Hawaii Randy's Blog

This is advice from Suzanne for pet owners that are selling their home.  It is not limited to just cats.  If you have dogs, you most likely do not smell the odor, but buyers walking in your home will.What's That Smell? Oh...it's your pet's litter box. One of the more un-glamorous things a home st...

  PRESS RELEASE                                           For Immediate Release May 10, 2013                                                                                                Contact: Randy L. Prothero Island Style Realty Inc.                                                          ...

Just Be Nice! This is something I learned early I life.  I have heard it from several motivational type folks over the years and try to live it.  Sometimes it can be hard, if the person we are speaking about is particularly obnoxious. As Realtors® we are in a business where we have to deal with p...

Thank you to Chad Hyams for posting these wonderful tips for those of us attending Keller Williams Family Reunion in Dallas in February.  I am posting this for our local agents. Are you heading to Keller Williams Family Reunion 2013? This can be a scary few days with so much going on. I thought I...

Now that prices are beginning to climb in our area, some sellers think they can over price their property.  This is a really bad mistake for many reasons.  See the full article on ProtheroGroup.com

Beginning January 1st, 2013 the VA Mortgage limits for 100% financing for Hawaii will be going down slightly on Oahu (from $756,00 in 2012), the neighbor islands will remain the same. For Oahu County is will be: $750,000 For all other Hawaii Counties it will be: $625,500. VA Jumbo loans will be h...

  Mele Kalikimaka Merry Christmas in Hawaiian   2012 was an exciting year for the Prothero family. Jacob turned 12 this year and entered middle school and is already 5’4” and growing. He continues to play soccer, chess and soon basketball. Jacob’s soccer team won the state title again this year....

The 2013 Military Basic Housing Allowance (BAH) for Honolulu County (Island of Oahu) will be showing a substantial increase over the 2012 BAH. That is a reflection on the hot housing market we are seeing on Oahu.  Rates are showing increases from about 11% to as high as 14+% depending on rank. He...

November 2012 - Oahu (Honolulu County) Residential Real Estate Sales Activity Below is the sales activity for the month of Noember 2012 compared to the previous month and the same month last year. This covers resale homes for Honolulu County (Oahu).  Single Family Homes median sales price and sal...

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY! I have run in to the type of sickening behavior referenced in the story below.  Fortunately through education and pressure from the majority of patriotic citizens we are seeing this attitude much less often.  In recent times I have a seen the opposite mo...