Elaine Schaefer's Blog

Aloha from Princeville Kauai!It was a busy week for condos with two new escrows and several sales, while homes only had two new listings and one sale. Here is your update:NEW LISTINGS618564 CND A 2 $675,000 4-5-3-11-1-33 FS VILLAS ON THE PRINCE #33 1,732 sqft 3 3.00Contingent Sales617527 CND C 40...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,It looks like we fell short of the mark this month, closing out May with 110 sales, compared to the 127 transactions on the books for last May. We’re off to a fairly good start with month with several new condo and one house escrow. Take a look:NEW LISTINGSMLS# Tp St ...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,It was another busy week for real estate as Kauai slowly returns to normal after the April floods. The important thing to know is that the Island is open and eager to welcome tourists. If you have previously booked a trip to Kauai, it is quite likely your resort / acc...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,It was another busy week for real estate as Kauai slowly returns to normal after the April floods. The important thing to know is that the Island is open and eager to welcome tourists. If you have previously booked a trip to Kauai, it is quite likely your resort / acc...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mother's out there.  Hope you are enjoying your special day!It's been another rough week for the Hawaiian Islands, this time for the Big Island which is still making news as the Volcano continues erupting. Hopefully, this will e...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,You may have heard that the flooding on Kauai brought on by the endless rains in mid-April may have set a national record for rainfall in 24 hours. A rain gauge just West of Hanalei recorded 49.69″ of rain. If verified by the National Climatic Extremes Committee, whic...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,By now, you’ve probably heard about the devastation on the Island brought on by over 27″ of rain within 24 hours. The torrential rains which began Friday, April 13 and continuing over the weekend, caused major landslides, collapsed roads and created overwhelming flood...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,This was a huge week for condos with three new escrow and a record seven sales. Take a look for yourself:NEW LISTINGS617002 CND A 3 $529,000 4-5-4-5-7-9 FS SEALODGE #B1 566 sqft 1 1.00617049 CND A 0 $619,000 4-5-4-5-39-107 FS CLIFFS #4303 1,137 sqft 2 2.00Contingent S...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,It was a somewhat slow week overall, with more new listings than escrows and only 2 closings. There weren’t even any price changes-just a minor price correction as a unit came on the market. Perhaps all the rain had something to do with it or maybe it was everyone was...

Aloha from Princeville Kauai,Happy Easter and April Fools Day! First time I can recall Easter being a joke but here it is. The last week of March was a busy real estate week with plenty of activity in both condos and houses. Here is your update:NEW LISTINGS615813 CND A 3 $789,000 4-5-4-5-30-19 FS...