Kailua Real Estate | Olomana Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Olomana is a Kailua neighborhood before the entrance to Kailua Town, a little further out, so Kailua real estate here is a bit more affordable, with an average sale price of $699,642 for 2012. Olomana home sales were a little slower than some other affordable areas, with an average of 90 days, but the sellers still were able to command a pretty good price, as average sale to list price was 100%.
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Honolulu Real Estate | Kaimuki Historic Homes

I was recently interviewed for a This Old House article on historic Oahu homes. They are doing a 2013 feature on best Historic Home Neighborhoods nationwide and this year, for Oahu, they are featuring the Kaimuki neighborhood.  For the article, I went out and took some photos (see below) of some great looking old Kaimuki homes and landmarks. Some are on the Hawaii and National Historic Register and others were just cute.  Overall, this is a good sampling of homes you might see in Kaimuki, though these are some of the ones in nicer condition.

Historic Kaimuki Home (not for sale)

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Kailua Real Estate | Lanikai Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Lanikai Kailua is a beautiful are with beachside and beachfront homes in Kailua. Lanikai also has many hillside homes with ocean views. Lanikai home sales, in 2012, held strong with a total of 19 transactions, proving Lanikai, though one of the pricier areas of Kailua, is still a popular neighborhood in which to buy.

The average home sale price in Lanikai, Kailua is $1,929,271 and, with these higher priced properties, the average days on market is a little higher too, sitting at 106 (DOM). The Lanikai, Kailua neighborhood had a list to price percentage average of 95%.

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Home Shoppe Hawaii's Customer-Focused Service | The Nordstrom Model

The perfect company does not exist, but Nordstrom holds a reputation for customer service that many companies attempt to emulate.  Companies are proud when they are compared to or are called the “Nordstrom” of their industry. Home Shoppe Hawaii endeavors to be the “Nordstrom of Oahu Real Estate.”

Some basic components of the Nordstrom model are:

1. Customer Service - We work hard to deliver great customer service. This includes creating an atmosphere of helpfulness and professionalism, where we educate our clients to make sound choices.  It also means working hard to understand our clients’ needs, being prepared, maintaining the right attitude, creating win-win situations, ensuring clear communication, checking understanding, involving clients in solutions, managing expectations, accepting responsibility, and ending on positive note.  Each client is different.  We listen to our clients’ needs and tailor our services to those needs.

2. Sales (results for the client and success for our agents) - Our sales results speak for themselves. By being prepared and using best practices for marketing and finding properties, we achieve sales success for our clients and ourselves.

3. Team Orientation - Home Shoppe Hawaii uses a team approach in most of our work. We associate only with good, like-minded people, with the most ethical practices and positive attitudes, who have similar goals with respect to customer service and success in the industry.  We mentor from within and have created a culture of cooperation versus competition, which is unique in the real estate industry.  Our business model is an agent-owned company, where is our agents’ have an interest in the success of everyone in the company.

When other REALTORS we know say, with dismay, “You do THAT for your clients?” We say, “Yes we DO.”

Home Shoppe Hawaii is Full-Service. Full-Time.

Kailua Real Estate | Kailua Town Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Condominiums

There were many condominiums sold in 2012, Kailua is a great location for a relaxing and convenient Condo Lifestyle.   All Kailua Town Condominium complexes, except Meridian East, (i.e., Poinciana Manor, Gardenia Manor, Windward Passage, Windard Harbour, Windward Cove, Koolau Vista, and Hokulani in Kailua) are in the area called Kailua Gardens.  All are in downtown Kailua, within walking distance to famous Kailua Beach, all your shopping needs, service businesses, doctors, and restaurants too.

Kailua Real Estate sales in 2012 for the Kailua Town neighborhood had a total of 71 transactions, an average sales price of $402,732 with an average 49 days on market (DOM) and a list to sales price percentage of 99%. Kailua Condominiums sold quickly and Sellers received a price pretty close to what they had listed.

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Kailua Real Estate | Maunawili Neigborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

The Maunawili neighborhood of Kailua is located just off the Pali Highway, past Olomana neighborhood, if you are driving from Kailua Town. It is a very lush and green Kailua neighborhood with beautiful mountain views. In 2012, homes here sold for an average sales price of $847,500 with an average of 37 Days On Market (DOM) and a list to sales price percentage of 98%.

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For The Stylish Wahine: Luxury Stand-Up Paddle Boards

These are so beautiful I just had to post!  For the Hawaii gal who has everything, there are these unique designer stand-up paddle (SUP) boards. These boards are what every fashionable lady needs to enjoy the popular recreational and fitness activity of stand-up paddling on Oahu, or they would even look good on a wall. 

These limited edition stand-up paddle boards manufactured exclusively by  Anthropologie, for “Connoisseurs of Unique Beauty”  can be found online only, and the beautiful floral, snakeskin, paisley and other patterns are designed by Saffron James. These are 10 foot boards (31” wide), made in the USA, and they include fins and a paddle.  There are two more patterns other than those shown.

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Ka Malanai Kailua Ironwoods Condos Releases Another Floor Plan

KA MALANAI LOTTERY IS HERE!

Here ya go!!!  Another great 3 bedroom unit.  This floor plan features a large open kitchen with island, 2 lanais, a separate dining room, and along with a giant master suite with walk-in closet.

Ka Malanai is Kailua’s first new construction condos in over 20 years.  Located in the center of Kailua Town, you can walk to the beach, shopping and dining from this perfect location.  This is a low-rise building, but I cannot say for sure whether any will have ocean views. 

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Ka Malanai will be working with cooperating brokers and Home Shoppe Hawaii is participating in representing Buyers in this fabulous new development.  Contact me and I will notify you when Ka Malanai opens the lottery offering these new Kailua condominium homes to buyers.

NOTE: FIRST LOTTERY IS OPEN NOW THROUGH 1/24/14 at 12 NOON!!

Yvonne Jaramillo Ahearn, Principal Broker/Owner Home Shoppe Hawaii  808-721-8088 yvonne@HomeShoppeHawaii.com

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Ka Malanai in Kailua - Formerly the Ironwoods Condos in Kailua 

Update on Sun, March 30, 2014 by By Yvonne Ahearn (B), Realtor-Broker

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Is Moving to Hawaii on Your Bucket List?

Making the decision to move to Hawaii was one of the best decisions my husband and I ever made.  I had previously lived on Maui and now we live on Oahu.  We’ve been here in Hawaii almost 9 years now, not including Maui time.  My own past took me to San Francisco, Portland, San Diego, and Phoenix. My husband is from Boston and he has traveled the world with the Marines Corp.  Both of us have lived in and seen some pretty great cities and towns, around the world, but Oahu, Hawaii still ranks as our favorite place to live.

Source: perfectbucketlist.tumblr.com via Home Shoppe Hawaii on Pinterest

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Kailua Real Estate | Government/Agricultural Neighborhoods - 2012 Sold Homes

There are a few areas in Kailua which are government or agriculturally zoned. The neighborhood of Norfolk is the largest area of agriculturally-zoned properties in Kailua. The parcels here are large, over an acre, with usually, very upscale homes. Some people farm or keep horses.  Property in Norfolk is rarely listed on the market and in 2012 there were just two properties sold. The one which was listed in the MLS sat for just 8 days on the market and the other property was sold before even listing on the MLS. The average sale price in this neighborhood for 2012 was $1,845,000.

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Kailua Real Estate | Kaimalino Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

The Kaimalino area saw a very healthy market in 2012. Most properties sold quickly with an average days on market of 33.

Kaimalino is a popular upscale neighborhood in Kailua.The average home sale price in Kaimalino is $1,242,429 with a list to sale price percentage of 97%. Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS

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Kailua Real Estate | Kukilakila Condominiums - 2012 Sold Homes

Kukilakila is one of 3 townhome-style developments in Kailua. It is actually a PUD or Planned Unit Development, rather than a condominium.

A PUD is a type of property ownership where individuals actually own the building or unit they live in, including their designated portion of land underneath the building they own, but common areas are owned jointly with the other members of the development or association.

In 2012, ten units sold in this complex. Sales in 2012 averaged $601,300 with 41 days on market and a list to sale price percentage of 98%.  Kukilakila was built in the early 70’s, all of the units have garages and most have views of Kaelepulu pond aka Enchanted Lake. Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS.

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Where to Find a Kailua Rental Property

Drive through the Kailua neighborhood you want to be in, and look for signs!I answer this question about Kailua rental properties each week.  With Kailua’s idyllic lifestyle, beautiful beaches and proximity to everywhere – many wish to settle here.  If you are like so many others looking for a Kailua rental property – and we don’t have anything available — try the following links:

• The Oahu MLS rentals can be found at www.hicentral.com

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AUCTION: North Shore Luxury Real Estate | Paumalu Ranch

Paumalu Ranch is the largest single land offering on the North Shore of Oahu. Paumalu Ranch is comprised of two parcels which will be auctioned off, one with no reserve, on March 25, 2013.

North Shore Oahu Sunset

This North Shore property is comprised of 2 - 45 acre+ parcels perched on a bluff above famed Sunset Beach, with picturesque vistas of both mountains and Oahu’s “Seven Mile Miracle.” The Paumalu Ranch properties are on a gated private road and provide privacy and seclusion.

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NEW: Private and Exclusive Luxury Real Estate in Castle Point, Kailua, Oahu

If you desire an Oahu luxury homes neighborhood with a simple and relaxed notoriety, and a premium address in Kailua look no further. 7 Kailuana Place in the Beachside neighborhood of Kailua has been put on the market for the first time in over 40 years. This Castle Point address is among the most exclusive residences on Oahu.

At $5,500,000 this property is suprisingly well-priced for the area. The home itself, while quaint, interesting in its design to maximize the cooling tradewind breezes, and in original condition, is not the draw and will likely be torn down. Many newer luxury homes have gone up in the area and this is one of the last original homes. Other newer homes in the area have been sold for several millions more than this.

Kailuana Castle Point View of the Mokulua Island on a Cloudy Day

Photo (c) 2013, Yvonne Jaramillo Ahearn

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Kailua Real Estate | Kukanono Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Kailua’s Kukanono neighborhood is a small area between the Pali Highway and the Kawainui Mash conservation area. Homes do not come on the market often in Kukanono and in 2012 only 2 properties were listed. The two Kukanono homes sold did, however, sell for over asking price by at least $20,000! A list to price average percentage of 104%, with an average 18 Days on Market. Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS.

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Kailua Real Estate | Koolaupoku Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

The Koolaupoku Neighborhood of Kailua had steady sales in 2012. An average of 44 Days On Market (DOM) shows that property in Koolaupoku is in high demand with an average sale price of $805,893. Koolaupoku is a primarily upscale neighborhood bordering the Kawainui canal and heading toward the Kawainui Marsh. Some of the properties in this neighborhood are on larger sized lots and/or are canalfront, some have been CPR-ed and are on small lots. There is a lot of variety in this area.Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS.

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Kailua Real Estate | Keolu Hills Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Kailua real estate sales in the Keolu Hills neighborhood were very strong in 2012. With 25 sales of homes and 100% list to price percentage average, sellers in Keolu Hills received asking price or above for their homes. With an average sale price of $699,000 and 44 Days on Market (DOM), Keolu Hills is a great place for investors and first home buyers to be looking. Most of the homes which sold in 2012 needed work and remodeling. The relative affordability of Keolu Hiils neighborhood makes this a possibility for people looking to fix up & add value to a home, investors and first-time homebuyers. Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS.

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NEW: Honolulu Real Estate | Diamond Head View & Pied-a-Terre

Home Shoppe Hawaii has a new listing! This charming Palolo Valley home is great for either a homeowner that desires rental income or an investor looking for a great cap rate. The main home, upstairs, has 3 bedrooms and 1 full bath, plus two bonus rooms that can be used for an art studio or storage.

Charming Palolo Home with Carport.

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The Vintage Cave Honolulu | Private Society Elevating Art, Culture & Pleasur

Updated on Mon, February 18, 2013 by By Yvonne Ahearn (B), Realtor-Broker

Is it an art gallery? Is it a restaurant? Or is it a pricey club? Actually, a combination of all three and yet something more, as well. The Vintage Cave Honolulu (VCH) at the bottom of Shirokiya Department Store at Ala Moana Center is in an unlikely (though convenient) location, but it is definitely NOT the real estate in which is resides that defines this unique experience. 

The Vintage Cave identifies itself as a “private society” in concept and evokes images of ancient European caves in Lascaux and Altamira, where people once recorded their history in the form of art for thousands of years. The caves are symbolic not only as places to create art and record history, but as themselves, being art. For it is in caves where gemstones and rare crystals are created, natural works of art on their own. And the best wines, of course are also stored and aged in caves. Tying it all together is homage to Hawaii’s great affinity to its own caves formed in the birth of the island as lava tubes, decorated with meaningful petroglyphs, symbolic of our island culture and custom.

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