Entries by Malia L. Meenderman

February 2008 residential resales statistics

March 3, 2008 FEBRUARY 2008 RESIDENTIAL RESALES STATISTICS OAHU CONDOMINIUM MEDIAN PRICES TIE RECORD HIGH Today, the Honolulu Board of REALTORS® released resale figures for the month of February. According to the analysis conducted by the Board, using data collected from its computerized Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, the statistics are: February 2008 Residential Resales […]

Honolulu Lawmakers look to increase tax on house sales

February 17, 2005 Honolulu: Lawmakers look to increase tax on house sales Some lawmakers want to increase tax on the sales of homes to help pay for affordable housing projects. One bill, mainly targeting real estate speculators, proposes to double the conveyance tax for houses over $600,000 and triple the conveyance tax for those over […]

January 2008 residential resales statisctics

February 4, 2008 JANUARY 2008 RESIDENTIAL RESALES STATISTICS   The Honolulu Board of REALTORS® released resale figures today for January 2008. According to the analysis conducted by the Board, using data collected from its computerized Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, the statistics are: January 2008 Residential Resales Statistics for Oahu Single Family Home Resales Number […]

December 2007 Hawaii residential resale statistics

January 2, 2008 DECEMBER 2007 RESIDENTIAL RESALES STATISTICS RELEASED   Today, the Honolulu Board of REALTORS® released resale figures for the month of December. According to the analysis conducted by the Board, using data collected from its computerized Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, the statistics are: December 2007 Residential Resales Statistics for Oahu Single Family […]

April 2007 residential resales statistics for Oahu

May 2, 2007 Honolulu Board of Realtors: Home prices hold steady Oahu ‘s housing market continues on a stable path according to April resales figures released today by the Honolulu Board of REALTORS®. According to the analysis conducted by the Board, using data collected from its computerized Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, the statistics are: […]

March 2007 residential resales statistics for Oahu

April 3, 2007 Honolulu Board of Realtors: Oahu real estate market holding steady Today, the Honolulu Board of REALTORS® released resale figures for the month of March. According to the analysis conducted by the Board, using data collected from its computerized Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, the statistics are: March 2007 Residential Resales Statistics for […]

February 2007, Residential resales statistics for Oahu

March 5, 2007 Honolulu Board of Realtors: Single Family homes and prices up in February for Oahu Sales and prices of single-family homes were up in February according to resale figures released today by the Honolulu Board of REALTORS®. According to the analysis conducted by the Board, using data collected from its computerized Multiple Listing […]

January 2007, Residential resales statistics for Oahu

February 5, 2007 HBR: Oahu housing market is steady during January Oahu ‘s housing market held steady during the first month of 2007, according to released resale figures today by the Honolulu Board of REALTORS®. According to the analysis conducted by the Board, using data collected from its computerized Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, the […]

December 2006 residential resales statistics

January 3, 2007HBR: Oahu home sales surge during December Median prices for single-family and condominiums rose slightly in December according to resales figures released today by the Honolulu Board of REALTORS®. According to the analysis conducted by the Board, using data collected from its computerized Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, the statistics are: December 2006 […]

Oahu: Walker Estate is safe for now

January 2, 2007 Oahu: Walker Estate is safe for now The deal that would have developed the Walker estate is now off. The prospective buyer for the property had plans to demolish the historic home as well as the historic Japanese gardens as well as tearing downing many, if not all of the large trees […]

November 2005 Hawaii real estate market statistics

December 2, 2005 Oahu: Housing Market continues to set records The median prices for single-family homes and condominiums set new records in November, according to resale figures released today by the Honolulu Board of REALTORS®. According to the analysis conducted by the Board, using data collected from its computerized Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, the […]

Oahu Housing market sales volume surpasses

November 2, 2005 Oahu: Housing market sales volume surpasses $5 billion for the first time According to resale figures released by the Honolulu Board of Realtors®, the total year-to-date dollar volume generated in the housing market has now surpassed $5 billion for the first time. It is now $5.051 billion, an increase of $1.132 billion, […]

Honolulu Plan approved for housing on Kakaako waterfront

September 8, 2005 Honolulu: Plan approved for housing on Kakaako waterfront The waterfront area along Kewalo Basin will likely become residential housing as developers compete to come up with a plan for the 36 acres of State land. The state changed the rules of the future proposed project to allow homes in the area after […]

centex plans new condo at koolina

Oahu: Centex plans new condo at Ko Olina Centex Destination Properties plans to build a luxury new beachfront condominium at the Ko Olina Resorts & marina. The 247 unit project on Lagoon number 2 with average prices at a little over $2 million would be some of the most expensive real estate in West Oahu. […]

Oahu group targets illegal bed and breakfast

Oahu: Group targets illegal bed and breakfast units A group of Oahu residents has joined forces in opposition to allowing more bed and breakfast units and to raise awareness of these illegal units in residential neighborhoods. Save Oahu Neighborhoods was formed a month ago in response to the City Council and the resolution that may […]

waikiki grand opening of the aqua palms

Waikiki: Grand Opening of the Aqua Palms The 260 unit condotel named the Palms at Waikiki officially opened yesterday. This was almost a year Aqua Hotels & Resorts took over the management of the hotel. The Ala Moana Boulevard condotel has undergone $15 million renovations with rooms being studios and one-bedroom suites and they contain […]

Hawaii Real estate market statistics for August, 2005

September 1, 2005 Honolulu : Oahu real estate sales set new records Today, the Honolulu Board of REALTORS® released resale figures for the month of August. According to the analysis conducted by the Board, using data collected from its computerized Multiple Listing Service (MLS) system, the statistics are: Single Family Home Resales Number of Sales […]

Honolulu lower inflation for first half of 2005

August 16, 2005 Honolulu: Lower inflation for the first half of 2005 Rising housing and energy costs continue to erode incomes and caused the inflation rate to dip down for the first half of this year. The cost of living increase of 3.1% is lower than the first half of 2004 which was 3.3% according […]

Honolulu: 66 new homes to be built in Waipahu

August 1, 2005 Plans for the new Waipi’o Point project presented by developer Castle and Cooke before the neighborhood board would create new homes on a site adjacent to the Waipahu High School. The old Brown estate consisting of 13.2 acres purchased from the Queen Emma Foundation would be the site for the sixty-six new […]

Oahu Honolulu: 2 big new projects for Kapahulu Avenue

August 10, 2005 Kapahulu Avenue, View Larger  major mauka-makai route next to Waikiki, may get 2 big changes in the coming years. The first new building will be a 60,000 square foot new Safeway store at the corner of Kapahulu Avenue and ‘ Olu Street. Construction will hopefully begin early next year. Residents are most […]