The price of working from a paradise
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A residence at Timbers Kauai in Hawaii, where home owners get all the benefits of resort life such as room service, airport pickups and concierge offerings.
PHOTO: TIMBERS
(NYTIMES) - Hawaii has long been a dream destination for wealthy home buyers from the United States mainland. But that has probably never been more true than now.
"From the second half of 2020, into 2021, luxury sales volume in the state of Hawaii grew at a frenetic pace," said Mr Matthew Beall, chief executive of Hawaii Life, a real estate firm.

