Winter in Hawaii - some people love it, some don't. My wife and I prefer the cooler temperatures in Honolulu this time of year (60s at night to mid 70s during most days). It's not the "snowpocalypse" of the mainland, but no doubt Hawaii cools off in the wintertime. But it also brings some extra concerns for keeping your Hawaii home safe for your family. For one, there's been an extraordinary … [Read more...]
Hawaii Real Estate News
Hawaii real estate news and information from Big Rock Investments
Realtors and Investors Working Together
There are a lot of real estate investors who have a somewhat combative, almost hostile relationship with the concept of realtors. It doesn't make sense to me. Investors and realtors play different yet incredibly complementary roles in local real estate transactions. I understand on the surface where some of the friction comes from -- to a large extent, we market our services to the same people. … [Read more...]
Putting Together a Real Estate Superhero Team
We all have different real estate goals. Some of us just want to buy a house while interest rates are still relatively low. For some, it's a first house for a new family, maybe a condo in Salt Lake, Honolulu or a townhouse in Makakilo or Kihei. For others, a vacation house on the North Shore of Oahu or just off the beach in Poipu, Kauai is just what we want. Others have significantly different … [Read more...]
Selling Your House in Hawaii Privately
It's safe to say that a majority of homes for sale in Hawaii are put on the MLS and offered to the local real estate market. This is the normal way to sell a house. The sequence goes something like this: Homeowner decides the time is right to sell their house They contact a local Hawaii real estate broker or agent Property is listed at an agreed price Agent holds one or more open … [Read more...]
So Long, Mr. President
Come tomorrow, President Obama and family will head back to their usual residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in our nation's capital. It's been a surprisingly quiet visit for the First Family compared to previous years. While they stayed in Kailua on the windward side as they always do when visiting Oahu (in a legal rental, we hope!), there weren't as many of the typical stories in the paper and … [Read more...]
Preparing for Hawaii Real Estate in 2014
We're only 2 days away from ringing in 2014. Can you believe an entire year has once again passed us by? Tempest fugit, indeed. How did the year shape up for you? As we get ready to watch the fireworks light up the Hawaiian skies in just over 48 hours, let's take a look back over the past 12 months and where we may be going from here. Improving Your Home Value Many residents in Hawaii have taken … [Read more...]
New! 2BR 2BA Condo in Salt Lake, Honolulu for Sale!
We just put the finishing touches on this 2br 2ba condo in Country Club Village #5. A/C, golf course views and nice upgrades will make you feel right at home. This spacious condo in the Salt Lake area of Honolulu is waiting for you to make it yours! … [Read more...]
Keeping Up with Mortgage Payments
Keeping up with mortgage payments can be one of the biggest financial responsibilities you take on, aside from keeping food on the table. In the up, down and rebound of the real estate industry over the past 10 years or so, many people have bought homes in Hawaii. And a portion of those are actually happy they did. Those homeowners who unfortunately bought when the market was high (pre-crash) … [Read more...]
Keeping Your Hawaii Home Safe
It's raining down cats, dogs and mongooses as I write this post in the Makiki area of Honolulu. It's the first real torrential downpour in a while, definitely the first since my wife and I moved into the neighborhood recently. The river flowing down our street is washing everything away in its tracks - I hope our resident hen has her chicks in a safe spot! As I was driving back from one of our … [Read more...]
Keeping Hawaii Off the Map
There's been a fair amount of talk lately about the promotion of Kailua as a tourist destination for the "Honolulu - been there, done that" crowd and the relatively rapid development of legal and illegal vacation rentals to feed this niche. Too many of these rentals, the opposition says, replace actual housing for local residents and drive up the prices, which are some of the highest real estate … [Read more...]
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