Aloha! This gorgeous property (MLS# 250847), located in a prime real estate location of the Kona Coffee Belt in Keauhou Mauka, has come up for sale along with its neighboring easement property, the Old Ward Castle Estate. Located between the Keauhou Store and Kona Coffee Villas off the old Mamalahoa Hwy., you will find a gorgeous [...]
Unit E2 at Na Hale O Keauhou (MLS# 232195) is simple elegance with quality construction. This unit is being offered at $374,500 and has 1,404 living square feet, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and an attached 1 car garage. These townhomes have been designed so no units are above your unit; a big plus for avoiding those [...]
Alii Drive Oceanfront Condo For 50% of Original Cost I recently listed this oceanfront beauty on Alii Drive (MLS# 249193) in the Keauhou Surf & Racquet Club as a short sale. It is a beautifully remodeled, two bedroom/two bathroom, ground floor condominium…the views are truly on the water and mesmerizing with a nice yard for playing, sunning, [...]
Aloha! I went on the Realtor Caravan tour to the Honalo-Keauhou-Holualoa Mauka old Ward Castle (MLS# 247466) that was built in the early 1950′s by an heir to the Victoria Ward Estate—a prime-time real estate owner in downtown Kakaako-Honolulu, Oahu—and I wanted to share the videos and pictures with you. Here’s the driveway heading up [...]
One of the questions I’m asked most frequently by prospective buyers of Kohala Coast Resort condos is why the monthly dues seem so high. Wouldn’t the carrying costs be less if they simply bought a luxury home at Kohala By the Sea, or Bayview Estates in Kona? Here are some actual comparative numbers provided by sellers [...]
A rare property has just come on the market—the old Ward Estate (MLS# 247466), called the Cenric Wodehouse Estate and Poho Kala Ranch, in Keauhou Mauka on the Kona side of the Big Island. Nestled between Keauhou Mauka and Honalo—The Old Ward mansion is nestled on over 584 acres of lush Big Island real estate [...]
A year ago, I found myself with real estate clients who were not sure whether they wanted to buy in one of the residential communities along the Kohala Coast (like Kohala Ranch or Kohala by the Sea), or a similar upscale neighborhood nearer to Kailua-Kona. I wrote a summary of how it seemed the North [...]
This week’s Home for Sale is a 2 bedroom/2 bathroom condo in Keauhou Kona Surf & Racquet Club (MLS# 247399) priced at just $222,500. At approximately $187 per sqft, the price is the lowest per square foot of any of the currently available units in this complex. It’s a deal. Golf course view from the lanai [...]
Every Thursday morning the West Hawaii Association of Realtors (WHAR) sponsors a caravan of available listings in Kona. The primary purpose is to provide an opportunity for listing agents to open their new, or recently price-reduced listings for other local Realtors to preview, but this venue also facilitates networking among affiliate service providers such as escrow, title, [...]
This activity has been rated by Travel Magazine as one of the top 10 things you should do before you die! If you haven’t done it yet, I would highly recommend it. I have done about 1,000 dives and each time is different. The most manta rays I saw in one night was 27 and [...]
Architect Lucky Bennett’s homes go a long way in defining Kona style. Since the 60′s, he has been designing and building many of the Kona Coast’s most iconic and livable homes. His own home (MLS# 215277) was put on the market a while back and was in escrow. It just fell out and is back [...]
This week’s WKRP is a 4 bed/4 bath home in Bayview Estates (MLS# 245738) priced at $1,695,000. This week, there were 5 homes on caravan in this exquisite community in the Keauhou Resort area just south of Kailua-Kona with expansive views of Keauhou Bay and beyond. This gorgeous home definitely stood out as the cream [...]
I am excited by all the activity I have had in the past 2 months on the oceanfront here on the Big Island, and I am especially happy to showcase these two favorites of mine, both of which are still available. This first oceanfront home (MLS# 239830) has its own private boat dock! The first [...]
Oceanfront view of Kahalu’u Beach from lanai This week’s WKRP is a 1 bed/1 bath oceanfront cottage on Alii Dr. in Kona (MLS# 244577) priced at $995,000. It really is all about location, location, location! Just steps away from Kahalu’u Beach Park, the carefree lifestyle could be yours in this charming home by the sea. Also known [...]
Golf Course view from lanai This week’s WKRP is a 2 bed/2 bath bridge unit condo in Country Club Villas (MLS# 243726) priced at $359,000. Country Club Villas has 3 floors and this unit is on the second floor. The second floor units are called bridge units as access to these units is granted without [...]
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