For the last five months, the median sales price for a Single-family home has stayed between $1 Million and $1.05 Million.  Although the Year-over-Year closings are down 10%, December 2021 closings were still higher than November. Median days on the market were only 11 days and sold 2 ...

Why buy North Shore Real Estate?

Oahu's North Shore has some of the highest real estate prices on the island. What sets them apart from the rest of the island? Here are a few insights:

● The North Shore of Oahu is a surf mecca. The winter months see ...

In May 2017 my husband and I bought a fixer home in Hawaii Kai. It was in original 1970 condition and it needed some major TLC!

The renovations that we made were all cosmetic and we (thankfully) didn't have to do any electrical or plumbing work that exceeded the ...

Let's face it: there is never a bad time to sell your home in Hawaii! But with school out and a lot of military families starting to arrive, summer becomes a very good time for home sales.

Here are a few tips on getting the most for your home ...

"I don’t have 20% to put down. Does that mean I’m out of the game?"

If you’ve even thought about purchasing a home, you’re already aware of the industry standard in home-buying: 20% down for a mortgage loan. The absence of that amount of cash is enough to defer the ...

     One of the most common phrases a Realtor in Hawaii will hear is ”back on the mainland” or “back in Seattle” or back in (fill in your city), followed with, ”my home was so much bigger” or “brand new” or “I had this much land!” These statements ...

As I'm looking at the statistics that just came out from the Honolulu Board of Realtors, I'm laughing! Mainly because at the beginning of the year I actually thought that maybe the market may start to slow down in 2016 (see my article from March 2016 below in ...

     As most of you know, Pantone, Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams each year, pick a "Color of the year" that influences trends for interior design and fashion. Following these color trends can be very risky if you plan on selling your home within the year... This year Pantone ...

Artist Rendering for new development on Kapiolani

A Los Angeles based development company (Salem Partners) recently filed a sewer connection application for the "Heald College Plaza Development" block of 1470, 1488, and 1500 Kapiolani Blvd. to build a 500 unit, high rise condo-hotel building which would be just adjacent to ...