There’s a new listing (MLS# 251301) on ten acres with a horse barn priced at $1,450,000 (pictured below). The majestic grey mountain of Mauna Kea, now baked dry from months without rain, carve a silhouette against a powder blue sky. The pastures with wandering livestock give way to crunchy flaxen gasses as the Chucker’s announced the [...]
Stat-a-palooza time now that 2011 is over and the new year begun. We put together some interesting stats for West Hawaii condo and residential sales. These stats cover the area from Keauhou to Waimea (TMK 3-6 and 3-7). It’s interesting to note here how similar these graphs are even though one could make the case that [...]
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, [...]
Just catching up on the condo sales in the Waikoloa Beach Resort through November 2011:
Did all the properties sell at last Saturday’s Hawaii Life/Premiere Estates auction of land and homes? Not yet. Was the multi-property auction a success? One answer is that time will tell, as the auction is on-going until December 30th. Another answer is that there are auction buyers, sellers, and agents on the Big Island, Molokai, and [...]
Recently, I was thinking… “Why did I overprice my house back in 2006 when the comps said it might sell for $1,125,000?” The area was desirable and the sales depicted the possibility of great rewards for the hard work I put into designing a custom home. The context of “location, location, location,” the three reliable [...]
Distressed properties, such as short sales and foreclosures, continue to force sellers to discount their asking price, creating great deals for buyers. Figures just released by the National Association of Realtors show the median sales price of homes nationwide dropped more than 3% to $165,400 in September, but house sales increased over 11% to a [...]
Looking for an innovative way to sell property in Hawaii? Auctions work.
Clients recently closed on a town home at Waikoloa Colony Villas and just came back to enjoy their property for the first time as theirs…now it is time to add new colors, to remove old carpet and replace it with wood flooring, to purchase new furniture, and make it their own sweet vacation home. They didn’t [...]
A wonderfully upgraded unit (#110) came up for sale on the market in Grand Champions at Wailea. This 2 bedroom/2 bathroom unit (MLS# 349411) has been totally gutted, refurbished, never been occupied since, and is now on the market listed at an incredibly low price of $610,000 for a property in Wailea.
Friday night, Danny Kaniela Akaka Jr., the Big Island’s official “Ambassador of Aloha,” blessed our office in Puako in a traditional Hawaiian ceremony. Danny Kaniela Akaka Jr. is the Director of Cultural Affairs at The Mauna Lani Resort Big Island Hawaii Life agents and Brokers traveled long distances to attend the event last night at our [...]
How do you reach those buyers that are not being reached? Could using a well established auction company provide the results you need? This is a new concept for me, so let me share what we are learning in this exploration process. These well established auction companies are selling everything from high-end mansions to smaller homes and land through [...]
The majority of properties for sale at Hualalai Resort are listed by Hualalai Realty. The majority of homes and vacant lots sold at Hualalai Resort are sold by Hualalai Realty…and by that I mean, the sale as reported in the MLS shows the buyer “represented” by Hualalai Realty as well (8 out of 11 sales [...]
When a person thinks of Hawaii, the word fun comes to mind, but frugal? I can’t even imagine that someone booking their flight today at the rate of $600 (if you’re lucky!) round-trip from just California, would consider it a “frugal” trip to Honolulu. Amazingly, we are. A map of the Ala Moana—Kaka'ako area According [...]
Aloha from Wailea Golf Estates! What a blast to preview 5 gorgeous estates with pools, right on the world renown Wailea Blue Golf Course. Brokers and agents from the south side of Maui, but also a few from the west side, all gathered for a wonderful industry event. The catering offered by the listing agents and sponsored by Title Guaranty of Hawaii, [...]
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