Inman News is bringing Agent Reboot to Honolulu in next week on Wednesday, August 24th. I’ve often warned agents about the ancillary industry to real estate, which exists completely to sell products and services to real estate professionals. My usual warning is to seriously vet these goods and services, and to measure their ROI, because, [...]
June marks Hawaii Life’s 3rd anniversary. Three years ago, Hawaii Life was all of 5 agents operating out of a little 2nd story office on the east side of Kauai that most people couldn’t find even if we gave them directions. Today, we’re over 100 brokers and agents in 5 offices all around Hawaii. We’re [...]
Pro·vin·cial·ism/prəˈvinCHəˌlizÉ™m/Noun 1. The way of life or mode of thought characteristic of the regions outside the capital city of a country, esp. when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded. 2. Narrow-mindedness, insularity, or lack of sophistication. There’s a lot of provincialism in Hawaii, especially in the real estate industry. I travel all over the State. We [...]
Today is day one for iPad sales and many are lining up at the Apple stores to buy one. Can this be a useful tool in your home search? The Wi-Fi version that’s for sale today requires Wi-Fi access for an internet connection but later this month they will have a 3G version available that [...]
Hawaii had quite the weekend, with the eyes of the world watching to see what the tsunami would bring. We’re grateful that there was no loss of life, or even damage to property… and it was great to see the coordination of the State and local officials to effect such a successful and efficient evacuation. [...]
I admit that I am a tech junkie, and anything new by Apple is on my must-have-now list. You may think that these things have nothing in common with real estate. Not so. The iPhone is a perfect example. When I heard about this marvel of technology, I ran to AT&T to get on the [...]
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