Window on Wailea

2008 proved to be an interesting year for Real Estate in Maui. On a top line view - a challenging year:Total Condos sold :               788 units    (33% down from 2007);Total  Condo $ value sold:   $724 million  (25% down from 2007); Total Single Family Homes sold:     905 units  (15% down from...

Wailea, Maui condos are holding their own in this tough down market. New developments that have come on stream in the last few years have helped bouy 2008 sales through September. Although unit sales are down 10% over the same period 2007, dollar sales are up almost 22% from $265 million to $339 ...

Il Teatro - the theater - is exactly that. An outstanding production of food. Entertaining, elegant, simple and sumptuous. This restaurant, located below Capische in the Diamond Resort, represents the best in good dining. This Chef's Table with refined wine/food pairings is open Thursdays through...

2007 proved to be a great year for condo sales in Wailea/Makena. Sales rose from 189 units in 2006 to 233 units in 2007 - a 23% increase! And this was accompanied by less than 5% decline in the median price. Indeed, total sales volume was over $400 million in 2007! This compares with less than $3...

Sales of Wailea/Makena single family homes were up from 29 in 2006 to 35 sales in 2007. And the median price on completed sales was up 2.5% from $2,060,000 to $2,112,000. Not bad given all the negative publicity and stats around national sales during 2007! It is also interesting to note that the ...

What's in the statistics - those numbers that we rely on - or often hide behind? For the year through end September 2007 the raw statistics show an interesting movement over the last three years.Year       Average Sale Price     % Change vs prior Year    Units Sold     % Change vs Prior Year     ...

Wailea has some really outstanding restaurants - great food, great ambience. However, many of these restaurants are found in the premier resorts - five star food; reservations required ..... and five star prices!! Well here's a variation.Whether you are a visitor or a resident you might want to c...

Condos in paradise! The inevitable question about one of Maui's premier condominium areas is whether sellers are asking too much. Whilst there are always justifications about pricing individual units, here are some interesting insights. Whether you're a Seller or prospective Buyer of a condo in W...

Thursday, 6 September 2007, signaled the end of an era as the last guests checked out of the Renaissance Wailea Beach Resort and it closed its doors for the last time. Opened in the late 70's, the 345-room hotel was one of the earliest resort developments along the now famed Wailea stretch of Sou...

Site preparation for the new Wailea Gateway Shopping Center has commenced on the corner of Piilani Highway and Wailea Ike Drive. Positioned uphill from the existing Wailea Shopping Center, this new complex with great ocean views will comprise 2 buildings each of 2 floors with adjacent parking. Re...