The Hawaii Team Real Estate Blog
Kona Coast Luxury Home Sales Comparison
In a recent luxury real estate seminar presented by Title Guaranty some very eye-opening market trends appeared. With the onset and progression of COVID, buyers are leaving congested areas for paradise and they are coming here with cash, to the tune of plus 256%...
October 2021 Big Island Activities and Restaurants
Featured Restaurant: FORC Restaurant Farmer, Ocean, Rancher, Cook This month’s featured restaurant is FORC in Waimea. My wife and I recently enjoyed a fantastic dinner there with friends. FORC uses many locally sourced ingredients, which adds to the freshness and...
A Perfect Storm Is Brewing Across the Pond and It’s Headed To Hawai`i!
Let me take you back to October 2020. Hawai`’'s Governor Ige opens the state for travel again for the first time in seven months. Over those previous seven months, Americans had been closed up, cooped up, locked down, and restricted like never before in our country’s...
The Shift On The Mainland Has Not Hit The Islands
Last month I started a two-part series entitled, “The Shift Has Hit The Mainland.” In that first article, I discuss the changes I’ve seen in the real estate landscape at my office in Denver. Currently, many of the listings are no longer attracting multiple...
Kona Coast Luxury Real Estate Market Data Update
In August there were 20 condominiums and single-family homes sold, with the lowest sale being $2,150,000.00 and the highest being $12,000,000.00. The Average sold price compared to the original price was 100.5% with an average of $1,689.00 per square foot. I think...
September 2021 Big Island Activities and Restaurants
Featured Restaurant: Merriman’s Waimea, Big Island Chef Peter Merriman is an icon in Hawai`’'s food scene. Merriman’s, his flagship restaurant in Waimea on the Big Island, has definitely withstood the test of time. Located at 65-1227 Opelo Rd., Merriman’s is a...
Dan Polimino – Top Agent Magazine
Dan Polimino of The Hawaii Team has been selected as the featured agent in Top Agent Magazine for the week of August 23rd, 2021. And we have the sneak peek preview available! "Top real estate agents from California to New York, Washington to Florida, and throughout...
Striking comparison in Kona Coast luxury home sales
Luxury single family home sales have exploded in 2021. Below are the statistics for sold single family homes above $2,000,000.00 from 1/1/1021 to 7/28/21 from Kona to Hawi. # Lowest Highest Average Median Mode Listings 121 $2,000,000 $49,000,000 $6,681,594...
Big Island Activities/Restaurants – July
Big Island Brewhaus: Craft beer has caught on in a big way all around the US. The Big Island is no exception with some of the best choices right here on our Hawaii Island. The Big Island Brewhouse will intrigue and delight the most discerning beer connoisseur...
The Shift Has Hit The Mainland, Part One
Back in April and May, I did a two-part series entitled “The Winds Are Changing.” In that series, I forecasted the changes that were around the corner in the real estate market. If you’d like to re-read either of those stories, you can find them here: The Winds...
Market Data for the Kona Coast May 2021
$2,000,000.00 plus along the Kona Coast, approximately 40 active listings as of June 3rd Sold Single Family Homes over $2,000,000.00 in the month of May: 26 homes sold Average Sale Price $5,217,885.00 Average 97 days on the market Average...
The Winds Are Changin “Part 2”
Last month, if you read our featured story of the month, we talked about how the real estate market is headed for a change. We talked a lot about what created this market frenzy in the first place and the factors that are likely to come into play to slow it down. If...