Tag: Act 48

In 2011, the Hawaii Legislature passed Act 48, a lengthy bill intended to reform the foreclosure process in Hawaii. From …

For the layman, Act 48 (passed on May 5, 2011) was put in place to assist homeowners with saving their …

“New Law Flounders!” That was the headline in last week’s Honolulu Star Advertiser. Here’s the back story: When Senate Bill 651 …

Let the Foreclosure Mediation begin…or will it? The Mortgage Foreclosure Dispute Resolution (MFDR) procedure, as defined in Hawaii’s Act 48, went …

Short sales accounted for about 30% of my business last year, about equally split between Hawai’i resident homeowners and second-home/investment …

Well, it’s been around two months since Governor Abercrombie signed Senate Bill 651 into our states new foreclosure law, Act …

Will Act 48, the Hawaii Foreclosure Law, ruin the Hawaii real estate market? This is my 32nd year in Hawaii …

Well, it’s been 32 days since I published a blog post with my initial thoughts about Act 48, the 101 …

The Hawaii Legislature just passed Act 48, which was signed by Governor Abercrombie on May 8, 2011, thus becoming law. …

Governor Neil Abercrombie signed Senate Bill 651 last week, and Act 48 takes effect immediately in the State of Hawaii …

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