I just finished buying my first home, and boy did I had a lot of questions. Luckily for me, I had a broker and multiiple real estate agents working at HawaiiLife.com to help me through the process. Unfortunately, most of Hawaii’s first time home buyers don’t have this luxury, but I’m glad to report that [...]
If you need to live in a city, and you also enjoy a healthy lifestyle, then moving to Honolulu may be just what you need. According to the American Lung Associations State of Air Report, Honolulu was the 3rd cleanest city for year round particle pollution. Along with many outdoor activities including, hiking, mountain biking [...]
In my recent blog post “Buying Farm Land on Kauai” I mentioned the upcoming “ADU Sunset“, and that it was offering the potential for some excellent land deals in the coming months. In my blog post, I wrote: “Agriculturally-zoned parcels on Kauai… come with the right to build a guest house. The County has allowed [...]
According to a recent Hawaii Life post, Hawaii foreclosures are up 503%, which is a significant increase. Although this may sound alarming as if the “sky is falling”, it still isn’t as bad here as other parts of the mainland. There was an article in today’s Star Bulletin that says Honolulu is rated 150th in the nation [...]
Everyone has heard this infamous phrase, “if you live in Hawaii, where do you take a vacation?†I live on the beautiful island of Kaua’i, and for me, the answer was “to Hawaiiâ€! Living on what I feel is the most gorgeous place on earth; it sure makes it difficult for me to want to [...]
I recently had the privilege of making the acquaintance of Mike Gallagher from RE/MAX Honolulu. Mike is really in tune with the Oahu real estate market and provides detailed Hawaii real estate statistics on an ongoing basis through his column titled, “Understanding the Hawaii Real Estate Market” over at AroundHawaii.com. Mike was kind enough to [...]
This week’s Princeville REO review features two new condos and one home on the Princeville Golf Course.
In a post at examiner.com, William Sager shows that Hawaii foreclosures are up 503% from this same time last year. Sager concludes that, “People who bought their home a decade ago are still in pretty good shape, but folks who bought during the recent real estate bubble are upside down and struggling.” This is a [...]
For those of you that don’t know, Maunawili is the first neighborhood you come to after going over the Pali to Kailua. What’s great about it, is you’re minutes from the pristine white beaches of Kailua, yet also minutes away from Downtown Honolulu. Many doctors, attorneys & business professionals choose to reside here due to [...]
Perhaps understandably, with the huge inventory of homes for sale in Hawaii… diligent buyers are looking at a lot of property before they make their decision. Some buyers even make multiple offers on Active listings to gauge the market and see which sellers are the most willing to accept their price. Even if they’re not, [...]
This week’s North Shore Kauai Realtor’s caravan featured as assortment of land listings and homes in several rural subdivisions. The journey started at the Waipake subdivision where there are several lots listed. From there, we headed north to the Anini Beach area. The homes right on Anini beach demand a premium for their location and [...]
1. Purchase this property in Lihue for as little as 3.5% down! Approved for HomePath Mortgage and HomePath Renovation Mortgage financing. There are certified lenders for this process on the island of Kauai. This Fannie Mae owned “REO” property is sold “as-is” and there is no seller’s disclosure. The interior of this home is in [...]
Almost every indicator for March showed the Oahu real estate market much stronger than January & February. Part of this could be seasonal, however on a % basis things were pretty good. The number of Oahu single family home sales were up 45% and condo sales were up 55%! Median home prices month over month [...]
Waiting for market decline could price you out of the market. When you look at the possibility of declining prices versus interest rates rising, this may be the perfect time to buy Hawaii real estate.
How many of us haven’t at some time entertained the idea (except those who have already done so!) of running off to Kauai, buying a few acres, and “living off the land.” A potent fantasy indeed, and for the past several years, one realized only by those with considerably deep pockets vacant agricultural land on [...]
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