Monthly Archives: March 2009
U.S. renters turn buyers as homes become affordable – good article
Check out this good article By Julie Haviv from Reuters.com http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSTRE52M3MS20090325 NEW YORK (Reuters) – After six years of renting in San Francisco, Kate Wilusz jumped at the chance to swap her tiny apartment for a roomy four-bedroom Victorian home. … Continue reading
Are you facing foreclosure on your Hawaii home?
Join Abe Lee of Abe Lee Realty and Abe Lee Seminars, Scott Sakata and Jeff Orig of The Hawaii Real Estate Report on OC16 and Abe Lee Realty and special guest Sheri Kagimoto on Radio Tiny, this Thursday, March 26 … Continue reading
Hawaii Real Estate is Hot
Just a quick anecdotal note: we are getting a lot of cash offers in the past few days. Are investors sensing the time to buy? Conditions seem right to purchase and investors probably sense it too and may be preempting … Continue reading
Be Strong, Live Long
Found this great article from the Honolulu Advertiser website blog: http://bestronglivelong.honadvblogs.com/2009/03/11/healthy-biz-heavy-metal-barbell-co/ Great article on Kevin Yoshida and his company, Heavy Metal Barbell Co. We need to support more small local businesses here in the state. I’ve known Kevin since he … Continue reading
1031 Exchange news
Did you know…. If you conducted an IRC 1031 Exchange on your investment property in Hawaii, you are exempt from the 5% HARPTA (Hawaii Real Property Tax) law? If you’re thinking of selling and would like more information … Continue reading
Hawaii Real Estate Report Newsletter-March 2009
The Hawaii Real Estate Report – March 2009 Real Estate Marketwatch The Honolulu Board of Realtors said sales of existing single-family homes last month fell 21 percent to 129, and the median price declined 8 percent to $555,000 from the same … Continue reading
Hawaii Real Estate Report Newsletter
February Real Estate Marketwatch O’ahu home sales down 46.5 percent O’ahu’s housing market downturn intensified in January with a 10.1 percent decline in the median price and a nearly 50 percent drop in the number of sales for previously owned … Continue reading
Hawaii is a Great Place
Just a quick note. I was driving in today and listening to www.sportsradio1420.com. Colt Brennan, former UH quarterback and quarterback for the Washington Redskins was being interviewed. This was yet another example of Hawaii’s love, aloha, and pride. Colt is … Continue reading