Ronnie's Blog

Here in Hawaii our market tends to follow California. Whatever movement or trends happen there tend to flow here whether sooner or later. The pundits say it takes 12-18 months but I experience that it happens a lot sooner. Our CEO posted this article from Real Trends to share the good news as we ...

One of my friends and clients here on Kauai is a personal financial planner. If you want to know more about him, check out Personal Financial Consultants, Inc. That's Loren's company. Talk about a rough business to be in these days. Makes real estate seem like a walk in the park. Loren has an off...

Here's a perspective from a mainland lender who keeps it short and simple. I just saw his blog post and whatdya' know, interest rates jumped almost 7/8 of a point today. Gosh, that really hurts. I'm sure those who are in escrow with interest rates locked in are feeling pretty good tonight, but i...

Princeville is a wonderful place to live, relax, play, and enjoy the nature of Kauai. In this buyer's market there are now quite a few options for owning a condominium under 450,000. Several of the condo complexes, specifically Sandpiper, Paniolo and Hale Moi allow for a lockout, where an investo...

This weekend the kapaa Business Association presents the 12th annual Coconut Festival in downtown Kapaa. If you are on island, it's a great chance to interact with our community and get the local flavor of Kauai. Food Contests 2 Stages of non-stop entertainment Traditional Hawaiian Games Chef Coo...

The The Princeville North Shore resort has been quite resilient through the market changes of the last couple of years.Ocean bluff homes here in Princeville are still priced over $3 Million and the median home price is still above a million. There are, however, some folks who bought properties at...

Yesterday the candidates running for our county council walked Phase 3 of our fabulous multi-use path. I can hardly wait til December 1st when we once again can walk our dog on Phase 2 of the path that runs from downtown Kapaa to the northern end of Kealia Beach. Read today's article regarding th...

One of the eastside's best beaches and parks is Lydgate Park and the community is gearing up for a big day of work on National Make a Difference Day. We'll be planting trees and spreading wood chips in the playground to make it a safer place for kids. Kapaa boasts the finest park for children on...

Wow! Talk about community. I just saw an AR post about David Pogue's tech tips for computer users. CHECK IT OUTDavid's got around 500 comments in one day, many of them tech tips on their own, that are quite valuable whether you are a novice or a veteran computer user. I'll just bet that you can f...

Well, the bailout passed this morning and hopefully that will put a little wind back in all of our sales. As I've heard so often the last week, it's the end of the beginning, meaning we are making a start in freeing up our credit markets and getting back to a more normal sense of business though ...