My dog, Kirra, has brought to light a common misconception that many people have about moving to Hawaii with your pet. To clarify and justify my sanity, although I do have the occasional one-sided conversation with Kirra, she is not able to speak English and did not tell me the aforementioned with her own lips. [...]
With a clientele list that is rapidly growing, we have decided to extend our services beyond assisting clients with a rental or real estate purchase. Whether through vacation rentals or real estate, all Hawaii Life clients now have the opportunity to utilize our Concierge Department, run by Sonja Cabebe. With over two decades of experience [...]
Only in Hawaii If you are lucky enough to be visiting Hawaii on May 1st, you will get to enjoy a holiday unique to Hawaii called “Lei Day.” Festivals rich in Hawaiian music, hula, lei making competitions, and demonstrations are held throughout Hawaii where you will be able to view some of the most beautiful leis [...]
The Decision to Sell Includes Finding Who to Trust Your Home With There is a lot the seller must prepare for and not all of it has to do with the house. This means protecting your valuables, your privacy, and having, above all else, loyalty. Gaining a seller agent means having an advocate who understands [...]
We previewed this home a little over a year ago when it was on the market and were impressed with it (MLS# 253795). You enter through a gate to a private courtyard area with a pool in the center. Beyond the pool is the entry to the home itself.
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers did it again! In 2011, comparing over 40 prime Hawaii state wide Real Estate firms, Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers came in the top 5! What, What? Well, according to a recent Pacific Business News yearly ranking of gross residential sales. Keep in mind, that this is along with long time, established large companies in the [...]
This is more encouraging news for first-time home buyers in Hawaii. An article from HawaiiNewsNow.com announced that the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation is now making $43 million in loan funds available to eligible first-time home buyers through its Hula Mae program. Participating lenders in this program will not only offer a 30-year mortgage [...]
A freak hailstorm pelted Hawaii with golf-ball to baseball-sized chunks of hail on March 9, 2012. A 30-minute hail storm Friday over windward Oahu was “unprecedented,” for Hawaii, said Tom Birchard, senior meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Honolulu. Not only is it highly unusual for hail to fall over Hawaii, but some stones that [...]
Fannie Mae’s March Report Here are some record numbers we found interesting in Fannie Mae’s March Report (emphasis added): 33% percent of respondents expect home prices to increase over the next 12 months, the highest level over the past 12 months. The percentage of respondents who say it is a good time to buy rose [...]
The Star Advertiser reports, according to a National Association of Realtors survey, homeowners rank the desire for tax incentives as an important reason to buy real estate. After all, tax deductions translate to more money in their pocket, and in an economy where pay cuts and jobs lost have reduced the amount of money to [...]
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