Keahi Pelayo's (honolulurealtoranimal) Blog

June 30th, 2008 categories: Reasons To Sell I love what you could do before the tightening of the building codes. More than likely, the rail above would not be allowed under current building codes. The gaps between the leaves are too wide and a child could fall through. If ...

June 27th, 2008 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101, Rants & Riffs I am a Honolulu Realtor because I have seen how home ownership changes the lives of those who own them. Certainly, the financial aspect of potential long-term appreciation is enticing, but property rights are fundamental to the f...

June 26th, 2008 categories: Buying Honolulu Real Estate, Rants & Riffs I have great respect for anyone who attempts to build a home or develop real estate in Hawaii. The list of projects that have been approved and then strung out endlessly via the courts is very, very long. Yesterday’s Honolulu ...

June 25th, 2008 categories: Rants & Riffs, Views of Honolulu For the last few months I have been writing that the Chinese are on their way to Honolulu! Here is an article confirming the first group is here.   CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT THE VISIT TO HONOLULU.

June 24th, 2008 categories: Rants & Riffs We are our own worst enemy! Believe it or not we drive the economy! If we want it to change, then we need to move our attitude away from pessimism and toward optimism. Maybe I am showing my age, but I lived through recessions in the early 80’s and middle ...

June 24th, 2008 categories: Honolulu Condominiums Fairway Villa is centrally located in Waikiki. It is a building that is in the process of upgrading its common areas, is well managed and has a very bright future. This 1 bedroom 1 bathroom unit is priced at $300,000 and is being sold furnished (i...

June 23rd, 2008 categories: Reasons To Sell Yes its true! This 2 bedroom 2 bathroom Sun Rise Town Home was built in 1993 and comes with 2 parking stalls. It has an interior square footage of 811 square feet, as well as a 60 square foot lanai. There is plenty of guest parking in the immediate area...

  June 20th, 2008 categories: Reasons To Sell It seems the further one gets outside of the core of Honolulu, the worst the traffic gets. A recent report on Honolulu’s traffic confirms that this is the case. “Forty hours sounds like a typical workweek. But that’s how long motorists are stuck in tr...

June 19th, 2008 categories: Buying Honolulu Real Estate, Honolulu Real Estate 101 I have been fortunate to represent a number of U.S. Bankruptcy Trustees in the sale of Honolulu real estate. I find that many people think that the bankruptcy sales process is the same as a foreclosure. In some ways...

This 3 bedroom 1.5 bathroom condominium is offered at $249,000. It has an interior square footage of 1113 square feet, as well as a large lanai with views of Kapolei. The unit needs work and the price reflects the room for you to invest your time and energy to make the unit the way you like it. ...