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How I Made My Clients An Extra $200,000

How I Made My Clients An Extra $200,000

Ask The Hawai`i Team About Their Renovation Program and How You Can Earn More Money Selling Your Home! A customer contacted me saying they were maybe interested in selling their condo in Waikoloa Beach Resort. They wanted to know what I thought it was worth, so I took...

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Third Home

Third Home

By Dan Polimino I want to introduce you to my friends at a company called Third Home. I think this is a terrific concept, and I want to tell everyone about it. Here’s how it works: Third Home is a home exchange platform. That’s right, you enroll your second home or...

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How Will You Sell My Home for Top Dollar?

How Will You Sell My Home for Top Dollar?

By Dan Polimino I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been asked the following question from a would-be Seller, “Dan, how do you intend to sell my home for top dollar?” The answer really boils down to three things, and it doesn’t matter if you’re selling a $200,000...

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Featured Big Island Restaurant & Activity for December

Featured Big Island Restaurant & Activity for December

Featured Activity: Kona Cliffs Kona Cliffs is a new climbing gym in Kailua-Kona’s Brew Block (74-5617 Pawai Pl., Bay H). With more than 2,500 square feet of space and 1,800 square feet of bouldering walls to explore, there’s a climbing experience for everyone. Kona...

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October 2023 Market Stats for Big Island Resort Areas

October 2023 Market Stats for Big Island Resort Areas

The slower season for the real estate market continued in October with very few sales in the resort communities up and down the Kohala Coast. Just five condominiums sold in October; Mauna Lani led the way with four of those sales. A sole condominium sale occurred in...

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High Value Service

High Value Service

These days, consumers are more value conscious than ever and never more than in the real estate market. Homeowners are quick to point out the commission real estate agents make and want to know they are REALLY getting value in return. A lot of agents either can’t or...

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Market Stats for the Big Island in September 2023

Market Stats for the Big Island in September 2023

September represented the slower season for the real estate market with continued light sales in the resort communities up and down the Kohala Coast. Condominiums, with their potential for vacation rental, continue to be the popular choice for buyers, with a total of...

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End of Third Quarter Market Outlook – 2023

End of Third Quarter Market Outlook – 2023

By Dan Polomino This past August, I was in Austin, Texas for Keller Williams’ annual Mega Camp Conference. Mega Camp is held every year in Austin, the headquarters of Keller Williams, for the purpose of educating and strategizing with top producing agents in the...

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August’s Market Stats for the Resort Areas of Hawaii

August’s Market Stats for the Resort Areas of Hawaii

Sales continued to be light in the resort communities during the month of August. Up and down the Kohala Coast, just 11 condominium sales closed, with Waikoloa Beach Resort leading the way with six sales. There were three home sales – two at Kūki`o and one at Mauna...

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Interest Rates Don’t Matter

Interest Rates Don’t Matter

Below is literally the conversation I had with a buyer, explaining to him that he can buy now and that interest rates don’t matter. Buyer: I’m sorry Dan, at 7.5% I am out. The interest rate is just too high, and it doesn’t make financial sense for me. Dan: I totally...

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