My son is doing some homework on Hawaiian history and we love the internet. I thought I could share with all the readers of Hawaii Life’s blogs maybe something they didn’t know. Hawaii History Firsts – Hawaii State Facts 1778—The Hawaiian Islands were originally settled by Polynesian immigrants more than 1,000 years ago, but remained [...]
Trilogy Excursions is in the spirit of giving. On Saturday, November 20th, Trilogy Excursions undertook its now annual tradition of giving thanks. Lanai residents lined up last week for the turkey and rice give-away that is sponsored by Trilogy, along with many other groups that include the Maui Hotel & Lodging Association, Lanai Community Health [...]
Inman News is looking to recognize a People’s Choice winner for their Real Estate’s 100 Most Influential Leaders list. Two people from Hawaii Life Real Estate Services have been nominated for the annual Inman 100: Justin Britt—Head Web Head, Co-Founder Alex Cortez, R(S)—Agent These Hawaii Life nominees are included in a group of 100 dedicated [...]
Growing up in Tucson as a young boy with my four brothers, I fondly remember our visits to what we all called the “used bread store.” Feeding five boys as a widow must have really been challenging for my mother, Janet, but we never had a clue. Food was something we were always delighted to [...]
Does having a lot of listings mean that one is a successful Realtor? Not necessarily. I’ve seen many Realtors with a ton of listings, where they don’t sell anything because they over promise on price, and under deliver on performance. On the contrary, there are agents out there, such as Rich Graybill here on Oahu, [...]
Maui is recognized by Conde Nast readers as the Best Island in the World… again.
The possibility of finding a deal on Hawaii real estate is now on the rise. Hawaii Statistics Hawaii ranks 9th in the nation according to www.realtytrac.com & www.bizjournals.com on the number of bank foreclosure actions compared to third quarter 2009. Big Island & Maui County have the largest increases, with more than double on the [...]
While major lenders evaluate their foreclosure processes, delinquent and seriously delinquent homeowners now have more time to evaluate alternatives to foreclosure. It’s hard to miss the news in real estate today: major lenders are investigating issues in their foreclosure processes. To date, GMAC (now Ally Financial), JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America have announced foreclosure [...]
Some banks suspending Hawaii foreclosures for the time being because overwhelmed bank officials have been signing off on foreclosures without ever reading the paperwork! I’m always skimming financial news because it affects jobs, portfolios, consumer confidence and real estate prices…in other words, everyone and everything. Some recent news items caught my eye. The Dow closed [...]
Change is never easy. Have you ever had someone try and get you to sell something to your friends and family and paint a picture of how you can make a ton of money overnight and you’ll never live paycheck to paycheck again? There are tons of multi-level marketing companies out there that breed on people [...]
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