Maui Oceanfront Real Estate

A phenomenon regarding Maui real estate we have been describing over the past several months, the prominence of the Canadian buyer was a lead story in today's International Herald Tribune. While the article doesn't really add anything new, it does make a couple of points that are worth restating:...

We usually don't highlight specific properties here, but this one is too good not to talk about. In the entire Wailea real estate market there are two bargains that just jump out. The most recent is a one-bedroom unit in Grand Champions that is listed for $499,000! That is the same price the sell...

We have blogged about this earlier, but since the Wall Street Journal caught on today it probably warrants another post.   The wealthy think the U.S. is in a recession. But they're still bullish on real estate, according to a new study... the wealthy were also the most cheery about the real-estat...

As our regular readers know, Bank of Hawaii Chief Economist Paul Brewbaker is among the finest sources of data on the economy of the State of Hawaii. He released his latest report on April 30 and as usual it is full of useful information. Here are some of his key findings:   The following factors...

A few days ago, while discussing values for Maui real estate we tried to quantify the value of newer condominiums on Maui to older, otherwise comparable ones. In today's New York Times, an article describes how buyers in NYC are thinking about new versus older condominiums. Here are some snippets...