Increasingly in the luxury end of the Kohala Coast Resort real estate market, we find among our buyers close-knit families who often travel with at least three generations, or both sets of grandparents, or several adult siblings. For these buyers, a three-bedroom condo or home is a bare minimum; lately we’ve had some clients for [...]
There are currently four “bargains” in the Villages at Mauna Lani; will you be one of the lucky buyers of these few remaining deals?
Mauna Lani condo sales have been strong all year long! Even though our weather seasons are pretty much all the same, there is a selling season in Hawaii, as in most tropical areas. Our selling season officially begins in mid-November and runs through the end of April. Although this year, we saw little slow down during the summer months with [...]
We just listed this property (MLS# 350286) in the coveted Mauna Lani subdivision in Kula, Maui. If you are looking for large land in Upcountry Maui, this is it. This is the last available lot in this unique subdivision.
My Hawaii Life colleagues and I have been reporting on the disappearing inventory in the Mauna Lani real estate market, which has us scrambling, even before the start of the official winter “buying season,” to find deals for our clients. We still get many inquiries asking about short sales and foreclosures, as news reports in [...]
The Villages at Mauna Lani just recorded another sale on Friday the 14th, which may be one of the last (?) short sales for quite some time. I represented the buyer on Villages #608, which is a nicely positioned Maile, 2,752 sq. ft. plan with reverse living area for optimal views of the ocean (horizon), [...]
Kulalani at Mauna Lani has its first REO (bank owned) condominium 8 days new on the market (MLS# 242570). Priced at $530,000, this unit is approximately 53% of its original selling price in 2007 of $990,000.
The Puako Beach Association and Friends is looking for volunteers to help clean up six miles of coastal land and waters from Wailea, Puako, and Pauoa Beach areas.
Ka Milo at Mauna Lani—the community of paired and freestanding homes that shares an amenity center with Kulalani next door—is an anomaly. Uniquely among the Kohala Coast resort communities, it still has an on-site sales office selling homes pre-construction. Buyers, however, have so far favored what’s already built over what they can see only with a hard [...]
Most people who own property in Hawaii have an emotional connection to the place that they call home, it’s one of the things that makes selling property here difficult! Sunsets like this one, from August 10th, still take my breath away—the colors are incredible! Sunsets are one of the things I’m absolutely in love with [...]
Last week, the sellers of this outstanding Mauna Lani Resort oceanfront estate at 49 Black Sand Beach reduced their asking price by $2 million. Now asking $12.9M! (MLS# 203139) It’s possible many of you reading this blog might not remember (lucky we are here to remind you!) this estate home was originally asking $24M over 3.5 [...]
See? Not just property for sale. Looking for a Mai Tai, or local beer July 1—4?? Visit the Ocean Bar and Grill at the Mauna Lani Hotel. All day discounts on Mai Tais and local beer throughout the holiday weekend. The Mauna Lani Hotel makes a mean Mai Tai! Psss…you don’t have to believe me, [...]
Some of my savvy clients recently asked me to examine the latest market activity for condos/villas at the Mauna Kea Beach Resort. There are really only 4 condo/villa communities in Mauna Kea. Oldest to youngest are: The Villas and Kumulani with Wai’ula’ula and Kauna’oa, both built in 2006. Asking $895,000, (MLS# 245288) the most expensive Kumulani unit [...]
Mauna Lani condos have been steadily selling over the past 18 months except at the Islands, where that will soon change! As I continually chart the trends throughout the resorts along the Kohala Coastline from Hualalai to Mauna Kea, the price range is the major factor to the activity level. For the first half of [...]
I have been working with buyer clients on finding a lot to build on here in the Mauna Lani Resort for the past few weeks. Lots have been slow to sell until just recently, as most buyers were finding it has been less costly to buy and remodel to suit their needs, than to build. [...]
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