nothing [...]
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 [...]
Hawaii Five-O took the #1 spot again for television ratings on Monday. This listing in Kaaawa (MLS# 1012308) is just around the corner from Kahana Valley hunting scene This week’s episode started off with two hunters looking for wild boar in Kahana Valley when they discover a woman that was running for safety. Meanwhile, McGarrett [...]
The bright interior has a lot of windows, yet feels private Hanalei Bay Villas #1 is going to live auction on December 15, 2010 at noon at the property with Williams and Williams Auctions with a $100,000 minimal opening bid. The next open house is on December 12, 2010 from 1:00-4:00 PM, and 2 hours [...]
HAWAI'I LIFE