Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Wednesday Morning Coffee on Maui - 03/06/13



Aloha & Good Morning!

Today Maui will be sunny with a high of 80 degrees!  

Check out these fantastic real estate buys on Maui!  The first is a vacation rental right across from the ocean.  The second listing is a great family home with an attached ohana.  The third listing is an amazing luxury home that is ready for the final touches.  Give me a call or email for more information on any of these listings.  These hot buys are ready for a new owner!

KIHEI BAY SURF HOT BUY
 This Kihei vacation rental studio is fully furnished and located across the street from the ocean.  Amenities include a pool and Jacuzzi, BBQ area with tables, tennis courts and a community laundry room.  Electricity is included in the monthly maintenance fee.  Check out the Pergo and tile flooring and a Murphy bed to maximize space. 
 View the full listing - HERE!     


KIHEI HOME WITH OHANA
This beautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is located on a very quiet street in north Kihei. The community has only 18 lots and this larger lot offers an open floor plan with full living on the first floor.  There is an expansive back yard with established sod, irrigation and a fence.  There are star fruit, avocado and lime trees on the property.  There is also a 1 bedroom, 1 bath attached ohana.  

View the full listing - HERE!     


MAKENA GATED COMMUNITY HOME
Word class luxury and comfort are realized in this one- of-a-kind estate in the prestigious Makena gated community of One Palaeua Bay. This home is designed to integrate a natural environment and gracious island style living. Custom designed to fit your contemporary and island lifestyle. Enter through the Porte-Cochere and come inside to experience this magnificent home, offering 5 bedroom suites, 5 baths, a chef’s kitchen dedicated to indoor and outdoor cooking with a full service bar, a large living area, an executive office, media room, interior-exterior waterfall bar area and a 75 foot infinity edge black lava tiled swimming pool and spa. Enjoy exotic custom cabinets and woodwork throughout, imported granite, marble, tile, a 3-car garage and so much more. The property is being sold “As-Is,” with construction to be completed by the buyer.
View the full listing - HERE!    

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Lender Corner by Craig Haueisen                                                                                         
Last Week In The News
New home sales surged 15.6% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 437,000 units — the highest level since July 2008 — from a revised rate of 378,000 units in December. On a year-over-year basis, new home sales were up 28.9% compared with January 2012. At the current sales pace, there is a 4.1-month supply of new homes on the market.
The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city housing price index — on a non-seasonally adjusted basis — rose 0.2% in December after a 0.1% decline in November. On a year-over-year basis, prices rose 6.8% compared with December 2011, the largest annual gain since 2006.
Pending home sales, a forward-looking indicator based on signed contracts, rose 4.5% in January after a revised 2% decrease in December. On a year-over-year basis, pending home sales were up 9.5% compared with January 2012.
Orders for durable goods — items expected to last three or more years — fell $11.8 billion or 5.2% to $217 billion in January. This decrease follows a revised 3.7% increase in December. Excluding volatile transportation-related goods, January orders posted a monthly increase of 1.9%.
The Commerce Department announced that gross domestic product — the total output of goods and services produced in the U.S. — increased at a revised annual rate of 0.1% in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to the initial estimate of a 0.1% decrease.
Manufacturing activity rose to 54.2 in February after a reading of 53.1 in January. A reading above 50 signals expansion.
Total construction spending fell 2.1% to $883.3 billion in January, following an upwardly revised 1.1% increase in December. Compared to January 2012, construction spending has risen 7.1%.
Initial claims for unemployment benefits for the week ending February 23 fell by 22,000 to 344,000. Continuing claims for the week ending February 16 fell by 91,000 to 3.074 million. The less volatile four-week average of claims for unemployment benefits was 355,000.
Upcoming on the economic calendar are reports on factory orders on March 6 and unemployment on March 8.
Craig Haueisen is a Loan Officer with Prospect Mortgage.  Please feel free to email him or call him for any of your Mortgage needs.
Office: 808-298-7549 or Email: craig.haueisen@prospectmtg.com
Click here to visit Craig's website and apply online: http://myprospectmortgage.com/CHaueisen

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