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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
East Honolulu is home to some of Oahu’s most sought-after residential neighborhoods — and two of the most talked-about in 2025 are Aina Haina and Niu Valley. While they’re located right next to each other, the real estate dynamics in each community tell very different stories. Whether you're a buyer, seller, or investor, understanding how these two neighborhoods compare can make all the difference in your next real estate move... Read More
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
If you've been waiting for an opportunity to buy at The Watermark in Waikiki, your time may be now. In a dramatic shift, the number of active listings at this luxury condo building has jumped from zero in February 2025 to ten listings in May — a staggering 1,000% increase in inventory... Read More
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
  Local Market Update  Diamond Head & Kapahulu Honolulu, March 2025   Single Family Homes March Year to Date 2025 / 2024 Change% 2025 / 2024 Change% Closed Sales 5 / 4  25% 18 / 11  64% Median Sales Price $1M/ $1.285M  -22%   $1.4M/ $1.275M  10% Percent of Original List Price Received 96.9% / 90.6%  7% 95.9% / 96.0% 0% Median Days on Market Until Sale 26 / 74  -65% 28 / 49  -24% New Listings 7 / 6  17% 23 / 18  28% Pending Sales 6 / 10  -40% 18 / 19  48% Active Inventory 18 / 17  6% ---    Condos March Year to Date 2025 / 2024 Change% 2025 / 2024 Change% Closed Sales 24 / 20  20% 70 / 67  4%  Median Sales Price $585,000 / $404,250  45% $517,500 / $500,000 4% Percent of Original List Price Received 95.4% / 97.5%  -2% 95.3% / 98.1%  -3% Median Days on Market Until Sale 83 / 18  361% 50 / ...
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
Looking for the perfect blend of security, privacy, and luxury on the island of Oahu? Gated communities in Honolulu offer a lifestyle that combines exclusivity with island beauty — whether you’re dreaming of ocean views, lush mountain valleys, or beachside bliss.In this blog, we’ll take you through some of the most sought-after gated communities in Honolulu, from Nuuanu to Hawaii Kai, where you’ll find everything from classic kamaʻāina estates to modern custom-built masterpieces... Read More
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By Rob Dalton, Big Island Vacation Rental Guru
(Waikoloa Vacation Rentals)
If you are attempting to market on your own these days it can be a daunting task.  You have a website, which is a project in itself keeping content up to date as well as making sure all your SEO stays up to date with Google's everchanging algorithms.  Then on top of that you have the growing popularity of social media and the dozens of popular platforms.  We will take a brief look at which platforms may be best for you.While this graph outlines which social media sites are the most popular it does not necessarily mean as a real estate professional they will generate business.  For example, LinkedIn is a popular site and is probably better used for networking with other agents or companies, but not as much for generating direct business traffic.On the other hand, YouTube still is probabl...
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
Condos along the Ala Wai Canal in the McCully/Moili'ili neighborhood of Honolulu. The area has a large community garden and dog park with promenades along the canal, making for an expansive recreation area for you and your pet.  Local Market Update  Makiki & Moili'ili Honolulu, March 2025   Single Family Homes March Year to Date 2025 / 2024 Change% 2025 / 2024 Change% Closed Sales 7 / 9  -22%  20 / 20  0%    Median Sales Price $1.38M / $1.35M  2%  $1.438955M / $1.544M  -7% Percent of Original List Price Received 93.2% / 93.5% 0% 97.1% / 97.2% 0% Median Days on Market Until Sale 10 / 43  -77% 25 / 23  9% New Listings 15 / 19  -21% 44 / 38  16% Pending Sales 9 / 7  29% 28 / 24  17% Active Inventory 39 / 43  -9% ---    Condos March Year to Date 2025 / 2024 Change% 2025 / 2024 Change% Close...
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By Kona Home Team (LUVA LLC) Lance Owens (RB-24133), 2024 Real Estate Expert - Hawaii Island
(Kona Home Team (luva llc))
Today’s Inman News headline reads:“Existing-home sales fall to slowest pace since 2009 amid rising costs.”That may be true nationally—but not here in North Kona.While the mainland sees pullbacks, our local data paints a different picture. From January through March 2025, both home and condo sales in North Kona are up—eclipsing 2024, 2009, and even 2008 numbers.📊 North Kona YTD Sales (Jan 1–Mar 31): 2008: 69 Homes | 47 Condos 2009: 42 Homes | 33 Condos 2024: 104 Homes | 67 Condos 2025: 107 Homes | 82 Condos This isn’t just a rebound—it’s sustained confidence. Buyers are still buying. Sellers are still selling. And the market is still moving.It’s a powerful reminder that real estate is local. National headlines don’t always reflect what’s happening in our neighborhoods, our communities, o...
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
  Local Market Update  Ala Moana & Kaka'ako Honolulu, March 2025   Single Family Homes March Year to Date 2025 / 2024 Change% 2025 / 2024 Change% Closed Sales 0 / 1   -100% 2 / 2  0% Median Sales Price - / $1.1M  - $1.395M / $1M  40% Percent of Original List Price Received - / 96.5%  - 92.4% / 94.7%  -2%  Median Days on Market Until Sale - / 38  - 38 / 38  0% New Listings 1 / 1  0% 3 / 2  50%  Pending Sales 0 / 0  - 2 / 2  0% Active Inventory 8 / 4  100% ---    Condos March Year to Date 2025 / 2024 Change% 2025 / 2024 Change% Closed Sales 50 / 38  32%  134 / 96  40%  Median Sales Price $805,000 / $747,000  8% $780,000 / $624,250  25% Percent of Original List Price Received 95.8% / 95.5%  0% 95.8% / 96.2%  0%  Median Days on Market Until Sale 78 / 92  -15% 56 / 45  24% New Listings 92 / ...
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
What do Star Wars and the Bible have in common? More than you might think. This Easter season, we take a step back from market updates to explore themes of life after death, divine guidance, and legacy — through the lens of scripture and sci-fi... Read More
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
Oahu’s real estate market is showing clear signs of strength this spring, with March 2025 revealing double-digit growth in both home prices and sales volume across multiple neighborhoods. Whether you’re a homeowner thinking of selling or a buyer watching the market, these hyper-local insights can help you understand where the action is—and where the best opportunities may lie... Read More
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
  Local Market Update  Waikiki Honolulu, March 2025   Single Family Homes March Year to Date 2025 / 2024 Change% 2025 / 2024 Change% Closed Sales No Recorded Sales* No Recorded Sales* Median Sales Price $0 / $0  0% $0 / $0  0% Percent of Original List Price Received 0 / 0%  0% 0 / 0  0% Median Days on Market Until Sale 0 / 0  0% 0 / 0  0% New Listings 1 / 0  0% 1 / 0  0% Pending Sales 0 / 0  0% 0 / 0  0% Active Inventory 1 / 0  0% --- * Waikiki has very few single family residences and are rarely offered for sale.  Condos March Year to Date 2025 / 2024 Change% 2025 / 2024 Change% Closed Sales 80 / 82  -2% 212 / 237  -11% Median Sales Price $492,500 / $440,500  17% $456,000 / $435,000  5% Percent of Original List Price Received 94.8% / 97.9%  -3% 94.9% / 97.0%  -2% Median Days on Market ...
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
If you've ever thought about buying property in Hawaii, you might’ve asked yourself this common question: “Do I have to be Native Hawaiian to own real estate?” The short answer? No — you don’t. But there’s a reason why the confusion exists... Read More
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
Bloom Garden and Art Festival @Salt at Our Kaka'ako Apr 18th & 19th, 2025, 10:00am-5:00pm     A two-day event full of plant and flower themed hand made items from local business's around Oahu. Featuring live plants, plant arrangements, handmade pottery, educational booths and more! Free admission, lots of parking, and always a pet friendly event!     PRICE:   Free   LOCATION: The Barn @ SALT At Our Kaka'ako 327 Keawe Street Honolulu, HI    
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By Kona Home Team (LUVA LLC) Lance Owens (RB-24133), 2024 Real Estate Expert - Hawaii Island
(Kona Home Team (luva llc))
Off-market listings — sometimes called pocket or private listings — have always carried big risks for sellers.While they’re sometimes pitched as a way to stay “private” or “in control,” the truth is simple: limiting exposure usually limits your results. Unless there’s a real need for privacy, keeping a home off the open market can cost the seller.Starting in May, Zillow — the country’s largest real estate portal — will permanently prohibit any listing that isn’t added to the MLS within 24 hours of public marketing.If a home is marketed to any buyer, it must be available to every buyer — or it won’t appear on Zillow or Trulia at all.(And yes — even those of us with a love/hate relationship with Zillow know that's where buyers are looking.)This change follows updates to NAR’s Clear Cooper...
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
Bizet'sCARMENApril 11 & April 13, 2025 | Blaisdell Concert HallPerformed in French with English supertitles. HOT’s 2024/2025 Season concludes with Bizet’s smoldering tale of seduction and addiction, Carmen, filled with some of opera’s most beloved melodies.Not a soul can resist Carmen’s seductive charm, not even the naïve Don José, who abandons his childhood sweetheart and his military career to follow her. But Carmen is a fiery gypsy with an appetite for smuggling and for powerful men. When she abandons him for a charismatic bullfighter, Don José’s infatuation turns to murderous obsession. What fate, or choice, waits for the woman no man can tame?Carmen will be presented in a staged concert version with the orchestra on stage, fully visible to the audience and part of the landscape of ...
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
Aloha, Oahu homeowners and future buyers! 🌺 The March 2025 real estate stats are in, and they reveal an interesting shift in the Honolulu housing market. From rising home prices to a spike in condo inventory, this month’s data gives us key insights into where the market may be headed... Read More
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
O‘ahu Housing Market Sees Mixed Activity in March Single-family home median price ticks up, while condo median remains the same HONOLULU – According to resale figures released this week by the Honolulu Board of REALTORS®,O‘ahu’s housing market closed out the first quarter of 2025 with mixed results. In March, single- family home sales dipped 10.4% year-over-year, with 206 sales, while condo sales rose 7.3%, with 369 units sold. The median sales price for a single-family home rose 5.5% year-over-year to $1,160,000, up from $1,100,000 in March 2024. The condo median price remained unchanged at $500,000. While the average sales price for single-family homes reached $1,819,326—a figure influenced by a single transaction in the Kāhala area for $65.75 million—excluding this sale results in a...
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By Kona Home Team (LUVA LLC) Lance Owens (RB-24133), 2024 Real Estate Expert - Hawaii Island
(Kona Home Team (luva llc))
So you’re getting ready to sell your home and starting to interview agents.You might hear advice about keeping your listing “exclusive” — meaning only marketed within one brokerage — instead of putting it out freely to the open market.At first, it can sound appealing. Maybe it’s pitched as a way to stay “private” or “in control” of the process.But before you make that decision, it’s important to understand what’s really at stake — because how your home is marketed can make a big difference in how much you ultimately sell for.Imagine trying to sell your car by telling just a few people at your office — no ads, no internet, no real exposure. Would you expect to get the best price?The only reason I bring up the car example is because most of us have sold a few cars over the years. It’s som...
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
If you're dreaming of owning a brand-new home in Hawaii, look no further than the west side of Oahu. In 2025, D.R. Horton Hawaii, Gentry Homes, and Haseko are leading the charge in delivering modern, family-friendly communities in some of the island’s fastest-growing areas. Whether you're a first-time homebuyer or looking to upgrade into something spacious and new, these west side developments offer an incredible mix of affordability, location, and lifestyle... Read More
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR® RS-76763 - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
               Latest rates, based on 20 percent down, $200,000 owner-occupant mortgages. The rates and terms may vary; check with lenders for details. Rates may have changed click here to verify Wednesday, April 2, 2025  Lender Term/Type Interest Rate % Points % *APR American Savings Bank808-593-1226NMLS#423168 15-YR Fixed 5.250 2.125 5.706 30-YR Fixed 6.125 1.875 6.387 5-YR ARM 5.875 0.000 6.680 Bank of Hawaii877-616-2636 15-YR Fixed 5.375 1.000 5.530 30-YR Fixed 6.000 1.750 6.165 5-YR ARM 5.375 1.750 6.551 Central Pacific Bank808-544-0500NMLS#416603 15-YR Fixed 5.250 2.000 5.695 30-YR Fixed 6.000 2.000 6.277 5-YR ARM 6.250 0.000 6.968 Finance Factors808-548-3300NMLS#449916 15-YR Fixed 5.250 1.750 5.744 30-YR Fixed 6.000 2.250 6.356 5-YR ARM 6.000 1.500 6.989 First Hawaiian Bank808-64...
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