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With over half a mile of waterfront footage on South Walton's iconic Choctawhatchee Bay, Churchill Oaks offers a lifestyle like no other. From the virtual community tour above, click around to view a new perspective of Churchill Oaks and its 40 acres nestled in the best of Churchill and Hogtown Bayous. This aerial tour highlights the newly completed amenity, the first private, deep water marina constructed in South Walton in decades! Not only is the marina an outstanding amenity for boaters, all community residents can enjoy this private dock for breezy strolls on the Bay, excellent fishing, kayaking and paddle boarding, and catching breathtaking sunsets. Individual boat slips are available for Churchill Oaks property owners to purchase.

Watch the virtual tour: https://tours.86400productions.com/tours/DE-Goys31x

Photo Credit: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida

Photo Credit: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida

Marina Details:
500-Foot Pier
36 Slips from 31' to 70'
Deep Water Accessible
Electricity Enabled
YOLO Board + Kayak Launch Platform
Fish Cleaning Station
Outdoor Shower

Photo Credit: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida.

Churchill Oaks offers 87 homesites including bay view, bay front, and lake front homes. Opportunities are now available to purchase new homes from various phases of construction or select your ideal floor plan + perfect homesite for a new build

Photo Credit: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida.

With renowned architectural design, trusted builder, and development team working together, the process of making Churchill Oaks your home is seamless from start to finish. Our dedicated on-site sales team of community specialists offers guidance and direction in the selection of homesites, floor plans, finishes, and what to expect each step of the way.

Photo Credit: Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Beach Properties of Florida.

For more information, please contact Hunter Harman at 850.598.7011 or hunter@bpfla.com.

Hunter Harman is the exclusive agent representing the Florida real estate market as a member of the Haute Residence Real Estate Network. View all of his listings here.

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How has the luxury real estate market in your market been performing so far in 2020?

After a fairly tepid 2019, 2020 has actually been robust - a bit surprising frankly. From the start of the year up to March 15th, island-wide on Kauai total sales are up 27%, unit sales are only up 3% which means that median prices are up about 28% over the same time frame in 2019. There have been sixty sales at $1M or more. So, we would say that 2020's off to an excellent start where we have a great tailwind. It does however, remain to be seen how 2020 finishes, especially the normally busy summer months coming up.

What are buyers looking for in their homes in your market in 2020?

Due to the remoteness of Kauai (the most isolated, populated landmass on the planet) and the dearth of local suppliers for building materials, fixtures, furnishings, etc., many second-home buyers tend to want a turnkey residence and therefore eschew fixer-uppers or projects. Most are too busy on the mainland to be managing a fixer-project or new build here. There are some world-class homes here on Kauai and we have excellent builders and craftspeople, that being said, there are only so many of them and in high-demand and because so, they tend to be expensive. Many buyers don't want the hassle and are therefore willing to pay a bit of a premium for new construction whether that's via new development projects, mostly condominiums or they'll acquire a newly remodeled home.

In terms of specific property wants, ocean views, outdoor living spaces, pools, some elbow room and recently air conditioning top the list.

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Which has been a highlight sale for you so far in 2020?

We have personally been involved in a couple of the largest trades island-wide year-to-date. These include, on the Seller-side, a $6,300,000 transaction a few weeks ago, the property belonged to an Oscar-winning Director, so the ocean bluff property was incredibly authentic and presented like a movie-set - a pristine tropical setting with great water features and awesome ocean views.

On the Buyer-side, we represented a popular footwear company co-founder this week in a $3.9M trade that was again a bluff-top, oceanview, beach-centric property with a pool and guest cottage on acreage with great construction in the craftsman style.

Are there any new restaurants or other spots in your market you’ve been loving lately?

As Kauai is a small kine place, new restaurants are a fewer and further between phenomenon. Just to give you an idea, in the January 2020 Issue of Food & Wine magazine, they published a list of the Best Classic Restaurants in every state, and on Kauai, Lihue's own Hamura Saimin - a local favorite since 1952. That's right, a 30-counter seat, Formica-topped noodle shop.

However, that being said, there is PV Eats (www.pveatskauai.com) which follows the new trend of "grocerants" or "restamarts" - a gourmet market with a bistro bar & restaurant. Perched above the Prince Golf Course at the North Shore Preserve in Princeville - the sunset views area incredible there's picnic takeaway lunch seating outside and casual dining with spectacular views - especially at sunset. They have a great wine & cocktail list along with fabulous foreplay with ahi, oysters and Kauai shrimp, amazing salads and sandwiches along with pasta and traditional dinner fare with a Kauaian twist. Two enthusiastic thumbs up - we love it.

Na Pali Coast, Kauai

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It’s time for spring break. What is a fun activity in your market?

The total lifestyle is relaxing, but relaxing out-of-doors in particular everyone manifests their relationship with the ocean whether that's surfing, paddling, snorkeling, kayaking, fishing, walking the beach, boogie boarding, boating, diving - you name it, we have it with warm water and balmy tradewinds all the while. Kauai has the most temperate climate in the western hemisphere where it never below 60 degrees or above 85, it seems like Spring Break year-round. There's also great hiking to Grand Canyonesque Waimea or any number of waterfall trails island-wide and fun excursions like dolphin and whale watching tours, cruising the Na Pali Coast or tubing the plantation irrigation ditches (more fun than it sounds) and plenty of 4-wheel driving, horseback riding and ziplining for the thrill enthusiasts. And when you're done you can kick back on any ne of a number of spectacular golden sand beaches - Kauai has more beaches than all the other Hawaiian Islands combined - you can always find your very own deserted beach. And if all that fails, an umbrella drink never fails to satisfy.

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We are almost in November and while the rest of the northern hemisphere is pulling out winter coats and watching leaves fall, Kohanaiki, a 450-acre private club community on the Big Island of Hawaii, is preparing for winter a little differently- by pulling out the surfboards, sunscreen, and welcoming home the Kohola- humpback whales.

Located along the sunny Kona coast, this area is renowned for some of the best sport fishing, surfing, and diving in Hawai‘i.  And every winter, the Hawaiian Islands welcome home the Kohola to frolick in the warm Hawaiian waters- truly a spectacle to watch from Kohanaiki’s impressive 67,000-square-foot clubhouse.

Kohanaiki’s World-Class Amenities Give a One-of-its-kind Experience to Its members, Year-round

With water clarity is at its peak during the winter and an average water temperature of around 75 degrees, it’s no wonder Kohanaiki’s 39’ Yellowfin private boat stays busy whisking members on memorable family diving, fishing, and snorkeling tours every day.  The Club’s Beach restaurant will cook up the day’s catch, anyway you like it.

Photo Credit: Kohanaiki

Photo Credit: Kohanaiki

Ocean recreation not for you?  Play a few rounds on their Rees Jones-designed golf course featuring six ocean-front holes, relax in their expansive spa with private men's and women's lounges and outdoor areas, or get your hands dirty in the biodynamic farm, with fruits, vegetables, and plants grown for their restaurants and members.

When the Sun Goes Down

The Clubhouse, situated at the heart of the development, was designed to take in the panoramic ocean, golf, and mountain views and houses a restaurant, fitness areas, spa and Members’ Shop on the main level and a 21-seat theatre, 4-lane bowling alley, billiards, foosball, shuffleboard, and a variety of video and board games on the lower level.

Photo Credit: Kohanaiki

An authentic gallery of art devoted to the Hawaiian culture enhances a James Bond-style poker room and scotch bar, wine tasting room and private dining areas. The second level is also where the Club’s micro-brewery is located.  Yes, their own micro-brewery.

Photo Credit: Kohanaiki

From sun-up to sun-down, Kohanaiki is certainly a place that knows how to winter.

Photo Credit: Kohanaiki

For more on Kohanaiki, visit the community's website.

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