by Julie Ziemelis | Apr 14, 2021 | Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui, Oahu
Governor Ige recently updated the Hawaii emergency proclamation and revealed plans to allow vaccinated travelers to bypass mandatory quarantine upon arriving to the state. People who are fully vaccinated would be able to avoid coronavirus testing and quarantine by...
by Julie Ziemelis | Apr 5, 2021 | Hawaii Island, West Hawaii
Are you the kind of person that has to have a stunning view with your meal in Hawaii? We have 7 of the best views you can ask for in West Hawaii! Join us a we take you from Kealekekua in South Kona to the famous Coffee Shack, to beachside Magic’s Grille in Kona,...
by Julie Ziemelis | Mar 31, 2021 | Hawaii Island
The sound of crickets in my email inbox from people looking to purchase a home in Hawaii lately has me thinking that the pundits are right about demand pulling back from a very hot housing market. From October-February, I was answering dozens of emails monthly from...
by Julie Ziemelis | Mar 29, 2021 | Hawaii Island
In January, I found a really reasonable car for sale from a woman leaving the island who posted it on my Kona Newbies group. I bought it thinking it would be a great rental for my “friends and family” coming to the island who needed affordable...
by Julie Ziemelis | Mar 22, 2021 | Hawaii Island
Buyer fatigue is here. I’m not a REALTOR nor am I a mortgage broker, but I get the emails from the folks who reach out to me asking if I can help them try and either buy a home in an impossibly low price bracket or ask for my advice about when the housing market...
by Julie Ziemelis | Mar 5, 2021 | Hawaii Island
The West Hawaii housing market continues to cook like an egg on a blistering sidewalk in Summer. Residential sales prices in North Kona jumped 23% year over year from February 2020 to February 2021 from $770,000 to $950,000 for single family homes. Condos rose 23.69%...