Welcome back everybody to the weekly Island Land Blog.  I wanted to take this week to do a couple things: 1) to inform anyone who didn't know that the model home at the Royal Ali’i Subdivision is now open! (No physical address yet, but head about 1 mile …

If you can recall back to August, we went over the 4th draft of the new proposed zoning legislation that was put out by the in regards to the current short term vacation rental policy.  As a preface, I encourage you strongly to go and read the proposed drafts …

There has been a lot of action in Kona as of late it seems to me.  As the cruise ships process on their route from north to south it has really spiked the activity for a lot of local eateries and tourist destinations.  I work a few …

Ahhhhh it really is an age old question, “with so many choices out there how can I be sure I am making the right one?”  This question has honestly become an entire marketing campaign for a major insurance company, as well as many other conglomerate businesses.  …

In the mainland it is time to crank up your heating system.  Here on the island it is time to crack a window at night and cozy up with a blanket.  There is a certain chill that is in the air and with that the thought that the …

As you all may or may not know last week we went over a little “Q3 + a month” market update.  That in turn, made me personally realize that we are now in the 4th quarter of the year! Wow, it really has flown by.  With the passing …

This week's blog will be on the lifestyle side of property.How do these two topics correlate you may ask? As shelter is a necessity in life, I believe that the two tie in together rather well and not having one makes success and fulfillment within the other very …

You all  may or may not be aware of the upcoming endeavor by Hawaii County to amend the current and future status of currently permitted and future applications for what is currently named by the zoning code as a Short-Term Vacation Rentals (STVR’s).  An STVR currently in the zoning …

In this week's edition of the Island Land Company Blog, we will  analyze and review this year's Hawai’i Housing Factbook, put together by The Economic Research Organization at the University of Hawai’i. To begin I will list out some of the major fact points that I found to …

What is Escrow?

This question is one that if you are a real estate professional, you think; “That is a very simple question.” If you are not a real estate professional however, fear not you are not alone. This is a VERY common question around first time home …