Buying Real Estate
As seen in the September issue of Estates & Homes: The Timbers Kauai — Ocean Club and Residences offer spectacular ocean views, exquisite ownership opportunities at various price points and membership benefits to exclusive amenities. Located minutes from the Lihue, Kauai airport, the Timbers resort is privately tucked away near Kalapaki Beach. Ownership at Timbers…
Honolulu prices continue to climb. There is so little inventory of affordably priced homes that buyers continue to invest in homes afraid that they will be priced out of the real estate market if they don’t bite the bullet and make offers. When you read the Honolulu report on the (median) price of homes, remember…
Our offices at Century 21 All Islands is presenting in Honolulu on August 11, 2017, the Signiel Residences at the Lotte World Tower of Seoul, Korea. Available residences begin at approximately 3.5 Million.
As many of you may have read in global news, last Friday on July 14, 2017, Honolulu had its worst fire in history. The fire occurred on the 26th floor at the graceful Marco Polo building across from Waikiki along the Ala Wai canal. The fire started on the mauka (mountain) side of the building…
I just received this message from one of my mortgage broker colleagues, Keith Mateo at Home Mortgage Experts. He says permit issues in the past on VA mortgages are a thing of the past! This is significant in Hawaii as homes under $721,050 (the 2017 VA Loan Limit) are typically homes that are more than…
Here is a snapshot of June 2017 Market Statistics for Hawaii. You can also see neighborhood values comparing 2016 and 2017. The single family home price continues to climb. I usually see clients choosing a home over a condominium when they have more than four people or a large pet in their household as there are…
If you received orders to PCS, planning and preparation will ease the stress. We should be uploading a PCS guide for Hawaii moves, so keep a look out for it. We can also help you with identifying some neighborhoods that fit your needs. In the meantime, here’s a chart so you can visualize how you…
As a active board member with our Aloha Chapter of the Asian Real Estate Association of America, a realtor with friends and colleagues in major cities across the U.S., I was not surprised to see this headline in the news today Foreign Buyers buying U.S. real estate. Because Hawaii is a visitor, resort destination, we…
“Where do you work?” Where’s your office?” “Are you a real person?” Where Do I work? I actually work all around our relatively small island, Oahu, driving to different properties, helping search for real estate for a client. Or I might be checking out a school, gymnasium, class or architect. I work in every…
ASK AND WE SHALL FIND IT! Yay! We sold another wonderful home representing a fun client who asked for an ocean view, a pool, and space for a trampoline! That’s a tall order since most ocean view homes are on a hill and if there’s a pool, deck, and BBQ area, there may not be…