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Giving Opportunities for the Hawai’i Fires
Giving Opportunities: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong https://hawaii.salvationarmy.org https://mauifoodbank.org https://www.redcross.org/local/hawaii/volunteer.html https://ignite.stratuslive.com/auw/get-involved/donate/mauirelief Aloha all from...
Information and Guidance in Our Real Estate Market
Audio Version Video Version Cash deals are at an all time high right now in the past, I would say in the last 12 months, cash deals were hovering around 41-42% during the peak of the buying frenzy. During the pandemic in 2021, we saw cash deals get up to about...
We Know a Thing or Two, Because We Have Seen a Thing or Two
By Dan Polimino “We know a thing or two, because we have seen a thing or two!” If that sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the tagline in the Farmers Insurance commercials. You know, the ones that show some type of catastrophe - like the dog that burns down the house...
June Home Sale Statistics in the Resort Areas of the Big Island of Hawaii
Though the number of sales for the month of June were light, the sale/current prices are near to or, in some cases, exceeding 100%. Waikoloa Beach Resort led the way in sales for the month of June with nine condominium sales; Mauna Lani followed with seven condo...
Featured Restaurant and Activity on the Big Island for August
Featured Restaurant: Jackie Rey’s `Ohana Grill Recently refurbished and refreshed, Jackie Rey’s `Ohana Grill has expanded its seating and retains its popular menu, casual ambiance and open air feeling. Established in 2004, locals and visitors flock to Jackie Rey’s for...
Multiple Offers On Your Home May Be The Hardest To Handle
By Dan Polimino If you have been around the real estate market the last few years you have heard a lot about homes getting multiple offers, or the prospects thereof. In fact, if you have the right house, in the right location, with the right finishes and the right...
What you need to know about the Mansion Tax in California
Audio version Video version This is one of those topics that I should have some sirens going: Alert, alert, alert! Many of you have heard the news about the California Mansion tax, which kicked in on April 1st, and basically the state of California is trying to raise...
May Market Statistics in the Resort Areas of the Big Island of Hawaii
Condominium sales continued to dominate the West Hawai`i resort real estate activity in May. Mauna Lani led the way with six condo sales. Waikoloa Beach Resort followed with two sales and there was one sale at Kohanaiki. Single family home sales made a reappearance...
July Featured Restaurant and Activity on the Big Island
Featured Restaurant: Rock 'N Crab Seafood lovers and fans of a New England Boil will want to give Rock `N Crab restaurant a try. Located in the Lanihau Shopping Center in Kailua-Kona, the roomy restaurant’s décor reflects its seafood menu. Diners can order a boil with...
The Top Six Things Affecting the Real Estate Market Today and In the Future, Part Two
By Dan Polimino Last month we began a two-part article which looks at the top six things affecting the real estate market today and in the future. At that time we looked at the top three MAJOR factors affecting the present-day market. If you’d like to re-read that...
Hawaii Boat Clubs
By Dan Polimino Wouldn’t it be great to own a boat in Hawai`i? Think about all the fishing you could do for Ahi tuna, Mahi-Mahi, or Ono. Or maybe you just like to snorkel or SCUBA dive. In the winter you could go out for some amazing Humpback whale watching! How about...
Your Ultimate Guide to Short Term Vacation Rentals in Hawaii
See the video version. Listen to the audio version. I would like to address the most important question that we get here in the Hawaiian Islands by far - "Tell me about short-term vacation rentals.What are the rules? Where can you do it? Where can't you do it? How...