hawaii real estate: Our Reputation IS Our Business
- 09/05/14 02:51 AM
We ALL know that ‘hiding’ money is wrong. A local…long time REALTOR® is going to spend time in jail, a heavy fine and now does not have a license. After a career in real estate and now in her 70’s she has NOTHING left……Including her reputation.
It all started with a hefty ‘payoff’ of 10k if she would take 200k cash and turn it into cashier’s checks. She did. Then submitted the checks to escrow for the down payment for the home he was purchasing with ‘gambling money’ he wanted to ‘launder’. (Hawaii is a NON GAMBLING STATE)
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hawaii real estate: CHOICE OF WORDS Can Make ALL the Difference!
- 01/12/14 02:41 AM
One thing I have learned over the years is that ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN towards the end of the transaction. Lenders need last minute docs, escrow needs another payoff from Seller’s lenders, Lender needs to RE-CONFIRM buyer account or need another verification of employment.
Nothing is perfect in this world and I can guarantee nothing is perfect in a real estate transaction either. I always thank everyone involved in my transaction but there is always someone who will put a damper on it by saying one of the professionals made many mistakes…when in fact, they did not.
However, I do follow up with … (33 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Is Hawaii Behind the Times? Common Misconceptions About the 50th State and Real Estate
- 07/12/11 02:45 PM
Regardless if an Open House does not work in the Continental United States (commonly referred by us Hawaii residents as ‘the mainland') it does work on our island of Oahu in Hawaii. Densely populated, most neighborhoods on our island are a hop, skip and a jump from one to the next. Most can hit up to 20 Open Houses and view "homes of their dreams" within a three hour period on any given Sunday.
Keep in mind Oahu is just one island of the chain of islands that make up the State of Hawaii. Oops! You thought the island of … (40 comments)
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hawaii real estate: When a Real Estate Lead Turns into a Volatile Client
- 10/17/10 12:52 PM
Through every lead we hope that it turns out to be a closed transaction with happy clients. We do everything in our power to ensure that we pay great attention to detail and listen intently to our client's needs. A win-win situation for everyone.
We take that lead and follow up immediately. We meet with the potential client and everything seems to fall into place. It may take months working with a home buyer to find that ‘perfect' home or a while before that home seller actually makes that move to put their home on the market.
It may take some … (39 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Hawaii Homes Market Report | Honolulu County Real Estate Market Report- July 2010
- 08/12/10 06:01 PM
Honolulu County Real Estate Market Report- July 2010
As the saying goes...the only thing constant in this world is CHANGE. The same goes for our Honolulu County Housing Market Statistics and in July of 2010 our housing market showed a increase in sales prices for single family homes and just a smidgen in condo/townhouse sales price compared to June of 2010.
Single Family Resale Numbers: Our sales numbers for single family homes showed a stable number of sold single family homes of 268. The Median Sales price went up from $580,000 in the previous month to $605,000! These statistic do show an increase of … (1 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Bearing the Fruit of Thy Neighbor
- 08/03/10 07:50 AM
Well, we could sneak around in the middle of the night and pick the fruit that's hanging over in our yard or throw the branches and leaves back into the owner's yard because they are littering our yards. OR we can just 'bear the fruit of thy neighbor'.
There are ‘known' facts that if your lychee tree (or any fruit tree for that matter) with branches that are bearing fruit are overhanging in the neighbor's yard, the fruit belongs to the owner of the tree. BUT there are no laws saying it is so.
Now, if your neighbor's palm tree (or any … (18 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Respectable Homeowners Disheartened By Treatment
- 05/20/10 08:50 AM
We've heard many stories about how unfortunate circumstance befall a household where they no longer can afford to pay their mortgages. We've heard many stories of trying to ‘beat the system' or walking away from a home they no longer want. We've all heard ...and seen....the disarray of a home for those that just no longer cared because the bank would not help them modify their payments or help them through a short sale.
Well, there are homeowners out there who are trying to do the right thing and continue to pay their mortgages until the dying end. They've depleted their … (17 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Makakilo Kapolei | Kumulani Gated Community Custom Built Home for Sale!
- 01/22/10 11:49 AM
Kumulani Gated Community |Makakilo |Luxury Custom Home for Sale! 92-242 Opuakii Place, (Makakilo) Kapolei, HI 96707 View Map Oh, the vision of owning a dream home come true.... A custom built (2004) home in Kumulani Gated Community in Upper Makakilo on 7,086 sq/ft. of land and with FOUR bedrooms and 2 full and one half baths (2,017 sq/ft. interior space). With breezes flowing through the spacious open floor plan ...this is just the beginning of the home tour. Walk in from a lovely entry to the first floor with a large family room, dining area and open kitchen with quality upgrades … (9 comments)
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hawaii real estate: LOTS OF HARD WORK and PATIENCE = Hawaii Short Sale Success
- 11/19/09 02:51 AM
During the beginning of the year the Hawaii Short Sale listings were abundant! I had tried in vain to get buyers into a 'great deal' althought the time constraints did not work out. Contract after contract and denial after denial. People were fighting over short sales and only the patient ones survived.
By July a Hawaii Short Sale listing I have with another agent 'got into contract' and it was finally approved.
By August another listing 'was in contract' and recently the seller gave up.
One buyer put in a contract in late August and another in early September.....BOTH Short Sales … (15 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Please Consider the Environment Before Printing ALL Those Condo Docs
- 11/11/09 03:14 AM
Condominium Documents are a big business here. They're needed .... therefore, the cost is jacked up to 'accommodate' the buyer who is purchasing the home. If you have the bulk of the documents (By Laws, Articles of Incorporation, Declarations and so forth) and just need the RR105c (property information form), budget, minutes, reserves and insurance summary paying for them separately ends up costing more than the whole packet.
So we buy the whole packet. If we're lucky the document center for the association sends them by email and we can just pass them on to the buyer's agent. If not, the … (28 comments)
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hawaii real estate: How to Be a Happy Hawaii Short Sale Home Buyer
- 10/29/09 05:53 PM
After working diligently the last few month with short sale buyers I am pleased to announce that recently two of my Hawaii Home Buyers finally got approved for short sale properties! For most of 2009 it's been hard to get Hawaii Relocation clients into contract. For one, they are just relocating here to Hawaii and it's been a long trip and they just want to get into a home.
On the other hand, local area residents are already in a home and in these two cases they wanted to REALLY buy a home and had time to wait for a … (11 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Honolulu Real Estate | Hawaii Homes Market Report September 2009
- 10/04/09 08:11 AM
Hawaii Homes Market Report
Honolulu County Real Estate Market Report- September 2009
Honolulu County Housing Market Statistics for September 2009 shows activity for sure! Our market is picking up considerable with home sale prices and inventory is lower too.
Single Family Resale Numbers: In the our sales numbers for single family homes showed a very slight decrease in sold single family homes from 247 to 244. The Median Sales price rose from $566,000 in August to $600,000 in September. This is an increase of 13.5% from September 2008 to 2009 and also shows an increase of 1.7% from September of 2008 … (9 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Aiea Heights Hawaii Home SOLD for $511,000!
- 09/18/09 01:18 PM
Property Details for 99-118 Napuanani Road, Aiea, Hawaii 96701
· MLS # 2910068
· 3 Bedrooms /2 Bathrooms
· Built in 1954
· Extra HUGE Covered Lanai
· MANY MATURE Fruit Trees (Lychee, persimmon, fig, avocado)
· All electric changed
· 2 Car carport
· 1332 Interior SQ/FT
· 10,006 sq/ft land!
· $201 Mo. Property Tax
· NO Association Fees!
· NO Maintenance Fees!
Needless to say, this location is highly desirable for the Hawaii Home Buyer that may want to remodel or build up for a gorgeous view of the ocean!
If you are wanting to discuss your options as a Hawaii Home Seller for the sale of your … (16 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Hawaii Military Relocation| PART III on YOUR Military Move to Hawaii | Hawaii Home Buyers VA Loans
- 08/25/09 06:25 PM
Starting Your Hawaii Home Buying and Hawaii VA Loan Process
It's so much easier to just be proactive in YOUR Military Move to Hawaii especially if you are going to be traveling with your family. You may also need to start on your Hawaii Home Buyer process and need more information on the Hawaii VA Loan process too. It's not easy moving across the Pacific Ocean let alone to a totally different "world" of people. But you can do it with the a little effort, motivation and a great Realtor®!
It's not just about real estate...
.......it's about the … (4 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Keeping Emotions & Opinions Out of That "Family" Hawaii Real Estate Transaction
- 08/21/09 12:57 PM
We all would love to save the world wouldn't we? We want to ‘make sure' that everyone knows that we are the professional in the Hawaii Real Estate Transaction and will ‘make sure' everything is done right. Well, we really do have to draw that line when it comes to:
The relative who is giving the buyer the down payment and wants to be the ‘expert' and believes they are more knowledgeable than the licensed agent. The reality is that the buyer is ‘obligated' to listen to the relative because of the down payment. The helpful ‘friend' who tells the buyer that … (22 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Aiea Heights Home for Sale | Aiea Hawaii Real Estate
- 07/27/09 04:34 AM
Aiea Real Estate | Aiea Heights Home for Sale 91-118 Napuanani Road, Aiea Heights, 96701 View Map 3 bedroom,, 2 bath home at the top of Aiea Heights with HUGE 10006 sw/ft land lot!
New kitchen ceramic tile and real hardwood floors throughout the home and still in good condition.
Newer outside paint. Home has been completely rewired by licensed electrician. Mature fruit trees including lychee, fig, avocado and persimmons!
Details Asking Price: $550,000 MLS: 2910068 Sq. Feet: 1332 Lot Size: 10,006 Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 # of Floors: 1 Garage Size: 402 Year Built: 1954 Property Amenities - Range/Oven- Sink … (5 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Overlapping Real Estate Job Descriptions
- 07/25/09 03:01 PM
Over the years I've learned that being a good Realtor Associate® means I know every aspect of our market and all involved in the real estate transaction process. I know the duties for each and how it's imperative that we all work together as a team to meet a common goal.
A closed transaction.
Escrow is the third neutral party that takes care of all paperwork, monies and disbursements. They can even go as far as schedule termite inspections, surveys, condo docs and so forth. They order the preliminary title report and identify any problems that the clients/Realtors® must know and … (19 comments)
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hawaii real estate: The Bull Hockey Excuses While Parked on Hope Street
- 07/10/09 04:53 AM
We KNOW that a real estate transaction will ALWAYS have glitches and bumps and rolls and turns. Right? There are no two real estate transactions alike and the whole concept is to keep learning through each. Right? Real Estate Professionals and all involved in the transaction have patience, understanding and the knowledge to guide their frustrated clients from beginning to end. Uh Huh.
Little do they know how much we are doing behind the scenes to make sure everything is moving along in a timely manner according to the timeline in our contract. Do they know that we are doing our … (13 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Honolulu Real Estate | Market Report for June 2009
- 07/03/09 03:07 PM
Honolulu County Real Estate Housing Market Numbers Are Out for JUNE 2009 !
In the previous two posts on Year to Date Honolulu County Housing Market Statistics I showed you the reality from 2008 to 2009 where numbers and sales prices showed a decrease. Looking at the following housing market numbers and sales prices from May to June 2009 we now are showing a little increase in activity and sales prices.
Single Family Home Resales Numbers: The June 2009 sales numbers are starting to climb at 254 Single Family Home sold in the month of June compared to 225 in May of 2009. … (11 comments)
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hawaii real estate: Hawaii Home Buyer | Why They Think They Can Negotiate OUR Commission
- 06/21/09 04:51 PM
What a great Open House today! About 45 people running through and no time to sit down. No potty break and a good thing I brought my water bottle (which, incidentally, I forgot in the seller's fridge) otherwise I would have shriveled away (yeah, right)
A good turnout and soooo many nice people coming to this great Hampton Court Townhouse listing of Randy Prothero's (he got lucky snagging me today J) Now, there will always be someone to put a damper on a good party or for this matter, an Open House.
I know many of you have heard the … (36 comments)
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