Nobu Hata Speaks to Honolulu Realtors I had the pleasure yesterday of attending a seminar hosted by the local chapter of YPN, which is the Hawaii Association of Realtors’ Young Professional Network. The title sponsor was Old Republic and the featured speaker was Nobu Hata of Edina Realty in Minnesota. Nobu is a nationally acclaimed [...]
Are you considering selling your Maui property? Perhaps you previously had it listed on the market, but it did not sell. Was it the market or the marketing? We list Maui properties properly, which leads to Sold Results even in this challenging market. We have 27 closings in 2011—including sales in Haiku, Makawao, Kula, Kahului, [...]
Today, I decided to update my gallery of Ilikai Condos for Sale. As you’ll see, there aren’t too many there. Why? It is because even though I am a Realtor, I also think like a consumer and want to see more photos of a property. So, I decided to include only the ones where the [...]
We see (and hear) a lot of real estate agents who say that their marketing is primarily “internet driven”, but then they go to talk about the fact that their listings are placed on websites like Realtor.com, Trulia, and Zillow. This “marketing” is absolutely free. So is placing your listing on the websites below: Every [...]
Home staging has become a hot topic these days thanks to shows like HGTV’s “Designed to Sell.” Staging a home for sale normally involves things of an aesthetic nature, such as design, organization, and overall appearance (as opposed to mechanical or functional improvements).
If you’re looking for New Construction Homes on Oahu, it’s really tough to find a good resource. A number of the homebuilders and developers market their own product seperately outside of MLS. So, where do you start? 198 Kokololio Place (MLS # 2915630) above is listed for $2,580,000 Here’s a gallery of Oahu New Construction Homes I [...]
Diamond Head Lookout within walking distance of Oahu home… I just saw a new listing pop up today in Diamond Head and the main photo in MLS was a picture of the coastline. The description of the photo said it was within “walking distance”. Well, what do you define as walking distance?
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