Articles
April 2007
by Bill Jardine Apr 17, 2007
Wouldn’t April be great if there were no income tax? As it is, April is still one of the best months of the year, and not just because that is the month our daughter, Jana, was born either. It is the first month that makes you feel like Spring is here for sure. Waimea’s many, graceful Jacaranda trees are now bent with bright purple flowers which will soon scatter over lawns and roadways, bringing smiles to old-timers and new-comers alike.
We have planted hundreds of trees for all kinds of good reasons, but the ones we enjoy the most are the Jacarandas and the African tulips in bloom. I know that the African tulip is considered a pest in some places, but their little seed-pod boats are just perfect for the ruffled mirror surface of our pond … especially when pushed out onto the water by little hands on a bright Spring day.
This Spring we are seeing more and more and more people waking up to the unusual values in the real estate market. We are now hearing exclamations of pleasure from successful bidders who never thought they could do so well. The crazy days of arrogant Sellers are now far behind us, and the Buyer’s market is in full swing.
In town, the new houses being offered by Lauala’i are establishing a value point for many of the individual houses around town. We have seen many buyers comparing and buying in Luala’i as the obvious value leader. There are still a few homes left, but inventory is going fast now.
Is your property still worth what you heard it might be at the peak of the market two years ago? Probably not, but if you are reasonable it will still sell, and now is a great, great time to move into a new house that might suit your changing needs better. You should call and talk to us.
We are still expecting a steep run up in demand in another year or two, when the Boomers make their big push for retirement properties. If you’d like to take advantage of that next big price surge, I strongly urge you to get into this market right away and start making aggressive offers on good properties. This is the time, for sure.
We recently had a client remark that she had been advised to wait for the “bottom” before getting active. There are two big, fat problems with that. First, you will never know when the bottom occurred until it is long gone. Second, you will have a lot of competition from all the others who hoped that would be a good idea too. A far better strategy is to ask for your low price now. You just might get it … seriously ☺
William N. Jardine
