Wailea Restaurant Week

Have your appetite and taste buds ready!  Restaurant Week Wailea starts Sunday May 26th through Saturday June 1st.  19 resort restaurants are participating in the event.  Each restaurant that participates makes a contribution to the Maui Food Bank.  Some of the menus offered have fixed prices for delicious three course meals.  You can view the menus available and read more about the event here.

April Stats Are In

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Sales in April continue to be strong.  77 Residential homes were sold.  Condos had a significant jump in sales up 41% with 143 units sold.  Inventory continues to be low attracting multiple offers from buyers especially on well priced property.  Very low interest rates still prevail.  Experts suggest getting pre-approved to expedite the home buying process.  The entire report provided by the Maui Realtors Association is viewable here.  If you or anyone you know is looking to buy or sell property on the islands, don’t hesitate to contact the Hansen Ohana!

Exciting New Updates To Our App!

Good news!  Our very own Hawaii Real Estate App has undergone many upgrades and changes to make your searches even easier!  Here are some of the improvements that have been implemented:

*Maui Search will now allow you to search by MLS number.

*Maps View of found properties is no longer limited to the first ten properties.

*Added Map View option to the Big Island and Kauai.

*You can view TMK data or share listings via Twitter and Facebook without leaving the app.

*Request Info screen now shows correct keyboard and number pad.

*Dialogs have been improved.

*Major speed improvements and optimizations.

*Maui search now correctly finds attached and detached Ohana cottages.

*Big Island and Kauai properties now display listing agencies.

*Saved Searches in Watch List now link properly to saved searches for Big Island and Kauai.

*Improved searches for individual condos from the detailed search screens.

*Oahu search now counts amount of found listings.

*Search results screen the “Show More” button has been upgraded.

*Message on Info Request screen is now sent.

*Countless miscellaneous enhancements.

As always we strive to give our valued clients and friends the latest in technology to help them with any and all their real estate needs.  You can download our iPhone and Android app for free!

http://www.mauirealestate.net/appsupport.html

We value and appreciate all of your support!  Mahalo!

2013 Merrie Monarch Festival

The Merrie Monarch festival began it’s week long series of events yesterday March 31.  The festival is a celebration of the arts and culture of Hawaii.  The first festival took place in 1963 and has since become a yearly tradition passed on from generation to generation.  The festival brings together hula instructors, researchers, and professors of Hawaiian studies to teach new generations the arts and dances that make the Hawaiian culture so unique and special.  You can read about the festival and see what events will be taking place here.  Make sure to check out the collectible section with shirts, posters and tote bags available!

Contemplating A Move To Maui? Consider This…Lower Then National Average Unemployment

 

 

The appeal of living on Maui just keeps growing! Maui has the weather, the great recreational sports, and the beautiful surroundings.  Need another reason?  Low unemployment!  Maui’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was down to 5%.  That is a 1.9% decrease from the same time last year.  The national average for the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 7.8%.   2.8% higher then that here on Maui.  If you or someone you know is considering relocating to Maui, the Hansen Ohana has all the resources needed to call Maui home.  The entire article on Maui Unemployment can be viewed curtesy of mauinow.com.