My team and I have spreadsheets (both written and mental!) for the Kohala Coast Resort condo communities, so we can track listings and sales activity. That way, we know at a glance whether a new listing is a deal or overpriced. We can see whether the price on resort properties for sale is trending upward [...]
I had so much fun today stopping by the farmer’s market in sunny (and windy, a.k.a. “Waiko-blow-a”) Waikoloa Village! Everyone there was laughing and sharing (talking story) about our community and fun things to do, like Auntie Marjorie’s ukulele classes performing and Danny Akaka’s upcoming Talk Story at the Mauna Lani Resort. Why are Hawaii’s farmer’s markets [...]
Congratulations, Beth Thoma Robinson! At Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers, we don’t typically spend a lot of time focusing on things like “top producer” awards, statuettes, or trips around the world (although that would be nice, especially on a private jet). Sometimes, we regrettably fall short when it comes to accolades. Hopefully, this is not [...]
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 [...]
Unit L21 at the Fairway Villas in the Waikoloa Beach Resort is being sold turn-key furnished for $319,000. This is the lowest priced unit in the complex. The view from the lanai overlooks the pool, King’s Lake, and shops. This 2 bed/2 bath unit (MLS# 239496) is in great condition and is tiled all the [...]
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 [...]
The buyers of this 3 bedroom/3 bathroom home got a great deal on this beautiful condo on the golf course in the Waikoloa Beach Resort, Unit G1. We represented the seller in negotiating this short sale for $432,000; it was originally listed for $479,000. While the resort inventory has gone way down, bargains like this [...]
Two months ago, I wrote that with the inventory of condos for sale at Waikoloa Beach Resort and Mauna Lani declining rapidly, the short sales and developer inventory at Halii Kai seemed to me to be one of the remaining “best buy” opportunities in the under $500,000 price point. To have access to Halii Kai’s [...]
The different gated communities at Waikoloa Beach Resort vary by their location, number of units, floor plans, amenities, etc. I will focus today only on the size of the 3 bedroom units. Since the beginning of the year 2011, twelve 3 bedroom condos have sold at Waikoloa Beach Resort. They all offered 3 bedrooms with at [...]
Prospective buyers who missed out on the beachfront Kolea luxury home and penthouse condo auction in March are in luck as BIG price reductions have created two new best buys in the past two days: a bank-owned single family home was reduced from $4,900,000 to $3,995,000 (making two Kolea homes listed under $4 million!) a front-row [...]
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