Aloha Airlines Shuts Down It was announced without warning yesterday that Aloha Airlines is terminating passenger operations effective today, March 31. According to a short message on their web site, passengers holding tickets will need to get in line with other creditors in bankrupcy court or
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03/31/2008
Interest Rates At Historic Lows Sometimes we get all caught up in the daily or weekly fluctuations in mortgage interest rates and don't step back and look at it in the historical sense. If there is any doubt as to whether this is a good time to buy a home, take a look at the chart below. WOW!
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03/29/2008
Koloa Makai brand new townhomes the best deal in town! Stop by Koloa Makai daily open house event going on now through the end of the month. Reacquaint yourself with the best deal in town! Seller will give special consideration to all offers coming in by March 31st so don't let your clients miss
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03/29/2008
Purchase of this brand new custom home qualifies the buyer for a huge discount on the adjacent CPR parcel. Seller is offering a $100,000 discount on the vacant parcel when purchased together with the home! That's almost 1/3 off the list price which is already below both the purchase price and b
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03/29/2008
2008 Kauai Sales Data by Zone It seems I'm known for my charts and I was asked if I had one for my earlier posting on Kauai sales data. I do and here it is. Our value-priced (thanks Maria Haun for the terminology) West Side is lagging in sales. I'm fortunate to have one in escrow there so the
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03/29/2008
I received a call from a client the other day who insisted our real estate market was "dead". Perhaps to him it is because none of his 3 listings have sold yet. He cited statistics from a troubled area on the mainland suggesting that brokerages there were closing their doors and going home. I
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03/28/2008
Kauai Top Brokerages I'm a little tardy in posting top brokerage information for 2007 but here it is. I love being afiliated with the #1 brokerage on Kauai! Disclaimer: Data herein is deemed accurate but is not guaranteed. Visit www.KauaiRocks.com Richard Dolbeare REALTOR-ASSOCIATE® Acc
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03/25/2008
Kauai Days On Market For those interested in what's happening with Hawaii real estate, here is a tidbit from Kauai. Properties on our little Kauai are still selling although at a slower pace than the boom years and it takes a little longer. See the chart below for our historical days on market f
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03/25/2008
Grand Open House a Rewarding Experience .style1 { text-align: center; color: #0000FF; } Grand Open House a Rewarding Experience I'd like to share my recent experience with organizing and hosting what I called a "Grand Open House". This was for a brand new home that had been listed for several m
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03/20/2008
