Hawaii and Oahu Real Estate & News

It’s beginning!!  The Christmas craft fair season is here, actually been here for a bit.  I love the Made in Hawaii festival at the Blaisdell, but it’s over.  There are upcoming fall fairs in October that will also include crafts and art for the Holiday season.  There are several in Thomas Square...

DECLUTTER,DEPERSONALIZE,REMOVE EXCESS Get rid of clutter. Throw out or file stacks of newspapers and magazines. Pack away most of your small decorative items. Remove overly personal items (this is for safety too) Store out-of-season clothing to make closets seem roomier. Store excess furniture to...

Focused Internet Marketing is the Key to Getting Property in Hawaii Sold!Your Oahu Real Estate Online Realtor has studied the market data.  Your Realtor has discussed with you the key items to address before putting your home on the market.  You’ve set a price based on market value and not on emo...

The Honolulu Board of Realtors says that the market value of homes has dipped slightly last month (even with the pressure on prices due to low inventory) to a median of: Single Family Home $683,500 Condominium $351,750 So what is Appraised/Market Value? It’s an objective opinion of value, but it’...

Everyone has dreams of what they'll do when they finally get to retire.  Retirement means different things to different people especially today's Boomers.  We may not be "working" at that steady job but we definately haven't given up doing the things we are passionate about; be it outdoor adventu...

SEARCH SITES THAT UNDERSTAND HOW TO SEARCH FOR A HOME IN HAWAII Those Mainland Web Sites just don’t get Hawaii or how to find your Home here. What’s the difference from looking on websites for properties for sale in California or New York and looking for a home in Hawaii? Number one – we have vas...

What Do You Mean You’re Not Negotiating for Me? With newly clarified rules, some larger brokerages may find their buyers in dual agency situations more often than not.  What’s dual agency, you ask?  Remember that paper you signed or the discussion we had about agency when we first started workin...

Aloha,  It's not often in our life we are given the opportunity to create positive change.  Our same great team of Realtors and some new associates have joined our new company, Oahu Real Estate Online, LLC- a local brokerage for and by experienced Realtors- and we have our new informational webs...

What is Leasehold Land Tenure in Hawaii See Part One here: http://wp.me/p4w2B4-B Part Two: So what does leasehold land tenure mean to you who are interested in real estate in Hawaii? 1. If the lease has less than thirty-five years remaining, you will not be able to get a conventional 30 year mort...

What is Leasehold Land Tenure? Part One        Buying and Leasehold in Hawaii A mainland client told me recently that she understood that you could only buy the houses in Hawaii, not the land underneath them.  I explained that she was talking about leasehold property.  The majority of residential...