Commercial Realtor Douglas Pothul’s Kahala mansion has been on and off the market since he vacated it in 2005 and undertook a series of renovations, most recently in 2009. Now he is offering the Aukai Avenue estate with what he refers to as a “fresh approach,” consisting of both traditional listing with Mary Worrall Associates […]

The Hawaii real estate scene continues to sizzle with new listings “flying off the market” after the first open house and multiple offers coming in at over asking prices. And, in most cases, the condos and single family homes generating the excitement are not what would ordinarily be described as “hot” properties. Most of the […]

Both median prices and number of sales of existing single family and condominium homes on Oahu showed notable increases in March. Honolulu Board of Realtors statistics reveal that the number of single family home resales in March 2010 was 251, up 32.1 percent over March 2009. The median sales price of $599,000 was up 4.2 […]

Since opening in the TOPA Tower in downtown Honolulu two months ago, Honolulu HomeLoans has grown to include over 50 personnel and experienced an immediate increase in lending activity, closing $13 million in mortgage loans in March. “We are working with first time home buyers, move-up buyers, and investors taking advantage of the still record […]

Hawaii Real Estate Investors president and founder Paul V. Xavier reports that membership in his investment club and attendance at the company’s weekly seminars have both increased substantially over the past six months. “There are now 242 people in the club, which held its first meeting in February 2002. For many years it seemed to […]