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If you are a golf player, you can pay a visit to the golf course in Maui. You can find golf courses in the south, west, upcountry and Molokai regions. If you are in the south of Maui, you can visit the Makena Golf Course. A man named Robert Trent Jones designs it. Makena Golf Course covers an area of 1,800 acres. The golf course has 18 holes. There are two ocean front holes. At the golf course, you will be able to watch breaching humpback whales. Makena Golf Course can be found in the northern and southern region. The north Makena golf course looks more like a natural park. The south Makena golf course looks more like a structured course.

In Wailea, there are three golf club courses. Out of the three golf club courses, the Wailea Gold Course has the world’s best golf club design. The Wailea Gold Golf Course is suitable for people with advanced golfing skill. The Wailea Golf Course covers an area of 7078 yards. Wailea Emerald Golf Course is about 6825 yards. The golf course provides fantastic view of the ocean. Many awards have been given to this particular golf course. At the Wailea Emerald Golf Course, you will find several tee boxes. The tee boxes are prepared for challenging players. Besides, you can also visit the on site restaurant called Sea Watch Restaurant. The Sea Watch Restaurant at Wailea Emerald Golf Course offers excellent dining experience. Wailea Blue Golf Course offers fantastic view of the ocean scenery. The Blue Golf Course covers an area of about 6,765 yards. Another golf course in south Maui is the Elleair Maui Golf Club.

In the west region, there are a few golf courses including The Royal Ka’anapali Course, Kapalua Golf Club Bay Course, Kapalua Golf Club Plantation Course and Kapalua Golf Club Village Course. The Royal Ka’anapali Course is suitable golf course for beginner golf player. The Kapalua Golf Club Bay Course is suitable for golfers with all level of skills. You can find the Kapalua Golf Club Bay Course is located near to the Kapalua Golf Academy. The Kapalua Plantation Course is a challenging golf course for advanced golf player.

If you are in the central Maui, you can visit the Kahili Golf Course. The Kahili Golf Couse is located on the West Maui Mountains’ slopes. The King Kamehameha Golf Club is also quite popular in central Maui.

The West Maui housing market, a large component of the Maui County real estate market, has shown some signs of improvement for the last few tracking periods. According to Pacific Business News, “Sales of condominiums in Maui County doubled last month, while sales of single-family homes rose 35 percent. There were 104 condo units sold in May, including two on Molokai, which was 100 percent more than the 52 units that sold in May 2009, according to the Realtors Association of Maui.” The June 14, 2010 article went on to say that “There were 81 single-family houses sold on Maui alone last month, a 35 percent increased compared to the 60 homes that sold on Maui, Lanai and Molokai during the same month last year. Prices, however, didn’t follow suit. The median price for a single-family house was $442,000 in May, an 8 percent decline from $482,500 in May 2009.”

This increase in the number of West Maui homes for sale actually being purchased was predicted by the Lahaina News. A May 2010 article said, “The market is starting to turn, indicated by the increase in unit sales. While the Homebuyer Tax Credit program has ended, the resulting sales (closings) through May and June will show in the next two months’ statistics.” The report continued to state that “Anecdotal evidence from agents, lenders and escrow personnel indicate that a good portion of the transactions in process (not yet closed) are outside of the tax credit program, and that there is strong buyer-showing activity that should result in future sales. Condo median prices are showing some small upticks.”

Some examples of West Maui and Maui County real estate are being sold for drastically reduced prices. According to a May 27, 2010 article from the Wall Street Journal, “Some buyers are getting huge price cuts. In April, a home on the Hawaiian island of Maui sold for $19.9 million, down from the original asking price of $38 million. Nancy Callahan of Island Sotheby’s International Realty, the listing agent, declines to name the buyers but says they are from Wyoming.”