The Hawaii Team Real Estate Blog
Lets Make A (Foreclosure) Deal
Imagine this. An investor goes into a new high rise in 2003 and buys about a dozen luxury condominiums. He never sells any of them or even moves into one. He just lets them go to foreclosure. Or this: A new luxury condo never once lived in valued at $1,000,000 sells...
Luxury Vacation Homes and Investment Homes still account for 33 percent of the market
Here are some interesting numbers recently released by the National Association of Realtors. If you are interested in what is happening with second homes, vacation homes or investment properties than take a minute to read these stats from NAR's March 2008 survey. The...
The Original Maytag Estate for Sale
In the early 80s, members of the Maytag family wanted a getaway in the scenic hills of Colorado. Apparently they were golfers and enjoyed playing the Broadmoor course. They were also pilots that flew their own plane into Centennial airport. When it came time to build...
Disney Proposes Luxury Development
I saw this from Scott Powers at the Orlando Sentinel this week. For you luxury home buyers this might be a fun option? If you’d like to live in a luxury house next door to Mickey Mouse, Florida’s Disney World is about to make your dream come true....
More Help On The Way For Home Owners
Here is the latest on the Bush adminstrations plans to help home owners. This ran on Monday in the Wall Street Journal. The Bush administration released over the weekend a sweeping proposal to revise regulation of financial markets. The proposal, which will be...
How to Help the Kids Buy First Home
Parents if you are thinking you'd like to help the kids buy their first place check out these tips before making a decision. Helping the kids buy a first home is a time-honored tradition that has become even more significant as home prices rise and incomes flatten....
Existing-Home Sales Rise in February
How about some positive news about homes sales for a change. Here is the latest from the National Association of Realtors. Sales of existing homes increased in February and remain within a fairly stable range, according to the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®....
Best Places to Get Foreclosure Deals
People alaways want to know where the good deals are. These days people want to know where the good foreclosure deals are? Check out this article I found last week from Matt Woolsey and Jon Bruner at Forbes: In markets where housing appears to be stabilizing, buying a...
Ready to Sell? Make Sure Your House Is
It’s tough being objective about your own home when it comes time to sell. After all, it is your castle and you may think its worth more than it is. How do you know if your home is ready to enter this challenging market? Answer: Take a hard, objective look at...
Renting better than a vacant home
Saw this article on Realtor.org and was remineded on what good advice it is. For those having a hard time selling their homes don't forget the rent option...read below. If a house doesn’t sell, owners should consider renting – and hiring a real estate...
“As Is,” Isn’t Always
This winter I’ve been running around Denver buying up foreclosures for investors wanting to fix them and use them for rental properties. Given this market and all the available foreclosure properties, this isn’t unusual. In fact, I’ve spoken...
Tap Today’s Housing Opportunity
I am sure you have heard the saying, "now is a great time to buy!" Almost every Realtor is echoing that phrase from coast to coast. They usually follow that up with two reasons: Home prices are low and so are interest rates. Both true and good reasons, but I think you...