hawaii home buyer: In Real Estate.....Something is Better Than NOTHING - 12/28/11 06:06 PM
After working on a couple of transactions through Relocation Companies who refer clients to me, I have no qualms regarding the ‘fees’ they charge. WHY? Our commission is always negotiable. For another, I’ve gotten referrals from other brokerages that desire the same % for their referral fees anyway.
And bottom line….something is better than nothing.
Many of you will not agree although if you’re in a market where the agent to household ratio is one agent to every ten households (okay, a little exaggerated but it sure seems that way sometimes lol) you're happy when a referral comes in. In any … (79 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: Your Hawaii VA Home Loan Process | HAWAII Military Relocations - 12/17/11 04:40 PM
Active Duty or Veterans of the Armed Forces have their VA Home Loan benefits for a little or no money down loan program to purchase a Hawaii home . (provided they are within lender guidelines).
The Veteran’s Administration is not a loan company and you will still have to get preapproved for a loan from a local lender. VA guarantees the Local Lender that they will reimburse the lender a percentage should the veteran default on their loan. (not that you will right?)
The following steps are what this Real Estate Professional helps you with in order to make your Relocation to … (14 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: That First Impression That Sets Us Apart from Others - 11/26/11 11:05 AM
Sometimes, we just get ONE chance to ‘prove ourselves’ during that initial meeting on the phone or in person. It could be a call from a Military Family Relocating to Hawaii and inquiring about their VA Loan home loan benefits and buying a home in Hawaii. It could be a call from a Mililani Home Seller asking if we can schedule an appointment for an ‘interview’ in regards to selling their home
That first impression could be the difference between just a lead or securing a client.
How’s about when we’re searching for just that right real estate agent … (30 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: What the Mililani Hawaii Home Seller Wants - 08/22/11 12:45 PM
A Hawaii Home Seller wants an experienced seasoned agent and well as a top notch agent who is unique with marketing ideas in Selling Hawaii Homes. Not all marketing techniques work in every neighborhood so being tailored for specific properties in different neighborhoods is a must!
So you have a Mililani Home you are wanting to put on the market. An experienced and knowledgeable Mililani Real Estate Agent is a must! Other unique marketing techniques have been beneficial for my Mililani Home Seller’s and as long as the property is priced right and in a specific criteria for that special … (11 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: Loyalty and Honor Among Professional Relationships - 08/16/11 04:38 PM
In this day and age of bouncing sellers who believe that getting the best deal on commission surpasses the experience and expertise of their long time Realtor® don’t really care about their selling their home. The home will stay on the market with lousy pictures in the MLS and an agent that doesn’t answer the phone. OR the market will take the listing away with multiple offers….just because they have listened to their Realtor® to begin with.
In this day and age of bouncing buyers who are looking for the best deal in town and who continue to submit low ball … (8 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: It’s a Jungle Out There! - 06/21/11 03:00 PM
The Home Buyer wants to purchase a home using their VA Home Loan. There are others who want to use an FHA loan or perhaps a USDA loan for rural areas of Oahu. The Home Buyer has thought seriously if their personal situation will permit them to own their own home and they are ready! With Hawaii Home Prices and Interest rates still reasonable it IS a great time to buy.
But is it a jungle out there?
During the Housing Boom the Home Prices soared and interest rates were at an all time low there were multiple offers and everyone … (13 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: Mililani Real Estate Market Report | Mililani Home Sales May 2011 - 06/01/11 11:14 AM
Mililani Real Estate Market Report | Mililani Home Sales May 2011
The national news does not depict the housing market for Hawaii and it's local areas and neighborhoods.. Each neighborhood will determine the housing market for your local area. For Mililani Real Estate, we can pretty much gather that that the sales prices will vary from other neighborhoods.... and so will the median and average prices and the number of sold properties.
To better determine particulars for your market (with criteria including your sq/ft interior, land, condition and year built), contact me for a Complimentary Property Evaluation.
Mililani Single Family Homes … (2 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: Preapproval Letter One Week and Credit Denial the Next...The Aftermath - 05/26/11 01:32 AM
In this era of Real Estate transactions you can pretty much guaranty that if you aren't sparkling with great credit, very little debt and a nice income you most likely will not get a home loan.
It's nice that "they" have laid down the law and made it clear that there are no funky home loans to be had....
But we can get a preapproval letter from the buyer one week ........and the next week we are notified of the cancellation.
The buyer was served with a credit denial letter?
Yup, let's just call it borderline qualification to begin with, right? … (19 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: What the Consumer Needs - 05/16/11 07:17 PM
We market ourselves throughout the internet, in daily newspapers and brochures....even maps to hand out to potential Hawaii Home Buyers and Sellers. We spend money and lots of time to tell the consumer what kinds of services we offer and what we will do for them. They call.
We then have a face to face meeting with these contacts we've made.
Over the years I've asked each potential home seller or buyer what they expect from me. What do you think their top priorities are?
Ask Questions: This will allow them to speak and let us know what they need. If we're … (36 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: Hawaii VA Loans | Hawaii Military Relocation | Hawaii Home Buyer - 05/03/11 02:37 PM
It IS a good time to buy IF your situation calls for it. You have all your finances in order and you are contemplating the reasons you started thinking about owning your own home.
Over the past few months our Hawaii Homes Market decline in sales due to the very strict guidelines for loans. The good part is that if you are seriously considering Buying your Hawaii Home or Condo and you have good credit, realistic goals and a reasonable down payment you just may be on your way to Home Ownership.
A Hawaii VA Home Loan is the most likely … (6 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: Top Concerns for the Hawaii First Time Home Buyer - 04/15/11 01:14 AM
There are many concerns a Hawaii First Time Home Buyer may have about buying their first home. There will be many questions and you need those answers regarding your first home purchase and I'm here to help you along with that process.
Let's make this a smooth transition by starting out with the concerns many Hawaii First Time Home Buyers have in the purchase of their first home:
What is my first step to start the home buying process? Speak to a local lender who will pre-approve you for a loan by collecting all pertinent information and documentation. Make sure and … (8 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: Polite Tips for the Home Seller to Take a Step Back - 04/10/11 12:23 AM
I don't know if it will ever be easy for me to tell a home seller that it's not a good idea to hang out at showings. Okay, that's not totally true. It's very easy to let a seller know that they need to take a step back although using the right tone of voice may be key to not offending your client.
Reasons for the Home Seller NOT to be at Open Houses or Showing Appointments:
The Store Salesperson I've had sellers who wanted to be at the showing appointment when an agent is accompanying their client. It's when they … (59 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: It's a TRUST Issue - 02/09/11 05:29 PM
We all would like to do better in our businesses, right? During a CRS class we all participated and worked together to list objective with meeting a common goal with buyers. We brainstormed in groups and came up with a lot of objectives that we would like to accomplish.
The bottom line for me was the ‘trust issue'. We all have trust issues and overcoming them with our clients and our clients with us can be an obstacle. Turn it around and it can be quite the objective to meeting the rest of those goals. Educating the buyer can build better relationships. In turn the trust issue … (6 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: The Other Realtor® Kicked Me to the Curb! | Hawaii Relocations - 02/03/11 07:06 PM
Working with clients who are Relocating to Hawaii is usually a longer than normal process (obviously) as they are not quite ready to move here but are wanting to be proactive in their move to Hawaii. You may need information about purchasing your first home, the Hawaii Home Buying Process and the local area in conjunction with their job, housing market reports or just history surrounding our Hawaiian Islands.
Your ‘To Do List' will be the most important part of getting ready for your Hawaii Relocation. You ask, "But how can I even get started if many Realtors® I've emailed or … (20 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: Will You Work With Me Even Though I’m Not Quite Ready? - 01/24/11 11:39 AM
The potential home buyer has not gotten their military orders, their job transfer papers or are just not sure if this is the right time to retire. The potential home seller is going to sell their home but not quite ready because they need to do a few repairs and they're still deciding what to do and where to move.
All of them have one thing in common. They are wanting to Buy a Hawaii Home or Sell a Hawaii Home.....but they are not quite ready.
"Will you work with me even though I'm not quite ready?"
If you're a home … (15 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: The American Dream…….....REALLY? - 12/28/10 01:05 PM
At the time when the credit card bill would soon become law, the credit card companies decided to really whack everyone's credit limit....including mine. What was once only 25%-50% of my credit card limit became 90% in a split second! "Coincidentally" (I don't believe in coincidences by the way) the loan companies started changing criteria for loan programs and all of a sudden my buyers did not qualify.
Even your home buyer's credit score dropped and they weren't qualified any longer!
It's no wonder a home buyer can't get a loan! At a time when it appears it is the best … (61 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: Updating Property Information Online IS Important - 12/13/10 03:54 PM
We all want to get ourselves and our listings ‘out there' on the internet for maximum exposure. I mean, it's only logical since 85-90% of all real estate related hits are from home buyers and home sellers. Just think.
Submitting our listings to our local MLS is THE best place for our listings as it will syndicate to a large number of additional sites as well. ActiveRain, Zillow, Trulia, Craigslist, Homes.com (and the list goes on) are other large sites where a large number of those Home Buyers and Home Sellers frequent.
But how often do we hear from our clients (and … (47 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: Home Buyers Are JUMPING Off that Fence! - 11/24/10 05:34 PM
So..... you missed out on that $8,000 first time homebuyer tax credit, huh? Think again! Back when everyone was running around trying to buy just anything to get that credit you were sitting on the fence and waiting. Do we wonder why? I THINK NOT!
You, the Hawaii Home Buyer decided that you were going to wait.... but now you are jumping off that fence because:
INTEREST RATES WENT DOWN FURTHER! Back when everyone was buying ...just for that credit ....you were watching the interest rates intently. You knew the tax credit would only bring those that were thinking about short … (14 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: You Contacted Me But Don't Want a Real Estate Agent? - 11/05/10 07:52 PM
I received a call from a potential buyer wanting to view my Mililani listing. They're flexible on the days, but need to look at it in the evenings around 7pm OR the weekends are fine at any time.
First question: Are you preapproved for a loan? She says, ...well, we want to look around a bit and see if there's anything we like first. (How many times have we heard that?)
Second question: Are you working with another real estate agent? She says, "We aren't going to get a real estate agent". I'm still wondering if I heard that correctly :)
If you are a … (108 comments)
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hawaii home buyer: Restoring Harmony and Balance to Real Estate Education - 09/28/10 01:16 PM
If everyone were open and honest then we would have no balance in our world. Does the same go for this scenario in our Real Estate Industry? As we all are human, there will be good and bad in all areas of life and that includes our industry. But let's look into this further.....
After reading Real Estate Referrals Gone Wrong by Kathy McGraw I started to think about early on in my career when I had held an Open House. One of the couples overheard me explain to another couple about VA Loans and how they could utilize their benefits. … (30 comments)
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