Keahi Pelayo's (honolulurealtoranimal) Blog

December 30th, 2009 categories: Rants & Riffs I love the simplicity of this vintage home.  It needs some paint, but it’s a classic.  Again, this one is located in Manoa which seems to the location of many of these houses. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ENTIRE POST.

December 28th, 2009 categories: Condos For Sale, For Buyers, Homes For Sale Here is my daily list of the most interesting Honolulu homes and condos to have been put on the market for sale in the last few days. Check them out. Honolulu Homes Classic Manoa home with views! 5 bedrooms 4 bathrooms 4,...

December 14th, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101, Military I just received an email notifying me of a change in the maximum VA loan amounts for Hawaii. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE POST.

December 9th, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101 Pacific Business News is reporting that Roost.com, a new real estate search engine, is launching its service in Honolulu.  I was excited to see what Roost is bringing to the game and went to play with their site.  Guess what? CLICK HERE TO R...

December 7th, 2009 categories: Honolulu House For Sale Here is a penthouse unit for the person who wants insane views of Honolulu, city lights and the Koolau mountains.  Centrally located in Waikiki on the Ala Wai canal, just across the McCully bridge.  The following are the details of the unit. ...

December 3rd, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101 The Chicago Tribune is reporting that mortgage interest rates have hit an all-time low. “The average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped to a record low of 4.71 percent this week, pushed down by an aggressive government campaign to ...

December 2nd, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101, Rants & Riffs I haven’t seen anything posted by the Honolulu Advertiser or Honolulu Star Bulletin regarding the recently released November Honolulu Board of Realtors statistical report, however, it is going to be fun to read how they spin t...

December 1st, 2009 categories: Honolulu Real Estate 101 I just did a quick review of the latest Honolulu Board of Realtors statistical report (it was released at 7:45 tonight) and I was surprised to see a drop in available single-family home listings to 1,199. CLICK HERE TO GO TO READ THE ENTIRE ...

December 1st, 2009 categories: Rants & Riffs Realtors not only sell homes, but we are one of the prime protectors of private property rights.  The Supreme Court’s “Kelo” decision of 2005 opened the door for government to take private property for private use and now a decision in New York relies ...