Kailua Real Estate | Kawailoa Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Kawailoa neighborhood in Kailua had just 3 sales in 2012. Kawailoa is not a large area, fronting Kailua Beach park from the end of S Kalaheo ave (Kalapawai Market)to the foot hills of Counrty Club Knolls (entrance to Lanikai). The average Days on Market (DOM) for these three homes was just 9 days! Two of the three homes sold for over asking price. This neighborhood is very popular as it is so close to Kailua Beach & Kailua Beach Park and also puts you in the desired Lanikai (Public Charter) Elementary School District.

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Kailua Real Estate | Kalama Tract Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

The Kalama Tract neighborhood features beachy homes on some larger lots, most over 10,000 Sq Ft. However the few which border the Coconut Grove neighborhood are the smaller parcels.

With 12 sales in the neighborhood and an average DOM of only 37 this neighboorhood is moving! The average sales price for homes in the Kalama Tract neighborhood is $1,162,428. Proximity to Kailua Beach and larger lot size makes Kalama Tract a very desirable neighborhood in which to buy.

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Hawaiian Interior Design | Historic Charles Dickey House in Honolulu

The redesign of the interior of the historic Charles Dickey home in the Diamond Head, Honolulu neighborhood is beautiful and worthy of being featured here. The designer, Fine Design Interiors of the Big Island of Hawaii, won several awards for this project including the following:

2009 ASID Hawaii Overall Grand Award
2009 ASID Hawaii Residential Award of Excellence
2009 ASID Hawaii Members Choice Award

The renovation of the historic Charles Dickey House in Honolulu was completed in June 2008. The photos here are by Hal Lum

Charles Dickey is one of the most prolific architects of Hawaii. His projects were both commercial and residential in nature and spanned over decades. More on Charles Dickey.  

This home was built in the 1930’s and is a prime example of simple territorail architecture of the period.  

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Kailua Real Estate | Kaopa Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Kailua’s Kaopa neighborhood had a relatively healthy year in 2012 with 11 sales ranging from $660,000 to $880,000. A average list to sales price percentage of 99% and an average 56 Days On Market DOM this Kailua neighborhood, in 2012, proved to be an affordable and poular area for first home buyers and investors. Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS

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Kailua Real Estate | Kalaheo Hillside Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Kalaheo Hillside sales in 2012 were varied, with some properties sitting on the market for long periods, 100+ days, and others selling quickly. There was an average of 66 Days on Market for all 14 properties sold in 2012 with an average sale price of $903,678. Kalaheo Hillside homes either needed work (Contractors Special) or were already highly upgraded. Kaleheo Hillside neighborhood is popular because of its larger lots, some with views, easy freeway access to H-3, Pali and the Likelike Highway. It is also a very convenient neighborhood for military families.

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Kailua Real Estate | Kailua Estates Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Kailua Estates is a well liked area of Kailua real estate primarily for its large and sometimes, huge lots, as well as its proximity to Kailua Beach, and cute neighborhood park “Triangle Park.”  The homes are older, but many are lovingly maintained & remodeled, along with a handful of smaller newer homes on lots that are either CPR homes or subdivided lots.

Kailua Estates properties rarely become available (only 6 sold this year) and do not stay on the market for long with an average of 44 days on market (DOM) for 2012. Kailua Estates neighborhood homes sold for an average of $1,045,000 and the average list to sales price 99%.

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Kailua Real Estate | Kailua Bluffs Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Kailua Bluffs neighborhood Kailua real estate sales, in 2012, totalled 6. Prices for this area of Kailua real estate ranged from $499,000 to $969,000.  Kailua Bluffs in Kailua has an average sales price of $746,166, making it a well priced and more affordable neighborhood in Kailua. Kailua Bluffs homes also sold quickly in 2012 with an average of 27 Days on Market (DOM), and it seems Sellers also got what they wanted, with the list to Sales price percentage averaging 99%.

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NEW: Honolulu Luxury Real Estate in Portlock, Hawaii Kai

I saw a beautiful new Portlock Hawaii Kai Listing for Sale at broker’s open today: 444 Portlock Road in Hawaii Kai.

This Portlock luxury home is a modern craftsman-style, wood home with 6 bedrooms and 5 baths. It has a potential to be split into a main home and 2 rental units, the way it is configured.  It has a great indoor outdoor kitchen area and a huge living area for entertaining.  The kitchen appliances are stainless and high-end, even with a built-in espresso maker and wine storage room.  This modern craftsman-style home is an unusual design, as it has a loft area above the living space. The Hawaii Kai luxury home home is owned by an expert carpenter and his fine work shows in the home. This Portlock home is actually a lot more beautiful in person than it is in the photos.

The Portlock Road area of Hawaii Kai is the most exclusive neighborhood in Hawaii Kai and one of the most prolific luxury home neighborhoods in Honolulu. The former Henry J. Kaiser Estate is on Portlock road in Hawaii Kai and some of the most expensive homes in Honolulu are on this street.   Some of the homes and waterfront or beachfront and many are on very large lots with goregous views of Maunalua Bay and Waikiki from across the bay.

Click on the photo below for more photos and information of the Portlock luxury home in Honolulu. Qualified buyers please contact Yvonne Jaramillo Ahearn (B) REALTOR, for more information at 808-721-8088 or yvonne@HomeShoppeHawaii.com.

Kailua Real Estate | Hillcrest Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

The Hillcrest neighborhood in Kailua had 10 home sales in 2012. This area was a little slower moving than most in Kailua with an average of 127 DOM.  All the homes sold for or just under asking price with the average sale price for 2012 at $912,270. The home in this area are a bit more upscale and expensive than in some of the faster moving areas of Kailua, which may account for some of this extra time on the market.  The Hillcrest neighborhood has beautiful views overlooking the Enchanted Lake neighborhood of Kailua and ocean, making the homes there desirable to many.

Photo courtesy of HICentral MLS. This Hillcrest home sold by Home Shoppe Hawaii.

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Kailua Real Estate | Country Club Knoll Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Kailua’s Country Club Knoll neighborhood is a very desirable upscale neighborhood and homes rarely come up for sale. Country Club Knoll had only two sales in 2012 one of those was sold before it was listed in the MLS. The other was just on the market for 9 days. Kailua’s Country Club Knolls had a list to sales price percentage of 100% and average sale price of $1,068,750. This is a beautiful private & quiet neighborhood. Some homes in Country Club Knoll have great views of the Mid-Pacific Country Club Golf Course and this area of Kailua Real Estate is also quite near Kailua Beach. Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS.

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Kailua Real Estate | Coconut Grove Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Photo Courtesy of HICentral MLS.

Sales in the Coconut Grove neighborhood of Kailua were brisk in 2012, as were in most other areas of Kailua.  There were 44 sales and the average sales price in Coconut Grove Kailua in 2012 was $647,030, making it one of the more affordable areas to purchase a home in Kailua. Average Days on the Market (DOM) was 57 and the percentage of sale to list price was 99% for Coconut Grove. Coconut Grove is popular with both first-time homebuyers and investors. 

Coconut Grove homes sold in 2012 ranged from tear-down termite shacks, which were rebuilt by their new owners, to multi-family properties, to cute remodeled homes, like the one pictured to the right and sold by Home Shoppe Hawaii. 

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Koa Wood Bowls - A Gift of Hawaii's Treasure

Looking for a perfectly beautiful Valentine’s gift or other gift for someone who has everything? Try the Hawaiian gift of a Koa Umeke (Koa Wood Bowl) or Koa calabash. These gorgeous pieces are often displayed in luxury Hawaii homes.

The Hawaiian culture places great significance in bowl making.  Technique and craftsmanship for making bowls was kept secret and passed down quietly and mysteriously.  The functionality of the bowl is important, along with the care in in the craftsmanship. The shape and design must be perfect.  The attention to the umeke shape reflects the Hawaiian culture of sharing and attention to hospitality.

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Kailua Real Estate | Enchanted Lake Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Enchanted Lake neighborhood had a big year in sales, with 46 transactions in 2012. The average sale price in Enchanted Lake rose to $814,439. The list to sale price percentage averaged out to 100%, so that tells you there were many full price and over asking sales. The average Days on Market (DOM) was 64, so property moved relatively quickly. This is a popular neighborhood, as it is one of the more affordable areas of Kailua.

Enchanted Lake homes sold in 2012 ranged from cute remodeled homes on small lots to more expansive lakefront homes like the one below, sold by Home Shoppe Hawaii. Enchanted Lake includes canalfront, lakefront and golf course homes in Kailua.

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Kailua Real Estate | Bluestone Condominiums - 2012 Sold Homes

Bluestone is the only gated community of townhomes in Kailua, Oahu, and Bluestone condominiums in Kailua have the largest interior space of any development. They also are perched on a hilltop overlooking the Mid Pac County Club golf course and ocean, making them very popular. There were a total of 7 sales in Bluestone for 2012. Bluestone sale prices varied, based on location in the sprawling complex and size of the unit, and sold between $635,000 and $825,000 in 2012. The average price was $747,285 with a sale to list price of 98% and an average of 38 Days on the Market.

Image courtesy of HICentral MLS. Bluestone are buildings on hillside at top right of photo.

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Alfred Shaheen Vintage Hawaiian Shirt Exhibit: Extended

Updated on Tue, February 5, 2013 by By Yvonne Ahearn (B), Realtor-Broker

Bishop Museum

Yesterday, I visited the Bishop Museum in Honolulu and its Alfred Shaheen Hawaiian Fashion Exhibit. It was wonderful to see the fine display of vintage Hawaiian shirts, vintage aloha wear, and collectible aloha shirts. There are only two more days, today and tomorrow, for this fabulous collection of aloha shirts and vintage Hawaiian clothing.

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Hawaiian Interior Design | Philpotts Interiors

Philpotts Interiors is perhaps the most prolific interior design house in the Hawaiian Islands and one of the Top 200 Interior Design Industry Giants in the United States, as named by Interior Design Magazine.  The firm was started in the 1960’s by Marion Philpotts McGrath and she was later joined by Marion Philpotts Miller and Jonathan Staub, who founded the design company, Your Space, Inc., in San Francisco. Other designers at Philpotts Interiors include Lowell Tom, Holly Boling Ruiz, Kristie Kiggins, Anne Tanaka, Lynn Ariola, and Dawn Ching.

Tropical Spaces design by Hawaii Interior Designer Philpotts Interiors

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Kailua Real Estate | Beachside Luxury Home on Kai Nani - Steps to Kailua Beach

The best thing today at Broker’s Open in Kailua: An enormous price reduction in the Kailua beach home for sale located at 27 Kai Nani Place in Kailua. This Kailua beach home, which was substantially rebuilt in 2007, is literally steps (one house) from Kailua Beach on one of the best and most private streets in the Beachside Neighborhood in Kailua.

This Kailua luxury home was originally listed in October of 2011 at $4,250,000.  It was relisted in 2012 at $3,690, 000 and now has just had a price reduction to $3,250,000. The owners purchased this beautiful piece of Kailua real estate at a low point in the Kailua real estate market, in 2009, for $2,650,000. Since these owners purchased, the already lovely home underwent an interior design project with Philpotts and Associates, and the owners added a Bali-style outdoor bathroom, as a major improvement.

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Hawaii Loa Ridge Homes in Honolulu | 253 Puuikena Dr - Back on Market

Back on the Market! This gorgeous ocean view luxury home in Honolulu’s Hawaii Loa Ridge Gated Community Neighborhood is listed once again, this time at a dramatically reduced price! This Hawaii Loa Ridge home was previously on the market in 2011, starting at $12,500,000. It was reduced twice and ended a year and 1/2 later, in late 2012, at $8,500,000.

This Honolulu luxury ocean view home now is more attractively priced at $7,980,000. It features over 10,000 sq foot interior with 6 bedrooms, 7 full baths and 2 half baths. There are plenty of indoor-outdoor living spaces, a gourmet kitchen, an inifnity pool and fabulous views from almost every room. Land square footage is 26,446, and it is in the acclaimed Aina Haina elementary school district.

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Qualified, unrepresented Buyers, please contact Yvonne Jaramillo Ahearn at 808-721-8088 for more information or to schedule a showing.

Kailua Real Estate | Beachside Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

The activity in Kailua’s desirable Beachside Neighborhood demonstrates that 2012 was a busy year for real esate transactions near famed Kailua Beach. This neighborhood has homes priced at the upper end of the Kailua market, with homes ranging from $1,000,000 and up to about $30 million. All Beachside properties are within a few homes’ walk to Kailua Beach. The Beachside Kailua area fronts Kailua Beach (ocean or makai side of Kalaheo Ave ) and runs from Kalapawai Market back to the Kawainui Marsh canal outlet (at Pinky’s Bar & Grill). Beachside is the area where President Obama stays when he vacations in Kailua. 

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Kailua Real Estate | Aikahi Park Neighborhood - 2012 Sold Homes

Aikahi Park neighborhood is popular with retired military and young families who want to be in the Aikahi School district, among others. Prices generally range from about $750,000 up to $1,200,000. Aikahi Park Kailua homes seemed to be in high demand in 2012 given that there were 9 sales and an average of only 43 days on market.

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