Who is Buying What? An in depth look at Kailua Kona Home sales for November 2011 - 12/30/11 04:40 PM
If you have been following my blog, you already know that November was a good month, but what I havent done for awhile, is actually dissect the sales and see who is buying what? Every-time I do - I surprise myself, along with many readers. 
Ok - 32 Home Sales for November 2011 
So what would be you first guess on who bought?
Foreigners ? 
Mainlanders? 
Locals? 
Well if you guessed Forienger's - you just WON - LAST PLACE- not a single sale shows a foreign address when it comes to the tax records - this surprised me actually (I'll bet … (1 comments)

Vista Waikoloa Condominium Complex - An entire community in distress? - 12/30/11 12:31 AM
Vista Waikoloa Condominium Complex, has a surprising amount of Foreclosures and Short Sales. In fact,  the Association Of Apartment Owners (AOAO) has foreclosed on 7 units alone, now operating 6 of them as rental units. (according to public records - AOAO owned units - A103, A204, B105, B106, D103, E203) F201 was also recently owned by the AOAO, but foreclosed upon by the bank.
In fact if you look at the public records, Hawaii MLS reports,  that out of the last 9 sales - 4 were distressed properties, either a short sale, pre foreclosure, or foreclosure - thats nearly 50% of all … (2 comments)

Hawaii Investor's - I want your Short Sale Listing - Homes, Condos, even Raw Land - I want it! - 12/29/11 10:32 PM

Are you an investor in Hawaii,  and have a property underwater - I want it.   A Home - I want it, A Condo - I want it, Raw Land - I want it. 
Let me introduce myself, Lance Owens with Aloha Kona Realty Inc. better known as the Short Sale King of the Big Island. I am running low on listings, good news is we keep closing our deals, good for me, good for you, good for the economy. Take a look at today's closing - Na Hale O Keauhou - vacation rental, investor purchased for $730,000, had over … (0 comments)

Just Closed - Na Hale O Keauhou short sale = $335,000 - 12/29/11 06:23 PM
Investor owned short sale - just closed - ZERO - participation from seller, including over $17,000 in HOA fees. 
This unit was purchased in 2005 for $730,000.00 - Our team negotiated it to less than 50 cents on the dollar - $335,000 with the bank paying full commissions, and an acceptable amount to the Home Owners Association.
Seller paid nothing. 
If your an investor with distressed property in Hawaii - we need your listing. 
Please give us a call 808-936-8383
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Kailua Kona, I want your Short Sale! - 12/29/11 05:53 PM
Just putting the word out - Our short sale success rate is phenomenal! Take a LOOK 
Were closing them out, with no participation from seller (no money out of your pocket - just walk away).
WE negotiate everything - including the HOA, the PMI insurance companies, 2nd liens, 3rd liens, we have even closed investor owned short sales with as little as - zero - participation from the seller.
Currently accepting short sale listings in 
Keauhou Estates
Bayview Estates
Hualalai Colony 
Pualani Estates
Lokahi Makai
Alii Cove - we need a few in here - please call asap if you have … (0 comments)

Ocean Front Listing, Keauhou Kona Surf and Racquet Club 4-202 - 12/14/11 07:56 PM
Ocean Front specialist, Kailua Kona, and Keauhou Hawaii. Check out this 2/2 right on the ocean, gated community, tennis courts, vollyball court, BBQ areas throughout and a fantastic central location on Alii Drive. 
I had a showing today, so I thought I would share it with you. 
http://youtu.be/NO5jJDBhI0A
 

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My Secret Kale Chip Recipe - Lucky we live Hawaii, reason 86 - 12/04/11 03:53 PM
Aloha from Kailua Kona, Hawaii.
Lance here with Aloha Kona Realty, and  today I am sharing my secret recipe for the best Kale chips on the planet - at least in my household. 
Step 1: you need to head out to your year round garden, and pick your Kale, early in the morning, before the sun gets to them. I just pull the leaves off as needed, you can get a good couple of months worth of pickings from them. 
Notice the spinach next to my Kale - next time I will try it with the spinach - Just thought … (0 comments)

Kailua Kona Real Estate Market Recovery - Up 10% as of December 2011 - 12/03/11 06:07 PM

Kailua Kona Home Sales,  Year To Date sales are up 10.69 percent. If you follow my blogs, you know how I preach about not reading to much into the monthly numbers  (October up 33% - November down 3% - December tracking up 30%) and concentrate more on the larger picture - YTD numbers. Lets rewind a little bit, 2010 Home sales, were up 31% over 2009 - speaking of 2009, it was up 18% over 2008. 
2008 - we don't even want to talk about 2008 - OK, I mentioned the year, so here it is - 2008 was DOWN <39%> 
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Just Sold ! Kailua Kona Hawaii - 12/02/11 03:37 PM
Kailua Kona, Hawaii. Today is a good day, we just closed on a tremendous home, listed at $843,500.00 , sold for $824,500.00 with only being on the market for 19 days. Its a good feeling when you feel like you hit this one right on the head, or that noise a baseball bat makes when you hit the perfect pitch - better yet, the sound a golf club makes when you hit that sweet spot. Speaking of that, maybe I deserve the afternoon off 
I wanted to say thank you to my clients that believed in me, my family that put … (1 comments)

 
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Lance Owens (RS) LUVA llc Real Estate

Kailua Kona, HI

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