Elaine Schaefer's Blog

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!I’m sure by now everyone knows that it was human error that caused the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to send a cell phone notice to Hawaii residents that a ballistic missile was heading our way. Thankfully, it was a false alarm, but I suspect heads will roll when...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!Hope you had a wonderful New Year’s celebration. We are off to a good start for 2018 with some activity in both condos and houses. Here is your condo update:NEW LISTINGS613697 CND A 3 $795,000 4-5-3-6-22-61 FS Kaiulani #61 1,738 sqft 2 2.01613504 CND A 3 $639,000 4-5-...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and that Santa brought you everything you wanted. If your real estate portfolio is still missing some pieces, now’s the time to put something into escrow so you can start 2018 right! Here is your update for the week just past:...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!The week before Christmas brought out all the last minute shoppers but only a few were looking for real estate. As you might expect, it was a quiet week before Christmas, real estate speaking. Here is your update:NEW LISTINGS613486 CND A 2 $1,348,000 4-5-3-6-22-50 FS ...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!Here we are on Dec 17th with a total of 45 sales as we head towards the goal of surpassing the 114 sales from last December. I must admit, I’ll be surprised if that happens, but it just might.I hope you are ready for the coming holiday with packages all wrapped and si...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!You’d think it was “Black Friday” week the way condos flew off the shelves into buyer’s Christmas stockings! Homes trailed far behind, which has pretty much been the case throughout the year. Here we are, on Dec 10th with only 22 sales as we try to exceed the 114 of l...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!It’s been another blustery week, with winds, clouds, rain and high surf reminding us it really is winter here! At least we don’t have the plunging temperatures. It’s the best time of year to separate visitors from locals, as one is clothed in tank tops, shorts, and sl...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and survived Black Friday! The weather this past week made me feel sorry for our visitors, at least those here on the North Shore. Although today is sporting more sunshine and no rain (so far) such was not the case last week....

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!There have been 53 sales so far this month, as we move towards the target of 101 transactions from last November. There were 4 new condo escrows and 1 new home escrow this week. Take a look for yourself:NEW LISTINGS612653 CND A 2 $640,000 4-5-4-5-23-60 FS PLANTATION #...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!It’s a beautiful Sunday here on Kauai after a bit of rain throughout the week. With “winter’ on the way everyone is awaiting the humpback whales and albatross, two seasonal visitors who makes this time of year so special. The season sparked two new condo escrows and a...