The Villages at Mauna Lani has two new foreclosure (REO) listings on the market in the past few days. Inventory had dwindled down to nothing in the the Lehua and Maile 3-bedroom floorplans at the Villages at Mauna Lani, with Villages 313 (the…

Friday's broker caravan at the tiny beachfront community of Puako ran the gamut of properties for sale, from tiny classic beach shacks on the mauka side of the street, to large estate-size homes on the oceanfront side of the street. This…

A new listing released today at Mauna Lani Terrace looks priced to sell at $1, 695, 000 I say it is "priced to sell" because (1) it is a coveted third floor "penthouse", as were all three of the Mauna Lani Terrace condos sold so far in 2011, and (2)…

Our only Big Island movie theaters are in the "big cities" of Kailua Kona and Hilo, but the Kohala Coast resorts have the distinction of hosting the annual Big Island Film Festival which comes to a close this evening. In its earlier years it took…

Thank goodness for a new listing at Villages at Mauna Lani When I saw the new listing, I felt like saying "and baby makes three! " Until Wednesday of this week, the only two choices were not ones that would work for most Villages buyers, and…

Ka Milo at Mauna Lani resort took the bold step of beginning construction on their next phase and now they are offering a furniture credit to all buyers of new construction homes The smallest Honua A single-level paired home floorplan comes…

It is rare that I would blog about Wai'ula'ula condos for sale t wice in one week, but for the third time in three years we are suddenly seeing a feeding frenzy of activity at this Mauna Kea Resort complex. To recap, on Monday I reported trying to…

A new condo REO (foreclosure) at Wai'ula'ula at Mauna Kea Resort came on the market last Friday at $869, 900. That is exactly the same price the last foreclosure in the luxury complex sold for in February. Perhaps it therefore should not be…

As predicted in my January post, the REO (foreclosure) at the Wai'ula'ula condos at the Mauna Kea Resort went quickly into escrow… and the other unit I mentioned as the top pick, A202, is also under contract.   New to the market since then is N201,…

Although I live only 30 minutes away, I spent my birthday weekend relaxing in a condo at the Fairways at Mauna Lani Resort One of the best things about living on the Big Island is how easy it is to take a mini-vacation and escape! Over the…

Just when we thought Ka Milo and Kulalani were sold out of their built inventory, we have two competitively priced short sales at these Mauna Lani condos! Because the initial sales at both complexes took place at the peak of the market, the…

View from Mauna Lani Point 2-bed condo which sold last week for $2. 1 million--a recent high price. Mauna Lani Point condos for sale are holding their value. The surprise of last week was the sale of Mauna Lani Point E202--technically not on the…

Gracious entrance to an Islands at Mauna Lani condo conveys the peaceful environment at this complex When my business partner Pam found a super deal at the Islands of Mauna Lani for buyer clients last December, that was the first sale in that…

Now for sale: Villages at Mauna Lani 609 has a private lanai with built-in summer kitchen (MLS 242842) In the market update on Villages at Mauna Lani I wrote at the end of January (5 weeks ago), I reported that the next sale in the Lehua…

Plenty of room for an ocean view pool off lanai of this Moani Heights residence at Mauna Kea Resort ( MLS 240915 ) The Uplands at Mauna Kea--the portion of the resort mauka of the highway, offers an entry point for the under $2 million buyer…