Hawaii
In part one of this series, I posted how second home shoppers on a budget can realize their Hawaiian dreams for condos in metro Honolulu priced from $200,000 to $400,000. At this price range, sacrifices are needed as buyers balance a property’s geographical location with the individual unit’s location in the building and the size…
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Last week we saw the sexy, unattainable house porn of Oahu. Now let’s be realistic. You don’t need millions to realize a dream of a second home in Hawaii. When looking for a home in Hawaii, it comes down to location, location, and size. Let me explain. Location: The further a home is away from…
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In the last installment, we saw what $20 million would buy on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Let’s head for the sky with the top three priciest residential listings in the $30+ million club. This trio represents the perfect combination of vacant land, condo and estate. One even has a teeny-tiny Dallas connection (not to…
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With a median home price of $720,000, it’s not difficult to find pearl-clutching real estate in Hawaii. In fact, as of this writing, Oahu has 10 properties listed above $20 million with three above $30 million. By comparison, not counting hip pockets and new high-rise penthouses, Dallas has just two properties above $20 million (Both…
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For the third month in a row, median home prices in Honolulu dipped a bit to $715,500 down from $720,000 in October and September’s record high of $730,000. The result is flat year-over-year prices and has resulted in a bit of a buying spree with unit sales up 9-percent from last year. Condos prices were…
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According to a new report just published by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism for the State of Hawaii, 27.5 percent of all homes and condos sold in Hawaii since January 2008 were to mainlanders (23.5 percent) and foreign nationals (4 percent). The report cited Texans purchasing 3,435 homes (average rate of 443…
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