Buying Advice The Big Island’s Fall Market Shift — Here’s What You Need to Know As we head into the fall season here on the Big Island, I’m noticing a definite shift in the real … Leeana Runningbear August 13, 2025
Buying Advice Should You Pay Above Asking Price? Many Buyers are bidding over asking price in the current Seller’s market. While this can seem daunting, there can be … Hawaii Life April 28, 2022
Buying Advice When Your Appraisal Falls Short What do you do when you are in escrow, and the appraisal comes in less than sales price? If you … Cherie Tsukamoto December 1, 2020
Buying Advice Facts About Fixers It’s fairly common, especially now that inventory is extremely low, for REALTORS® to receive calls from buyers looking for bargains … Hawaii Life August 19, 2020
Hawaii Appraiser Home Value Opinions Begin to Even Out with Homeowners In Oahu housing market, where supply is very low and demand is very high, home values are increasing rapidly. One major challenge … Hawaii Life June 28, 2016
Oahu Do You Own a Home in Oahu? Will Appraisals Continue to be a Challenge in 2016? First American Title issues a quarterly report, the Real Estate Sentiment Index (RESI), which “measures title agent sentiment on a variety of key market … Hawaii Life February 5, 2016
Hawaii Appraisals are Getting Tight in Hawaii’s Resort Market Appraisers show concern over the increased values, particularly in the resort market. I have had occasion to talk to two … Hawaii Life August 6, 2014
Big Island Seller’s Tip: How To Price Your Non-Distressed Property when Competing with Foreclosures & Short Sales Aloha! A client is selling his home to move to Hawaii and he was asking my advice on how to price … Hawaii Life June 2, 2012
Big Island Are Tighter Appraisals Hurting Hawaii Home Sales? As the market tightens here in Kona with more sales and fewer new homes being put up for sale, appraisals … Erik Hinshaw, R(B) May 18, 2010
