Barbara Abe, Your Hawaii Kai Realtor

Fannie Mae’s latest national housing survey finds that Americans are more confident about the stability of home prices than they were at the beginning of 2010, even though they lack confidence in the strength of the economy,   78% of respondents believe housing prices will hold steady or increase over the next twelve months, ...

As our busy real estate season approaches, I decided it was time to offer a more comprehensive search engine on my site. Be sure and try out the new MLS Search functions, where you can now save searches, set up various searches by filters, receive email notifications of new listings, and more.  Here's the Search Page link. I'd ...

The real estate market on Oahu posted very positive numbers for the month of February. Closed Sales, all properties, increased 13.1% Closed Sales, single family homes, increased 2.3% Closed Sales, condos, increased 20.9% Single Family Market Overview, February 2010 to February, 2011 Closed Sales rose 2.3%, from 177 to 181 Days on Market ...

Both Single Family and Condo sales in Hawaii Kai were slow in February, with 7 home sales and 14 condos closed.  This compares to 2010 with 7 home sales and 6 condo closings. Single Family The 7 sales ranged from $684,000 for a 3/1.5 in Koko Head Terrace to $1,600,000 for a 4/3.5 on a 10,613 SF lot in Kamehame Ridge. There were 2 ...

The numbers were very positive in January for Oahu real estate sales, compared to January, 2010:  +10.2% change in closed sales all properties; +11.2% change in closed sales single family; +9.5% change in closed sales condos. Single Family (as compared with January, 2010) Pending sales increased 21.2% Closed sales increased 11.2% (179 ro ...

7 homes sold in January in Hawaii Kai, ranging from $695,000 for a Cottages unit in the Peninsula, to $5,750,000 for a stunning view home on Poipu in Triangle.  The Cottages unit was a 3/2 built in 2002, seling in only 5 days on market.  The Poipu home was very large, 6500 SF interior with outside living area of an additional 1,537 ...

The Hawaii Kai real estate market continues to become stronger, with gradually rising prices and numbers of sales, while days on market decrease. Single Family December, 2010 19 sales Low price $585,000 in Kalama Valley and Koko Head Terrace, days on market 17 and 83. High price $2,200,000 in Portlock, days on market 26.  9 sales over ...

According to Clear Capital's monthly Home Data Index (HDI) Market Report, an increasing number of local markets dropped into double dip territory.  "It's encouraging that the immediate and dramatic decline in prices that we observed since mid August appears to be softening," said Dr. Alex Villacorta, Senior Statistician, ...

Single Family Sales In November, 245 homes sold on Oahu.  This compares to 163 in 2008, and 258 in 2009. Year-to-date, 2,742 homes have closed island-wide.  This compares to 2,540 in 2008 and 2,418 in 2009. Median Sales Price In November, median price sold was $585,000.  This compares to $600,000 in 2008, and $590,000 in ...

Please visit my web site market page for detailed numbers of the last 6 months, but here are highlights for November real estate activity in Hawaii Kai. Single Family 10 sales, ranging from $684,500 for a 3 bedroom/2 bath home in Koko Head Terrace, of 1,136 SF, on a 6,226 SF lot. built 1970, and only 4 days on market. The high sale was ...