Archive for the 'Rants & Riffs' Category
Building An Unusual Home? Don’t Count On The Banks!
July 1st, 2010 categories: Mortgages & Financing, Rants & Riffs
Before you plan to build your Honolulu home constructed of recycled CD’s impregnated with cattle dung, make sure you have a long term lender committed to making you a normal fixed rate mortgage. A recent Wall Street Journal online article discusses the barrowing problems facing homes that are unusual or built in a non-traditional manner.
“A niche mortgage mess is brewing in homes made of earth, tires, concrete and trash. Environmentally minded people built them, hoping to conserve energy and to re-use what might otherwise wind up in a landfill.
Such sentiments in some cases have been no match for the new resolve of the banking industry in the wake of the housing bust. Banks have become much pickier about examining sales of comparable homes, in deciding whether and how much to lend. Owners of odd homes can be out of luck.”
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Given the current lending environment, you may be better off building your dream home in a conventional manner.
If you would like to discuss your real estate needs, feel free to call me at 808-737-2093 or toll free at 877-737-2093. You can email me at keahi@lava.net.
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Honolulu Baby Boom!
June 29th, 2010 categories: Rants & Riffs
Pacific Business News is reporting a baby boom! Nice to know I was just seeing things.
“There were 122,222 babies born in Honolulu between 2000 and 2009, compared to 59,029 deaths.”
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The Gulf Oil Spill, Tourism & Honolulu Real Estate
June 24th, 2010 categories: Rants & Riffs, The Market
My recent conversation with a high-level hotel insider leads me to believe that the tragedy in the Gulf of Mexico will lead to a pick up of tourism in Hawaii. If this happens, there will be a positive impact on the economy and, if that happens, Honolulu real estate should gain positive benefits.
If you would like to discuss your real estate needs, feel free to call me at 808-737-2093 or toll free at 877-737-2093. You can email me at keahi@lava.net.
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Sellers Beware Of Company Addenda
Sellers Get Your Surveys In Advance
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Beach Front Property? Be Aware!
June 15th, 2010 categories: Rants & Riffs, The Market
If you own or are thinking of owning beach front property in Hawaii, you will want to pay special attention to a recent Hawaii Supreme Court ruling. The StarAdvertiser wrote the following.
“The public owns lands formed along the Hawaii’s shoreline decades ago that are now above the beaches, according to a Hawaii Supreme Court ruling this week that left intact a lower court’s decision. But because those lands were once considered private property, the state must pay the owners what could be amounts ranging in the tens of millions of dollars, said their lawyer, Paul Alston.”
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To protect yourself be sure to get a Shoreline Management Area (SMA) Survey. This will let you know where your property ends and public property begins. Ocean front lots can be deceiving as they may be bigger or smaller than the size shown in the tmk map. If you are planning on selling a coastal property, then it is a good idea to get the SMA Survey in advance, this way you will know what potential issues may be affecting the property line fronting on the ocean.
If you would like to discuss your real estate needs, feel free to call me at 808-737-2093 or toll free at 877-737-2093. You can email me at keahi@lava.net.
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Honolulu Real Estate Is A Good Investment
Sellers Get Your Surveys In Advance
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The China Real Estate Market & How It Works
June 8th, 2010 categories: Rants & Riffs
This is my FYI post. The Wall Street Journal online has a really good presentation on how the Chinese real estate market works and some potential looming problems. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PRESENTATION
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Your Freedom & Real Estate
June 3rd, 2010 categories: Rants & Riffs
Many people could believe that Realtors sell real estate just to make a buck. Speaking for this Realtor, clearly I do it to make a living and, as I have grown, I’ve come to see the relationship between our civil freedoms and real estate ownership. In today’s video, I discuss why being able to own real estate is one of the key underpinnings of the United States of America.
If you would like to discuss your real estate needs, feel free to call me at 808-737-2093 or toll free at 877-737-2093. You can email me at keahi@lava.net.
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Thank You!
May 31st, 2010 categories: Rants & Riffs
To all of you that have served, are serving or have a family member serving to protect our country, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE! OUR NATION OWES YOU A DEBT OF GRATITUDE. THANK YOU.
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Call Me!
May 28th, 2010 categories: Rants & Riffs, Video For Buyers, Video For Sellers
Today’s video talks about the benefits of the good old fashioned phone call.
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Why I Sell Real Estate
May 19th, 2010 categories: Rants & Riffs, Video For Buyers, Video For Sellers
I started selling real estate in Orang County, CA in 1983 and have been selling it here in Honolulu since 1991. When I began in the business, I had certain assumptions and reasons for wanting to succeed in the business. After all of these years, my reasoning has shifted and I really like helping people buy and/or sell homes and condos.
http://www.vimeo.com/11831678If you would like to discuss your real estate needs, feel free to call me at 808-737-2093 or toll free at 877-737-2093. You can email me at keahi@lava.net.
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Need Clean Air? Move To Honolulu!
May 15th, 2010 categories: Rants & Riffs
Hooray! The Honolulu Advertiser is reporting that we have great air!
“Honolulu has been ranked among the cleanest cities in the country in the American Lung Association’s State of the Air 2010 report.” CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE HONOLULU ADVERTISER ARTICLE
If you would like to discuss your real estate needs, feel free to call me at 808-737-2093 or toll free at 877-737-2093. You can email me at keahi@lava.net.
More Video Blogs
Honolulu Real Estate Is A Good Investment
Honolulu Home Median Price of $1,000,000
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