Friday, December 21, 2007

Oahu Top Private Schools

We have information and links to most of the Oahu Schools on our Hawaii real estate site. You can find more information about schools and city information on National Relocation.

Some of the best private schools in the nation are on Oahu. Iolani school is known for its academic excellence. It wins awards every year for its students achievements. Punahou is another great private school and known nationally by many of the great colleges and its students are recruited heavily as well.

These are definately the top two private schools on Oahu and in the state of Hawaii.

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Homes, Condos & Apartments For Rent

National Relocation a major real estate portal that offers many useful services when you are relocating to a new area or just in your own bakyard. Just launched their new rentals section with the new design. Owners, property managers and landlords can list their apartments for rent and homes for rent for free. Home seekers can search their database of properties for free as well. What a great resource for both!

Actually they have been pushing their new design in all their channels this whole week. They pushed real estate earlier in the week. It has great new functions like comparing mortgage rates, locating a Realtor, research information about schools and city data information as well. You can even find a foreclosure if you are looking for a bargain.

They will also be pushing the new design for their movers section this week. Next week they will be finishing the new design by adding Insurance including life insurance, car insurance and homeowners insurance. All the different types you will need when you are moving to a new area. More home buying stuff will be the home inspectors section and title insurance section.

This is definately a helpful and useful site when you are checking home values and researching different housing options for a new neighborhood.

If you are moving to Hawaii we can help assist you in the home hunting process and answer any other relocation questions you may have.

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Mississauga Real Estate Market Investments

After browsing real more real estate blogs from around the world I came across a Mississauga Ontario real estate website blog that shows that prices in some parts of the world are doing much better compared to the US. As a matter of fact real estate prices have been consistently increasing for the past 12 years in the Toronto Ontario area of Canada. You can see a Mississauga average price graph showing the price increases over this period of time and although there are seasonal fluctuations in the price, every year since 1995 the average single family residential price has increased.

In the Mississauga real estate blog, author Mark Argentino shows what prices and sales have been doing over the past years. Not only have prices been increasing, but sales continue to set records. October of 2007 recorded 7,915 transactions of single-family homes in the GTA, which is an all time record for the month. Sales were up 15 per cent over the 6,876 figure recorded in October of 2006 Many were predicting a 4 to 6% increase in prices for 2007 but it appears the actual increase will be in the 10 to 11% range and there is every indication that 2007 will be another banner year for resale housing activity in the Mississauga and greater Toronto area.

The Mississauga real estate marketplace has not felt the effects of the sub-prime mortgage financial crisis of the USA. Although some major banks in Canada have recently taken write-offs in the $500 to $600 million range, it appears that they will be able to weather the financial crisis in the real estate sector of the US. Mortgage interest rates in Canada are still near historic all time lows and this is contributing to keeping the real estate market buoyant. In the 1990’s and before, it used to be “when the US sneezed, Canada would get a cold”, but this no longer seems to be the case. The real estate market in Mississauga only stalled for about 2 months after 911 and then continued it’s upward climb. It appears the economy is very strong and self sufficient and US and global meltdowns no longer have the effect they once did.

Donald Trump was in the GTA recently to announce the construction of his 57-storey Trump International Hotel & Tower. It’s a half-billion dollar project that will stimulate even further investment into the area.

There are some doomsayers that feel the Mississauga and GTA real estate market is over-inflated, but compared to other major world class cities, Mississauga and Toronto real estate continues to be a great place to buy and sell real estate. Is it possible that ”The Donald” could have it right this time!

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Model of the week: Shiraz balances open floor plan with secluded areas

The Shiraz, a custom single-family model home built by Bordeaux Homes in Grand Arbors at TwinEagles, balances the openness of the floor plan with more private areas, including a secluded master suite with a sitting area and a palette of spa blue and cocoa to promote relaxation.

Overlooking a lake and golf course in the Hedgestone neighborhood, the Shiraz is a four-bedroom, 4.5-bath home with 4,059 square feet and 7,090 total square feet, which includes a large pool deck, a covered lanai area with an outdoor kitchen and separate one- and two-car garages.

The model has a semi-circular paver driveway that accesses each garage. The façade is accented by precast stone, used as crown molding; surrounds around windows, garage doors and the entry’s arched opening; and has medallions, corbels, columns and other decorative details. The 14-foot entry ceiling rises to three arched openings that are embellished with precast stone columns and metal scrollwork, which mimics the overlays atop two glass entry doors and its fanlight. Pavers cover the steps and entry floor.

The model’s open floor plan unfolds in the foyer, where views continue through the living room parlor’s three-mitered glass windows to the pool, flanked on each end by two large lion statues, and lake-to-golf views of the 10th and 11th holes of The Club at TwinEagles’ Gary Player-designed golf course. A single column defines the dining room to the foyer’s immediate left and allows the eye to take in a glimpse of the kitchen through a hallway opening. The nook, set within a trio of mitered glass windows, is also visible from the foyer.

Porcelain flooring is used throughout most of the Shiraz, with carpet inserts used in the living room and bedrooms. The foyer’s ceiling is painted a spa blue and is accented with wide, taupe-hued crown molding, a color used in most of the home’s moldings and window and door woodwork. Two iron light fixtures illuminate the foyer.

A wall of faux-finished built-in shelves, filled with books and art objects, gives the dining room a rustic feel. The ceiling has two levels of crown molding — one has a dentil motif; the other floats along a lower level. Wallpaper covers the highest surface of the ceiling.

The same wallpaper is repeated in the living room ceiling, which has dentil crown molding and floating molding with cove lighting. Plantation shutters are built into one wall and flank a sofa. Three-levels of shutters are repeated in the opposite wall, hiding a flat-screen TV and a variety of shelving and storage.

The powder bath has wallpaper, a floating cabinetry vanity with a cedar-hued limestone countertop and backsplash.

The kitchen has a raised breakfast bar with double sink and a raised paneled dishwasher with hidden controls. The room also offers a center island with a single stainless steel sink, brown granite countertops, an Italian cream marble backsplash, a walk-in pantry, paneled side-by-side Thermador refrigerator-freezer, and a built-in stainless steel oven tower. Cabinetry provides a variety of storage options and includes a Lazy Susan, pullout shelves and task lighting.

Floating crown molding encircles the room beneath stripes of spa blue and taupe paint. The vaulted coffer ceiling is finished with wallpaper resembling mosaic chicklet tile in various shades of blue and has faux-finished crown molding and picture molding. Its iron and crystal chandelier adds a touch of formality.

Zero-corner doors on a 45-degree angle in the adjoining family room and mitered glass in the nook provide a nearly continuous wall of glass in this area of the model and display pool, spa and golf views.

The family room has built-in cabinetry that includes a wine alcove and a wet bar with sink, glass-door U-line wine refrigerator, task lighting and Italian cream marble backsplash. Cabinetry above the granite countertop has glass doors, glass shelves and interior lighting.

The family room’s octagonal ceiling has floating crown molding, blue-painted picture molding and repeats the mosaic wallpaper found in the kitchen. A built-in entertainment center incorporates a flat-screen TV and storage behind solid doors.

Additional wine storage is provided in an adjoining hallway that leads to the largest guest suite. Built-in cabinetry offers a variety of shelving options for storing wine and has a brown granite countertop and drawers and solid wood doors on the lowest level.

The guest suite has plantation shutters, wood-stained crown molding, and three ceiling-to-floor mirrors anchored on the wall next to the bed. The low upholstered headboard also serves as an extra-wide display area. The bedroom’s full bath doubles as the pool bath and has a glass-enclosed shower with a pebbled tile floor, darker cabinetry and a granite countertop. It also has wood-painted crown molding and wall covering that resembles weathered wood planks.

The outdoor area and pool deck has a paver surface, and feature the builder’s signature “pub and grill,” offering a summer kitchen equipped with a stainless steel gas Dacor grill, a stainless steel U-line refrigerator, stainless steel cabinet doors, granite countertop, and a tile, precast stone and stucco hood. The wet bar has a low granite countertop and ceramic sink.

Precast stone accents the capitals and bases of the verandah’s square fluted columns, which support wide view-framing arched openings.

The raised spa has a chiseled-edge tile surface and a spillway into the pool. Two flower medallions embedded in the spa’s side also spill water into the pool, which offers built-in benches on each side of the spa.

The Shiraz’s master suite and study are off the foyer. The study has a porcelain floor, walk-in closet, and an L-shaped desk/built-in topped with cedar-hued limestone and offers storage behind solid wood doors. The ceiling has an intricate design with floating molding and mirrored sides.

Walk-in closets are on each side of the hallway leading into the master bedroom. The bed wall consists of four sections of beveled mirrors that reflect views from double glass doors and a four-window bayed sitting area. The room also has crown molding and an octagonal tray insert accented with faux-finished floating molding and cove lighting.

The bath has Chinese motif wallpaper in hues of spa blue and cocoa, a separate water closet with a bidet, a linen closet and dark-hued wood cabinetry that floats above a porcelain floor. The single vanity has a marble countertop and dual sinks, set below a trio of beveled-edge mirrors. Floating crown molding with cove light accents the lowest level of the ceiling. The surface of an octagonal tray within the ceiling is painted spa blue and has two more levels of floating and regular crown molding.

The jetted tub has a built-in pillow, oversized white marble deck and a wood paneled surface. It is positioned below two windows. The walk-in shower has a pebbled tile floor, glass-block window, porcelain walls and an oversized marble-top bench. It also has dual controls and a rainhead.

An archway leads to a vestibule that accesses the private, one-car garage.

The model’s additional two guest rooms are off the hallway separating dining room and kitchen. Each uses porcelain floors in high-traffic areas with carpet inserts. One is shown as a sitting room and has floating crown molding and a full bathroom with granite countertop, beveled-edge mirrors and a glass-enclosed shower. The second guest room also has a carpet inset, reverse floating molding, and a full bath with a pebbled tile floor in the shower.

The laundry room has a front-loading Bosch washer and dryer, and a deep utility sink. Storage is provided by upper and lower cabinetry and in a closet in the hallway.

The Shiraz was built following green building practices. Additional features include an intercom, air-conditioned garage storage, storm-resistant impact glass, storm shutters and a 15-kilowatt propane-operated generator.

The Shiraz features interior design and original artwork by Michael Valentine, of Interior Elements by Valentine & Stone. It is priced at $2.495 million, fully furnished.

Grand Arbors is the newest phase of TwinEagles, the 1,115-acre master-planned community being developed by Bonita Bay Group. The TwinEagles sales center is inside the community’s entrance on Immokalee Road, seven miles east of Interstate 75.


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Additional homes released for marketing at Verona Pointe

The rate of sales has spurred the release of more homes for marketing at Verona Pointe, a North Naples town home community developed and built by Pulte Homes Inc.

Jill Hoffman, vice president of sales and marketing for the Southwest Florida market of Pulte Homes, said 51 residences have now been released. Verona Pointe will consist of 94 town homes in 13 two-story buildings, including five of six units each and eight of eight units each upon completion.

Each home is a two-story design with the owner’s and secondary bedrooms on the second floor. The two floor plans each offer three bedrooms and 2.5 baths. Every home has an attached garage. Prices start in the mid-$200,000s.

The Milan has 1,580 square feet of living area and 2,004 total square feet, including a single-car garage. The Montenero has 1,715 square feet under air and 2,273 total square feet, with a two-car garage.

Each town home has a private entry, a powder room on the first floor, three panels of 8-foot sliding glass doors opening to the rear patio from the grand room, a utility area with a washer and dryer on the second floor, 9-foot, 4-inch ceilings on the first floor and vaulted ceilings in the owner’s bedroom and second bedroom.

Features include an owner’s bath with his-and-her sinks with an enclosed shower, cultured marble vanity tops, wood panel cabinets and a private water closet. Each floor plan has a walk-in closet in the owner’s suite.

Kitchen features include a breakfast area for informal dining, wood panel cabinetry, a pantry and Corian counter tops with a Corian integral sink and spray attachment. The GE appliances include a refrigerator with an ice maker, a built-in microwave oven, a dishwasher, a disposal, a range with a self-cleaning oven and a full-size washer and dryer.

Interior features include raised-panel doors, 8-foot sliding glass doors and colonial baseboard trim. Floor coverings include ceramic tile in the foyer, kitchen, baths and laundry areas. The living areas have textured wall finishes with smooth finishes in the kitchen and baths.

Every home will be pre-wired for ceiling fans and cable TV and telephone outlets, including a structured wired media center.

Verona Pointe will have a recreation pavilion with a pool, sun deck and pool cabana.

Verona Pointe is on the east side of Livingston Road, north of Immokalee Road, and will have a lake along its southern edge providing water views for most of the community’s homes. The sales office is at 16275 Ravina Way, in the first building on the right.


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