Big Island Real Estate Market News
Waikoloa Village has recently shown significant resale activity in both residential and land listings. Lots have jumped from an average of around 100K at this time last year to recent sales of 149K and up. Homes have shown significant increases as well, with the average home price for one year ago for a 3/2 in the neighborhood of 325K and today’s average in the mid to high 400’s.
Waikoloa Village is a nice family neighborhood with a strong neighborhood association. It is located about 45 minutes north of Kailua-Kona, near the resorts of the Kohala coast. There is a neighborhood elementary school, and students go on to attend Kealakehe Intermediate and High School here in Kona. Bus service is provided. Waikoloa Village boasts a shopping center, post office, restaurants, and of course, the golf course and swimming pool. For additional information on this neighborhood, just give me a call; maybe it’s right for you!
Coffee Farming
As new owners of a small coffee farm, my husband and I have been eagerly awaiting the first harvest. Well, this past weekend we were able to pick the first 8.5 pounds of ripe cherry. This tiny amount is just the very beginning of the harvest. We couldn’t bear to let it go to waste, so we picked it ourselves and separated the cherry from the beans manually. Now the beans are drying in the sun and we will remove the silvery outer skin when they are dry. After that, we can roast our first batch of coffee! We have been told that it will be about 3 more weeks before the real picking begins. It will be interesting to see how it all turns out.
After each rain, the trees burst forth in a profusion of snowy white blossoms. The coffee tree is related to the gardenia with its dark green, shiny leaves and fragrant white flowers.
As the cherry ripens, it changes from dark green to red. It is common to have all stages, from flower to ripe red cherry, present at the same time.
This is one of the first ripe cherries. In the two weeks since this was taken, many more have started to ripen.
