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Oahu home median sales drop in May
According to the Hawaii Board of Realtors residential resale statistics for Oahu, median home prices dropped in the month of May. The median home price dropped from $585,000 in April, to $550,00 in May (compared to $649,000 May 2008). Condo prices fe...
Virtual Tour of “The Continental” 933 Kaheka St A209
I’ll be posting virtual tours of my listings here, so you can preview them before deciding whether you want to visit them in person. My first virtual tour is “The Continental” at 933 Kaheka St. Come and take a look at this great con...
Hawaii Realtors React to 30% Drop in Home Price Prediction
Hawaii Realtors weigh in on Economy.com’s prediction. In this story by KGMB, realtors agree that a 30% drop is too drastic. It’s predictions like these that destroys consumer confidence and creates unrealistic expectations for potenti...
Hawaii Home Prices Predicted to Drop 30%
The Honolulu Advertiser article cites a national research study by Economy.com. The headline illicited response from Hawaii realtors who think this is overly pessimistic. Honolulu’s median price fell just 3% last year, and according to the Ho...
$1,000 Homes for sale!
Can the real estate market get so bad that banks are practically giving homes away? According to this article in Yahoo, foreclosures have turned banks into property management companies and it’s often cheaper for them to give these homes away...
Historically low interest rates spark refinancing boom
According to Freddi Mac, the national average of interest rate last week has dropped to the lowest ever since 1971. This historical low interest rate is sparking a big refinancing boom among homeowners trying to lower their monthly payments, shorte...
Oahu Housing Prices in 2008 Were Stable!
According to Honolulu Board of Realtors, the Oahu home prices in 2008 were fairly stable. If you compare the median price for single-family homes in 2008 and 2007, the median price in 2008 ($624,000) dropped only by 3 percent from 2007 ($643,500)....
Obama’s Kailua Beach Rental
You too can rent the same 5-bedroom Kailua beach-front house that Barack Obama and his family are renting over their 12-day vacation. The house was originally built in 1934 for Harold K.L. Castle, the landowner who developed much of Kailua after Wor...
