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Top 10 Unmet Housing Desires

What Movers Want A survey foung 1 in 3 households plan to move in the next 5 years.  Realtor Magazine found out what the top 10 unmet housing desires these movers may want:   1. Very …

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Foreclosure Prevention

Foreclosure Prevention Programs Extended     During the housing crisis programs were created to allow lower monthly payments and help prevent foreclosures.  The Home Affordable Mortgage Program or HAMP offers incentives to lenders who make theier …

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Opihi

Weird, Wild Food The opihi have been a staple of the Hawaiian diet since pre-contact times but now their population is in danger due to over harvesting.  An opihi is a mollusk that lives at the …

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Maui Palms

New Maui Hotel Plans are in the works for a new 150 room hotel to be built at Kahului Harbor.  The hotel is to be part of the Pagoda Collection which includes the famous Pagoda hotel …

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Rental Market

Baby Boomers VS. Millenials It is noticeable that millennials, the generational group of people aged 19 to 35, are not buying homes at the same ages as their older counterparts.  There are many barriers for this …

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Lowest Property Taxes

Hawaii has the Lowest Property Taxes! WalletHub conducted an analysis on which states have the highest and lowest property taxes.  Surprisingly they found Hawaii has the lowest property taxes out of all 50 states at an …

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Vacation Homes VS. Investment Homes

Vacation Homes VS. Investment Homes Vacation home sales rose an impressive 57.4% in 2014.  1.13 Million Vacation homes were sold, the highest amount since the survey began recording vacation home sales in 2003.  Investment home purchase …

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Most Expensive Homes on Maui

Top 5 most Expensive Homes for Sale on Maui 5.  "Aura" 6501 Honoapi'ilani       $19.8 Million                                                                                 4. 59 Hale Malia Place        $ 20 Million 3. 3 Kapalua Place        $20.9 Million 2. 3190 …

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Quality of Life

Maui County Ranked #1 in Quality of Life Study The University of Wisconsin conducted a report and found that Maui County ranked #1 in the State for quality of life with the healthiest outcomes. 1. Maui …

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Hawaii State Holidays

Today is Price Kuhio Day!   Prince Kuhio Day is a Hawaii state Holiday celebrating the life of Price Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, one of Hawaii’s best known leaders in history.  Prince Kuhio was influential in the …

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