Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock for the past few months, if buying residential Real Estate is in your radar you know it’s a very competitive market out there. In my 30+ years in the business, I have been through similar markets, but none with more tenacity...
While technology has no doubt made an impact on the business of Real Estate sales in recent years, certain basics still apply. Even though we are experiencing a slam-dunk seller’s market--with upward of 50% of sales nationwide resulting in multiple offers and...
So, my Social Media coach is encouraging me to be less “wordy” (are those cheers I hear in the background?), so I’m going to start with this Maui recap of sorts by just hitting the highlights for April: Median sales price for single family homes, $983,500, just...
Baseball, aka: The National Pastime, is back! Whether you’re a fan or not, what could be more indicative that some semblance of “normalcy” has returned? And so it is here on Maui. No, no baseball team here, although there are distant rumblings of reviving semi-pro...
It seems like the only thing that can slow our market down is the total lack of viable inventory. Looking at trends and statistics around the country, pundits are now speaking of slight slow-downs in “Pending” sales. Also getting some mention is the slight increase in...
The feeding frenzy continues… January stats are out and the numbers are stunning. January 2020 was really the last full month that, for better or for worse, the pandemic wasn’t around yet to skew the real estate sales numbers. On a day-to-day basis, I only track...
Is it possible that an exceptional private residence could engage the senses to the extent that it could actually be considered “sensual”? La’I Loa, the newest unparalleled condominium development by Ledcor (Honua Kai, Kaanapali), a developer known for integrity and a...
Since the October real estate statistics were released so late in the month, I was not able to include them in the November Newsletter. The report confirms that single-family homes continue to be in high demand; an all-time high median home price of $867,500 was...
Well, the traffic is BA-ACK! Ford Mustang convertibles have been released from their corrals in fair numbers and can be seen roaming our streets and highways once again—tops down, of course! For many here on Maui it’s a welcome sight, indeed. Along with the additional...
Wondering what life is like on Maui these days, with tourism down 99% and a 14-day quarantine still looming over the few visitors who have trickled through? Statistically, we had 2,341 visitors in August compared to 273,638 in August of 2019. With a resident...