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Welcome to the September 2017 edition of our very popular blog – Great Value Hawaii Luxury Real Estate! Currently most of the luxury home neighborhoods on Oahu are experiencing Buyers’ Markets. Prices are decreasing (average sales prices for homes are almost 10% less than original asking prices) making it a great time for Buyers to find good value properties in these neighborhoods. This month features 2 properties; one beautiful beach home on Wailupe Beach and one condo building in Waikiki.

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This month's Hawaii Damon Newsletter will showcase the Ward Village curated and developed by the Howard Hughes Corporation. In the Hawaii Damon March Newsletter issue I covered the pluses and minuses of living in a condo vs a single family home. Both have their own unique advantages and benefits and, either way, in Hawaii and on Oahu, average appreciation rates for homes and condos respectively have been 4.6% and 4.5% per annum for the last 30 years. With condos and in particular new project developments in mind, I have dedicated the entire main article of this month's Hawaii Damon newsletter to what the Architectural Digest has declared the "Best-Planned Community in the U.S."

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For your perusal here are the August 2017 (July Data) Oahu Hawaii Real Estate housing statistics courtesy of the Honolulu Board of Realtors. We are continuing to break records. In Summary: ​Overall Oahu Real Estate Sales have increased by 4% and 7% in July for Single Family Homes and Condos respectively compared to the same month last year. The overall combined trend is upward. Median Oahu Real Estate Prices have increased by .5% and 6.3% respectively for Single Family Homes and Condos compared to July last year while YTD median prices have increased by 2.7% and 3.9% respectively. The overall trend is upward (the notable exception would be the Hawaii luxury homes areas).

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Welcome to the most popular section of our monthly Hawaii Damon Blog – Great Value Hawaii Luxury Real Estate! Currently most of the luxury home neighborhoods on Oahu are experiencing Buyers’ Markets (defined as having more than 5 months of inventory currently on the market) with average inventory levels at 15.6 months for Oahu luxury home neighborhoods. In this section I will feature Hawaii Luxury Real Estate, both Homes & Condos which I think offer especially great value for potential Buyers. This month features 2 properties; one home on Diamond Head and one condo building in Kakaako.

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Part II (Focus on Sellers) - What are the best Strategies for both Buyers and Sellers in our current Real Estate Market in Hawaii? Furthermore, what is the current situation of our market? As stated in last month's newsletter, understanding the fundamentals of the latter question will help us answer the first question. The right strategy will change according to each individual or family circumstances. I will review the main ones e.g. trading up from a median neighborhood to a luxury neighborhood, up-sizing, down-sizing, condo vs single family home, move or renovate, first time home buyer etc. to briefly name a few. I will also provide tips for getting the best fair price for your home if you are a Seller and ways to seek out great value if you are a Buyer

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For your perusal here are the July 2017 Oahu Hawaii Real Estate housing statistics courtesy of the Honolulu Board of Realtors –Hawaii Housing Stats – June 2017. We are breaking records. In Summary: Overall sales have increased by 14.2% in June for Single Family Homes and decreased by a modest -2.2% for Condos compared to June last year. The overall combined trend is upward. Median Oahu Real Estate Prices have increased by 4.6% and decreased by -1.4% respectively for Single Family Homes and Condos compared to June last year while YTD median prices have increased by 3.2% and 3.6% respectively. The overall trend is upward (the notable exception would be the Hawaii luxury homes areas).

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Welcome to the most popular section of our monthly Hawaii Damon Blog – Great Value Hawaii Luxury Real Estate! Currently most of the luxury home neighborhoods on Oahu are experiencing Buyers’ Markets (defined as having more than 5 months of inventory currently on the market) with average inventory levels at 15.6 months for Oahu luxury home neighborhoods. In this section I will feature Hawaii Luxury Real Estate, both Homes & Condos which I think offer especially great value for potential Buyers. This month features 2 properties; one home on Hawaii Loa Ridge and one condo building in Hawaii Kai.

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What are the best Strategies for both Buyers and Sellers in our current Real Estate Market in Hawaii? Furthermore, what is the current situation of our market? Also, the strategies will differ depending on each individual or family circumstances and I will try to get thru the main ones e.g. trading up from a median neighborhood to a luxury neighborhood, up-sizing, down-sizing, first time home buyer, condo vs single family home etc. to briefly name a few. I will also provide tips for getting the best fair price for your home if you are a Seller and ways to seek out great value if you are a Buyer.

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For your perusal here are the May 2017 Oahu Hawaii Real Estate housing statistics courtesy of the Honolulu Board of Realtors –Hawaii Housing Stats – May 2017. In Summary: Overall sales have increased by 13.5% in May for Single Family Homes and increased by 13.2% for Condos compared to May last year. The overall combined trend is upward. Median prices have increased by 3.6% and 9% respectively for Single Family Homes and Condos compared to May last year while YTD median prices have increased by 2.8% and 5% respectively. The overall trend is upward (the notable exception would be the Hawaii luxury homes areas).

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Welcome to the most popular section of our monthly Hawaii Damon Blog – Great Value Hawaii Luxury Real Estate! Currently most of the luxury home neighborhoods on Oahu are experiencing Buyers’ Markets (defined as having more than 5 months of inventory currently on the market) with average inventory levels at 16 months for Oahu luxury home neighborhoods. In this section I will feature Hawaii Luxury Real Estate, both Homes & Condos which I think offer especially great value for potential Buyers. This month features 2 properties; one home on Hawaii Loa Ridge and one condo building in Ala Moana.