Luxury

March 16, 2024

One Ala Moana Penthouse - $10 Million Price Drop

A little over a month ago, we noticed a $10 million price drop for a penthouse condo at One Ala Moana.

History of One Ala Moana

For those of you that don’t know, One Ala Moana is a high end luxury condo on the back side of Ala Moana shopping ...

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Jan. 9, 2024

Highest Oahu Home Sales of 2023

Can you guess which neighborhoods or areas saw the largest residential sales on Oahu in 2023? 

Highest Oahu Sales

The largest home sale on Oahu took place on Kahala Avenue. It was an oceanfront estate for $15 million. 

4505 Kahala Ave

4505 Kahala Ave. Sold for $15 Million

However it was ...

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Dec. 6, 2023

Change on the Horizon for Trump Tower Waikiki and Montage Kapalua

This past month we saw 2 major announcements with luxury conodel project on both Oahu and Maui.

Trump Tower Waikiki

First off, it was announced that Trump Tower Waikiki would be rebranded as Wakea Waikiki Beach by Irongate, who also developed both Trump Tower and the Ritz Carlton Waikiki. They ...

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Nov. 29, 2023

La Pietra Inventory Needed

Aloha! It's another Wednesday and today we're going to touch on another episode of We Need Inventory. Today, we're going to talk about La Pietra here in Diamond Head, adjacent to La Pietra School for Girls. There, we have 38 town homes at the base of Diamond ...

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Oct. 31, 2023

Professor X - Mutants in Real Estate

Professor X and Cerebro

Charles Xavier here. I came here to Cerebro to reflect back on some properties that my friend Logan told me about. He's been coming to Hawaii for many years to check out a sophisticated real estate brokerage called Harcourts Island Real Estate. Since then, Captain ...

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Oct. 7, 2023

Ward Village New Construction Update

Aloha, I'm going to give a quick walking tour of some of the latest developments of Howard Hughes. We've got Anaha right behind me and Waiea, which were the first two towers. 

Walking Tour of Ward Village

As we cross the street here on Auahi, you've ...

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Oct. 4, 2023

Gold Coast Inventory Needed

Aloha! Here we are for another segment of We Need Inventory and today we're going to discuss the Gold Coast at Diamond Head. This strip in the backdrop behind me of oceanfront buildings consists of 17 condos and co-ops.

Gold Coast Condos at Diamond Head

Gold Coast Oceanfront Condos and Co-ops at Diamond Head

Today ...

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Sept. 21, 2023

7 Ritz Carlton Penthouses for Sale

If you're in the market for a Penthouse at the Ritz Carlton Waikiki, now could be a great time to be in the market as there's 7 to chose from. Prices range from just under $6 million to over $16 million. Two are resales in Tower 1, while ...

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Aug. 16, 2023

Windward Oahu Home and Condo Sales up in July

The windward side of Oahu saw the most strength this past month. This is David Buck with Harcourts Island Real Estate, here to give you the local market update for single family homes and condos on Oahu for July of 2023.

Local Update for Homes

First off, we'll jump ...

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May 23, 2023

Duke Kahanamoku Beach Ranked #2 in the Nation

Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki

Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki

Dr. Beach recently came up with his annual list of the top beaches in the United States and Duke Kahanamoku Beach in Waikiki took the #2 spot behind St. George Island State Park in Florida. Not a bad accolade considering all the beautiful beaches in ...

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