Keahi Pelayo's (honolulurealtoranimal) Blog

October 30th, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101 Paul Brewbaker is one of my favorite economists.  Since following him beginning in 1991, I have found him to make insightful predictions, many of which I disagree with at first.  Paul is quoted in the Pacific Business News as forecasting a t...

October 28th, 2009 categories: Distressed Properties Pacific Business News is reporting that Honolulu’s foreclosure rate is up as compared to last year. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST.

October 27th, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101 With Trulia, Zillow and other sources for real estate information, I am reminded of the problems created by technology in the pre-911 world.  Prior to World Trade Center being hit, the USA’s intelligence community had been relying on our tec...

October 26th, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101, Rants & Riffs The Honolulu Advertiser recently reported that Hainan Airlines was recently approved for weekly flights to Hawaii. “State tourism liaison Marsha Wienert said the first nonstop scheduled service from China to Hawai’i could prov...

October 23rd, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101 Brian Boero, of The 1000 Watt Blog, visited a Realtor fear that was running rampant as the Internet began to gain momentum in the mid-1990’s.  I can remember Realtor concerns that the Web was going to make us irrelevant.  Essentially, the th...

October 21st, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101 Here is a good update on national construction trends. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST.

October 20th, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101 As a Honolulu Realtor, I have generally believed that owning your home or condo is better than renting it.  There are too many benefits to home ownership, however, a recent Washington Post article, made me think again. CLICK HERE TO READ THE...

October 19th, 2009 categories: Buying Honolulu Real Estate, Honolulu Condominiums, Honolulu House For Sale These six Honolulu properties were listed over the weekend.  Though I haven’t seen them, they look interesting on paper.  Check them out. Honolulu Homes Moanalua Gardens, 3 bedroom 1.5 bathr...

October 16th, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101, Rants & Riffs A Forbes on-line article started me thinking about selling a home when it is not worth the value the owner paid for it.  The article makes it seem really easy to rent it until the price of the home rises to the point that the ...

October 15th, 2009 categories: Honolulu Condominiums, Honolulu House For Sale Here are more interesting Honolulu home and condo listings that have come up for sale over the last days. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST