big island real estate: Hawaii - Big Island Real Estate - You Can Pick Your Climate!
- 10/22/08 09:56 AM
Hawaii - Big Island Real Estate - You Can Pick Your Climate! 10-22-08 Aloha from the Big Island! The Hawaiians called this island "Hawaii". Why? Because it is 7 times larger than the next closest in size, Maui; and twice the size of ALL the other islands combined!! More than just an island, it is a mini-continent, having 11 of the earth's 13 climate zones (missing Arctic perma-frost and Sub-saharan desert). The Hawaiians first landed at Ka Lae (South Point) on the Big Island, having migrated by double-hulled canoe 1,000 miles across open ocean from the South Pacific. They discovered what we now (0 comments)
big island real estate: Big Island Real Estate - September Market Trend 9/30/08
- 10/02/08 10:34 AM
Big Island of Hawaii. Kailua-Kona. September Market Trend On a downward slide since the beginning of 2006, the market on the Big Island has witnessed property values dropping to 2003-2004 values (about a 20-30% decrease)! The talk on the street among Realtors is that there are GREAT deals out there. Even Donald Trump is talking that now is the time to buy property, that you will get much more for your dollar than you might have dreamed possible. Interest rates are below 6% (a 35 year low)-but are predicted to go up in January (check that: MUST go up in January!). (7 comments)