The Hawaii Team Real Estate Blog
You Don’t Know…What You Don’t Know
The saying, “You don’t know, what you don’t know” has been around a long time, and it may not be truer than here in Hawai`i. This is just a special place and as such what happens here doesn’t happen in most parts of the country. So, let’s look at some topics that a...
January Market Stats for Big Island Resort Areas
Single sales in most of the resorts was the norm during January, the exception being Waikoloa Beach Resort where six condominium sales closed. Kohanaiki recorded one home sale and one condominium sale and three of the other resorts – Mauna Kea, Hualālai and Kūki`o -...
Big Island Featured Restaurants and Activities for March
Featured Restaurant: Chefs & Table Chefs & Table is not your typical restaurant, but it is an opportunity to experience a chef-driven pop-up dinner; a place to learn about new products or kitchen skills, attend seminars and pick up on fresh local artisan products....
Migration Patterns
By Dan Polimino OK, I admit it. I am a bit of a data geek. Well, that’s incorrect because that’s like being a little pregnant; you either are or you aren’t, and I am a data geek. I like statistics, I like numbers, I like flow charts. Data helps me get a great picture...
February’s Featured Restaurants and Activities
Featured Restaurants Kona Village Resort is open to the community for dining! Reserve a table for a beautiful dining experience at the oceanfront resort’s Kahuwai Cookhouse or Moana Restaurant. Moana honors the historic fishing village which once thrived a Ka`ūpūlehu...
2023 Year End Market Stats for Big Island Resort Areas
Higher interest rates and a lack of inventory constrained the market in 2023. Activity centered around the sale of short-term rentable condominiums. The low inventory of single-family homes on the market indicates sellers are waiting for the market to correct itself....
The Two Most Important Lessons I’ve Learned in Life!
For those of you have been reading my blogs all the way back to the days when I was writing for the Denver Post, thank you so much for your kindness and support. As many of you know, in the month of December, I generally do not write about business in my cover story....
November 2023 Real Estate Sales Stats for Big Island Resort Areas
November real estate sales were very similar to October in the resorts with a total of six condominiums and three homes closing in the month. Condo sales were evenly split between Waikoloa Beach Resort and Mauna Lani Resort, while home sales were scattered with one...
Featured Restaurant & Activity for December and January
FEATURED ACTIVITY: WHALE WATCHING From December through April Hawai`i’s biggest and most welcome visitors appear in the waters off the islands, fascinating visitors, and residents alike. Approximately 10,000 Humpback whales come to Hawai`i annually to mate, nurture...
How I Made My Clients An Extra $200,000
Ask The Hawai`i Team About Their Renovation Program and How You Can Earn More Money Selling Your Home! A customer contacted me saying they were maybe interested in selling their condo in Waikoloa Beach Resort. They wanted to know what I thought it was worth, so I took...
Third Home
By Dan Polimino I want to introduce you to my friends at a company called Third Home. I think this is a terrific concept, and I want to tell everyone about it. Here’s how it works: Third Home is a home exchange platform. That’s right, you enroll your second home or...
How Will You Sell My Home for Top Dollar?
By Dan Polimino I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked the following question from a would-be Seller, “Dan, how do you intend to sell my home for top dollar?” The answer really boils down to three things, and it doesn’t matter if you’re selling a $200,000...