Bulk condo buyer negotiates million-dollar deals

For years, Jean Boudrias has been converting gas stations and old body shops into condos. But these days, Boudrias, the head of Idevco Inc., has never been so busy.

While single-family home and condominium sales soared on the Big Island and Kauai last month, the residential real estate market still has not recovered from a significant drop in neighbor island transactions during the past few years.