Local Market Trend Articles 

Upgrades With a Return on Investment                     8/17/08

Mid-Year Housing Statistics Respectable                     8/10/08

Hawaii Median Home Sale Prices Drop 3.1% on Oahu  8/5/08

Oahu Median Home Price Slips to $620K in June         8/4/08

Homeowners Access Their Home Equity                      8/3/08

Pearl City/Aiea Achieves Best-Buy Status                   7/27/08

Sellers Use Multiple Offers as Leverage                      7/20/08

Housing Glut Gives Rise to New Strategy                    7/13/08

Foreclosures Up Again From Year Ago                         7/10/08

Home Sales Fall, Prices Mixed on Neighbor Isles         7/8/08

Oahu Home Prices Retain High Median                        7/6/08

Honolulu Home Prices Fall 8.8% in Year                      7/2/08

Seller Defies the Economic Downturn                          6/29/08

Nuuanu Residents Fight Subdivision                            6/25/08

Buyers Line Up For Unit With Two Parking                   6/22/08

How to Sell Quickly and Get Your Price                         6/15/08

Number of Agents on the Rise in Hawaii                      6/15/08

After Rough April, Hawaii Foreclosures up 26% in May  6/13/08

Buyer Beware of What Waiting Can Cost                     6/8/08

Home Sales Dip, Prices Vary on Neighbor Isles             6/7/08

Housing Prices Stable, But Sales Plummet 29%            6/3/08

May Oahu Median Home Price Fairly Stable at $649,500    6/2/08

Pros and Cons of Adjustable-Rate Loans                    6/1/08

A Model Way to Sell Homes                                         6/1/08

Low Prices Lure Investors to Waikiki                           5/25/08

Homeowners May Get $100 Tax Credit                        5/21/08

Home Buyers Optimize Their Advantage                      5/18/08

Spike in Foreclosures Telling, But Not Severe              5/14/08

Seller's Prepare for Peak Selling Months                      5/11/08

Enter "Buyer's Market" With Eyes Open                      5/4/08

Oahu Home Prices Keep Slipping Lower                       5/2/08

Kailua's Home Supply is Low, Value High                     4/27/08

Property Tax Rates Likely Won't Rise                           4/24/08

Hawaii Resort Home Prices May Drop                           4/23/08

Downtown Honolulu High-Rise Opens                          4/23/08

Why 1031 Exchanges are Smart Business                    4/20/08

Island Rents Follow Sales Ascent, Trends                     4/13/08

Lenders Raise the FICO Bar to Offset Risk                    4/6/08

Oahu Home Prices Dip: Sales Down 14.5%                   4/2/08

Buying Foreclosures Can Pose High Risk                       3/30/08

Hawaii Foreclosures "Slowly Building"                           3/30/08

Developer Scales Down Ilikai Renovation Plans            3/26/08

Property Values Stable in Hawaii Kai                            3/23/08

Weakened Dollar Lures Foreign Buyers                         3/16/08

Kalakaua Ave. Condo Would Be Mid-Priced                    3/14/08

Hawaii Home Foreclosures Show No Sign of Tapering Off  3/13/08

Median Sale Price on Maui Off Slightly                           3/11/08

The Real State of Hawaii's Real Estate                          3/9/08

Sales of Single-family Homes, Condos Fall on Big Isle, Kauai  3/6/08

Home Sales Drop 40%; Prices Relatively Stable             3/4/08

Unexpected Low Rates Motivates Buyers                       3/2/08

Purchases of Commercial Property Hit 4-Year Low          2/29/08

Hawaii Foreclosure Rate Up But Slowing                         2/26/08

Leasehold: It was a Good Idea Originally                      2/17/08

Oahu Foreclosures Still Among the Nation's Lowest      2/13/08

Maui Home Sales Plunge to 10 Year Low                       2/12/08

Curb Appeal: A Lesson In Marketing                              2/10/08

Sales of Single-Family Homes Slow on Big Island/Kauai  2/6/08

Tap Into Your Home Equity Without Selling                    2/3/08

Demand High, Turnover Low In Kaimuki                         1/27/08

Choose Wisely In Picking Contractor                              1/24/08

Reverse Mortgage Can Backfire On Homeowner             1/20/08

What Will '08 Mean For Buyers, Sellers?                         1/20/08

Oahu Office Leasing Shows Sudden Slump                     1/18/08

Median Prices Hit Record Highs in 2007                           1/13/08

Neighbor Island Prices Drop Housing Market                   1/8/08

Mortgage Market: A Look Back, Forward                         1/06/08

Oahu's Home Prices Might Dip a Bit in 2008                     1/3/08

Make 2008 the Year to Buy a Home                                12/30/07

Property Defects May Turn Buyers Away                         12/23/07

Koreans Buy Keeaumoku St. Parcel For $49 Million          12/21/07 

Hawaii Improves Its Home-Foreclosure Ranking               12/19/07

Do You Know What Your Credit Score Is?                        12/16/07

Property Value Drops 2.7%                                              12/15/07

Gripes Against Hawaii Real Estate Agents Rise                12/14/07 

Tips for Wealth Building with Real Estate                         12/9/07

Hawaii Agencies Plan Hilo Site Development                    12/7/07

Hawaii Condo Prices Rising But Sales Decline                   12/5/07

Hawaii Home Prices Have Flattened Out                           12/4/07

Why Now is a Great Time to Refinance                             12/2/07

Hawaii Home Values Still Rising                                        11/30/07

Isle Foreclosures Continue to Rise                                   11/29/07

Trading Investment Property is Tax Free                          11/25/07

Isle Real Estate Still Healthy                                             11/24/07

Kapolei Subdivision Units Going on Sale                           11/23/07

How to Determine Today's Market Value                          11/18/07

How Does Your Property Stack Up?                                   11/11/07

Home Resales Fall by 56% on Kauai; Big Isles Drop by 36%   11/6/07

Condo Buyers Get Financing Timelines                             11/4/07

Honolulu Home Resale Prices Remain Stable                    11/2/07

More Island Homeowner Headed Toward Foreclosure       11/1/07

Buyers Snap up $76M Worth of Hawaii Condos                 10/30/07

5 Mistakes Made by Novice Investors                               10/28/07

Loft Condos New for Honolulu                                          10/26/07

Downsizing Seniors Upgrade Homes                                 10/21/07

Median Sale Price for Oahu Homes Up 2.3%                     10/16/07

Top Realtors Share Their Best Advice                                10/14/07

Hawaii Homes Sales Down on Oahu                                  10/3/07

Kailua Condo Residents Running Out of Time                    10/2/07

Oahu offers condo dwellers incentive to recycle               10/2/07

Oahu Home Prices Slip In Some Areas                                9/30/07

Echo Boomers: A New Breed of Buyer                                 9/30/07

FHA to ban seller-financed down payments through charities  9/29/07

$27.7 M in low-interest loans to help finance affordable housing 9/29/07

30-year mortgage rates rise to 6.42%                             9/28/07

Freddie Mac agrees to pay $50 Million fine for fraud         9/28/07                    

Ten Steps to finding the perfect condo                            9/23/07

Bernanke says fed focusing on housing mess                  9/21/07

Affordable Condo going up in Salt Lake                            9/21/07

Home Forclosures tripled in hawaii                                   9/19/07

Housing Slumps could linger into 2009                             9/19.07

Subprime Struggles Fewer in Hawaii                                9/16/07

Developer abandons plan to rebuild Kauai's Coco Palms 9/15/07

Home Equity loans, credit lines now hard to come by  9/14/07

More Hawaii Luxury Condos for kakaako                         9/14/07

Countrywide gets $12 billion for new credit lines        9/14/07

Can't sell your home? Rent it out for tax breaks          9/14/07

30 Year mortgage rate at 4-month low                         9/14/07

California home sales plundge 34.5% in August          9/14/07

Persis sells commercial Building for 13.1 Million             9/13/07

Existing Home Sales Forecast drops again                     9/12/07      

Buyers Taking a More Logical Approach                          9/9/07

Credit Crunch Worsens as ARMs Reset                           9/2/07

Fixer-Upper Properties: A Labor of Love                         8/26/07

Home Foreclosures Up 60% in Hawaii                             8/22/07

National Mortgage Lender Lays off Staff, Closes doors   8/18/07

Tough Love, Tear it down Build it better              8/19/07

Mortgage Loans Harder to get                              8/18/07

CountryWide Barrows $11.5B                                8/17/07

30-Year Mortgage Rates up Slightly                       8/17/07

Oahu Home Foreclosure Rate Rises                        8/15/07

Oahu Housing Costs 2nd Highest After SF              8/14/07

What to Know About Buying Raw Land                   8/12/07

Hawaii Sees Mounting Subprime Loan Failures        8/12/07

Housing Market Declines on Hawaii Island & Kauai  8/7/07

Lessons Learned From Predatory Lending              8/5/07

Median Price of Oahu Homes Dips in July                8/3/07

Proper Disclosure Can Prevent Lawsuits                7/29/07

Overpricing your Property Doesnt work           7/22/07

Big Houses, 'Green' Often Dont Mix                  7/20/07

Mortgage Rates Show No Change                    7/20/07

Kukui Gardens Sale Hits Federal Snag           7/18/07

Reduce Stress by Planning Your Move                7/15/07

Still Have Strong Buyer Appeal                             7/9/07

Does It Show Like a Model or a To-Do List?        7/08/07

Oahu June Single Family Home/ Condo

Prices Hit Record                                                 7/3/07

Sound Advice on Evaluating a Property               7/01/07

Shared Sale of hawaii Properties Hits Market      6/24/07

Industry Secrets speed up selling process          6/24/07

Homeowners Remain confident on value

of Real Estate Investment                                6/22/07

Mortgage rates reverse course, edge down

slightly to 6.69%                                             6/22/07

May 2007 VS 2006 Maui Home Prices Fall             6/19/07

In Home-Sale Game, Buyers Hold the Cards          6/17/07

Summer is a hot time to Buy or sell homes           6/17/07

Mortgage rate rise starting to hurt                       6/15/07

Home inspection if buying "as is"                        6/15/07

New Kapi'olani luxury condominium going up        6/13/07

Housing slump good news for hopefull buyers       6/12/07

Buying Forclosures? Do Your Homework                6/10/07

Before getting in to a reverse mortgage,

consider the drawbacks                                       6/8/07

Mortgage rates increase again                              6/8/07

Glass walls pushing out balconies on high rises       6/8/07

Home sales still sluggish                                     6/6/07

Home sales and median sale prices on

oahu neighborhoods for May 2007                          6/5/07

Condo Living is Good Choice for Many                    6/3/07

Refinance and get bombarded                             5/30/07

Insider Investor Information from a Pro                 5/21/07

Mortgage rates rise amid fed concerns                    5/18/07

Home Sales in Calif. at 12- year low                       5/18/07

Afforable Housing                                               5/14/07

Home Inspection for Buyers                                   5/12/07

Maui House and Condo prices down                         5/9/07