Buying Advice Legal Nonconforming in Real Estate – A Basic Explanation Sometimes we hear a property or its use described as non-conforming or legal nonconforming rather than legal/illegal. Sometimes I also hear … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) May 18, 2025
Home Improvement Building or Remodeling on Hawaiʻi Island – 2024 Update October 2021 – Thatʻs when I had just applied for a building permit to remodel a 40-year-old home Iʻd purchased … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) July 12, 2024
Building Unpermitted Homes Reported to Hawaiʻi County Building Department When we list a property where all or a portion of a structure was built without permits, we as real … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) June 15, 2022
Big Island Hawaii County to Cancel Expired Building Permits Until recently it was not unusual to see residential listings with older building permits that were showing as open, easily … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) February 25, 2022
Building Building or Remodeling on Hawaii Island – Itʻs EPIC With Hawaii Island real estate inventory at record low levels, more buyers are turning to vacant land intending to build … Beth Thoma Robinson, R(B) October 20, 2021
Selling Advice Owner-Builder Reminders Pictured home: 16-4018 Ohiohi St. Keaau, HI 96749 Sellers naturally become concerned when they perceive their bottom line is shrinking. … Hawaii Life May 26, 2021
Big Island Shifting and Thoughts About “As Built” Pictured home: 13-3420 Nohea St. Pahoa. Shifting became the watchword as we wound our way forward during Covid-19. Our Wine’d Down … Hawaii Life March 9, 2021
Hawaii Unpermitted Residential Property On Oahu, it is not uncommon to find your perfect property with an unpermitted improvement or an unpermitted addition. Trying … Hawaii Life October 4, 2017
