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Enjoy Gold Coast living from this charming oceanfront building at Diamond Head. Relax on your balcony as you check the surf at Tongg's.. The original Penthouse level: This 5th floor unit boasts higher ceilings than lower floors! Additional storage included for surfboards, kayak, etc. Great value ...

Oahu’s median sales price for homes jumped 8.6% in January to $618,900, which is the highest we’ve seen since September of 2010. Meanwhile, sales volume was down 12.1% from last year and its lowest since February of 2010, indicating signs of less inventory = higher prices. Oahu Condo Statistics O...

As 2011 is officially in our rear view mirror, here are the 3 highest sales for Condos in Honolulu last year: Diamond Head Apartments #403/404 closed on 12/8/2011 for $4,673,300 Hokua #36K closed on 11/3/2011 for $4,550,000 Hokua #34 B/C closed on 2/15/2011 for $4,550,000 Although 2011 saw 4 cond...

I've relaunched my personal website recently. After 8 years, I'm on my 3rd vendor and it's got a great new look. Before: After: To learn more about what's new improved, you can read this article on how my site and search are now better. Aloha!

Although sales of single family homes on Oahu in July were down 7% from 2010, Realtors on Oahu closed as many transactions as June with 251 sales. Prices were also down 2.2% from last year. On a brighter note, they took a tick up from June’s median price of $575,000. It also took homes that sell*...

Resales of single family homes and condos on Oahu continued April's downward trend of fewer transactions in the marketplace. The bad news first:Single family home sales were down 15.3% and condo sales were down 10.3% in May. Median prices also stumbled from last year with home prices down 0.8% to...

Dr. Beach came out with his annual Top 10 Beach List and Oahu was the only Hawaiian island to make the list at the #3 and #9 spots.Duke Kahanamoku Beach took the #3 spotDuke Kahanamoku Beach fronts the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki. The boundaries are the pier on the east side and the Ala Wa...

For 2010 and 2011, Canada has taken over for Japan as the #1 foreign country investing in residential real estate in Hawaii. I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Michael Sklarz of Collateral Analytics speak today at the Hawaii Convention Center about foreign real estate investment. He had some inter...

We are happy to announce our latest REO listing in Waipio Gentry.Kuola Townhome #A/7 (MLS# 1105390) is a REO listed for $248,500The Kuola town homes in Waipio Gentry were built in 1983 and are within walking distance to Waipio Shopping Center. Waipio Gentry is just inland of Waikele.It is a sleep...

In April, we experienced one of the largest dips in home sales on Oahu in awhile.This Honolulu home (MLS# 1014958) is priced at April's median price of $585,000Existing home sales were down 19.6% from the previous year. Condo sales were also down 6.7%. On a brighter note, prices were stable as th...