Summer Real Estate Season

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It’s widely known that in most areas in the country, the peak of home buying season is in the summer months. It’s not just the temperature that’s hot in June through August months. While the Hawaii real estate scene does not suffer from winter storms and subzero temperatures that plague open houses, and home sellers, [Continue Reading …]

What Makes Hawaii Real Estate Different

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Whenever I speak with some of my real estate investor colleagues beyond Hawaii, the conversation inevitably comes back to what it’s like to work in the Hawaii real estate scene. Of course, they get jealous of our consistently beautiful weather, high housing market value and in-demand inventory, not to mention the freedom to wear t-shirts [Continue Reading …]

Bidding Above Asking Price When Buying a House

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If you’ve been keeping up with the Hawaii real estate market these past couple months, you’ve noticed that inventory is super low. There just aren’t that many available homes on the market. That means, all things being equal, that home sellers are in a position of relative power. It’s no secret that it’s a seller’s [Continue Reading …]

Love and Real Estate

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Valentine’s Day is upon us yet again, when everything around us turns red and pink, couples go out for nice dinners, singles lament (or celebrate) their singledom and greeting card companies and chocolatiers rake in the cash (guilty). It’s a time to appreciation the love in our lives and hopefully you’ve plenty to love these [Continue Reading …]

A Cold and Deadly Winter?

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I sit here writing this post in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, about an hour west of Philadelphia. I’m from here originally and I’m visiting my parents for the Thanksgiving holiday. The air is brisk, typical for this time of year, and while most of the fall colors are gone from the trees, there are still a few [Continue Reading …]

Reading the Tea Leaves

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Aloha, friends. It sure is an interesting time for the economy and real estate, both in Hawaii and across the nation. If you’re a news junkie, then you no doubt are aware of the see-saw performance of the stock market. Today it’s up, tomorrow it’s down. It’s basically dependent on two key items: HOUSING and [Continue Reading …]

“I Sold My House!”

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The four greatest words you sometimes hear in this business are “I sold my house.” For many people affected by the crash and doldrums of the Hawaii housing market (and nationally as well, of course), selling your house isn’t nearly as easy or painless as it used to be. Let’s look at some of the [Continue Reading …]

Chinese Interest in Hawaii Market Growing

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China Eastern Airlines is set to become the first airline to fly regular DIRECT flights between China and Hawaii. What are the implications? Will this lead to an inevitable increase in Chinese ownership of Hawaii real estate?