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It’s a Jungle Out There!

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Real Estate Agent with Liberty Homes RS-#62825

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 was fighting for a piece of that Own Their Own Home pie. The inventory of Mililani Homes and Condos are so much lower than a year, two ago that the home prices and sales numbers are starting to rise. Not a bunch...yet...but nonetheless still rising.

It's becoming a jungle out there?

With multiple offers on a great property with a reasonable price there are buyers coming out of the woodwork to get a piece of the dream home action. They are struggling to find a loan to best suit their needs and if they do obtain one they still face obstacles in our current market.  Low Inventory, Multiple Offers, few homes in their Prices Range and not the area they really desire.

It's a jungle out there!

There is a strategy for Hawaii Home Buyers that may just barrel them through that jungle. A good loan/lender, a good Realtor® who will help you get that home you love, being realistic for the price range you are qualified for and in the areas that fit.

Only then, will it turn into the Oasis of your dreams.

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Celeste "Sally" Cheeseman  is a Realtor-Associate® and Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) with Century 21 Liberty Homes in Mililani, Hawaii. With a sharp understanding that a listening ear is the key to a client's needs  she serves the island of Oahu (Honolulu County) and all Hawaii Military Relocations, Hawaii Retirees, Hawaii Job Transfers and Hawaii Residents, Home Buyers and Sellers.

 

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Comments(13)

Doug Bullwinkel
E Mortgage Capital, Inc. NMLS 1416824 - Roseville, CA
Mortgage Loan Officer NMLS #281609

Sally, it  is a jungle out there and it's getting a bit more wild every day.  You have an interesting market on the islands and it must be a great place to work.

Jun 21, 2011 08:28 AM
Mickey Hayward
Sunset Properties, Hayward Realty - Onley, VA
Farm - Land - Home Sales & Commercial Real Estate

Celeste - I lived on Wheeler AFB for a couple of years in the 80s. You work in a very beautiful state.

 

 

 

Jun 21, 2011 08:50 AM
Nathan Tutas
Tutas Towne Realty, Inc. - Davenport, FL
Your Central Florida Real Estate Expert

Well said. That sums up how people need to get through to their dreams. Being realistic and taking the advice of the agent the represents you are vital to success in a market this tough.

Jun 21, 2011 11:32 AM
Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional
Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL
Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

We are seeing multiple offers again here in Florida and it is a wonderful feeling!

Jun 21, 2011 11:46 AM
Linda K. Mayer
License # 01767321 - La Verne, CA
Realtor, SRES, SoCAL, A REALTOR YOU CAN TRUST

Sally, that was really a cute blog.  Thanks for the smile as today, well, let's just say it's almost over!  YEA!

Jun 21, 2011 12:16 PM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Sally

I would think that you will be seeing price increases in the Hawaii market.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Jun 21, 2011 02:24 PM
Deb Brooks
Brooks Prime Properties Wichita Falls Texas - Wichita Falls, TX

Sally, great Localism post! You aren't Monkey'ing around now are you? I love the picture!

Jun 21, 2011 02:51 PM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

Sally

It seems to be getting wilder and crazier all the time, between buyers, sellers, and lenders. It is not a simple playing field nor has it been for some time. Working with with right people makes such a difference.

Jeff

Jun 21, 2011 02:58 PM
Gayle Rich-Boxman Fishhawk Lake Real Estate
John L Scott Market Center - Birkenfeld, OR
"Your Local Expert!" 503-739-3843

Sally, it is an oasis with a mirage effect here right now! I've got buyers at the ready, but what looks like homes they might be interested in, just sort of melt away with them drifting off in disappointment, wanting to SPEND MONEY, but nothing that meets their level of interest!

Meanwhile, I have gobs of listings that people AREN'T INTERESTED IN. Thus, my dilemma is quite different from yours it seems!

One thing we have to hold firm on: a good realtor.

Jun 21, 2011 08:49 PM
Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty
Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL
Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

Shrinking inventory in many markets will make produce many jungles! And it is nice to live in teh jungle sometimes!

Jun 22, 2011 02:26 AM
Than Maynard
Coldwell Banker Heart of Oklahoma - Purcell, OK
Broker - Licensed to List & Sell - 405-990-8862

Bet prices in Hawaii are still out of my range!  :(

 

Jun 22, 2011 02:49 AM
William Johnson
Retired - La Jolla, CA
Retired

Woo Hoo, What a cutie this guy is. I realize that he not exactly what the post is about  but I love monkeys, what can say. They always remind me of my little Tinker. I have a 10 foot Palm Tree in the Family Room and I have 3 monkies on it. ( while they are stuffed ), one looks just like this guy in your photo and as real as the tree, LOL.

Jun 24, 2011 02:52 PM
Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman
Liberty Homes - Mililani, HI
(RA) AHWD CRS ePRO OAHU HAWAII REAL ESTATE

Hang on...it's a crazy ride out here!

Jun 24, 2011 07:32 PM