The finishing touches including a complete furniture package, designed by Jamie Jackson with furnishings from Oahu’s Pacific Home interiors. This home features Hawaiian “upcountry” inspired cabinetry, elaborate hardwood trim, hardwood floors and hand troweled, Old World stucco exteriors. Lush landscaping is also finished including a grass and paver driveway which adds more green scape. This home is priced at $3,049,000 which makes it one of the lowest priced single family offerings in Mauna Lani at this time.  These homes—not condominiums—are resort quality with 4 bedrooms and 4 full, bathrooms, Chef’s kitchens with Wolf and Subzero appliances, saltwater pools and spas and plenty of hardwood trim and other luxury extras to make this an incredible place to come home to in “paradise”.  Nohea is pet-friendly and allows vacation rentals of 7 days or more.  Coupled with Nohea’s beautiful recreation center and exercise hale, the community is second to none within the Mauna Lani Resort and Kohala Coast. Give me ...

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Market Update 3rd Quarter 2019 Just the stats..and the stats are all positive! The market remains strong for Hawaii Island through the third quarter 2019. Prices are stabilizing to the 2006-7 peak relative to single family homes and in some cases resort condominiums are selling well below those levels. As an example, the Maile plan in the Villages at Mauna Lani is selling at a 30-40% discount to the 2006 peak with no apparent reason other than it was a large floor plan originally purchased for occasional owner use not primarily for vacation rental. The market has changed since the “great” recession where gross vacation rents are being factored into the ownership “equation” along with purchase price and number of bedrooms. As an example of the current arbitrage, a 3 bedroom Golf Villas unit will vacation rent for $300/night where this large Maile plan may only rent for a 10% premium but cost +30-40% at $1.1m. Additionally, noted market trends indicate declining sales in non resort areas indicating the possible affect...

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I just put into escrow in just 4 weeks this extremely unique estate home in the Mauna Lani Point Estates community for $5.550m. Congratulations to the buyer and seller. I helped design and build this home in 2015 along with owners and our professional, design/build team. Golf Course Front, Ocean Views with Incredible finishes and furnishings. Hand plastered walls accentuate the rich mahogany trim, doors and cabinetry throughout. The synthetic, Inspire- Slate roof, cedar ship-lap siding and rock walls accentuate the exterior facade. The unique, grass driveway as well as the plentiful, tropical plants including “lipstick” palms, ti and water lilies in the koi pond welcome you through the front portico. Walk over the Koi pond’s “floating steps” that bring you to the woven pattern front door entry. The greenroom’s ceiling detail features mahogany beams and battens with Plyboo Brand Neapolitan Strand Plywood that simulate “thatch”- an incredible tropical detail! The large, pocketing, sliding, door panels o...

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The finishing touches including a complete furniture package, designed by Jamie Jackson with furnishings from Oahu’s Pacific Home interiors. This home features Bali/Hawaiian inspired cabinetry, elaborate hardwood trim, hardwood floors and hand troweled, Old World stucco exteriors. Lush landscaping is also finished including a grass and paver driveway which adds more green scape. This home is priced at $3,049,000 which makes it one of the lowest priced single family offerings in Mauna Lani at this time.  These homes—not condominiums—are resort quality with 4 bedrooms and 4 full, bathrooms, Chef’s kitchens with Wolf and Subzero appliances, saltwater pools and spas and plenty of hardwood trim and other luxury extras to make this an incredible place to come home to in “paradise”.  Nohea is pet-friendly and allows vacation rentals of 7 days or more.  Coupled with Nohea’s beautiful recreation center and exercise hale, the community is second to none within the Mauna Lani Resort and Kohala Coast. Give me a call to s...

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The best Makani plan in KaMilo at Mauna Lani just went into escrow!! This home features exceptional golf course views from the upstairs lanai plus the Kohala Mountains and distant ocean horizon. KaMilo’s homes are where indoor and outdoor living merge. Additional features include, double-pitched tile roofs and full-width lanai doors opening to a private pool and spa, all overlooking the greens and fairways of Mauna Lani’s North Course. This home is Golf Course Front with the Best View in KaMilo! Rare Solar System installed with HELCO net metering agreement! KaMilo offers 137 new homes on approx. 30 acres. 37 units are detached dwellings and 100 are paired (duplex) homes. KaMilo offers their owners access to the Beach Club at Makaiwa Bay, the two legendary Mauna Lani golf courses, two picturesque swimming pools, open air Hale featuring a BBQ area and plenty of space for large groups to gather. One pool features an organic shaped with spa, the second pool featured cabanas, a soothing spa and lap pool. There is also a st...

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Aloha fellow Villages at Mauna Lani owners: Laura Partridge asked if I could write an article on a current and relevant real estate subject for our Villages Newsletter. I decided to write a few words of wisdom on the new Short Term Vacation Rental (STVR) registration process that is now required of all owners who are currently vacation renting their properties or are seeking approval to do so via the County of Hawaii’s new STVR approval process. I just assisted my client’s successful completion and submittal of their applications for 2 Villages homes this week to the County of Hawaii Planning Department. For those of you not vacation renting your homes, congratulations as you will avoid a somewhat tricky and time consuming process. For the sake of this article I will comment only on typical units in our Villages community which is located in “V” (resort) zoning where vacation rental is allowed and vacation rental is not precluded by our Villages rules and regulations. Here is a link to the County Site if you would lik...

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In Escrow-Golf Villas Townhome with Incredible Views!! The seller reduced the price of this fabulous townhome to $699,900 and a buyer immediately made an acceptable offer. This Golf Villas Townhome has incredible Views of the Mauna Lani golf course with a view to Hualalai and beyond!! Golf Villas is a golf course front community located in the Mauna Lani Resort. Enjoy the open floor plan with floor to ceiling windows in the main living areas plenty of light throughout the home and provides incredible views to the golf course. The kitchen features granite counter tops, stainless appliances, wine cooler, tile floors and a breakfast bar for casual dining. The dining room opens to the spacious lanai featuring an outdoor kitchen and BBQ. This area is great for casual entertaining while you enjoy incredible views of Hualalai, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea across the golf course fairways. This spacious plan features an upstairs master suite with spacious lanai that has spectacular views to the golf course and mountains. The second stor...

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Nohea at Mauna Lani Update July 2019 The finishing touches including interior cabinetry, elaborate hardwood trim, hardwood floors and hand troweled, Old World stucco exteriors are complete in our 3 homes in Nohea at Mauna Lani. Landscaping is finished also on lot 29 which means we are on track to complete these homes in the next few months. These homes start at $2.95m and come furnished with luxury furniture from Restoration Hardware and Jamie Jackson Interiors for a complete move in package which makes them the lowest priced single family offerings in Mauna Lani at this time.  These homes—not condominiums—are resort quality with 4 bedrooms and 4 full, bathrooms, Chef’s kitchens with Wolf and Subzero appliances, saltwater pools and spas and plenty of hardwood trim and other luxury extras to make this an incredible place to come home to in “paradise”.  Nohea is pet-friendly and allows vacation rentals of 7 days or more.  Coupled with Nohea’s beautiful recreation center and exercise hale, the community is second to n...

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Just Reduced to $699,900-Golf Villas Townhome with Incredible Views!! Just Reduced to $699,900-Golf Villas Townhome with Incredible Views!! Golf Villas is a golf course front community located in the Mauna Lani Resort. Enjoy the open floor plan with floor to ceiling windows in the main living areas plenty of light throughout the home and provides incredible views to the golf course. The kitchen features granite counter tops, stainless appliances, wine cooler, tile floors and a breakfast bar for casual dining. The dining room opens to the spacious lanai featuring an outdoor kitchen and BBQ. This area is great for casual entertaining while you enjoy incredible views of Hualalai, Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea across the golf course fairways. This spacious plan features an upstairs master suite with spacious lanai that has spectacular views to the golf course and mountains. The second story also features a loft sitting area and upstairs guest suites. The downstairs, private guest suite includes a full bath. Unit Features: 3 Bedrooms an...

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Under Contract-Golf Course Front, Alii Plan with private pool! 68-1025 North Kaniku Drive #427 Villages at Mauna Lani | Kohala Coast, HI #608 MLS: 624131 3 Bedrooms| 3.5 Bathrooms | 2,650 sq. ft. Price: $1,735,000 I just put into escrow this spacious, golf course front, Villages at Mauna Lani, Alii Plan which offers great, West facing views and a spacious, single level plan that provide ample space for guests and their privacy! Enjoy the private pool and spa with exceptional features including outdoor showers and a private rear yard. Enjoy the lanais with expansive vistas of the Mauna Lani golf course and Kohala Mountains, while you are enjoying the outdoor kitchen including a stainless BBQ grill. Luxury Features Quality Maryl construction throughout including solid mahogany doors and trim throughout, bronze finished hardware, cherry cabinets, granite and marble counter tops. The gourmet kitchen includes a Sub Zero refrigerator, Fisher and Paykel dishwasher, Wolf oven, microwave and glass cooktop. Luxury extras i...

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