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Aiea Heights Cedar Home

Keahi Pelayo — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:35:15 +0000

Aiea Heights is one of Honolulu’s most desirable neighborhoods because of its central location to Pearl Harbor, Hickam Air force Base, Pearl Ridge, Mililani and much, much more. This unique home is ready for you to move-in now and is priced within the values for the area. Hurry because this one won’t last!

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Price: $699,000

Street: Hoio Street, Aiea, HI 96701

Bedrooms: 3

Baths: 2

Additional rooms: Large family room

Interior square feet: 1,526

Lot size: 10,017

Parking: 2 car garage

Maintenance fees: None

Condition: Nice and clean

High School: Aiea

Middle School: Aiea

Elementary School: Alvah Scott

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Shift To Guam Good For Hawaii

Keahi Pelayo — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:01:40 +0000

Oahu’s strategic location has helped it to be one of America’s key military locations in the world. Our neighbors, Guam, is benefiting from Okinawa’s desire to rid itself of the marine base that has been located there for decades. Pacific Business News is reporting that Hawaii is gaining business from this transition too.

“A number of Hawaii-based businesses, including general contractors and architectural and engineering firms, have landed lucrative multimillion-dollar contracts for construction projects on Guam, which is preparing for the U.S. military’s transfer of 8,600 U.S. Marines and 9,000 dependents from Okinawa by 2014.” CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE

Guam’s boom will be great for them and is another reason our economy should be buoyed for the long-term. As the economy goes so does our real estate market, so this should strengthen our housing market.

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Moanalua School District 3 Bedroom House For Sale

Keahi Pelayo — Thu, 27 May 2010 19:01:25 +0000

There are few public school districts on Oahu that people try to live in and this is one of them. Why pay private school tuition when you student can attend Moanalua High School? Located at the back of Moanalua Valley in a private cluster of CPR’d homes, not only is this 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home (note that the shower in the master was added without a permit) a terrific place to live but it is literally minutes from Fort Shafter, Hickam Air Force Base, Pearl Harbor, Tripler Army Medical Center and down town Honolulu. Why fight traffic when you can be so close to everything at such a reasonable price.

Price: $525,000

Bedrooms: 3

Full Bathrooms: 2 (note that the shower in the master was added without a permit)

Extra room: 1 under the house that is used as storage or could be converted into a workshop

Interior Square Footage: 1,008

Lot Square Size: 4,158 square feet

Monthly Maintenance Fee: $250

Covered Parking Stalls: 2 in carport, additional parking in front of carport and guest parking near entry

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BAH Great Tool For Building A Financial Empire

Keahi Pelayo — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:00:36 +0000

The Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) is housing allowance extended to military personnel to help cover the costs of their off-base housing while they are stationed away from home. Used wisely, it can help those who serve our Country build a sizable real estate portfolio over their years in the armed forces. In today’s video blog, I discuss using the BAH to your financial advantage.

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Four Honolulu Condos For Sale

Keahi Pelayo — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:00:51 +0000

Here are four condo listings that came on the market over night. Feel free to call me at 808-398-3220 to discuss any of them, I can represent you as they are listed with other real estate firms.

Honolulu Condos

Kamehameha Towers 2 bedroom 1-bathroom in unusual residential location. Very close to Kamehameha School, downtown and much more. $265,000. CLICK HERE FOR FACT SHEET.

Sakura 1 bedroom 1-bathroom with 590 interior square feet and 1 parking stall. Located in Nuuanu this is a terrific location. $305,000. CLICK HERE FOR FACT SHEET.

Waikiki Canal House 1 bedroom 1-bathroom with excellent mountain and city views. $339,000. CLICK HERE FOR FACT SHEET.

Greenwood 2 bedroom 1.5-bathroom view apartment, very close to Hickam Airforce Base and Fort Shafter. The may be perfect for those of you with a off base house allowance (BAQ). $369,000. CLICK HERE FOR FACT SHEET.

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Home Tax Credit Rules Honolulu Buyers

Keahi Pelayo — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:00:05 +0000

The vaunted Federal Home Buyer Tax Credit has been extended through the end of April 2010. As you can imagine there are a great many rules and conditions to consider when using it to complete your purchase. Ron Li (808-778-6538), a mortgage lender with Metlife, mailed me a helpful and detailed set of handouts that should answer almost all of questions about the available credits. Just click on the links below to get the information relevant to your situation.

Outline of the program.

First time buyer tax credit information (details).

Move up homebuyer tax credit (details).

Homebuyer tax credit for military personnel (details).

Homebuyer tax credit resources.

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VA Loan Limits Change For Honolulu and Hawaii

Keahi Pelayo — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:58:04 +0000

I just received an email notifying me of a change in the maximum VA loan amounts for Hawaii. This is the first time that I can remember they went down! I guess there is a first for everything. In the past the VA has used average market area values to determine their loan amounts and since ours are down these might be reflective of those changes. Even with the lower loan amounts $700,000 for Honoulu buy quite a bit of town-home or condo. Depending on the part of Oahu that you are looking in for a house, you may find that the new amount will be just fine or it could mean you will have to settle for a condo.

County Before 12/18/09 12/18/09 or later

Honolulu $783,750 $700,000

Hawaii $625,500 $625,500

Kalawao $656,250 $625,500

Kauai $775,000 $625,500

Maui $681,250 $625,500

If you are military, CLICK HER TO CHECK YOUR BASIC HOUSING ALLOWANCE (BAH)

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Key Information On Homeowners Assistance Program (HAP)

Keahi Pelayo — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:26 +0000

For members of the U.S. military who are transferring from Oahu to their next PCS the Federal Governments Homeowners Assistance Program may be a good way to help minimize your loss on real estate you may have purchased. Here are two links that may help you with your research.

Government site with Homeowners Assistance Program information.

Find out if your are eligible for the Homeowners Assistance Program.

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Honolulu Should Be Thankful For the Military!

Keahi Pelayo — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:54:08 +0000

Without any hard numbers to back-up my assumptions, I have always known that the military in Honolulu has significant impact on the island economy. Mark Bratton, of the commercial real estate company Colliers Monroe and Freidlander, has a terrific blog post full of numbers that confirm the role the military plays as an economic engine in Hawaii.

“The military and Federal Government combined in our state is holding up the entire economy on the Island of Oahu. Military construction has not receded, it continues. They are in the process of building housing on Oahu, 10,000 homes by Actus and an additional 4,500 homes over the next few years as replacements for military personnel. There are 102,000 people with the military, mostly based on the Island of Oahu. The military has 18,000 direct jobs that we know of and spending approximately $1 billion/year.”
CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST ON THE MILITARY IN HAWAII

A number not considered in the post is the impact of the Off Base Housing Allowances (BAH). Given the amounts available for covering monthly off base housing costs, there are many annual sales attributable to the military. This additional military buying power and demand adds fuel to the long-term strong Oahu real estate values.

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Military May Help Personnel Move From Honolulu

Keahi Pelayo — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:00:13 +0000

Margaret Woda, of Long and Foster in Maryland, had an excellent post concerning the military Home Owner Assistance Program (HAP). According to Margaret, “The Department of Defense will reimburse these individuals up to 95 percent of the loss if their home was purchased before July 1, 2006”. If you are stationed in Honolulu and are preparing to PCS to your next location, you may want to look into HAP as it may allow you to get sold and while having you reimbursed for a portion of your loss.

“While HAP was originally intended to provide relief to military homeowners affected by closing of military installations due to BRAC, it was subsequently extended to help those affected by the credit and foreclosure debacle. Now it will also help

* Military personnel with PCS orders who are unable to sell their homes
* Wounded warriors required to relocate for medical reasons, and
* Surviving spouses of fallen service members”
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