Monthly Archives: April 2012

KAUAI SMALL BUSINESS AWARDS – WITH PASSION COMES SUCCESS

Small businesses are the backbone of Kauai’s economy. As an Events and Activities Committee member of the Kauai Chamber of Commerce, I had the honor of attending and assisting at the Small Business Awards hosted by the Kauai Chamber of … Continue reading

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Good News for Hawaii Homebuyers – You Can Afford to Buy a Home!

Over the last few years, banks have become the enemy of most home buyers because of the stringent qualifying parameters that have made it all but impossible to obtain financing since the mortgage crisis began. The only people who could … Continue reading

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200 Acre Historic Estate “Valley House” on Kauai Offered for Sale

Kauai’s historic “Valley House”, in the lush hills of Kealia on the east side of Kauai, is for sale. This is truly a rare offering of a turnkey estate with two beautifully renovated main homes, guest house and/or workers’ quarters. Waterfall … Continue reading

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April Stats – Number of Homes for Sale on Kauai

Often the listing price of a property directly reflects the comparable recent sales and current listings in the vicinity of the property. But there are many other factors that can affect the listing price of a property. For example, the … Continue reading

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Kauai Land Subdivision-What is a CPR?

What is a CPR, who is responsible and how does it affect me?  CPR stands for Condominium Property Regime and it is a way for developers, big and small, to subdivide land in Hawaii.  Picture a standard Condominium project with … Continue reading

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Kauai Real Estate Market – Homes for Sale April 2012

As of April 2, 2012 there were 358 single family homes for sale on the island of Kauai, according to the Multiple Listing Service. This does not include condos, vacant land or homes in escrow. Thirty-five percent of the homes … Continue reading

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Kauai Real Estate Market Statistics for March 2012

The March 2012 market statistics are available!  Below is a summary of how the Kauai real estate market is doing year to date so far for 2012 compared to last year. Residential Sales Year to date island wide residential sales … Continue reading

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Kauai Rain: Its Called The Garden Island for a Reason

We recently had some of the worst flooding I’ve ever seen in my life on Kauai. Those 100 year floods they talk about that never happen, really happened. I’ve shown my listing at 611 Kamalu Rd. in the Wailua Homesteads … Continue reading

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