David's Blog

We are happy to announce our latest REO listing in Waipio Gentry.Kuola Townhome #A/7 (MLS# 1105390) is a REO listed for $248,500The Kuola town homes in Waipio Gentry were built in 1983 and are within walking distance to Waipio Shopping Center. Waipio Gentry is just inland of Waikele.It is a sleep...

In April, we experienced one of the largest dips in home sales on Oahu in awhile.This Honolulu home (MLS# 1014958) is priced at April's median price of $585,000Existing home sales were down 19.6% from the previous year. Condo sales were also down 6.7%. On a brighter note, prices were stable as th...

Waialae Iki is one of the most sought after ridges in Honolulu.View of Waialae Golf Course and the Kahala Hotel from 1350 Laukahi St. (MLS# 1102160)Not only does Waialae Iki offer captivating views of the ocean, its location is really convenient. Only minutes from Kahala Mall, Waialae Iki is the ...

You know the saying that goes "all is relative?" Relative to 2010, Oahu condo and home sales are in a slump. Existing home sales were down 2.4% and condo sales down 8.1%. The median sales price for homes were down 8.6% to $548,500 and condos were the glimmer of light up 1.6% to $315,000. That's t...

Prior to the current recession, Honolulu at one point had the lowest unemployment rates in the nation.Back then, we were hovering in the 2% rate of workers being unemployed. Although 5.2% is much higher, we are also significantly lower than the national average.According to the latest numbers fro...

If you were to sell your home on Oahu, which picture would you prefer be advertised? A. or B.?I've noticed, more and more, you see Realtors advertising themselves instead of the homes their clients hire them to sell. The Star Advertiser in Honolulu is out of control. If I were a consumer looking ...

According to a recent Gallup Poll, Hawaii is home to some of the happiest people in the nation.They even took it one step further and identified "the" happiest man in America, which happens to live in Manoa here on Oahu. Alvin Wong was recently featured in the news. We have a saying here that goe...

The Honolulu Board of Realtors has released the latest stats for February.Condo sales were up from 244 to 295 resales, which represents a whopping 20.9% increase from the previous year! The median sales price of condos on Oahu also increased 7% over the same period from $299,000 to $320,000. Sing...

I am proud to say that Hawaii Life has an official "brick and mortar" presence on Oahu.On February 18th, we opened our new office in the heart of Oahu's luxury real estate market - Kahala. We've come a long way...I was the first agent to join Hawaii Life in the fall of 2009. Since then, it's been...

Oahu's population grew from 876,156 to 953,207 residents according to the latest census.Ewa Beach's neighborhood of Ewa Gentry had the largest population boom on OahuAccording to a recent Star Advertiser article, Hawaii's population is up to 1.4 million. The neighbor islands had larger percentage...