by Dan Polimino | Jul 3, 2009 | Hawaii Real Estate
The Treasury Department on Wednesday expanded its foreclosure prevention plan, lifting the current 105 percent loan-to-value cap to refinance up to 125 percent of a home’s value.
by Dan Polimino | Jun 29, 2009 | Buying, Hawaii Real Estate, Luxury Market, Selling
Lately, we (realtors) have the unenviable task of being the bearers of bad news. It seems more than ever we are having conversations with people about what the market is telling us regarding the price of their home, or we are talking to sellers about lowering the...
by Dan Polimino | Jun 24, 2009 | Hawaii Real Estate
first-time home buyer tax credit of up to $8,000 has helped to move housing inventory during an otherwise sluggish real estate cycle. Now both legislators and the business community are hoping to build on the incentive’s success by expanding it.
by Dan Polimino | Jun 22, 2009 | Hawaii Real Estate, Selling
Without a doubt, communication and expectations are two of the biggest problems we have in real estate today. By no means does real estate corner the market on a lack of communication or failure to manage expectations, but these are two topics that seem to come up a...
by Dan Polimino | Jun 15, 2009 | Buying, Financing, Hawaii Real Estate, Selling
The story goes like this: A friends of mine who is a mortgage lender was really upset and was having a horrible week when I called. It turns out that he got involved in a loan transaction for some questionable people (both the buyer and real estate agent). Now, what...
by Dan Polimino | Jun 9, 2009 | Hawaii Real Estate
Last week, I wrote a column about the human toll of foreclosure. Not exactly an upbeat story, but one that needed to be told. This week is a feel good story about the never say die attitude of Americans and how coming together as a family may just be the answer to...
