The Hawaii Team Real Estate Blog
Interest Rates Are Up, Now What?
We’ve all been watching the news and reading the reports of interest rates now reaching 6% in some cases for home loans. The Federal Reserve, in their attempt to tamp down inflation, continues to raise the short-term interest rate to engineer what they call a soft...
June Featured Activity & Restaurant
Featured Activity - Polynesian ATV Tour Combine a Polynesian cultural experience with an adrenaline-fueled ATV ride on this unique island tour, located on the slopes of Hualālai near the town of Holualoa. This 2-hour tour has guests hopping aboard an ATV or riding in...
May 2022 Featured Activity & Restaurant
Featured Restaurant - Royal Thai Cafe Royal Thai Café, located in the Keauhou Shopping Village, has been serving up great Thai cuisine for years. Their chef, who has more than 20 years of cooking experience, sources his ingredients from local farmer markets, ensuring...
We’ve Peaked
There’s an old saying in real estate that buyers are “six months ahead of the curve and sellers are six months behind the curve.” And in many respects, that’s true. Buyers do tend to be able to predict what’s coming around the corner as far as the market is concerned....
April Market Stats for Luxury Resorts
April showed the quick movement of short term rental friendly investment properties, with Waikoloa Beach Resort’s 10 condominium sales, Mauna Lani with seven condo sales and Mauna Kea Resort with three sales of condominium properties. Kohanaiki had a commanding lead...
March Market Stats for the Luxury Resorts Along the Kona/Kohala Coast
In March, sales in the resorts were dominated by high end single family and short term rentable condominiums. In the condominium arena, Mauna Lani edged out Waikoloa Beach Resort in March by an 11 to eight margin, with Mauna Kea coming in third with four condominium...
$600,000 in Four Months
One of our clients went under contract on a $3 million condo at the end of September 2021. For a variety of reasons, we had a delayed closing, and the property finally closed the second week of January 2022. From the time my clients went under contract at a purchase...
April 2022 Featured Activity & Restaurant
Featured Activity: Hawaii Forest and Trail Volcano Tour You won’t want to miss this exciting, once-in-a-lifetime visit to Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park where Kīlauea Volcano is putting on a show in its Halemaʻumaʻu crater. The volcano began erupting in Halemaʻumaʻu...
The Rules of The Game for Buying in Hawai`i
Story # 1: A two-bedroom condominium goes on the market in the Mauna Lani Resort. Listing agent tells everyone they have two hours to do a virtual tour of the property before the renters check in for the next three weeks. Property comes on the market at $1.95 million...
March 2022 Featured Activity & Restaurant
Featured Activity: Mauna Kea Summit Sunset and Stars Watch the sunset from the highest point in the Pacific when you join Hawai`i Island Holidays on a jaunt to the summit of Mauna Kea. Your guide will transport you to this eye-popping location situated amidst the...
This is NOT a Bubble
There’s been an awful lot of discussion lately about the real estate market across the country, but more specifically here in Hawai`i. There does not seem to be a slowdown in price appreciation, buyer interest, or the people flooding into Hawai`i. At the end of last...
Kona Market Stats- January 2022
January Market Stats for each of the 6 beach resorts along the Kona/Kohala Coast. Very low product inventory led to much slower sales in January over December, with no closed sales in Kukio, Hualalai Vistas, or Kona Hills. Waikoloa Beach Resort wins for the number of...