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Kapolei TodayKapolei TodayAn informative view of Kapolei and Ko Olina Hawaii written through the eyes of a newcomer to Hawaii from Kansas. Kapolei is the fastest growing city in Hawaii and the author is trying to keep himself as well as the readers informed of it's growth.
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Premium Kai Lani 3 bedroom Furnished Ocean Front Long Term Rental
2009-10-12 00:35:00 Rarely available fully furnished 3 bedroom Ocean Front ground floor unit in Kai Lani available for rent as a long term rental. This property will be available for a minimum 1 year lease to a qualified candidate for the monthly rent of $3,300 per month plus GET (4.5%). This property will be available on November 15th and is currently vacant and easy to show. Take a look at the pictures and if you have any questions, click here to Contact Michael or give me a call at (808) 225-3660. &n bsp; & nbsp; Here is a picture from what could be your own Lanai as you watch the sunset. &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; & nbsp; All you need to... More About: Rental , Bedroom , Long
Available Properties For Sale and Lease In Kai Lani at Ko Olina Resort and
2009-10-09 20:16:00 ; &nbs p; I thought I would create this page for people to go to who are interested exclusively in Kai Lani at the Ko Olina Resort and Marina. Below you will find links to information on various properties for sale and/or rent and as they come and go, I will update this page. Mahalo for your interest and let me know if you see something you would be interested in looking at. If you currently own property and would be interested in having your property managed or marketed for sale I would love to let you know how I might be able to assist you. Premium Ocean View 3 bedroom unit fully furnished for sale at $999,000. Full Details: &nb sp; &n bsp; & nbsp; ; &... More About: For Sale , Sale
3 Bedroom With Ocean Views at Kai Lani For Sale or Lease in Ko Olina
2009-10-08 09:41:00 ; 3 Bedroom Ground Floor Kai Lani With Ocean View ; &nbs p; &nb sp; Available For Sale or 1 Year Lease Located within Ko Olina Resort and Marina, Kai Lani is one of the 5 residential neighborhoods within the Resort and is my favorite of all of them. Kai Lani is a low density development and nearly all of the units have varying degrees of Ocean Views and this unit is no exception. In addition to the closest proximity to the ocean of all the neighborhoods except the actual Beach Villas, Kai Lani is where you will wake up in the morning and know you are in Hawaii! This unit is currently leased through the end of October but is available for limited showings during the Month of October. &nb sp; .. . More About: For Sale
Fully Furnished Kai Lani With Ocean View For Sale
2009-10-04 06:01:00 2 Bedroom Kai Lani Retreat at Ko Olina For Sale Located within Ko Olina Resort and Marina, Kai Lani is one of the 5 residential neighborhoods within the Resort and is my favorite of all of them. Kai Lani is a low density development and nearly all of the units have varying degrees of Ocean View s and this unit is no exception. In addition to the closest proximity to the ocean of all the neighborhoods except the actual Beach Villas, Kai Lani is where you will wake up in the morning and know you are in Hawaii! I've done my best to create a sense of Kai Lani with the pictures and virtual tours and I hope by the end of the article, you will have a feel for what a magical place it is. This unit, as you see, is fully furnished and is being sold complete with all the furnishings. This well cared for unit is complete with everything you need except your clothes in th...
The Final Sale Event... Finally !
2009-09-24 10:00:00 On the 19th and 20th of September we finally saw the Sale event of the Beach Villas at Ko Olina come to fruition. Over 2 days approximately 80 of the 120 villas were selected in the order that their reservations were placed and nearly 100 Million Dollars of real estate was selected. It was pretty exciting as each buyer was contacted to make their choice and then the board of available units was reduced by one. According to the sales office, during the next 30 to 45 days, there will be no further sales while they get the units under contract closed and decide how they will be pricing the last 40 units. For those of you who would be interested in a few more details on how the sale event went, the order that the units were chosen and most importantly at this point, the remaining villas left to be sold, send me a note and I'll email you my notes from the 2 days which will let you fill in the blanks. Send me your notes ... More About: Event , Final , Finally
Everybody Needs a Vacation
2009-09-08 03:26:00 ; &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; & nbsp; ; There's nothing quite like a vacation to make one start to watch the calendar and think of all the things they need to do before they go. Even when you live somewhere like we are lucky enough to live, a change of pace is immensely exciting. ; &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; ; &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; & nbsp; Camp 6 Employee... More About: Vacation
How Short Sales Work
2009-08-24 00:55:00 How Short Sales Work NEW!!FHA HUD Preforeclosure Sales Program var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");document.write(unescape("% 3Cscript src='" originalAttribute="src" originalPath="'"" originalAttribute="src" originalPath="'"" originalAttribute="src" originalPath="'"" originalAttribute="src" originalPath="'"" originalAttribute="src" originalPath="'"" originalAttribute="src" originalPath="'"" originalAttribute="src" originalPath="'"" originalAttribute="src" originalPath="'"" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")) ; try {var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-3189252-1");pageTrac ker._trackPageview();} catch(err) {} Basically, the definition of the short sale process is when the lender of a property allows the property to be sold for less than the amount due on the mortgage loan(s) secured by that property. With real estate values declining, it is more and mor...
I Hate Short Sales but I Hate Foreclosures More
2009-08-23 02:12:00 ; &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; & nbsp; ; &nbs p; &nb sp; I hate short sales! But I hate foreclosures more.Not in my Market of Ko Olina, Kapolei and the Leeward Coast? Let me know if you would like a Certified Distress Property Expert (CDPE) in your market and I will make arrangements to have an expert in your area contact you. & nbsp; ; &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; & nbsp; Click Here For An Expert in Your Mar... More About: Foreclosures , Sales , Hate
The Home Stretch for the Beach Villas at Ko Olina
2009-08-14 08:20:00 ; &nbs p; Whether you are new to this string on the Beach Villas at Ko Olina or have been following it since December... welcome! In either event, it might be a good time for a review of that last year. As is the custom, if you want to read the full details, links to the earlier articles are at the end of this. When we began this story, the Villas were about half sold and were being offered with some slight price reductions, but were essentially priced close to the prices that the first 127 units had sold for. That was December 2008. ; &nbs p; In January 2009, Centex Destination Properties, the Developer of the Beach Villas at Ko Olina announced that they were going to have a Final sale event on June 5th and 6th with plans to sell the 120 remaining units at discounts ranging between... More About: Home , Stretch
Kai Lani Oceanfront at Ko Olina Resort and Marina FOR SALE
2009-07-28 00:14:00 If there is a better place to live than Kai Lani , I just haven't found it! &n bsp; & nbsp; ; &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; & nbsp; ; &nbs p; ; &nbs p; I can't promise the rainbow, but this is from the lanaiIt is my pleasure to be able to offer this Oceanfront home complete with the furnishings as you see the home for sale. Located in the gated community of Kai Lani at the Ko Olina Resort and Marina , this property has one of the best unobstructed ocean views yo... More About: For Sale , Sale
Fully furnished Ko Olina Kai single family home for lease
2009-07-11 08:11:00 ; Luxury in Paradise Thi s property has been leased. If you are looking for a property of if you would be interested in having your property managed by our office, &nbs p; Contact Michael It is a true pleasure to be able to offer this property for long term lease. One of only 60 single family residences in the entire Ko Olina Resort. This home overlooks the signature 18th green and across to the Ko Olina Golf Club and Roy's restaurant. Ko Olina Kai Golf Estates & Villas is a gated community within the Ko Olina Resort and Marina. I took this picture from the back yard of the home being discussed. ; &nbs p; This marvelously landscaped yard comes complete with it's own gardener so all you have to do is enjoy it. Professi... More About: Family , Home , Single , Lease
Premium Oceanview rental in Kai Lani at Ko Olina
2009-07-05 01:01:00 ; &nbs p; Furnished 3 Bedroom For Rent In Kai Lani at ; &nbs p; Ko Olina Resort and Marina ; &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; "Place of Joy" & nbsp; Now only $3,750/mo + GET Fully Furnished! & nbsp; ; &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; ; &nbs p; &nb sp; &nb... More About: Rental , Premium
Honolulu Luxury Oceanfront Homes
2009-06-27 21:28:00 Enjoy the Best of Oahu ! &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; & nbsp; ; To view the current listings Click here .For the discriminating buyer, the possibility exists that we have now entered the best market to purchase Exclusive properties in Hawaii in years. I've created a link to a website located at the top of this article to view these properties, but thought I'd also spend some time on why I believe the market may be perfectly positioned to acquire these properties now. ; &nbs p; As we sit today in the $5MM plus market, there are currently 38 properties available. In the past 6 months, there have been a grand total of 4 sales in this ... More About: Luxury , Homes , Honolulu
The Beach Villas at Ko Olina sale event is temporarily on hold
2009-06-21 21:47:00 Reservations now being accepted without $50,000 initial deposit!!!If I have ever dreamed of being a Developer, that thought is now officially out of my head. I have been more involved with this project than any other in my career and am now in full understanding of the risks that a developer takes. It's easy to think of how great it would be if everything goes great, but the vulnerability to outside forces can not be understated. This project has experienced many adverse conditions. An economic downturn of near biblical proportions, deterioration of market values, declines in the tourist industry, changing lender guidelines and Home Owner Association (HOA) issues have all taken their toll on the event. And yet, it seemed that with a 7 week postponement, the event was still going to be successful. All of this was thrown into question this past week when litigation was filed and it now seems that the event has been placed on hold until this is resolved. And still ... More About: Event , Beach , Sale , Hold , Villas
Ko Olina Beach Villa Final Sale event rescheduled to July 25th
2009-05-29 09:11:00 Update June 21st. Sale event place on hold due to litigation and reservations being considered without $50,000 deposits. For more details on the postponement, CLICK HERE & nbsp; The final sale event, originally scheduled for June 6th and 7th has been rescheduled until the weekend of July 25th according to Bruce Sloan, Division President, Centex Destination Properties - Hawaii. For an interesting look at the Villas, Edward Howard made a scale model of the Beach Villas at Ko Olina and this link provides an interesting look from several views, Scale Model link & nbsp; The purpose of the rescheduling was explained in a letter from Mr. Sloan sent to the current reservation holders. The following is a portion of that letter: "With the prospect of the completion of sales by Centex Destination Properties at the Sales Event , some of our existing owne... More About: Final
The last 30 days for Beach Villas at Ko Olina sale event
2009-05-03 23:19:00 Update May 31st - Sale postponed to July 25th - Details For those of you paying attention to the calendar, what seemed liked the distant future in January is quickly coming. The best guess is that there are currently 130 +/- reservations in place for the remaining 120 units. Conventional wisdom is that there will be enough fall out from those parties with reservations that there will still be available units with the current count of reservations. ; &nbs p; What is unknown is that assuming the Developer's intention to sell all the units is still soundly in place, what the developer will be willing to do to achieve that goal. More than ever, I think it is important to place yourself in the position to have the opportunity to say yes or no. I am not convinced that as we speak now, we know the final terms and incentives that will be placed on the units and we ... More About: Event , Beach , Days , Villas
Oahu Real Estate Statistics through April 2009
2009-05-03 20:38:00 In almost any conversation I have with people who are interested in Real Estate , the question always comes up as to whether we are at the bottom of, nearing the end of or expecting to continue the current declining market. It is a question that I don't know the answer to. The data that I read seems to indicate that in our local market, we are closer to the end of the downturn than the beginning, but I think it would be premature to say that we are in the rebound stage. Hawaii in general and Oahu in particular seems to have been uniquely positioned to better weather the financial storm that descended into the real estate market over the past few years. Factors benefiting Oahu seem to be the combination of employment, supply versus demand of housing and a lower than average number of subprime mortgages. That said, in the latest analysis of subprime mortgages in Hawaii we see that 10.87% of the mortgages in Hawaii were subprime mortgages as compared... More About: Real Estate , April , Statistics
The best of times or the worst of times?
2009-04-30 23:24:00 As April comes to a close, I thought I'd pause and reflect on what a month it's been. On the 16h of April the Honolulu Star reported that Hawaii's foreclosure activity increased by 503% in March compared to a year ago. I read a developer was offering an interest rate of a 3.75% fixed rate 30 year mortgage on their homes in their development, the lowest rate they'd had since 1971. ( I was a junior in High School)There are all the possibilities for a flu pandemic. Chrysler seems certain to be filing for Bankruptcy.The belief that the country is heading in the right direction is the highest it's been in years.Those are a few of the headlines for the month and there are so many more that are dramatic and consequential. So many personal stories being written in each of those words that I find it to be overwhelming. To quote Dickens, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was... More About: Times
May 2008 Oahu real estate statistics
2008-06-07 12:39:00 As numbers for another month become available, there is good information for Buyers and Sellers to take note of. The numbers of unit sales is down considerably but prices are remaining fairly stable. For sellers, this means that homes are selling and for those that are priced well, days on market and list price to sale price ratios are favorable. Pricing and market exposure are more important than ever and the best of the best listings are selling but coming in 2nd or 3rd on a buyers choice is not good enough. The good news is that if you have a home to sell, the market is there and if you want to sell you probably can. As always, professional advice, a solid marketing plan and competitive pricing based on the competition in your area will dictate your success. For buyers, the reduction in units sold has made you Very Important People. You have the ability in this market to make your desires known and use your wide variety of choices to negotiate assertively. When you pres... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Statistics , Real , Oahu
Ko Olina residential neighborhoods, pictures and information
2008-06-02 19:31:00 Ko Olina is sometimes overlooked as a place to not only vacation, but to live year round. There are currently 5 different neighborhoods sprinkled throughout the resort and each of them have a different look and feel to them. Settings, architecture, amenities and price range all create different choices depending on what a person is looking for. What they all share in common is being located in the beautiful Ko Olina resort and all 5 communities will allow you to be members of the Ocean Club with access to the pools, tennis courts, gym and to receive discounts within the area. Located within 3 miles of Kapolei, Ko Olina offers convenient access to shopping but the relaxed atmosphere of living within walking distance to 4 gorgeous lagoons and miles of walking trails. As you drive in, you know you've arrived to a special place, and it is easy to understand why Disney has selected Ko Olina to build their first offsite Hotel property. ; ... More About: Pictures , Information , Residential , Neighborhoods
Ko Olina & the Disney resort
2008-05-29 18:51:00 As the pages of the calendar fall to the floor, what seemed a distant event begins to appear closer. From the first time I heard the rumor, it was easy to believe and easy to imagine. Disney was going to build a hotel in Ko Olina. The Disney family is a pretty good family to have moving into our neighborhood! Not only for the investment and jobs that will be brought, but for the quality of the corporation and the people who are part of it. ;Ihilani Hotel - Marriott &nb sp; Disney site Beach Villas Marriott Beach &nbs p; &nb sp; &n bsp; & nbsp; ; &nbs p; &nb sp; &... More About: Resort
WolfgangsVault.com
2008-04-15 13:09:00 I was thinking the other day about our move to Oahu and I thought how much easier the move had been with the advent of all the modern miracles that surround us. When we told our friends of our intent, we were warned of "Island Fever", that claustrophobic feeling of being trapped on an Island, as well as countless other reasons to not move here, all of which I'm glad to say have yet to manifest themselves. In fact, after a little more than a year, I am only now starting to feel as though I am beginning to understand how vast Oahu is, let alone her sister Islands that we have yet to really explore at all. There was also the thought of isolation from all that we had known... friends, family, familiar places, all of which we have been able to stay in touch with and even had the pleasure of hosting in our new surroundings. That is the magic of the aforementioned modern miracles. I think the move would have been harder without email, without cable and cell phones and without ma...
Kapolei to have Hawaii's largest solar farm
2008-01-22 15:52:00 Tentative agreements have been reached for a 12 acre Solar farm to be built on 12 acres of James Campbell Co. land next to the Campbell Industrial Park. The energy production farm is to be built by a subsidiary of Hoku Scientific Inc., a Kapolei Company. Hoku Solar's 12-acre solar farm would rank among the U.S.'s largest. Courtesy of the James Campbell Co. 0 ) { document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write('RELATED NEWS FROM THE WEB'); document.write('Latest headlines by topic:'); document.write(''); for( i = 0; i ' + topixcats[i].name + ''); } document.write(''); document.write('Powered by Topix.net'); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); document.write(''); } //--> I hope this becomes a harbringer of the future! If we have one resource with unlimited supply in Kapolei, it is sunshine. According to reports, the farm would be capable of generating 1.5 megawatts... More About: Farm , Largest
Hawaiian Slack Key
2008-01-20 14:02:00 In case you haven't noticed yet, I find it hard to list the ways that I love Hawaii and her people and culture. One of the experiences I've had the opportunity to be exposed to on a very personal level is Hawaiian Music. Robert, remember Robert... originally our boat broker, has also helped to expose us to the vast world of Hawaiian Music. For me, it is beautiful and so are the people who perform it. We've had the opportunity to meet musicians, and talk story with them as well as hear and watch as they perform. The one common thread seems to be the love they have for the music and it's heritage. Slack-key guitar is a fingerstyle genre of guitar music that originated in Hawai?i. Its name refers to its characteristic tuning: the English term is a translation of the Hawaiian k? h??alu, which means "loosen the [tuning] key". Most slack-key tunings can be achieved by starting with a classically-tuned guitar and detuning or "slacking" one or more of the string...
Oahu and Kapolei Gasoline prices
2008-01-19 12:59:00 For those of you without the advantage of being able to drive by the local service station to see the prices of gasoline here, I thought the latest information on costs per gallon would be informative. As you can tell, while higher than the national average, the rate of increase is significantly less than the national average. A good news/bad news type of report. The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Hawaii costs about one-fifth more than it was a year ago, according to data from the American Automobile Association. The AAA's Fuel Gauge Report Web site shows Hawaii's statewide average rose to $3.481 from $2.909 a year earlier, a gain of about 20 percent. The national average increased at a faster pace during the year, rising to $3.033 from $2.209. That was 37 percent higher than a year earlier. For those of you moving to Oahu , our island's average is less than Hawaii, and for reference purposes, I purchased gasoline in Kapolei for $3.37 in Kap... More About: Gasoline , Prices
Using Multiple Listing Service (MLS) to your full ability
2008-01-13 17:25:00 Looking back over the last 20 years in the real estate industry, I was remembering the "Old days". The excitement as the new book came out every two weeks with the "new" listings that ranged from 4 weeks old to 1 week old. Fax machines and overnight express which allowed us to be within days of our out of state clients versus a week or two depending on the mail. Land lines went to car phones and then to cell phones, until today we can carry our contracts, listing inventory, computers and phones in our top pocket. 2,800 baud modems which morphed to 28.8K, 56K and then DSL and cable. I actually attended the NAR meeting in Boston in the mid 90's as a representative from our Board in Topeka, Kansas when NAR rolled out REALTOR.com and spoke of the future of Real Estate on the internet. Webstreaming, virtual tours, IDX and so many other technological advancements, bring us to where we are today. The one thing that is as important, if not even more so now, is knowing about... More About: Service , Listing , Full
YTD Real Estate Market Report Oahu-Hawaii
2008-01-10 13:03:00 The end of the year numbers are in and I give my thanks to Board of REALTORS for the outstanding job they do of compiling the data and giving us members such a great tool to view the market and the trends.Here is a portion of the report that highlights three key components of the Market . Median sale price, Unit sales based on a rolling 12 month average and Months of inventory based on current sales, DOM and current listing inventory. To be honest, the broad market is comparatively good analytically compared to how it seems to "feel" sometimes. The most dramatic change in the last 12 months in my opinion is the unit drop, but that is offset by the nearly static sale price over the same time period. The inventory report shows a lengthening of time required to deplete the inventory. Overall, most markets and price ranges reflect an increase of 1 month +/- which is significant increase as a percentage. Most of all what the chart tells me is that the homes that a... More About: Estate , Real Estate , Real Estate Market , Hawaii
Those pesky termites
2008-01-04 18:18:00 I am in awe of the insect world. In my past life in Kansas, termites, termite inspections and the occasional termite repair were transactional inconveniences which were most commonly a call to the seller with the bad news. A mud run on the foundation or an infested fence post near the house. Occasionally there might be damage to a porch stoop, but I can't remember ever having repairs that couldn't be completed for $500. Meanwhile, back in Hawaii... I will be marketing a REO property which recently came under my tutelage. I had the opportunity to spend some time at the property today with the Pest Control company, and while we surveyed the damage, he told me tales of the Formosa Subterranean Termite. Again... we're not in Kansas anymore! As the bids are being prepared, the portion of the bids directly attributable to the damage by this wily Queen and her average 3 million loyal subjects looks to be in the area of $25,000 to $30,000. That will be to repair the best g... More About: Termites
The Leeward side
2007-12-29 12:32:00 I'm a child of the 60's and have always felt fortunate to have spent my formative years in Southern California. I remember going to Newport, Huntington and Laguna beach as a child in the early 60's and as a teen in the late 60's. When I go back there now, they have changed so much. The Leeward coast of Oahu from Kapolei to the end of 93 north of Makaha reminds me so much of the Pacific Coast Highway way back then. For me, it is like going back in time to a simpler time and place. Beautiful coastlines, sprawling beaches that are uncrowded in the busiest of times and almost deserted most times, it is a special place for me. The community along the highway is a wonderfully diverse blend of native, local and tourist and Aloha can be found waiting for you behind every door. Surfers share their beaches easily and it is a great place to escape to if you are in the mood to slow things down a bit. Makaha Valley, north of Waianae is a beautiful place with several golf courses de... More About: Side
H-1 Freeway Closure between Kapolei & Ewa Beach
More articles from this author:2007-12-20 11:29:00 This is one of those articles that you read in December and think to yourself, "hmmm... bummer" and forget until it happens. Then, in June you lament daily when it happens and mark the calendar with a big red circle on the day it will be over. Apparently, the interstate that connects Ewa (pronounced eva) Beach and Kapolei is going to be completely closed on June 9th, 2008 for about 6 months. This will effect about 100,000 cars a day, rerouting them on a bypass while and old bridge is removed and a new one built to allow the construction of the new North-South road, which is planned on being completed in 2009. Drivers on the three lanes heading in each direction will be diverted to three newly built lanes along each side of the freeway for 4,500 feet and then get back on the freeway. Sounds simple enough. Here is the exercise. "The best attitude is gratitude." I don't spend a lot of time each day being grateful for the roads and hiways. Maybe I should. If yo... More About: Freeway , Closure 1, 2 |
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