Tracy S. Stice's (tracystice) Blog

Read orginal blog post here: http://www.hawaiilife.com/articles/2011/01/maui-fishing-tournament/ Aloha and Happy New Year all! One of the most enjoyable aspects of the holiday season that I and countless others look forward to is spending time with friends, family, and loved ones. I can't tell yo...

Link to original blog post on HawaiiLife.com: http://www.hawaiilife.com/articles/2011/02/newsflash/ As reported by Inman News today: "Home affordability rose to its highest level in at least 20 years in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to an index released by the National Association of Home...

Link to original blog post on HawaiiLife.com: http://www.hawaiilife.com/articles/2011/02/maui-basks-in-sunshine/ Recent shot of Ka'anapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii by Angelina Hills Ka'anapali Beach has been voted the #1 beach in the world by a plethora of publications throughout the years. For those ...

Link to actual blog on HawaiiLife.com: http://www.hawaiilife.com/articles/2010/09/ten-reasons/ Being "born and raised" on Maui, I feel I have a pretty strong grasp on why Maui No Ka Oi (Maui is the best). I have lived on Maui the vast majority of my life, experiencing the true Aloha spirit, and I...

Link to original blog on HawaiiLife.com: http://www.hawaiilife.com/articles/2011/03/lanikeha-at-kaanapali/ Lanikeha at Kaanapali Golf Estates will always hold a special place in my heart. About 10 months ago, when I first met my girlfriend, soon-to-be-fiance, Megan, we went on an amazing two hour...

Sitting on the slopes of Mauna Kahalawai (the house or place of water) overlooking the beautiful pacific ocean and world renowned Ka'anapali resort is Ka'anapali Hillside. This subdivision is not gated, but there are some extremely nice homes in this area. The Ohbayashi Hawaii Corporation success...

  If you are wondering what happened to Maui in the recent tsunami take a look at the story below that I actually experienced last week.      http://www.hawaiilife.com/articles/2011/03/maui-tsunami-warning/ Overall, Maui did suffer some damage, but for the most part, we are still intact. Investor...

I just finished 3 days in San Jose Ca. at the California Association of REALTORS meetings and had quite a learning experience.  It is quite apparant that the REO market is dominating most of the California market and that liquidity in the over Jumbo  Loan market ( over $729,000) has almost totall...

Wow, what an incredible week we had at my office this past week.  Jeremy and I landed a huge oceanfront Haiku escrow that is all cash and could actually close in 3 weeks. Our buddy Dave Futch was writing up a massive oceanfront offer on another oceanfront Haiku house as I left the office tonight....

Today was a tough day for my sellers.  The reality of the new appraisal rules are starting to hit home. We have had offer-counteroffer and recycled once again.  We hit what appeared to be a firm wall with tight parameters based on emotion and finally I brought it all home.  The appraisal value no...