Aloha & Good Morning!
Today's forecast for Maui will be mostly sunny with highs from 82-88 degrees!
Have I mentioned lately how wonderful it is to live and own on Maui? It truly is a magical place with so many amazing and healing qualities. It just so happens that Maui came out on top again in the recent edition of Conde Nast Traveler. This amazing island is #1 on the list of the Top 10 Islands in the U.S.
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| Beach View from South Maui |
Conde
Nast Traveler also just put out the reader's choice for the top 25
islands in the world and for the 20th consecutive year Maui has made the
list!
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| Hana Black Sand Beach |
As
if that wasn't enough of a reason to be on the top! There is an
article on the Huffington Post that displays a visual rundown of 20
reasons why Maui keeps making the list for best islands. Their
photos alone make you stop and remember all the greatness Maui has.
The photos here are my some great shots from my own collection that I
wanted to share.
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| Kihei Sunset |
There really are so many reasons that we call Maui nō ka ʻoi which means Maui is the best. Please contact us when you are ready to buy property on Maui. Our team of experts can set you up with email updates as soon as new listings hit the market. We
provide in-person showings and if you are shopping from a different
location we can go out and create a video for you to view the property
online. Call, text or email us today!
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Last Week In The News
The
Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted composite
index of mortgage applications for the week ending October 11 rose 0.3%.
Purchase volume fell 5%. Refinancing applications increased 3%. The
refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 66% of total
applications from 64% the previous week.The monthly National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing market index fell two points in October to 55. An index reading above 50 indicates positive sentiment about the housing market.
Retail sales fell 0.7% for the week ending October 12, according to the ICSC-Goldman Sachs index. On a year-over-year basis, retailers saw sales increase 1%.
The Bloomberg consumer comfort index fell 4.4 points this week to minus 34.1 on its scale of minus 100 to plus 100. In a separate, forward-looking measure, the number of Americans who say the economy is getting worse rose 13 points, the most in two years. The reason for the decline was attributed to the government shutdown.
Initial claims for unemployment benefits for the week ending October 12 fell by 15,000 to 358,000. Continuing claims for the week ending October 5 fell by 43,000 to 2.859 million. The less volatile four-week average of claims for unemployment benefits was 336,500.
Due to the shutdown of the Federal government, reports on the consumer price index, housing starts, industrial production and the index of leading economic indicators were not available.
Upcoming on the economic calendar are reports on existing home sales on October 21, new home sales on October 24 and durable goods orders on October 25.
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.comClick here to visit Craig's website and apply online: http://myprospectmortgage.com/CHaueisen
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