by Dan Polimino | Sep 23, 2009 | Buying, Hawaii Real Estate, Luxury Market, Selling
As a student of marketing, I am constantly fascinated by the data that reveals how people purchases things. There clearly has been a major paradigm shift in the way people find and buy real estate. When I do consulting, I always tell the companies, “Let’s...
by Dan Polimino | Jul 13, 2009 | Buying, Hawaii Real Estate, Luxury Market, Selling
It’s safe to say that there has never been a bigger chasm between seller and buyer than what we are experiencing right now. Sellers are getting offers anywhere from 10K off their asking price to several hundred thousand dollars off their asking price. So where...
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 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 | Apr 27, 2009 | Buying, Selling
The story goes like this. An agent with buyers wants to see a home on short notice. The sellers have indicated in the MLS they need a 24-hour notice for showings. But the buying agent asks the selling agent if they can see the house with only a two-hour notice. The...
