The beautiful Allure Waikiki has updated its price list.  There are several units still available between $714,900 up to $1,094,900.  It is a great building!

 The list is out! The Top 100 Realtors in the State of Hawaii has been published by Hawaii Business Magazine.  

The numbers are based on the dollar volume of sales in 2011. I am thankful to be named on the list for the second straight year.

This list …

Listed for sale last week for $750,000, this Aina Haina house received 7 offers over asking price! It should close in June way has now sold at $777,500, WAY over asking price.  

It's a SELLER'S MARKET.  

A great classic 1950's one story house on flat lot, with a …

How is the market?  5 people have asked me this question since this morning.  Of course it's common for people to ask me this, but right now I sense that many people don't see a clear direction for the market right now. 

We can look back and see that since …

Via PBN:
"The number of foreclosure filings in Hawaii dropped in February, with half as many properties in some phase of the foreclosure process as a year ago, according to new data from RealtyTrac    RealtyTrac Latest from The Business Journals Follow this company .

There were a total of 473 …

 I've been saying for that last 3 years that the market bottomed in early 2009, and that prices would begin to rise soon. 

To illustrate that this did occur and that the market turn is now known as fact, I've created this infographic below with numerous statistics that verify the …

People are often shocked when I tell them how strong Oahu real estate has been over the last 10 years.  Prices remain very steady and in some areas are up over the last few years, primarily due to the limited inventory of homes for sale. 

The U.S. Census showed that …

Grade   With Dependents      Without Dependents

E5           $1899.00           $1701.00

1289  and 1864.  That's the number of homes and condos available on Oahu, respectively.  Those are the lowest numbers since fall 2005.  The lowest number of homes available in 2006-2009 so far was 1600.  Perspective - it's only 5.4 months of inventory!

No wonder my buyers have had a hard …

Sold this morning for $3.15million, this classic Hawaii Kai beach front home in Portlock is the new retirement home of my clients.  With 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and a 1bedroom 1bath separate cottage,  this property has the most important thing in real estate: location.  It sits on the ocean in …