Are you considering selling your Maui property? Perhaps you previously had it listed on the market, but it did not sell. Was it the market or the marketing? We list Maui properties properly, which leads to Sold Results even in this challenging market. We have 27 closings in 2011—including sales in Haiku, Makawao, Kula, Kahului, [...]
Kula offers a stunning array of colors. I love when the Jacaranda flower in Kula. Kula is also known for its fertile soil and perfect elevation for farming, or just growing some of the sweetest strawberries, and other veggies for the backyard gardener. Maui sunflowers and flowering trees Flowers grow really well in Kula—a large [...]
Maui Real Estate Deals—best deals of the first two weeks of August, 2011. This blog will focus on a wide spectrum of new listings and/or price reduced listings that I feel are the best Maui real estate deals at this time. This will cover homes, condos, and land all over the island of Maui. Here is the [...]
Aloha soccer families! Welcome to the 2nd installment from your Maui “Soccer Mom.” The Hawaii Youth Soccer Association’s Olympic Development Program (ODP) is coming to Upcountry Maui August 27th and 28th. Tryouts will be held at the fields at Eddie Tam Community Center. They are open to all players born between 1995 and 2000. The [...]
Welcome to my first official “Soccer Mom” blog… What a blessing it has been to live on this beautiful island for the past 21 years. I never dreamed when I arrived in 1990 that this was where I’d settle with my husband and start our family, but that’s just what happened. Along the way, I [...]
The Hawaii Legislature just passed Act 48, which was signed by Governor Abercrombie on May 8, 2011, thus becoming law. The intent was to try to give owner occupants of Hawaii properties an opportunity to sit down with the lender in a non-judicial foreclosure to attempt to negotiate the terms of the loan. It also [...]
Looking for a house and detached cottage on 1/2 acre in a nice Upcountry Maui neighborhood? Look no further than 15 Haele Place (MLS# 344127) listed by The Stice Team and just reduced to $560,000.
There are many more things to do in Maui, see, and experience other than driving to Hana, going snorkeling at Molokini, or visiting Hilo Hattie’s (not that these are not fun things to do). Here are my top 6…in no particular order: 1. Obon Festival Obon, or just “Bon,” is a Japanese Buddhist custom to [...]
The last 3 months have seen some serious bidding wars on properties across Maui, especially in starter homes in Kahului, Kihei, Wailuku, Makawao and Pukalani. Maui starter home under $500K | new Maui development projects under $600K As bank owned REO homes (foreclosures) come on the market, there can be immediate multiple offers. Many of [...]
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