Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Wednesday Morning Coffee on Maui - 03/27/13



Aloha & Good Morning!

Today's forecast for Maui calls for scattered showers and a high of 80 degrees.  Keep your eye out for rainbows!     
NEW LISTING

This new listing at Kihei Resort is a first floor 1bd/1ba.  Located directly across from Kalepolepo Beach Park and The Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, the lush tropical gardens and peaceful lava rock fountains of Kihei Resort are a Hawaiian oasis. Less than a five minute walk to the north puts you at the beginning of Three Mile Beach, Maui's longest continuous sandy beach. Ideal for early morning or sunset walks, swimming and sunning. This condo was remodeled in March 2010 with granite kitchen counter tops, bamboo style flooring, new paint and a 42' flat screen TV. This unit has been in a vacation rental for years & does very well. Currently booked nearly through June with only a weeks and a half open at time of listing! This is such a beautiful complex with an Asian flare to it. Private swimming pool behind the foliage, Jacuzzi and BBQ area.


Check out the full listing and view more photos HERE!

IN THE NEWS

Maui's Easter Brunch Offerings - This Sunday is sure to be a busy day for all the local Maui eateries.  Check out all the goodies for your Sunday brunch plans in this article.

Seven Tips for Staging Your Home To Sell - This feature article in USA Today has great tips to get your house ready to sell.  First impressions make all the difference.  Contact me today if you want to get your home ready to sell this spring/summer!

Best Time To Buy Items For Your Home - A quarterly and monthly breakdown of when you can get the best deal on all kinds of items for your home!

VIDEO ARTICLE - Check out this quick 4 minute interview with AAA Travel Agency to find out some deals and perks with Aloha Days.  I'd love to see you here this summer and we can find your Maui Dream Address!

Win Hawaii Magazine's "Travaasa Giveaway" - This is a vacation package to scenic Hana, Maui.  The giveaway ends on April 30th. 
                                          
New listings have been added to the Windermere Valley Isle Properties YouTube Channel.  If you want to keep up-to-date with the newest listings you can follow them by clicking HERE!   
  
Don't forget to get your name in for this year's exciting i-Pad giveaway!  

Looking for more great articles, videos and advice?  Check out the Real Estate Sales Maui Team on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, BLOGGER and PINTEREST

Lender Corner by Craig Haueisen                                                                                         
Last Week In The News
The combined construction of new single-family homes and apartments in February rose 0.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 917,000 units. Single-family starts increased 0.5%. Volatile multifamily starts rose 1.4%. Compared to the previous year, housing starts were up 27.7% in February. Applications for new building permits, seen as an indicator of future activity, rose 4.6% to an annual rate of 946,000 units.
The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo monthly housing market index fell two points in March to 44. An index reading below 50 indicates negative sentiment about the housing market.
The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted composite index of mortgage applications for the week ending March 15 fell 7.1%. Purchase volume fell 4%. Refinancing applications decreased 8%.
Existing home sales rose 0.8% in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.98 million units from 4.94 million units in January. Compared to a year ago, existing home sales were up 10.2% in February. The inventory of unsold homes on the market rose 9.6% to 1.94 million in February, a 4.7-month supply at the current sales pace, up from a 4.3-month supply in January.
The index of leading economic indicators — designed to forecast economic activity in the next three to six months — rose 0.5% in February, following an upwardly revised 0.5% increase in January.
Initial claims for unemployment benefits for the week ending March 16 rose by 2,000 to 336,000. Continuing claims for the week ending March 9 rose by 5,000 to 3.053 million. The less volatile four-week average of claims for unemployment benefits was 339,750, the lowest level since February 2008.
Upcoming on the economic calendar are reports on the housing price index and new home sales on March 26, and pending home sales on March 27. 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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