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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
Kakaako is undergoing a major transformation in 2025, and this update gives you the inside scoop on the biggest developments you need to know about.The centerpiece? A new pedestrian bridge across Ala Moana Boulevard is now open, offering easier access to the oceanfront and elevating the area’s walkability.You’ll also find a growing skyline featuring... Read More
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - 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, July 2, 2025  Lender Term/Type Interest Rate % Points % *APR American Savings Bank808-593-1226NMLS#423168 15-YR Fixed 5.250 1.750 5.647 30-YR Fixed 6.125 2.125 6.412 5-YR ARM 5.375 1.625 6.637 Bank of Hawaii877-616-2636 15-YR Fixed 5.375 0.750 5.491 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 1.875 5.675 30-YR Fixed 6.000 2.125 6.289 5-YR ARM 6.250 0.000 6.968 Finance Factors808-548-3300NMLS#449916 15-YR Fixed 5.250 1.500 5.704 30-YR Fixed 6.125 2.000 6.460 5-YR ARM 6.500 1.500 7.194 First Hawaiian Bank808-643...
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
  Local Market Update  Diamond Head & Kapahulu Honolulu, September 2024   Single Family Homes September Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 16 / 15  7%  113 / 100  13% Median Sales Price $1.3625M / $1.3M  5%    $1.4M / $1.355M  3% Percent of Original List Price Received 97.8% / 100.0%  -2% 96.7% / 96.1%  1% Median Days on Market Until Sale 14 / 11  27% 16 / 23  -30% New Listings 16 / 19  -16% 169 / 145  17% Pending Sales 17 / 14  21% 128 / 128  0% Active Inventory 48 / 39  23% ---    Condos September Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 8 / 1  700% 58 / 48  21%  Median Sales Price $728,500 / $1.795M  -59% $672,000 / $895,000  -25% Percent of Original List Price Received 90.8% / 89.8%  1% 98.0% / 99.2%  -1% Median Days on Market ...
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
  Local Market Update  Makiki & Moili'ili Honolulu, September 2024   Single Family Homes September Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 10 / 10  0%  79 / 69  14%    Median Sales Price $1.78M / $1.755M  1%  $1.628M / $1.51M  8% Percent of Original List Price Received 94.0% / 94.3%  0% 96.6% / 97.3%  -1% Median Days on Market Until Sale 40 / 24  67% 19 / 16   19% New Listings 12 / 12  0% 127 / 116  9% Pending Sales 8 / 11  -27% 84 / 85  -1% Active Inventory 39 / 33  18% ---    Condos September Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 36 / 43  -16% 357 / 378  -6% Median Sales Price $409,500 / $384,500  -16%   $400,000 / $409,000  -2%  Percent of Original List Price Received 96.7% / 99.2%  -3% 97.4% / 98.8%  -1% Median Days on Market Unt...
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
Lopaka Kapanui: Do You Believe in Ghosts?  October 25th, 7 to 9PM Listen to eerie tales and legends from Lopaka Kapanui, Hawai‘i’s premier ghost storyteller, that will make you confront your supernatural beliefs.  GET TICKETS $20, $15 for 18 and under, Doris Duke Theatre at Honolulu Museum of Art, 900 S Beretania St., honolulumuseum.org, @honolulumuseum     For expert Real Estate Sales and Pet Friendly Property ManagementIn Honolulu, HawaiiCONTACT HI Pro Realty TODAY! 
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
  Local Market Update  Ala Moana & Kaka'ako Honolulu, September 2024   Single Family Homes September Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 2 / 2  0% 3 / 4  -25% Median Sales Price $1.175M / $1.241M  -5% $1.1M / $1.24375M   -12% Percent of Original List Price Received 88.2% / 95.4%  -8% 93.0% / 92.1%  1% Median Days on Market Until Sale 78 / 51  53% 37 / 16  131% New Listings 5 / 0   11 / 7  57% Pending Sales 0 / 0   6 / 4  50% Active Inventory 9 / 2   350% ---    Condos September Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 40 / 49  -18%  372 / 412  -10%  Median Sales Price $785,000 / $735,000  7% $747,000 / $690,000  8% Percent of Original List Price Received 96.4% / 97.3%  -1% 96.1% / 96.8%  -1%    Median Days on Market Until Sale 56 / ...
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
What's really exciting is this past week 4607 Kahalla Ave. just came back on the market for $15 million. This is just over 1.3 acres on the ocean here in Kahala. If you could imagine living on this white sandy beach. The seller paid $17.7 million for this 9 years ago in 2015. So, this is a screaming deal. Prior to this, it was listed in March of '21 for $25 million... Read More
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
  Local Market Update  Waikiki Honolulu, September 2024   Single Family Homes September Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 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 0 / 0  0% 0 / 0  0% Pending Sales 0 / 0  0% 0 / 0  0% Active Inventory 0 / 0  0% --- * Waikiki has very few single family residences and are rarely offered for sale.  Condos September Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 66 / 75  -12% 775 / 818  -5% Median Sales Price $465,000 / $507,500  -8%  $435,000 / $420,000  4% Percent of Original List Price Received 96.9% / 97.2%  0% 96.6% / 97.2%  -1% Median Day...
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
So often in my business (in real estate) you get asked "is it necessary to do a termite inspection on a high rise condo?" There's 2 stories I'm going to share with you today... Read More
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - 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 verifyWednesday, October 2, 2024  Lender Term/Type Interest Rate % Points % *APR American Savings Bank808-593-1226NMLS#423168 15-YR Fixed 4.625 2.125 5.067 30-YR Fixed 5.750 1.875 6.004 5-YR ARM 5.125 2.000 6.574 Bank of Hawaii877-616-2636 15-YR Fixed 5.375 1.000 5.530 30-YR Fixed 5.750 2.000 5.937 5-YR ARM 5.625 0.875 6.844 Central Pacific Bank808-544-0500NMLS#416603 15-YR Fixed 4.625 2.125 5.075 30-YR Fixed 5.500 1.750 5.742 5-YR ARM 6.625 0.000 7.553 Finance Factors808-548-3300NMLS#449916 15-YR Fixed 4.750 1.875 5.251 30-YR Fixed 5.625 1.875 5.935 5-YR ARM 5.750 1.500 6.813 First Hawaiian Bank808-6...
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
Here we are at the street on Halekoa Drive, which wraps around like a circle (at the top of the hill). You have a newer glass garage door on the front. This home has been remodeled twice during the course of ownership. There's a lemon tree in the front that was grafted and brought here from Greece. They're incredible lemons... Read More
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
  Local Market Update  Downtown and Nu'uanu Honolulu, August 2024   Single Family Homes August Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 7 / 7  0% 47 / 32  47% Median Sales Price $1.M / $1.37M  -27% $1.2M / $1.1235M  7% Percent of Original List Price Received 100.3% / 94.3%  6% 100.0% / 94.8%  5% Median Days on Market Until Sale 10 / 89  -89% 12 / 17  -29% New Listings 8 / 5  60% 66 / 53  25% Pending Sales 5 / 5  0% 51 / 41  24% Active Inventory 23 / 17   35% ---    Condos August Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 18 / 22  -18% 203 / 220  -8% Median Sales Price $559,500 / $569,500  -2% $574,000 / $565,000  2% Percent of Original List Price Received 98.1% / 100.0%  -2% 98.2% / 98.0%  0% Median Days on Market Until Sale 40 / 20  100% ...
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
  Local Market Update  Diamond Head & Kapahulu Honolulu, August 2024   Single Family Homes August Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 18 / 13  38%  97 / 85  14% Median Sales Price $1.285M / $1.2M  7%    $1.4M / $1.36M  3% Percent of Original List Price Received 95.2% / 98.4%  -3% 96.7% / 95.8%  1% Median Days on Market Until Sale 16 / 19  -16% 16 / 23  -30% New Listings 29 / 20  45% 153 / 126  21% Pending Sales 17 / 17  0% 111 / 114  -3% Active Inventory 51 / 33  55% ---    Condos August Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 8 / 9   -11% 50 / 47  6%  Median Sales Price $810,000 / $601,000  35% $647,000 / $790,000  -18% Percent of Original List Price Received 98.8% / 99.5%  -1% 98.4% / 99.5%  -1% Median Days on Market Until Sale 2...
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
  Local Market Update  Makiki & Moili'ili Honolulu, August 2024   Single Family Homes August Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 13 / 3  333%   69 / 59  17%    Median Sales Price $1.6M / $1.65M  -3% $1.6M / $1.5M  7% Percent of Original List Price Received 96.0% / 101.1%  -5% 97.0% / 97.6%  -1% Median Days on Market Until Sale 46 / 21  119% 18 / 15   20% New Listings 16 / 18  -11% 115 / 104  11% Pending Sales 12 / 15  -20% 76 / 74  3% Active Inventory 40 / 33  21% ---    Condos August Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 46 / 56  -18% 321 / 335  -4% Median Sales Price $409,500 / $384,500  7%   $400,000 / $405,000  -1%  Percent of Original List Price Received 98.8% / 99.6%  -1% 97.5% / 98.8%  -1% Median Days on Market Until Sale ...
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
Aloha! This is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate and today we're going to talk about the local market update for August of 2024.Local Update for HomesFirst off, we're going to dive into single family home sales and there we saw Makiki-Moiliili with the largest increase in sales year over year, which was up 333%. That was going from 3 transaction in August of 2023 to 13 transactions this past month. Meanwhile, across the board of the 21 major neighborhoods that the Honolulu Board of Realtors tracks, eight of those neighborhoods were actually up in sales, 6 were flat and 7 were slumped or down in sales... Read More
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
Aloha! This is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate and today we're going to take a tour of our new listing at Waipuna in Waikiki. This is a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, with 2 parking stalls... Read More
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
  Local Market Update  Ala Moana & Kaka'ako Honolulu, August 2024   Single Family Homes August Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 1 / 0   3 / 4  -25% Median Sales Price $2.2M / -    $1.1M / $1.24375M   -12% Percent of Original List Price Received 100.0% / -   96.5% / 92.1%  5% Median Days on Market Until Sale 17 / -   37 / 15  147% New Listings 1 / 1  0% 6 / 7  -14% Pending Sales 0 / 1  -100% 6 / 4  50% Active Inventory 4 / 3   33% ---    Condos August Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 36 / 44  -18%  332 / 363  -9%  Median Sales Price $835,000 / $727,500  15% $740,000 / $690,000  7% Percent of Original List Price Received 97.1% / 95.3%  2% 96.1% / 96.8%  -1%    Median Days on Market Until Sale 44 / 50  -12% 52 / 40  30% New ...
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
Aloha, this is David and today we're going to be covering condo complexes here on the island of Oahu and I'm appropriately wearing my Kahala Aloha Shirt designed by Dale Hope, a good friend and mentor regarding Aloha Shirts in Hawaii because he is "the authority". In any event, we're going to start at The Kahala Beach Apartments, which are direct oceanfront condos here in Kahala... Read More
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
  Local Market Update  Waikiki Honolulu, August 2024   Single Family Homes August Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 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 0 / 0  0% 0 / 0  0% Pending Sales 0 / 0  0% 0 / 0  0% Active Inventory 0 / 0  0% --- * Waikiki has very few single family residences and are rarely offered for sale.  Condos August Year to Date 2024 / 2023 Change% 2024 / 2023 Change% Closed Sales 84 / 86  -2% 625 / 657  -5% Median Sales Price $400,000 / $475,000  -16%  $430,000 / $418,500  3% Percent of Original List Price Received 95.0% / 97.2%  -2% 96.5% / 97.2%  -1% Median Days on Mar...
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By Kimo Stowell, REALTOR®, ABR®, GREEN - Honolulu Hawai'i
(HI Pro Realty LLC RB-21531 )
Lei Po‘o Workshop Sat, Sep 14, 2024 , 9:00am-11:00am Sat, Oct 19, 2024, 9:00am-11:00am   Join lei maker Kuhi at Hānaiakamalama for her lei po‘o workshop series. Learn about different native flowers and foliage, the importance of lei po‘o, and of course, create your own lei po‘o! Tickets are $100, which includes materials for the workshop and a self-guided tour of Hānaiakamalama. Register for the workshop by emailing Kuhi at leipooslaybykuhi@gmail.com or DM her on Instagram.     TICKETS: $100        LOCATION: Queen Emma Summer Palace 2913 Pali Hwy Honolulu, HI              
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
Directly behind me we have Victoria Place and the lobby area is being built out right over here. This is the only tower within Ward Village that doesn't have any retail and it's very exclusive. Behind me is Ala Moana Blvd (on the other side of the construction barricade) and they're going to have ocean views that unobstructed... Read More
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By David Buck, Realtor-Broker
(Harcourts Island Real Estate)
The reason we're here is there was an article in the Star Advertiser and it talked about how the governor of New York, Kathy Hochul and her ex aide has gotten into some trouble in being an agent of the Chinese government. Her name is Linda Sun and her husband is Chris Su. They apparently took millions upon millions of dollars, allegedly $6 million from the Chinese government to basically spy on the governor of New York... Read More
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