by Dan Polimino | Feb 2, 2009 | Hawaii Real Estate
Raw undeveloped land hasn’t exactly topped the real estate market recently, and there are several reasons for this. Builders have avoided it like the plague. Since they couldn’t sell their current inventory of built homes, the last thing many of them...
by Dan Polimino | Dec 10, 2008 | Hawaii Real Estate
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board is scheduled to meet in mid-December, and officials are looking at unconventional methods to spur a rebound in the U.S. economy. European and other central banks continue to use interest rate cuts to head off recession, but the U.S....
by Dan Polimino | Oct 29, 2008 | Hawaii Real Estate
Governments are stepping in to protect renters who find themselves evicted when the property they rent is foreclosed. A new law passed by the California Legislature gives renters a 120-day grace period before they must vacate a foreclosed property. A city ordinance in...
by Dan Polimino | Sep 24, 2008 | Hawaii Real Estate
I love new technology, especially when I think I’ve found something cool that helps people sell their homes. Today, I’m excited about a company called Access U2 Global Property Info. It launched about three years ago, and here’s the scoop....
by Dan Polimino | Sep 17, 2008 | Hawaii Real Estate
Developments limited to buyers who are 55 and older are becoming a hard sell in many parts of the country because baby boomers and those who are older aren’t able to sell their current homes and, therefore, aren’t moving. Many developers built...
by Dan Polimino | Aug 8, 2008 | Hawaii Real Estate
Courtesy of Michelle Singletary Washington Post. Under the new housing bill, home buyers who have not owned a home in the last three years will be eligible for a tax credit equal to 10 percent of the property up to a maximum of $7,500. Here’s how it works:...