Diamond Head Homes

Diamond Head has to be the one landmark that everyone remembers about Oahu, as even first time visitors refer to things in relation to it. They think if Hanauma bay as "past Diamond head" and Waikiki seems to end right at it.

Well as you drive from town through Diamond Head, you probably think that it would be wonderful to live there. Yes it would, and yes it is. And if you're considering Diamond Head real estate, first of all you should have a budget starting around $1million, and all the way up to about $20million for a luxury beachfront estate.

Diamond Head is broken up into several areas, and it's important to know them when you're looking to buy Diamond Head real estate. Up in the hills you have Maunalani Heights, which is the upscale neighborhood with amazing ocean views from just about every lot. In this neighborhood, you're going to find custom homes, old and new, for about $1.5-$2million.

Just under Maunalani Heights is Wilhelmina rise, a decent neighborhood of older smaller homes, some of which have been redone. This is more the working class person's neighborhood, with homes of around $800k-$900k available. You can even get a small fixer for around $700k these days.

Just east of that rise/hill, Waialae Iki and Waialae Nui overlook the flatlands, valleys, and ocean with views from hundreds of feet up. It's beautiful from up there, watching the sunset fall into the water.

Now when most people here talk about Diamond head, we're talking about the lower areas, Kahala, Waialae golf course (as a neighborhood), Kapahulu, Kapiolani park area, Puupanini, and Diamond Head proper. These are the "nice" areas of Diamond Head real estate, where homes can be several thousand square feet and several million dollars. Large custom homes line the friendly looking and feeling streets of Diamond Head, and there are also great little condos in a small area we call the "Gold Coast." The Gold Coast is definitely worth a separate entry.

The most expensive area is Kahala, where every home looks like it could be on a magazine cover (and they often are.) Diamond head itself is a great neighborhood, with a lot of cliff side homes overlooking the ocean, and some right down on the water. One thing about Diamond Head that everyone loves is that any given morning, there are runners everywhere, in the parks, on the streets, everywhere.

Kapiolani park is a great amenity in Diamond Head, where people gather for art festivals, picnics, concerts, or for a relaxing time after going to the zoo next door. There is also a great aquarium right across from the park.

Real estate in Diamond Head may be the most coveted of all in Oahu, because of the great quality of the neighborhood combined with its proximity to downtown Honolulu. The captains of industry live here in the Diamond Head region (where my office is located) and you'll find that everything is just little nicer here than everywhere else.

We also have a great little mall, the Kahala Mall. Just big enough for everything you need, most of the time.

If you're considering a purchase or sale in Diamond Head, send me an email or give me a call. I'm just the guy to help you.