March 7, 2010

2010 February Big Island Hawaii Real Estate Update

Kailua-Kona saw a 27%  increase in Single Family Residential (SFR) home sales as compared to February ’09.  Median sales prices were actually up nearly 10%.  South Kona, Hamakua, and North Hilo also saw an increase in the Median prices.  Kohala Coast home sales dropped 47% for February and the median price dropped 4%.  Puna homes sales increased 33% this month vs. Feb ’09.  The Big Island as a whole saw a slight increase in home sales and a 19% drop in Median prices.

Big Island Hawaii home Sales Feb. 2009 vs. 2010
Homes Sold
Neighborhood 2009 2010 Median Sale Prices

North Kohala
3 4 $ 990,000 $ 912,500

Kohala Coast
15 8 $ 370,000 $ 355,000

Kailua – Kona
15 19 $ 419,000 $ 460,000

South Kona
2 3 $ 238,000 $ 354,500
Kau 7 6 $ 149,900 $ 117,500
Hamakua
Coast
2 1 $ 547,500 $ 600,000

North Hilo
1 2 $ 294,000 $ 415,000
Hilo 12 11 $ 287,500 $ 225,000
Puna 30 40 $ 157,085 $ 146,944
Big Island of Hawaii 87 94 $ 294,000 $ 237,000

The Kailua-Kona market for condo sales saw a 200% in Feb ’10 and the median price dropped 23% for the month.  On the Kohala Coast, sales are up 175% from same month last and median price is down 68%.  For the Big Island, condo sales are up 200% and the median price is down 39%.

Big Island Hawaii Condo Sales Feb. 2009 vs. 2010
Condos Sold
Neighborhood 2009 2010 Median Sale Prices

North Kohala
0 0 $ 0 $ 0

Kohala Coast
4 11 $ 1,387,500 $ 445,000

Kailua – Kona
8 24 $ 331,500 $ 255,000

South Kona
0 0 $ 0 $ 0
Kau 0 0 $ 0 $ 0
Hamakua
Coast
0 0 $ 0 $ 0

North Hilo
0 0 $ 0 $ 0
Hilo 1 4 $ 47,000 $ 90,000
Puna 0 0 $ 0 $ 0
Big Island of Hawaii 13 39 $ 435,000 $ 266,175

Current Market Conditions as of Mar 5, 2010… There are 603 Single Family Homes on the market for the Kona/Kohala Coast, which is an increase from last month’s 591 active listings, 120 homes in escrow, which is up from last month of 117 and 27 homes sold… 5 less than last month.  At the current buying rate, we have a 22.3 month supply of homes, which is more than last month’s 17.9 month supply.

Of the 603 Single Family Homes on the market, 29 are Foreclosure Listings and 115 are Short Sale Listings.  A slight increase from January.

For Kona/Kohala Coast Condos, there are currently 561 on the market for sale, down from last month of 568.  There are 108 in escrow, up from 91 last month and 35 sales, up from 25 last month.  We have a 16 month supply of inventory, which is a decrease from last month’s 23 month supply.

Information on sales for the Big Island of Hawaii was provided by Kurt & Kirsten Carlson, Big Island real estate experts.

Posted in Hawaii Market Updates

March 7, 2010

2010 February Kauai Real Estate Market Update

For February 2010 Kauai’s number of sales has once again exceeded 2009 numbers, prices are down and interests rates are low and Buyers are Purchasing! Buyers are also watching the Hawaii REO Bank Owned Foreclosure Market and purchasing properties below market value. For February 2010 Vs. 2009 the number of Island wide home sales increased by 81%,  the median sales price increased 11.6% for 2010 Vs. 2009

Kauai home Sales February 2009 vs. 2010
#Sales & $Median
Neighborhood 2009 2010 2009 2010
Waimea 1 0 $ 279,000 $ 0
Koloa 3 5 $ 400,000 $ 511,000
Lihue 1 4 $ 470,000 $ 423,250
Kawaihau 4 4 $ 310,000 $ 411,500
Hanalei 3 7 $ 900,000 $ 640,000
Island of Kauai 11 20 $ 5457,785 $ 382,500

February 2010 Condos number of sales increased 9% and the median sales price increased 7.9%

Kauai Condo Sales February 2009 vs. 2010
#Sales & $Median
Neighborhood 2009 2010 2009 2010
Waimea 0 0 $ 0 $ 0
Koloa 0 2 $ 0 $ 382,500
Lihue 4 4 $ 342,500 $ 137,500
Kawaihau 4 1 $ 185,800 $ 115,000
Hanalei 3 5 $ 565,000 $ 370,000
Island of Kauai 11 12 $290,000 $ 313,000

Information on February 2010 sales on the island of Kauai was provided by Russell Tucker

Posted in Hawaii Market Updates