Hawaii Luxury home market and COVID-19 – July 2020 Updated:  August 27, 2020 The Hawaii luxury home market is changing rapidly. When we started the pandemic shut-down, the market seemed to freeze. We, of course, we were all stunned by this new reality descending upon us. As we went through the End of March, through […]

Kailua Beachside on Oahu is one of the more affluent areas in Kailua along Kailua beach. One of the things that we carefully watched last year is median sales price which was a little over $2.2 million and so far this year in 2016 it is actually $2.975 million for this small neighborhood that stretches  […]

Lanikai beach How lucky are those of us fortunate to live in Hawaii. As the snow storms have pounded the east coast and temperatures are dipping so low that no one dares to have even an inch of skin exposed, I feel so fortunate to live here.  I would venture to say that most of us […]

People moving to Hawaii dream of being able to sit and look out at the ocean. It is a dream come true and a necessity for others. After all, what is the point of living on a beautiful tropical island then to be able to watch the ocean. I, like most people, find it mesmerizing. […]

Growing up in Kailua, I have so many fond memories of Kailua Beach. There were countless hours as a little girl swimming and playing in the waves.  Outrigger canoe practice nearly every day in the bay when I was a teenage were some fun times. Even now walking along the beach is one of my favorite […]

After a multi-year decline, the median sales prices in Beachside Kailua (Oahu) are on the rise. In 2006, the neighborhood reached a median sales price high of $2.195 million. It declined every year until 2013. Last year the median sales prices rose nearly 12% to $1,807,500 from 2012’s median sales price of $1,615,000. The lack […]

After opening up extremely successful stores at Kahala Mall and over on Maui, Whole Foods (WFM) is in the process of opening up another store.  The new location in Kailua will be open on April 18, 2012 and will have a huge 32,000 square foot space.  Kailua Ranch, the landowner, has spent approximately $12million to […]

The Honolulu Board of Realtors monthly statistics were released today and the Kailua market sees continued improvement.  The median sales price for the area, including Waimanalo, has increased 22.8% year over year.  The current median sales price for Kailua is $859,500.  The average days on market slid 42.5% to a short 65 days, while the inventory […]