BIG ISLAND TAX BILLS – by Maggie Murphy

You probably recently received your Hawaii County tax assessment for your Kona property and found that the value of your home has increased. With prices declining somewhat in 2006 you are probably wondering why. A recent article in West Hawaii Today indicates that it is because the assessments are “just starting to catch up [...]

DOME HOME RULES May 3rd Caravan!

A GEODESIC DOME HOME was the hit of the caravan for me today. I’ve seen them but never actually been inside one. I found it amazingly spacious and perfectly at home in its tropical surroundings. My favorite feature was a sunken Grotto TV Room that was at the center of the home. [...]

DIVE DAY BLUES –

A BAD COLD has kept me out of the water for almost two weeks now. The Na Pali Kai left the dock at Honokohau Harbor this morning for a two tank trip without me. My friends who promised to find only rocks and rubble claim to have seen a Sand Bar [...]

MARKET MAY STABLIZE MID-2008 BofA Predicts

MAINLAND REAL ESTATE PRICES continue to slide according to Bank of America’s April Survey. The greatest declines in traffic were seen in Southern California and Texas with a significant shift in demand in the Los Angeles and Riverside/SanBernardino areas.
As a Hawaii Realtor I will be watching closely to see [...]