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Coming Soon.... 133 Kailuana Place Kailua, HI 86734 5 Bedrooms, 4.5 BathroomsIf you're looking for a beautiful single level home close to the beach in Kailua, look no further! High end, custom finishes with a resort -style feel set this home apart. Enjoy living in one of Oahu's most sought after ...

Aloha, this is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate and today we're going to cover the local market update for single family homes and condos on Oahu for the month of March, 2024... Read More

Aloha! This is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate. Today is another Wednesday and we're going to cover another episode of We Need Inventory. The neighborhood of discussion today is Waialae Golf Course neighborhood. Every year I do a blog on the Sony Open and the homes along the golf cou...

Can you believe that we're already in April? This is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate, here to report on the home and condo stats for March of 2024.Oahu Home StatsFirst off, we're going to dive into the single family home sales. There, we saw a dip in home sales from the previous year...

This is real treat today because we're going to be covering an Alfred Preis home on the top of Maunalani Heights. This is the first time this home has been on the market for decades and it's a true treasure because it has a lot of Alfred Preis' key architectural points... Read More

In the entire valley of Aina Haina, there's not 1 home that's for sale. Today, we're going to cover, as we do on Wednesdays, a segment of We Need Inventory. We do need inventory in Aina Haina because there's literally not 1 home for sale. For those of you that don't know, Aina Haina is a beautifu...

Can you believe this weekend marks 65 years since Henry J. Kaiser announced the development of Hawaii Kai? I can't believe it's been that long, however on March 30th, 1959 (which for those of you that don't know, was the year of statehood in Hawaii, which took place later that year in August) Hen...

Well, if you have anyone in your family that's military, the Hale Koa Hotel is one of the best deals going in Waikiki. You might not always have the ability to stay there, because it's always in such high demand. If you're ever spending time here and curious about the real estate around the Hale ...

As you come out of the Hilton Hawaiian Village on to Ala Moana Blvd., you've got The Ilikai to the left with a restaurant on the top, (which used to be Sarrento's). Then you've got Pomaikai, which is the blue building. At the top, behind there, you have Discovery Bay. Then, you've got The Palms, ...

Regarding home appreciation on Oahu, Waialae-Kahala saw the largest increase year over year, from February of 2023 to this past month. It was up 52%. The median sales price a year ago was $2,950,000. This past month, it was at $4,500,000... Read More