If you are wondering about how the foreclosure crisis will play out nationwide, this is a very thoughtful, articulate explanation of some of the factors. Note he does say that all real estate is local, and some markets have already bottomed out. Listen for his explanation of "pent up supply" th
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10/13/2009
This is a wonderful checklist! In Hawaii, when appraisers are selected "within 100 mile radius" of the subject property, that means we have appraisers flying inter-island with NO concept of relative value.Appraisals are an important part of the process in purchasing or selling a home. More than
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09/30/2009
There has been a lot of real estate sales activity at Halii Kai in the 3 months since my last blog post about this oceanfront condo community at the Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Kohala Coast. On the resale side, the only condos that changed hands were the two REO properties described in my June b
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09/18/2009
I first posted in June on foreclosures at Kolea at the Waikoloa Beach Resort on the Kohala Coast. At that point there were three bank-owned properties on the market. If you are counting the months, you will realize that the condo I mentioned in that post, Kolea 16G, is about to hit 90 days on ma
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09/05/2009
The Sunday edition of West Hawaii Today had a wonderful feature on Plantation Houses from Kohala to Pahala. What comes to mind for most people are not the simple "cane shacks" that line our roads near the towns of Hawi and Kapaau in North Kohala on the Big Island, but something grander, a plantat
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08/31/2009
WOW! I plan to print this out and give it to several of my Sellers. The only problem is that no one thinks it means THEIR house is overpriced or prospects don't love THEIR dog...1. Your photos are unimpressive. The vast majority of home buyers start their search for a home on the Internet, your
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08/20/2009
The ocean-view apartments at the Regency at Hualalai in downtown Kailua Kona are not properties for sale. And aside from the fact that my mother lives there, I am surprised at how often I end up talking with my clients about our local continuing care retirement community, the Regency, and its wo
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08/03/2009
To be honest, people enjoy their ocean view homes in Maliu Ridge at least as much as my horses enjoy their pasture, but if you are looking for a home for sale in Hawi where you can keep a horse in your own backyard, you'll find plenty of neighbors to ride with in Maliu Ridge! This subdivision has
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07/28/2009
Tucked in between the upscale Kohala Coast resorts of Mauna Lani and Mauna Kea, are the cottages, homes and even a few condos of the beachfront community known as Puako. Compared with the hustle and bustle of the Kailua Kona beachfront, Puako feels like an oasis, a step back in time to the Old H
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07/26/2009
I recently tweeted about a ranch property for sale in Waimea (what the post office calls Kamuela) on the Big Island, and got a reply from a Twitter friend: "I thought there was only one ranch-Parker Ranch! I'm hoping that was tongue-in-cheek, but perhaps they'd just seen a photo of the Japanese
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07/23/2009
