вЂњWeвЂ™re busier than weвЂ™ve ever been,вЂќ he says.

Beall says recent floods and lingering road damage havenвЂ™t dented demand. Beall calls вЂњone of the most incredibly beautiful places on the planet.вЂќД®arlier in 2021, a Hanalei oceanfront five-bedroom house on a 1.11-acre waterfront lot went into contract with an asking price of $24.75 million. Miranda calls super-high-maintenance homes sit on what HawaiвЂ™i LifeвЂ™s Mr. Keliihoomalu, there were six residential sales on Kauai above $10 million, compared with two in the Wailea-Makena area of southwest Maui, and three above Honolulu, near OahuвЂ™s Kailua Bay, where Barack andДЄ covered dining area at the NaylorsвЂ™ North Shore home has mountain views. On the drier south side of the island, a second major enclave of luxury homes is being developed near Poipu Beach.Дespite the rain, KauaiвЂ™s North Shore has turned into HawaiiвЂ™s most expensive area, says the Big IslandвЂ™s Rebecca Keliihoomalu, vice president of Corcoran Pacific Properties. Though rainfall near the center at Mount Waialeale, more than 5,000 feet above sea level, currently averages about 360 inches a year, it is closer to 80 inches a year near Hanalei, says Kevin Kodama, of the National Weather ServiceвЂ™s Honolulu Forecast Office. At the shoreline, the island has a steady climate of about 80 degrees, says Kauai geologist Chuck Blay. A Modern Oahu Compound Is Crowned the 2019 House of the YearДominated by an inactive volcano, near one of the stateвЂ™s rainiest spots, Kauai has a craggy perimeter where just about everyone lives.A Hawaii Home Built to Withstand a Hurricane Captures House of the Year Title.

Wealthy Property Owners All Want a Slice of HawaiiвЂ™s Kona-Kohala Coast.

By comparison, he says, in his previous 30 years as an agent, he sold only one listing without a viewing.

Norman says, he handled some 30 residential sales, averaging about $10 million, and six were sold sight unseen. More home buyers are making pandemic-era offers without a viewing, says Neal Norman, director of HawaiвЂ™i LifeвЂ™s luxury platform, who was the agent on the Hanalei sale. The agency declined to identify the buyer. It sold for $36.7 million in April 2020 in an all-cash deal. The compound has eight bedrooms and 10 bathrooms spread across three structures. He says the top 2020 sale on the island-and in all of Hawaii-was a 1.7-acre waterfront compound on the North ShoreвЂ™s Hanalei Bay.Д¬radled by mountains, and subject to frequent showers, Hanalei Bay also is known for scenic beaches, lush taro fields, bursts of sunshine and extravagant rainbows. Beall, the Kauai-based CEO and principal broker for the HawaiвЂ™i Life real-estate company, says the islandвЂ™s residential sales above $3 million surged to 38 last year from 23 in 2019. The pandemic has only added to the demand for primary and secondary homes, particularly by house hunters from California. With only 3% of the islandвЂ™s 550 square miles open to development, housing stock in all price categories is scarce. Luxury properties tend to start at $3 million on Kauai, which has 72,000 permanent residents. Have a property on the northeast of the island comprising about 1,400 contiguous acres, including nearly 600 acres added in March, according to a family spokesman. With a rustic vibe, balmy temperatures and dramatic scenery, Kauai has settled in as the stateвЂ™s prime destination for luxury-minded homeowners, attracting the likes of These days, rainy Kauai has a red-hot real-estate market. The couple and their two boys, now 4 and 5 years old, moved in time for Thanksgiving. The 2,200-square-foot house, with a great room that opens to the outdoors, is on a Вј-acre lot that is a five-minute drive from the ocean. The Cooks made an offer of $1.8 million, sight unseen, on a furnished three-bedroom, three-bathroom bungalow located on KauaiвЂ™s North Shore, which is known for its verdant mountains and beautiful beaches. Cook, вЂњAnd I said, вЂOK, great, when are we leaving?вЂ™ вЂќ Kristin Hoshino for The Wall Street Journal Cynthia and John Cook with sons Jackson, 5, left, and Hudson, 4.

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