Elaine Schaefer's Blog

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!Apr certainly roared out like a lion, posting a healthy 37% increase in sales over last Apr. Although not the highest number of sales when looking at the last 6 years, it was a considerable improvement over Apr 15 which only had 68 sales. The high year was Apr 13 with...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,It’s been yet another mixed bag this week, with equal shares of sunshine and rain, often one after another. As of today, Sunday, there have been a total of 90 sales, which is a 32% increase over last April with 68 sales! Take a look at our activity for this past week:...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,It’s been another rainy week, but that didn’t stop home buyers from snapping up properties in Princeville. Condo’s didn’t fare quite as well as single family homes, but overall it was good. Take a look:NEW LISTINGS295089 CND A 3 $695,000 4-5-4-11-3-71 FS Hanalei Bay R...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!If you are one of those people who files their income taxes at the last minute, you’re in luck this year! Due to the Washington D.C. Emancipation Day holiday being observed on April 15 instead of April 16, 2016, Tax Day is on Monday – so if you’re taxes still aren’t d...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!It was another mixed bag week with moments of downpours followed by bright sunny skies. However, the weather was definitely not a deterrent for the condo shoppers who put 5 new properties into escrow. Single family housing was a bit slower, with only one new escrow, b...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,March was a busy month, coming in like a lion and going out the same way, posting a new high this year of 105 sales! This is a 19% increase over Mar 15 which had only 88 sales and a 56% increase over the 67 sales posted for Feb 16. This is the first time we’ve seen a ...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!We’re off to a good start for April with 6 sales already posted as we work towards exceeding the 68 sales from April 2015. March closed out the month showing no signs of weakness with 105 sales, a 20% increase over last March and the first time for triple digit number...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,Happy Easter! After a major storm Thursday night which resulted in a flash flood warning part of Friday, we now have had one of the most beautiful weekends ever, perfect for an Easter Sunday and all the associated Easter egg hunt activities.It was also a great week fo...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,It’s been somewhat dreary, overcast and cool this past week – with occasional warm periods. If you’ve been here, you know the weather changes in a heartbeat. It’s the time of year when it’s easiest to tell locals from visitors. You’ll see some people with sweaters zip...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!If you are in Princeville today, Sunday, there is a “Second Sunday Princeville Night Market” from 4 to 8 PM. On Maui they have similar events around the Island on Fridays. Depending on what Friday it is, you can go to one of five different towns for a party. Mauifrida...