The Hawaii Team Real Estate Blog

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...

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...

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...

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...

Featured Activity: Kona Cliffs Kona Cliffs is a new climbing gym in Kailua-Kona’s Brew Block (74-5617 Pawai Pl., Bay H). With more than 2,500 square feet of space and 1,800 square feet of bouldering walls to explore, there’s a climbing experience for everyone. Kona...

The slower season for the real estate market continued in October with very few sales in the resort communities up and down the Kohala Coast. Just five condominiums sold in October; Mauna Lani led the way with four of those sales. A sole condominium sale occurred in...

Featured Activity: Tour the Petroglyphs If you’re looking to discovery a piece of Hawai`i’s history, you might consider a visit to the petroglyph fields on the Kohala Coast. Petroglyphs are carvings etched into the lava rock by people who lived on the island long ago....

September represented the slower season for the real estate market with continued light sales in the resort communities up and down the Kohala Coast. Condominiums, with their potential for vacation rental, continue to be the popular choice for buyers, with a total of...

By Dan Polomino This past August, I was in Austin, Texas for Keller Williams’ annual Mega Camp Conference. Mega Camp is held every year in Austin, the headquarters of Keller Williams, for the purpose of educating and strategizing with top producing agents in the...

Sales continued to be light in the resort communities during the month of August. Up and down the Kohala Coast, just 11 condominium sales closed, with Waikoloa Beach Resort leading the way with six sales. There were three home sales – two at Kūki`o and one at Mauna...

Featured Activity: Na`alapa Stables Located on the slopes of the Kohala Mountains, within Kahua Ranch, Na`alapa Stables offers horseback rides through lush pastures with stunning views of the Kohala coastline. The 12,000-acre ranch offers riders open range riding with...