What does being a real estate agent give you? Why are you a real estate agent? Whenever I'm asked this question by clients, family, friends, or potential clients it makes me re evaluate why I love the industry I chose to be in. There are so many reasons but I'm not writing a book so I'll just s
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01/19/2017
Honolulu homes for sale in comparison to real estate sold on the continuous United States is often thought of as extremely over priced. Lets take a look at why.It comes down to supply and demand. There are some neighborhoods in Hawaii on the island of Oahu that are somewhat affordable and prici
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01/17/2017
In this day and age where cell phones have camera and video capabilities why is it that so many listings have no photos or just one photo? In the 2016 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers – page 6– NAR:“For 44 percent of recent buyers, the first step that they took in the home buying process was t
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01/12/2017
Honolulu Board of Realtors has released our stats for the month of December 2016 and what we suspected was confirmed. There are price ranges that place our Buyers into a highly competitive market. # of Single Family Homes Sold 200,000.00-299,999.00 2 300,000.00-399,999.00 8 40
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01/09/2017
So this year is starting off with a bang. Submitted our first offer for the year and showed property to a client. No complaints here. The question is how does one come up with their listing price? I know how I do it and maybe I'm missing something. Okay, I'll back up a bit... one of the prop
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01/04/2017
Hau 'oli Makahiki Hou! (translation from Hawaiian to English - Happy New Year!) 2016 was a tough year it seems for many in my circle of friends. Many life threatening illnesses, deaths, and other financial stresses. I'm not one to follow astrology or predictions to a tee but I needed a pick m
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01/03/2017