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I recall in the spring of 2008, we were able to refinance our current residence at $4.875 on a 30 year fixed.  We got totally lucky.  We were able to lock during a day of high market volatility.  Since then, nobody would believe me on the rate I got.  They'd ask "for a 15 year mortgage"? I'd smil...
01/05/2009
I was watching CNBC tody and heard of a story where a desperate seller in Maryland decided a new approach on selling his home: Sell 31,500 raffle tickets for $50... Would this work in Hawaii? Initially my thought would be yeah, people would be all over this since so many people flock to Las Vegas...
12/30/2008
I'd like to congradulate Shelly Campbell of RE/MAX Honolulu who was named the 2008 REALTOR of the Year by the Honolulu Board of REALTORS.  This is the 2nd year in a row a RE/MAX agent has won the prestigious award! Our own PB Judy Kalbrener was last year's recipient! I'd also like to thank my cli...
12/23/2008
Here are 3 reasons in my opinion why foreclosure rates are low in Hawaii: 1. It is Hawaii.  Especially this time of year, you see all the news about bad weather, snow storms, floods, etc. on the mainland.  I think people work harder to keep a home here in paradise with good weather. 2. You can't ...
12/23/2008
I recently read an article titled "What Carbon Studies Tell Us-So Far" in Urban Land Magazine.  What caught my eye and was interesting was that Honolulu had the smallest carbon footprint among U.S. Cities, according to "Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of America" study published by the Brookings I...
12/16/2008
Remember when the Dow Jones plunged, the "bailout" talks started & the sky was falling? A lot of that was mid September.   Those going into contract then equated to November closings! I unfortunately had 3 deals fall apart on me during all this.  Guess what? We're all still alive & breathingJ  I'...
12/03/2008
I've had several people contact me recently asking about properties they saw on the internet.  Initially, I was excited to work with another buyer, however they were not asking about a property to buy/purchase.  They called me as a third party source to see if a listing they saw for rent on Craig...
11/29/2008
2008 has been great & I have a lot to thank God for: 1. Blessing me with my 2nd child this year 2. Letting me help clients buy their first homes and realize the American Dream 3. Being blessed to live in the greatest nation and most beatiful state in our nation 4. Doubling the number of real esta...
11/27/2008
We recently got our market update from the Honolulu Board of Realtors from the 3rd Quarter of 2008.  After looking at the stats, what jumped out at me are two things: 1. Single Family Homes from $500,000 to $699,000 are selling! 34.5% of all homes sold fell in that category.  This was the largest...
11/26/2008
Just 1 day after my previous post on Diamond Head Luxury homes, 3239 Noela St., which was asking $12.6 Million went into escrow! It was also over an acre & sold for $9 million back in 2000.  It would also have to be one of the trophy properties in Diamond Head at the end of a culdesac & also the ...
09/08/2008
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Hawaii Real Estate through David Buck, a Realtor in Honolulu, Hawaii. Insights to real estate market trends, housing, economy, statistics, and where the Honolulu or greater Oahu real estate market is headed.