What to do if you need to sell your house fast in Hawaii? It's not uncommon for a homeowner to run into trouble with their property or mortgage in Hawaii. No one expects to hit a wall years later after buying that beautiful single-family home in Honolulu or Kahului, that townhouse in Ewa Beach or Kihei, or that condo in Aiea or Kona. We always expect a rosy future and a home or investment … [Read more...]
Hawaii Real Estate News
Hawaii real estate news and information from Big Rock Investments
Working with Lenders
Economic times always seem fickle. When the economy is going up, you hear murmurs of the inevitable bubble bursting. When times are down, it's just a matter of finding those who are profiting and painting a target on their back. Rarely is everything good across the board - or not so good. As such, the nationwide housing market continues to appear quite robust. Many calling for the inevitable … [Read more...]
3 Ways to Start Investing in Real Estate
So you want to be a real estate investor or at least get your feet wet into the exciting world of real estate. After all, with so many TV shows out there exalting the rags-to-riches stories of average Joes striking it big, why can't you do the same? Aside from the fact that TV is not intended to be a proxy for reality, despite the misleading moniker 'reality television', rarely do millionaires … [Read more...]
Market Update and Some Hot Hawaii Real Estate Deals
While the political scene in 2016 has been anything but consistent, the Hawaii real estate scene has been resoundingly solid. Everyone and their mother knows that prices have been going up, up and up. While world events like the tragedies in Nice, Istanbul and elsewhere, along with the shocking presumed exit of Great Britain from the European Union, threaten to destabilize global markets, trade … [Read more...]
Hot Summer Months in the Hawaii Market
Yes, the weather in Hawaii is hot in the summer. And while Labor Day has come and gone, signifying the beginning of autumn, the weather says otherwise as the sweltering continues islandwide. But that's not the only thing that's HOT around here. The market has done what is always does in the summer months... sizzle like a good ribeye on the grill. Let's take a look at some recent … [Read more...]
Neighbors and Other Complications
One of the joys of life is the pleasure of company. When we live in nice communities, we make friends with neighbors, local shop vendors and others who fill in the fabric of our little microcosm of society. Some of us are more extroverts and social than others, but we all interact with our communities in one way or another. Hawaii, as well all know, is very much a community-based society. Think … [Read more...]
Starting New Project in Kaimuki’s 2nd Avenue
We recently purchased a side-by-side home in Honolulu's Kaimuki neighborhood at 1133B 2nd Avenue (via Oahu Home Buyers, Inc.). We just began renovation last week. By mid to late April, we'll have a beauty on the market ready for sale to the public. :) This is an interesting house for a few reasons: 1. This property has two sides, one upper and one lower, each with its own entrance. Kaimuki … [Read more...]
Why Hawaii Real Estate Makes Sense
I've had a few people reach out to me lately wanting to start investing in real estate but complaining about the high prices in Hawaii. The quick response would be: "That's the cost of living in paradise!", right? But there's more to it than that. Looking historically at the market, Hawaii is buffered by a lot of the swings that categorize the past few decades of many areas on the mainland. Of … [Read more...]
Oahu Real Estate Prices Steadily Climbing
If you haven't been paying attention, the Oahu real estate market continues to climb higher and higher. While most even passive observers may not be surprised at the trend, some feel that an inevitable flattening out or even market downturn may be coming in the not too distant future. Nevertheless, December's monthly report from the Honolulu Board of Realtors showed median sales prices of … [Read more...]
Happy Holidays in Hawaii
Aloha! Today is Christmas Day, 2014. Whether you actually celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah or any holiday or none at all, this is traditionally a very happy time of the year for all of us. It's a time to be with family and friends. It's also a time to look back and reflect on what was hopefully a very joyous 2014. Perhaps you bought a new home and have decorated it, making it your own for years … [Read more...]
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