Monthly Archives: September 2010

Hawai’i Ranks No. 1

by Patricia Chaney on September 30, 2010

Hawai’i has more millionaires per household than any other state.  6.93% or nearly 31,000 households.    Phoenix Marketing International of New York defines a millionaire household as having $1 million or more in invest-able or liquid assets, excluding retirement plans … Continue reading →

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Island Wide Real Estate Sales

by Patricia Chaney on September 28, 2010

Title Guaranty of Hawai’i keeps track of real estate sales activity Statewide.  Each County has its own statistics.  O’ahu, the most populated island has the highest volume followed by Maui real estate sales.   Volume is up by year to … Continue reading →

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Maui Real Estate Statistics – August 2010

by Patricia Chaney on September 14, 2010

The statistics have been posted for the month of August.   Never mind the stats, there are buyers out there, but with the caveat that they are all hunting for  exceptionally priced properties.   Unless a property is highly sought after, Sellers … Continue reading →

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Makawao Movement!

by Patricia Chaney on September 12, 2010

We’ve moved our Island Sotheby’s International Realty – Upcountry Office around the corner and into the heart of town. Our new location is 3628 Baldwin Avenue.  Now we are able to stroll the sidewalks, window shop, get an iced coffee … Continue reading →

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More Water for Upcountry Maui??

by Patricia Chaney on September 10, 2010

Private developers in Upcountry Maui were told by Maui County to “show me the water” in order to subdivide their holdings of land.  They have done just that.  At an expense of approximately $3.5 million to  the developers led by … Continue reading →

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Pineapple Cattle

by Patricia Chaney on September 8, 2010

Many of Maui Land and Pineapple’s fields along the North Shore and Upcountry Maui that are no longer in production of fruit have a  found a new purpose, cattle ranching.  I call them the pineapple cows.  It’s a nice change … Continue reading →

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