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There are a lot more Trump supporters out there than I and many others thought! Let's congratulate Mr. Trump and hope for the best!Yesterday (one day after the election) two of my clients called expressing concern about the value of their real estate investments. Are we going to be okay? My res...
11/10/2016
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Bluestone townhomes are on a hillside in Kailua, overlooking Mid Pacific Country Club. The Kaelepulu Drive entrance in Lanikai is adjacent to Mid Pacific's club house. The other entry point, on Kamahele Street is in Enchanted Lake near the Enchanted Lake Shopping Center. Bluestone is gated and...
10/12/2016
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Diamond Head is one of the more popular areas on Oahu. And Pualei Circle is one of the more affordable places to live in this relatively expensive neighborhood. Here's a comparative market analysis of Active listings, in escrow and recently sold (3rd quarter - July 1 to September 30, 2016.)Not...
10/07/2016
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I have been a Palolo Valley resident for nine years of residency and counting! This is a middle class community where we are friends with our neighbors. Some people have lived here for decades - going back to the 1940's and 1950's when their homes were first built. Newer residents are warmly w...
09/12/2016
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Last year I wrote about the many listings available at Makaha Beach Cabanas. Prior to 2015, the building tolerated short term vacation rentals - less than 30 days at a time is illegal in most condos. Makaha Beach Cabanas' board of directors decided they wouldn't allow it starting on January 1, ...
09/08/2016
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Roadrunner failureI'm putting this question out to fellow Active Rainers for your feedback. The reason for my request is because my main e-mail service for over a decade has been messing up in the past couple of years.In Hawaii, Time Warner Cable with its Roadrunner service has been the leader i...
08/12/2016
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Wilhelmina Rise is situated on the hillside above Kaimuki. The view is the greatest attraction of this house we sold recently. Straight ahead is Hawaii's most recognizeable landmark, Diamond Head. With a view like this, a sloped lot is part of the deal. The ocean view side of the home is about...
07/04/2016
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One of my favorite lunch stops in Kaimuki, Leahi Health is located near the corner of 9th Avenue and Waialae Avenue. It's next to the Kaimuki Jade condo. The building is being prepped for a paint job. As I waited for my food order I also heard the sound of jackhammers and noticed the workers...
06/23/2016
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In the past couple of months I've had several incidences where people were sending super-sized purchase contracts, condo documents and sellers disclosures. Sometimes I was expecting documents, other times people were sending purchase contracts and then following up with phone calls.When an e-mai...
05/06/2016
I've been enjoying my Samsung color printer for a year and a half now and wrote about it in an earlier blog about color laser printing here. Affordable color, it's great! Laser printers are the way to go, toner is less costly than ink and the pages don't smudge if they get wet. Toner cartridge...
03/05/2016