Donna Shefcheck's (domish59) Blog

Feeling landlocked? Try taking a dive and exploring Hawaii's world under the sea. I'm relatively new to Scuba Diving. Drew Wheeler, who has been gracious enough to include me in his diving expeditions, is an accomplished underwater videographer, conservationist, and scuba dive instructor. He cer...

  Single Family Home sales are way up in Mililani Mauka, recovering from a lull in sales volume and a drop in price earlier this year.  The table below shows 14 homes sold in Mauka with an average sales price of $679,350.  These numbers, when compared to January and February, represent unpreceden...

"Hawaii's sunsets are Awesome!"What qualities should you be consider when choosing a good Realtor?There are over 10,000 licensed real estate agents on Oahu.  The sheer number of card-carrying "professionals" on the island is staggering.  Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses, and varyin...

  Homeowners: If you are watching the news, then you have probably heard that this is a "Buyers Market."  So, what does that mean for Sellers?2008 is shaping up to be an excellent year for Hawaii Real Estate-against all odds!  The drops in the federal lending rate have made it possible for Hawaii...

 MORTGAGE RATES ARE LOW: Get While the Getting's GoodEver since the new year, people have been seeing and hearing the major news media speak Doom and Destruction about our nation's economy.  "Recession" was the word of the month in January, "Inflation" was the word of the month in February.  But ...

Preparing your home for sale in a changing market. Two houses are for sale on the same block.  Both have the same floor plan, the same lot size and were built in the same year.  They are listed for the same price, and they are attracting the same buyers.  How does a seller compete with a neighbor...

Realtor Magazine Online is a good source of Real Estate quizzes that will exercise your brain muscle.  Try this quiz on Buyers Favorite Features, and test your knowledge of today's home buyer!http://www.realtor.org/rmoquiz2.nsf/QuizHomePage?OpenForm When I took this quiz, I found it both informat...

With Halloween around the bend, the Holiday Season is upon us.  Next Wednesday we will hand out treats, or risk getting tricked by the ghouls and gobblins that appear on our doorsteps.  Halloween marks the beginning of the Season of Giving and in a few short weeks we will embark on America's grea...

 As an introduction, this is my first (ever) blog entry.  I know...so young, but so singularly old-fashioned!  I am ashamed to admit that at a mere 24 years of age, I have no inclination toward technology, nor do I regularly pursue self-improvement in this area.  Although there has been a compute...