Guide to 400+ Ocean & Beachfront Homes in Honolulu
Have you ever dreamed what it would be like to live in a nice home right by the ocean? Would you feel like Magnum P.I. as seen in the famous TV show Hawaii Five-0? Millions have seen the show and have...
View ArticleClaim Your Honolulu Home Exemption & Save Big
If you live in your home or condo as your primary residence in Honolulu County, that is the island of Oahu, you need to claim your Home Exemption. This is a tax break that will save you thousands of...
View ArticleWaikiki History: From Agriculture to Real Estate
Before the term Real Estate ever earned its modern meaning, Waikiki’s lands were prized possessions. That was abundantly clear by the fact that the oceanfront areas were reserved for the Alii. Here,...
View ArticleTop 10 Honolulu Condos Under $1M (2 bedroom)
With the consistently hot Hawaii real estate market, a constant topic of conversation is ‘What can you get for $1M today?’. We’ve considered a much more interesting question – ‘What can you get for...
View ArticleHonolulu’s 8 Luxury & Ultra-Luxury Condos
The world of Honolulu condos has a number of properties in it that could be, and are, called ‘luxury’. They’re known for incredible views, for excellent amenities and for impressive floor plans. The...
View ArticleItems to Review When Buying a New Condo
If you are considering purchasing a new condo – yet to be built – there are several aspects to analyze and evaluate that does not apply to existing condos. Depending on the project, specific unit,...
View ArticleHoopili New Homes: Sales, Prices & All You Need to Know
If you are interested in more details about the new homes in Hoopili please call Michelle Johnson at (808) 352-2469 or email Michelle@honoluluhi5.com. Hoopili Background March 2006 D.R. Horton acquired...
View Article7 Best Leasehold Condos in Honolulu
Leasehold properties in Honolulu justifiably tend to be seen as 2nd Class, or lower, to Fee Simple listings, where you own the land outright. For the most part that makes sense. The chance of losing...
View ArticleFuture Development Projects in Ko Olina & Kapolei
With all of the attention that Kapolei has gotten in the last couple of decades, it’s almost old news now as it continues to grow and rise out of the Ewa Plain. However, recent developments are...
View ArticleTop 5 Tips To Succeed Finding Your Dream Home
Finding the right home may seem daunting, especially moving into a new neighborhood. Based on the many inquiries we receive daily, we put together the following recommendations to help you avoid...
View ArticleAalii: A New Condo Project in Ward Village
Aalii is a new condo project coming to Ward Village soon. Email Kristian – kristian@honoluluhi5.com – if you are potentially interested in purchasing a unit (if you are represented by a Realtor, please...
View ArticleMililani Mauka History: From Farmland to Modern Real Estate
Central Oahu’s place in the history of Pre-Contact Hawaii, showed that its literal role as the center of Oahu often paralleled its significance in other ways. The lands of today’s Mililani Mauka was a...
View ArticleManaolana Place: New Condo Hotel in Honolulu
Manaolana Place is a new condo hotel, to be located on the corner of Atkinson Dr & Kapiolani Blvd. Honolulu’s City Council approved the project early October 2016. Current information is still very...
View ArticleWaikele History: From Muddy Water to Modern Real Estate
It is difficult to pinpoint much of the early development of the neighborhood we know as Waikele today. That’s because it was originally the name of the entire ahupua’a that stretched from the Koolaua...
View ArticleKaneohe History: From Major Food Source to Unique Real Estate
It can be hard to believe now, but Kaneohe was once a major source of food for Oahu residents, as far back as history can go. In those centuries before European contact, the lands and coastline here...
View ArticleMakakilo History: From Signs in The Skies to Modern Real Estate
Makakilo’s value in Pre-Contact Hawaii rested, just as it does today, on its elevation above the Ewa Plain. Kahunas came to the peaks here to watch the skies by day and the stars at night, divining...
View ArticleOahu’s North Shore History: From 1779 Ship Arrival to Modern Real Estate
The North Shore of Oahu seems to have been one of the last parts of the Island to be settled by the Ancient Hawaiians. Most date the first communities along this coastline to have started around 1000...
View ArticleHoakalei & Ocean Pointe History: From Dwellings of Lost Souls to Modern Real...
Hoakalei and Ocean Pointe make up the westward expansion of the original Ewa Beach town border, pushing it closer to the inevitable merging with Kapolei to form the complete 2nd City of Oahu. Despite...
View ArticlePuuwai Place: New Homes Coming to Waipahu
Puuwai Place – correctly spelled as Pu’uwai Place – is a new residential housing project, consisting of duplex homes and single-family homes coming to Waipahu in the near future, located along Paiwa...
View Article10 Amazing Streets In Diamond Head & Kahala
One of our well-to-do Beverly Hills client is accustomed to a certain way a neighborhood should look. Occasionally he would go sightseeing in Honolulu and report when he discovered what he referred to...
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