Neighborhood Profile
Most weekday mornings I can be found at my desk in the beautiful Mauna Kea Resort working away. When hotel guests stop by to say hello and talk real estate, they are typically surprised to find two bedroom condos, some on the fairway, all with ocean views, well under $1M. Today the asking prices for those Kumulani condos start at $550,000. Located within Mauna Kea Resort, Kumulani is an amazing value for tennis, golf and beach buffs.
April-June 2011
There’s been significant activity at Mauna Kea Resort lately. Here are the second quarter property sales:
1. $640,000; 2/2; Kumulani condo #B3; located on golf course with ocean view
2. $909,500; 3/2; Wai’ula’ula condo #M202; located on golf course with ocean and Maui views
3. $1,300,000; 3/3; Moani Heights residence #8; located on golf course with ocean and Maui view
4. $1,525,000; 3/3; Moani Height residence #9; located on golf course with ocean and Maui view
5. $2,600,000; 4/3.5; Kauna’oa condo #1A; ocean view
6. $2,400,000; Kauna’oa lot #6; located on golf course with ocean view
7. $1,500,000; Mauna Kea Fairways North lot #12; located on golf course with ocean view
8. $2,000,000; Mauna Kea Fairways South residence #3; structure is either a tear down or will be a demolition remodel with an outstanding ocean view
9. $1,350,000; 2/2.5; The Villas at Mauna Kea condo #37; original 1987 condition with ocean view
Last week the north and west facing shores of the Hawaiian Islands were hit with significant surf. Our small town paper, West Hawaii Today, wrote about it on January 6th, and January 7th I stepped out of my office here at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel with my video camera:
By today the ocean has calmed down, and families are again splashing in the blue waters of Mauna Kea Beach Hotel’s Kauna’oa Beach.
I was listening to a news story that Oahu brokers are confident their market has stabilized, and appears to be appreciating again, finally. What’s happening in our market? I took a look at the data, by quarter, for condo sales here in South Kohala, Hawaii Island. This area includes the tennis and golf Mauna Kea Resort, Mauna Lani Resort, Waikoloa Beach Resort, and affordable Waikoloa Village.
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Selling a home in Kona or Kohala can be a very personal experience. After all, this is the place you’ve lived for years. Maybe you renovated the interior with your own two hands. Maybe you got married here. Maybe this is even where you raised your kids. No matter what it is that makes your home, well, home, the decision to sell isn’t one that comes lightly to everyone.
The personal attachment we all have to our homes is part of the reason it can be difficult to sell a Hawaii home.
Finding the right home in Kona isn’t always as easy as relying on a checklist of square footage, number of bathrooms, and the upkeep of the yard. Although these types of features are important when determining where you want to live and raise a family, another important consideration is the neighborhood where your dream house is situated.
Kona and Kohala homes for sale are noted for their family-friendly communities and idyllic backdrop, but that doesn’t mean that every home is ideally placed. Before you purchase a home in any Hawaii city, it’s important to research what the rest of the neighborhood has to offer.
If you’re getting ready to sell a home in Kona, you probably have a checklist of ideas for making your home more marketable. HI homes tend to sell better when they have more immediate appeal; for example, well-tended yards, impeccable siding, and a welcoming kitchen can go a long way in enticing homebuyers in the area. There are a number of ways you and your real estate agent can work together to make these things happen, and one of the best ideas is to ensure that you’re engaging all of the senses.
Sight
These days, buying a home in Kona is about more than finding the right square footage, number of bedrooms, and price range. While these factors almost always make up the primary concerns for any home buyer in HI, the truth is that there is so much more to a home than the numbers and figures you see on an advertisement. In fact, Kona and Kohala are part of a growing trend of buying homes that are not only an investment in your future, but an investment in the future of the planet, as well.
What is an Eco-Friendly Home?
If you’re getting ready to sell your Kona, Kohala or Mauna Kea Resort home, you know that one of the most important things you can do to increase your sale price is to spend some time staging. After all, the better your home looks, the better the chances are that someone else will love it enough to buy it, too. However, many of the homes for sale in the Hawaii area are smaller in size than what’s currently hot on the market. While this doesn’t mean you can’t sell your home, it does mean that it might take a little extra work before you get that figure you’re aiming for.
These days, most of the listed homes for sale in Kona, Kohala, or Mauna Kea Resort are all about building a family future. Savvy buyers know that the market is theirs, and they can bargain for things like better school districts, home improvements, and other amenities that make owning real estate in Hawaii great. However, when the Kona real estate market boasts more homes than there are buyers, there’s another advantage: homes for investment opportunities are cheaper and have greater potential than ever before.