NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND HOUSING DATA
May 31st, 2007The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight has released their first quarter results:
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The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight has released their first quarter results:
In today's Wall Street Journal, Jeff Opdyke reviews a trend we are seeing happening on Maui:
Morgan Stanley seems to think so. Today Richard Berner, Chief US Economist for the firm, wrote the following:
This is not surprising. The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Index today reported a year-over-year decline in the sale prices in the first quarter for its ten-city and twenty-city index. Each index fell approximately 1% from a year earlier. In the markets that most affect Maui, San Diego was down 6%, San Fransisco was down 2.3% and Seattle was up 10%. For more information, contact us!
Separately, Uncle Willie K and Eric Gilliom are wonderful. Together as the Barefoot Natives they are rapidly becoming a Maui Treasure. Here they are at the Castle Theater singing Ku'u Home o Kahalu'u. Enjoy.
This week, penthouse unit 505 has once again gone into escrow. That three bedroom, 1958 square foot unit has had two price reductions and is now listed for $3.8 million. Penthouse unit 106 has been listed for $2.495 million. That unit is 1900 square feet and two bedrooms.
Seriously folks, this is a real deal. 220 East Ikea Kai in Wailea Kialoa. A beautifully remodeled, one story, three bedroom, 2100 square foot home with a garden view. Very quiet and very private. This was originally listed for $2.3 million and is now at $1.65 million. Here are some pictures.
In contrast to yesterday's robust new home sales figures, today's existing home sales were very, very soft:
Significant economic news was reported today:
The commercial real estate market is extremely tight at the moment. From a story in the Maui News: