Hawaii Real Estate News
What's Affordable On Oahu?
It is evident that the cost of living in Hawaii continues to escalate for homeowners and renters, which is why affordable housing is in such high demand. There are affordable housing developments which are facilitated by the HHFDC and HCDA,…
Keeping Your Home Pest Free!
If you are thinking of moving to Hawaii, there is a saying which many people are familiar with: There aretwo types of properties: those that have pests and those that will have pests. Although this is largelytrue of any home…
Airbnb & You
Airbnb is one of the most popular online alternative accommodation companies which has led the way for House Bill 1850 to pass the legislature. House Bill 1850 allows transient accommodation companies to act as brokers to register as tax collection…
Koa Ridge Community
On April 6th 2016, the state supreme court approved the Koa Ridge master-planned community development by Castle & Cooke Hawaii. The plan calls for an initial phase of 3,500 homes with community parks and recreational areas along with schools, a…
The Top 5 Reasons To Invest In Oahu Real Estate
You may love the tropical weather, majestic views of the mountains and beaches, and Aloha Spirit, but still not be convinced that Hawaii is the right place to invest. Well, if these werent reasons enough, here are 5 more reasons…
Why Broker’s Opens Work
Aside from the Sunday open house that most people on Oahu are familiar with, there are viewings called brokers opens which the Realtor community typically schedules throughout the week. These brokers opens allows other brokers to preview a property which…
How To Attract Homebuyers Online
When marketing your property you will likely have two primary means of reaching prospective buyers. One will be through a direct approach of using various media channels to promote your home directly to buyers. This might be through the MLS…
Hawaii Vacation Rental Update
A bill is circulating at the legislature that will allow for rental websites like Airbnb and VRBO to act like a tax collection agent in hopes to ease the burden of collecting taxes. The purpose of the bill is to…
FIRPTA Withholding Rate Increasing to 15%
[NAR Issue Brief] FIRPTA Withholding Rate Increasing to 15%BY EVAN LIDDIARD January 14, 2016The recently-enacted Protecting American Taxpayers from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act (H.R. 2029, P.L. 114-113) includes two very positive FIRPTA provisions that are conservatively estimated to boost foreign…
2016 Market Forecast
[x_section style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; padding: 45px 0px 45px 0px; "][x_row inner_container="true" marginless_columns="false" bg_color="" style="margin: 0px auto 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; "][x_column bg_color="" type="1/1" style="padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px; "][x_text]2015 marked the fourth consecutive year of…