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2008 

Aloha, This week I am sending an abbreviated form of the update as I am on the mainland on vacation. Not only that, but I am traveling throughout WA, MT, ID and SD seeing the sights from the back of a motorcycle. Of course, packed on the back of the bike is my laptop and my phone is in my pocket....
07/27/2008
Buyers are always looking for good value and right now my finger is pointed in the direction of Nihilani. It appears that many owners went ito the project thinking they could sell for more once they took possession of their units. I say this because there are so many currently listed well below w...
07/24/2008
Aloha, It's been another great week here in Paradise with beautiful blue skies and nice strong trade winds. You probably get tired of hearing that but I must admit, I don't get tired of saying it. Some people think that because we are in Hawaii in the tropics, that our temperatures are in the 90'...
07/19/2008
Aloha, Here we are in July already, in fact, it feels like July is almost over and we're heading into August! Before we get too far into July, I wanted to get your market statistics for June out to you. Starting with the Number of Sales: For June, Island wide residential saw a 39% decrease with a...
07/16/2008
Aloha, If you've been reading my blog for any time now, you know I am always talking about sellers who need to come to terms with the buyer's market and price accordingly. Well guess what, the owner / agent of Nihilani 27B has done just that, reducing today from $669K to $589K after only 10 days ...
07/15/2008
Aloha, Let's get right to your update this week: Copyright 7/13/2008 by Hawaii Information Service NEW LISTINGS211523 O A 6 4-5-4-5-18-9 FS $599,000 Puamana #3A 1,532 #3A 2/2213369 T A 7 4-5-4-5-24-94 FS $999,000 Nihilani At Princeville Resort #32A 1,874 #32A 3/2.5 BACK ON THE MARKET210700 T A 6...
07/13/2008
Aloha, A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of hiking Cliffs Trail in Kokee. This is a short, easy trail leading to an overlook of Waimea Canyon. If you don't have 4-wheel drive, you can start at the Halemanu trailhead right off Koke'e Road, walk down the dirt Halemanu Road, and end at the Cl...
07/09/2008
Aloha, ...... and Happy 4th of July. I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend and got your fill of fireworks. They had 3 events here on Island. One was on Thursday at PMRF where the base was open to the entire Island for an evening fireworks / crafts / food event. There were approximately 2,500 who at...
07/06/2008
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