The Hawaii Team Real Estate Blog
Should You Invest in a DST?
The first question many of you may have is, “what is a DST?”. DST stands for Delaware Statutory Trust. Why the name? It is simply a separate legal entity created under the laws of Delaware to hold a beneficial interest to one or more income-producing commercial...
Kona Coast Luxury Home Sales Comparison
Market Research Update: The summary tables below, taken from Hawai`i Information Service, clearly show the inventory of single-family homes and condominiums from Kona to Kawaihae has dropped, causing fewer sales in the month of November 2021 at 132 as compared to 164...
November 2021 Big Island Activities and Restaurants
Featured Restaurant: Binchotan Bar and Grill at The Fairmont Orchid in the Mauna Lani Resort Explore the long-running, creative culinary exchange between Hawai`i and Japan firsthand at Binchotan, a traditional northern Japanese grill restaurant. The method the...
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...