west hawaii: West Hawaii Today Real Estate News - Front Page ! - 04/30/13 01:21 PM
Update 5/8/13  New Listing at Keauhuo Resort - click this link http://actvra.in/Vw5 Todays West Hawaii Today Front Page News 12:20 am - April 30, 2013 — Updated: 12:20 am - April 30, 2013 Hot, Hot, Hot!   A real estate sign points buyers to a home in Holualoa in this March photo. (Special to West Hawaii Today/Anna Pacheco)
A home in Kona is available for sale in this March photo. (Special to West Hawaii Today/Anna Pacheco)
An advertised home in Waimea is sold in this March photo. (Special to West Hawaii Today/Anna Pacheco)
A Holualoa home is listed for sale in this March photo. (Special to West … (0 comments)

west hawaii: Hawaii Real Estate Market Report in - April 2012 Condo Sales UP 94% - 05/19/12 12:51 PM
Do you know - we have to go back to the year 2006, to find a better month in Sales for April? Can you believe we beat, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 for the number of Condos sold in West Hawaii. 
Real Quick, Lance Owens(RS) here with Aloha Kona Realty Inc (website www.KonaHomeTeam.com) , bringing you your monthly MLS reports. You can follow us on -  ActiveRain, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to keep up to date with the Hawaii Market - read below for the rest of Aprils Report 
 

It gets better, according to the Hawaii MLS - Sales … (4 comments)

west hawaii: Act 48 Hawaii and Short Sales - its time to get off the fence! - 04/20/12 04:48 PM
All-though Act 48 had its good intentions, like many other government programs, it was ill planned and executed even worse! 
What it did do though:  - was create - The - Absolute - Best time in history -  to Short Sale your home! 
That's right, with the backlog and nightmares it created - the banks are actually PAYING delinquent home owners to Short Sale their home, EVEN if it is a second home, investment property, or whatever - I am actually getting "moving assistance" money and deficiencies waived for 'investors" and let alone "owner occupied" homes. 
Bad news is - the … (1 comments)

west hawaii: Cooperative Short Sales - West Hawaii, I want to help you get into this program. - 02/16/12 11:43 AM
Lance Owens (RS), Aloha Kona Realty INC.   www.KonaHomeTeam.com  
Straight from the mouth of the Investor's
Tips for Selling Your Property in a Short Sale
To help you successfully complete a short sale:
1. Work with a licensed Real Estate Agent
2. Consider choosing an agent with experience in Short Sales
3. Work closely with your agent—keep them informed about any changes to the property
4. With your agent, decide on the list price, taking into consideration the suggested list price
provided by your Bank, that is fair after considering the market in your area and the sale
prices of … (0 comments)

west hawaii: Real Estate Recovery in Kailua Kona, HI :Home sales for July 2011 up 43% - reviewed with Lance Owens - 07/31/11 04:34 PM
Real Estate Recovery in Hawaii 
Lance Owens, Kailua Kona, HI Realtor, gives a run down on the Hawaii Real Estate Market

Although the month is not officially over yet, Home sales do not take place on weekends, so we can safely report these numbers (Note: MLS rules state you can take as long as 5 days to report a sale – so the numbers may go up slightly)
Let’s take a look at the July 2011 sales report, Number of Homes Sold: UP by 43% over the same 31 days last year.
Year To Date (YTD): I prefer … (9 comments)

west hawaii: HomePath® Deal of the Day for Kailua Kona, Hawaii - 04/28/11 04:11 PM
New on the MLS today: HomePath® has a great new program, which I Will post below the Deal of the Day. Todays deal is a 1/1 in Kailua Bay Resort - listed at $86,700 - great deal, walking distance to everything, including the start/finish line of the Ford Ironman Triathalon, Kailua Pier, Shopping, Dining - its a steal ! These units were selling for $225,000 back in the day.
This is not my listing, but I can represent you in writing an offer on this property 
 


 
HomePath® Buyer Incentive
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west hawaii: www.WestHawaiiCondos.com - Update for April 6, 2011 - 04/06/11 04:59 PM
West Hawaii Condos just bringing you an update for Real Estate listings in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. 

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west hawaii: Home on 5 Acres in Captain Cook Hawaii - Papa Bay Subdivision - Pool - Views. - 03/25/11 09:49 PM
KonaHomeTeam, your one stop for all your real estate needs in West Hawaii, Kailua Kona, Keauhou area

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west hawaii: Kanaloa at Kona - Ocean Front Condo in Resort Community - 03/22/11 07:22 PM
Kanaloa at Kona, one of the best private, gated ocean front Condominium complexes on the Big Island of Hawaii, Keauhou Area. 
 

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west hawaii: West Hawaii Tsunami 2011 - Kailua Kona, Hawaii - a photo collection - 03/13/11 05:42 PM
Update: March 14, 2011
It seems that our local newspaper jumped ahead of itself again, 1st update - the Kailua Kona Pier has not been condemned Which is great news - but the cruise ship has already cancelled Wednesdays stop - thank you (shaking me head, back and forth) 2: King Kamehameha Hotel wont open for at least 3 months - I drove by yesterday, and they were WIDE open - maybe they meant 3 days. For a truly newsworthy update please follow this link to the - San Francisco Gate - online newspaper.  http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/hawaii/detail?entry_id=84890
Its seems that of all … (4 comments)

west hawaii: The DEAL of the DAY - 2/2 home in Kailua Kona, Hawaii $175,000 - Kona Foreclosures - 08/27/10 03:06 PM
Absolute deal of the day - we are talking about 2001 Pricing, on a Home in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. I am not the listing agent on this property - but would love to represent a buyer on the purchase of this home
this home is 20 years old, the interior of this home needs remodeling, but the bones of the home are in great shape. It has ocean views, sidewalks, underground utilities, centrally located - sits about 1,400 feet off the ocean. I cant begin to express what a deal this place is!

 
 
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west hawaii: Still Interviewing for a Great Neighbor! West Hawaii Foreclosures, and short sales - 08/27/10 03:19 AM
Specializing in Kailua Kona Foreclosures, short sales, and bank owned properties , I wanted to let you know about one of the nicest bank owned property's out there. But first I need to interview you before I tell you about it.
1: you need to like motorcycles - our whole family rides dirtbikes.
2: you need to enjoy camping at secluded beaches
3: you need to have a 9 year old child - to play with my son.
4: you need to want to live in an area where the kids play out on the streets - until the streetlights come … (2 comments)

west hawaii: I CHALLENGE Other Realtors to LOOK at your actual sales numbers - 08/26/10 03:38 PM
Front Page - yesterdays paper - HOME SALES CRATER AS GOVERNMENT STIMULUS DRIES UP - then, next to it in RED - Real Estate market remains sluggish in West Hawaii- and I am sitting there thinking - WHAT? - did I just wake up from a daydream, is this really not one of my best years yet? All these reports I follow - were they not real - then I remembered - OH YA - Our local press loves to spread doom and gloom, in fact one of my last disagreements with them was horrendous - FRONT page claims more gloom … (5 comments)

west hawaii: Kailua Kona Condo Sales Tracking a 35% Increase over August 2009 Sales! WHAT ? - 08/26/10 02:39 AM
If you read the West Hawaii Today newspaper today - You're probably wondering what kind of DRUGS I am on - right? If you're me - I am wondering what they are on ? I just got home from my Brokers class and read today's paper - Unbelievable!!! FRONT page today - Real Estate Market Remains sluggish in West Hawaii What do you do when the Press distort the numbers like this - I mean - yes, we are sluggish from 2005 numbers - OK - I will give you that, but I think every living person on the planet - … (2 comments)

west hawaii: The month is half over already and how is the Kona Real Estate Market doing? Tremendous !!! - 11/16/09 06:39 PM
So if you follow our local newspaper, you may tend to believe the Big Island is in tremendous despair - you need to go back and read my article about how the West Hawaii Today - HEADLINES - basically stated that a couple of weeks ago, and read how they interviewed a Realtor, now get this, had a total of 3 sales - TOTAL !!! in the last 5 years, here in Kona. It appears that he just moved here - I could go on and on, so never mind all that - HOW are we really doing !
Considering we … (2 comments)

west hawaii: Kailua Kona Real Estate - Up over 60% for the month of October - 7 month trend - 11/05/09 09:30 AM
West Hawaii, more specifically the Kailua Kona area has seen a 63% increase over last Octobers sales - on Single Family Homes. This doesn't appear to be some blip on the horizon, at least not from where I sit. We have 7 months in row now that have at least met, actually 6 have exceeded, last years sales . This is great news for both Buyers and Sellers, here's why.
Sellers: Great News, the buyers are back, and they are opening up their wallets! (sales up 63%)
Buyers: Great News, nice selection of inventory, and as a general rule of thumb we … (0 comments)

west hawaii: Hawaii housing market report, October 1, 2008, Kailua Kona, Real Estate, for sale - 10/01/08 03:40 PM
Median Home Price - September 2008 - < 17.73% > Drop in prices island wide. These numbers are skewed because of a large commercial sale last month, so if you look - I am pulling my numbers, from the year to date column. Give ma a call and we can go over the specific area you are interested in. 
 

 
Log onto my website for more reports, look under my tabs on the left side - click on my real estate blog.
Aloha, and have a great day
 
Lance Owens (RS)
(808) 936-8383
Lance@KonaHomeTeam.com
www.KonaHomeTeam.com
Aloha Kona Realty Inc.
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west hawaii: Hawaii housing market report, October 1, 2008, Kailua Kona, Real Estate, for sale - 10/01/08 02:58 PM
 Number of Homes sold for September 2008, Take a look at South Kona! Were talking about Kealakekua, Captain Cook, to Kona Paradise - 1, let me spell it out, ONE, sale for the entire month. There are 237 active listings and only one sale? Kailua Kona did quite a bit better than that - but still running at less than 50% of last years sales. Take a look at Waikoloa - Exactly the same as last year for Homes and Condos. Good job Waikoloa
If your looking for a buyers agent, in the West Hawaii area, get a hold of me. We can … (0 comments)

west hawaii: 2004 prices are back! Kailua Kona Real Estate, homes, Condos, For sale - 05/30/08 02:15 PM
I have been saying for a while now that we were headed to 2004 prices, and now its here. I have looked at some of the current listings, and sure enough - they sold in 2004, for exactly what they are asking today. Thats great news for the local families, bad news for investors. Whatever it is - its here to stay for awhile.
Here is a few listings for under $400,000 - Affordable homes in Hawaii.
 
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Hawaii, Kailua Kona, Keauhou, West Hawaii, Real Estate, for sale, lease, market reports, lance Owens … (3 comments)

west hawaii: When to listen to a Buyer - And when not to listen to a Buyer - 05/13/08 02:43 PM
Every now and then I get myself caught up in the emotions of buyers - huge mistake to make! So I had to give myself a reality check. I recently had a condo listed in beach resort community, first floor unit, facing the street. I had buyers come in and tell me I would never sell this unit at that price, it's on the first floor, no views, the other side of the building has the golf course, first floor units don't sell very good - you know the drill - on and on they went. I must have had a weak moment … (2 comments)

 
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