Have you ever dreamed of “someday” living in Hawaii? More people are turning their dreams into reality right now by relocating to the Big Island of Hawaii. Affordable real estate prices, coupled with plenty of business opportunities, make relocating to Hawaii easier than you might think. Relocating to the Big Island of Hawaii offers [...]
A look at the 16 vacation rental foreclosure sales in the last six months sends a clear message: step up. If recent history is any indication, this 2-bedroom foreclosure condo at Kapalua Ridge (MLS# 351327), listed at $514,900, will sell at or near its listing price What’s the Driving Factor Behind Getting Your Offer Picked? [...]
We left off on Forclosures 101 (Part 1) with you getting a lender pre-approval. In Part 1, you also learned that the majority of foreclosure properties have deferred maintenance and will require repairs. Given that, your loan options are not as wide open as with a regular property purchase. Loan Options Conventional – One of the best [...]
When you purchase a single family home in a gated community such as Kohala Ranch or even in an ordinary subdivision such as Waikoloa Village, or a condominium/townhouse on the Kohala Coast, you are obligated to join that community’s homeowners’ association (HOA) and pay monthly or annual HOA fees for the upkeep of common areas [...]
Aloha Pumehana! I was showing a Los Angeles family coffee farms on the Big Island last week and learned that their background in financing was stimulating them to move their cash assets into real estate because it was a “tangible commodity.” Since cash seems to be losing its value at this time, a safe option [...]
Condo living is very popular as you have many amenities, but no responsibilities for exterior maintenance. 3. Unlike Canada, where a seller must bring a home up to code when selling, a seller does not have to repair a property before selling it. Hawaii law does require the seller to complete a seller’s disclosure on [...]
Short sale is a term that we have heard all over the country in regards to real estate. It is a term we will be hearing for a while, so we might as well get to know them better. Short sales can be tricky to navigate; they are not are handled the way a traditional [...]
Looking for a luxury home in Kona at a great price? You need to dig a little deeper these days as the Kona real estate market continues to improve. With home inventories dropping, there is a pressure on prices to rise – and prices have – at both the low and high end. For now, [...]
Aloha! I serve on the Public Relations Committee for West Hawaii Association of Realtors, and we discussed 3 reasons why sellers have a great opportunity to sell now. 3 Reasons Why Sellers Have a Great Opportunity to Sell Now 1. Low Inventory – In Kailua-Kona on the Big Island, there is currently only one 3-bedroom house [...]
There hasn’t been a lot of new project sales worth mentioning in the past year, but I have to say, this Realtor believes this is the project to buy. The last project in the prestigious “Nauru” development area of Kakaako, Waihonua (which literally means “waters of the earth”) has all the makings and potential to become [...]
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