Housing & Real Estate

Whether you are dating the wrong Realtor, or just starting your search for one, I suggest that you sit down and make a list of what exactly you need from your Hawaiʻi Realtor.

In Hawaiʻi, more than forty thousand households earn $30,000 a year or less. For them, housing they can afford barely exists.

Honua Kai Resort & Spa, Kā‘anapali Beach’s latest luxury resort, has just announced the availability of eight exclusive new oceanfront homes called “The Makai Collection.” The new properties feature spacious, three-bedroom floor plans designed for indoor-outdoor lifestyles and come with designer furnishing.

Recent surveys indicate that many first-time home buyers find the process of getting a mortgage and understanding their loan options challenging.

Maui’s ocean-front homes at Montage Residences Kapalua Bay have been in high demand, capturing $42.5 million in phase one real estate transactions in just four months.

Improvements spanned the 22-acre Wailea property, and included: the $5.1 million rebuild of Kō restaurant; the debut of the Willow Stream Spa in January 2014; the renovation of each one-bedroom suite with new contemporary designs; and refreshed décor at the resorts two-story villas.

Maui’s residential real estate market saw a median price increase to $577,000 in January, with an increase in individual homes sales and decrease in condo sales, according to statistics from the Realtors Association of Maui.

Staging a property for sale is well worth the investment! In fact, it can be a crucial element to sell your home quicker if it’s done before your property goes on the market.

Without a doubt, golfing is one of the most popular luxury activities in all of Hawai‘i. On Maui, visitor and resident golf enthusiasts have the best selection of golf resorts, golf instruction, and annual golf events to choose from.

Mayor Alan Arakawa will speak at the Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce’s February Membership Dinner to outline the county’s current efforts in alleviating high housing costs affecting many Maui residents on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at 5:30 p.m. at the Maui Tropical Plantation in Waikapū. Reservations must be made by Sunday, Feb. 8.

FIRPTA, also known as the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act, is a federal law that requires a seller (foreign or US citizen) of a HIRPI to pay a capital gains tax upon the sale of any property.

For those of you who don’t know much about the residential area mauka (mountain) side of Launiupoko Beach Park in West Maui, there’s definitely more than meets the eye.

Maui is slated to become the first island in the state with a home built using industrial hemp.

Along with lighting and clean home staging, architectural photography is something that will make your home stand out from the rest.

The Baldwin Estate is not just the most expensive luxury property on Maui (price upon request), it is a notable wonder that’s rich in Hawaiian colonial architectural elements. Occupied by the Baldwin family since the mid-1800’s, this historic Maui property visually exposes the missionary past of Old Hawaii.

On Dec. 8, 2014, Mayor Alan Arakawa signed three bills in to law that have significant impact on the real estate industry on Maui

On Maui, the blend of the warm tropical sunshine, low humidity, smooth ocean breezes and easy trade winds support a happy, healthy and comfortable year-round lifestyle no matter where you live.

There are opportunities for first-time property buyers in South Maui. In Kīhei alone, there are approximately 70 individual single-family, fee-simple homes available.

D.R. Horton currently has two communities on Maui: New Traditions at Maui Lani (single-family homes), and Opukea at Lahaina (new condos).

Josh Jerman of Hawai‘i Life Real Estate Brokers is once again offering the Josh Jerman Maui Nui Scholarship to encourage college-bound students to use their education to benefit Maui County.

We’ve all heard the news… In 2012, Larry Ellison, billionaire and CEO of Oracle Corporation became the majority owner of the Island of Lānaʻi (more than 88,000-acres of land, and 248-acres of residential and commercial property in Lānaʻi City). Since the initial purchase, there’s been a flurry of discussion and questions concerning what he’s up to on the Pineapple Isle.