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2008 

In this buyer's market where offers are few and far between compared to a couple of year back, and those that are forthcoming are often falling short of seller's expectations, it is the wise seller who can see beyong the perceived insult of a low offer and respond in a postive manner. Unfortunate...
01/31/2008
Kai'ulani is the newest condo complex in Princeville and is undoubtedly the most luxurious and beautiful, with pricing to match. It is located at the end of Queen Emmas Bluffs Road, on a parcel which sits just beyond the Villas on the Prince. While looking at the MLS daily updates for the last tw...
01/31/2008
Aloha,Last week was pretty slow for condo. Take a look at last weeks activity and you'll see what I mean: Copyright 1/27/2008 by Hawaii Information ServiceNEW LISTINGS 206307 T A 4 4-5-3-11-1-18 FS $999,000 Villas On The Prince #18 1,800 #18 3/3206549 T A 2 4-5-3-6-22-3 FS $1,900,000 Kaiulani Of ...
01/27/2008
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I've been on the Hanalei Okolehau Trail before but its been so long I'd forgotten how beautiful it is. I also was not aware of how far the trail actually goes. The trailhead is accessed by driving up the Hanalei Valley road (Ohiki Road) located at the one lane bridge as you drive down from Prince...
01/23/2008
Aloha,Each day as I scan through the daily update, I look to see what has gone into escrow and how many new properties came on the market. Most of the time, there's plenty of new listings but little in the way of properties that received accepted offers. I'm happy to report that today, Monday, th...
01/21/2008
Aloha, I'm always talking about condos - If you've been wondering what Princeville homes have been doing, the answer is not too much. Right now there are 59 properties on the market, with only 5 in escrow. Here are the available properties:Copyright 1/21/2008 by Hawaii Information Service204102 R...
01/21/2008
Aloha,And welcome to your weekly update. Today ended up sunny with cooling breezes although this morning, as I watched wave after wave of rain come in off the ocean I wasn't so sure we'd see much of the sun. However, it did end up as a perfect winter day with temps in the high 70's -Here is your ...
01/20/2008
Aloha,I'm going to divert from my usual Princeville focus and switch down to Poipu for a moment to pass along some information received from Brookfield Homes, the developer of Princeville's Nihilani. Brookfield just announced they have received their builidng permits for their Poipu condo project...
01/18/2008
FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY......Some astute buyer has put in an accepted offer on the Leasehold Pali Ke Kua #238 listed for $350K! - after only 593 days on the market and price reductions that started out at $699,900 and gradually moved downward over the years! Am I surprised? Yes, but only becaus...
01/15/2008
Aloha,I'm going to get right down to business this week so here it is: your update for this past week:Copyright 1/13/2008 by Hawaii Information ServiceNEW LISTINGS205059 T A 3 4-5-3-11-1-3 FS $850,000 Villas On The Prince #3 1,737 #3 3/3205685 T A 4 4-5-4-15-21-21 FS $459,000 Sandpiper Village I ...
01/14/2008