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            <author>alohatony@gmail.com (Tony Kawaguchi, RA)</author>
            <title>Oahu real estate market statistics - Prices up in some areas</title>
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&nbsp;While real estate in most of the country is suffering, Oahu real estate remains strong, with low inventory and many sales.&nbsp; While the number of sales has dropped since last year, so has the overall inventory.&nbsp; The number of homes for sale on Oahu has dropped 19.3% since last year, from 2,311 down to 1,866. That is only a 5.5 months supply. &nbsp; 

A very interesting comparison is to view the sales by region.&nbsp; Below I list the total sales and median prices in each region, with a comparison of ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:23:31 -1000</pubDate>
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            <author>alohatony@gmail.com (Tony Kawaguchi, RA)</author>
            <title>This just in - High Balance loans will NOT be discontinued!</title>
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Via Tim O'Leary, Honolulu Home Loans:&nbsp; 

HUD
 previously had announced that Fannie &amp; Freddie 
would be discontinuing HIGH BALANCE Loans.&nbsp; Now Fannie &amp; Freddie 
have decided otherwise.&nbsp; 

The CONFORMING Loan limit will remain at $625,500 and instead of cancelling the HIGH BALANCE, they lowered it.&nbsp; This is great news for the Oahu housing market, especially in higher markets like Hawaii Kai, Diamond Head, Manoa, and Kailua, where high balance loans are very common.&nbsp; Prices in thes... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:27:19 -1000</pubDate>
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            <author>alohatony@gmail.com (Tony Kawaguchi, RA)</author>
            <title>The easiest Free iPad contest ever - on my Facebook page!</title>
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Aloha Tony's really easy iPad Giveaway ~ 3/31/11&nbsp;


3 steps to enter to win a free iPad: 

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Step 1: Click &quot;Like&quot; here. 


 



Step 2: Login to Facebook and go to the Aloha Tony Facebook Page and click &ldquo;Like&rdquo;. If you&rsquo;ve already &ldquo;Liked&rdquo; our Facebook Page, you&rsquo;re already good for this step.


Step 3: Share this page on your Facebook profile by clicking the icon at the top of the post, or by cutting and pasting the URL into your FB status.



That&rsquo;s It! One... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:53:29 -1000</pubDate>
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            <author>alohatony@gmail.com (Tony Kawaguchi, RA)</author>
            <title>Obama's Hawaii Vacation Begins Next Week - 30 Pictures Of The Kailua Beach House</title>
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Next week, President Barack Obama will arrive in Oahu for his annual Hawaii vacation.&nbsp; I've had several occassions to be in the vacation home that the President rents, since I had a few interested buyers when it was for sale for $9.5 million.&nbsp; 

This beachfront Kailua property has about half an acre right on the sand, and looks straight down Kailua beach.&nbsp; The house is only 4 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, and about 5000 square 
feet.&nbsp; Not too big, considering many houses on the mainland are... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:02:20 -1000</pubDate>
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            <author>alohatony@gmail.com (Tony Kawaguchi, RA)</author>
            <title>Obama's $14 million Hawaii vacation rental listed for sale - Lanikai, Kailua</title>
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It has 11 bedrooms, 10 1/2 baths, 11,684 square feet of roofed living space, and it's right on one of Hawaii's best beaches in Lanikai.&nbsp; This beachfront lot is nearly one acre (41,924 square feet) and has 91 feet of beach frontage.

&nbsp;

For just $14,000,000, you can own this 1988 this resort style home, which has this large gourmet kitchen, complete with commercial style double width refrigerator, 2 dishwashers, 8 burner gas Viking range, and of course, an ocean view.&nbsp; There are 2 sinks, a se... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2010 12:06:23 -1000</pubDate>
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            <author>alohatony@gmail.com (Tony Kawaguchi, RA)</author>
            <title>Poinciana Manor in Kailua - SOLD. Short sale closed after 4 1/2 months.</title>
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In June I listed this nice 2 bedroom Kailua condo at Poinciana Manor $350,000. This morning the patient buyer finally closed for $356,000, the price approved by the lender.&nbsp; 

People always want to know how long short sales take, and the answer is apparently.... about 4 1/2 months.&nbsp;&nbsp; I've had some short sales take about 8 months, and others about 6.&nbsp; This is actually the fastest I have ever had one close.&nbsp; 

To be able to buy a renovated 2 bedroom condo in Kailua town for $356,000, just a ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:19:55 -1000</pubDate>
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            <author>alohatony@gmail.com (Tony Kawaguchi, RA)</author>
            <title>SOLD!  Olomana foreclosure, $740,000</title>
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A 5 bedroom, 3 bath, 2388sqft house in Kailua for this price is uncommon to say the least.&nbsp; But after the bank foreclosed on it last year, it sat vacant for quite a while. I'm not sure why banks don't immediately list the properties they own, but when they finally put this one on the market, we jumped on it.&nbsp; Originally listed at $789,000, we were able to get it for $740,000.&nbsp; 

The house has a nice large yard on a corner lot, and is in a great neighborhood in Kailua, called Olomana.&nbsp; My lu... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:35:32 -1000</pubDate>
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            <author>alohatony@gmail.com (Tony Kawaguchi, RA)</author>
            <title>Poinciana Manor - Kailua Short Sale approved in 89 days!</title>
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3 months may seem like a long time, but when it comes to short sales, that's actually quite fast.&nbsp; The longest one I have done took well over a year, while the average is closer to 6 months. 

&nbsp;This very nicely upgraded Poinciana Manor 2 bedroom Kailua condo is just a short bike ride to the beach. Listed at $350k, we are now officially in escrow for just a little above that, to close in 45 days.

&nbsp;How do you get a short sale approved in under 3 months?&nbsp; Simple:&nbsp; put together an awesome sho... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:08:09 -1000</pubDate>
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            <author>alohatony@gmail.com (Tony Kawaguchi, RA)</author>
            <title>Just listed - Poinciana in Kailua. 2 bed condo near the beach for $350k</title>
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This 2 bedroom condo in Kailua is about a 5 minute bike ride to world famous Kailua beach. It's a short sale listed for $350k, and we are not doing any showings until Saturday June 26th. I have already had multiple buyers say they want to write an offer sight unseen.&nbsp; 

In&nbsp; a short sale, the lender has to approve the sale price, which can take many months. The last few I have done have taken more than 6 months each.&nbsp; If you have the patience and about $350k (at least), then this might be a g... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:15:21 -1000</pubDate>
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            <author>alohatony@gmail.com (Tony Kawaguchi, RA)</author>
            <title>New listing, 1816 Kilohi st for $550k - TONS of showings, multiple offers</title>
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&nbsp;

I just listed this house on Monday, and wow, the activity has been crazy. We had 2 showings the first afternoon, 5 showings the 2nd day, and already a dozen requests for the weekend.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The first offer is coming today (I'm told) and I have meetings with other clients who want to write offers as well.

Why is this house so popular?&nbsp; 1) It's clean.&nbsp; 2) It's priced under $600k.&nbsp; 3) It's in Kalihi Valley, located just 10 minutes from downtown Honolulu.&nbsp;

I have been saying it since March ... ]]> </description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:09:04 -1000</pubDate>
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