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Hawaii real estate and lifestyle blog. I'll be blogging about real estate, and my daily experiences about life in Hawaii.
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The last honest realtor in America?
Interesting story on Nightline the other night about a realtor who is brutally honest when warning potential buyers about houses on the market, including his own listings. “I don’t know if this is a flophouse, brothel, retirement home, pr...
Hawaii foreclosures soar 503 percent in March
Hawaii’s foreclosure activity increased a staggering 503 percent in March from the same period last year according to this Star Bulletin article. However, almost half the active foreclosure filings in the state were at rentals or vacation homes...
Is happiness a state of mind?
According to MainStreet.com’s happiness index, Nebraska is the “happiest” state in the nation. The top ranking is a result of the following rankings… Nebraska ranked #2 overall in lowest number of foreclosures, #2 overall in l...
Foreclosures jump in February
In a Pacific Business News article, foreclosures jumped in Hawaii (and the rest of the nation) in the month of February. Hawaii had 537 foreclosure filings in February (27th in the nation). California led the nation with a staggering 80,775 filings, ...
$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...
Countrywide to provide mortgage relief in Hawaii
About 2,400 Hawai’i homeowners who are behind in mortgage payments or are being threatened with foreclosure may gain some help from lender Countrywide Financial Corp. and its parent company, Bank of America. Eligible owner occupants may be el...
