Hawaii real estate blog

Anekona Companies, the troubled developer of the Ilikai will see its interest in the property auctioned off on April 15th, 2009. Brian Anderson, owner of Anekona, bought approximately 343 of the Ilikai's rooms and commercial spaces in July, 2006.  One hundred and forty of the renovated rooms were...

My cousin's daughter started working at KGMB recently.  When Barack Obama visited Hawaii in November, Ashley Nagaoka was on the scene, narrating the President-elect's activities during his vacation stay in Kailua.  We were pretty thrilled just to hear her narration on TV.  Here's a video of Ashle...

A friend of mine living on another Hawaiian island is in some financial distress.  She moved out of her home and advertised it for rent.  A suitable tenant was found and now the tenant is interested in buying the home.  My friend asked me for some tips to sell the home via agreement of sale. I've...

Here's a tip to avoid getting ripped off.  NEVER send money to Nigeria.  OK?  A local family just lost approximately $2,500 when they contacted someone advertising a rental for an Aikahi Gardens townhome in Kailua.  The true owner of the property had advertised the unit for rent on a couple of we...

In recent months there's been a trend with Active real estate listings on Oahu.  These days, when the seller gets an offer and the property goes into escrow, the listing is often kept on ACTIVE status.  This indicates to buyers and their agents that the property is available. Customers see the li...

Hawaii's airline market has turned upside down and all around in the last year or so.  Aloha Airlines went out of business and then our major carriers were back down to two, Hawaiian Airlines and go! Airlines. Subsequently, Mokulele Airlines expanded from turboprop service to jet service.  This g...

The Honolulu Star Bulletin reported on Thursday, 1/29/09 that Hawaii experienced its worst decline in tourism since 1932 (during the Great Depression) last year.  The decrease in visitors averaged 10.8% for 2008.  As you might imagine, the real problems occurred from June through December, when f...

The famous Ilikai might be closing up in February 2009.  Before we laugh, remember that Aloha Airlines warned us about shutting down in 2008 and we shrugged it off.  A month later, Aloha closed up, just as they had warned. Why would the Ilikai close down?  It's difficult to get a clear picture of...

I recently spent a few days looking at homes with customers in Kapolei Knolls.  Homes at Kapolei Knolls were developed by D.R. Horton.  This is a newer neighborhood by Hawaii standards, many of the homes for sale are just a few years old.  Homes here average about 2,000 square feet interior with ...

We have a new webpage that sorts out listings for fixers.  The page includes listings of homes that are tear downs and those in need of major repair. Click here to start your search for fixer upper homes in Hawaii Hawaii's real estate market has slowed and we're seeing lower prices on fixer upper...