Papailoa, essentially a one-street neighborhood, is unique among the small beachfront communities that line Oahu’s North Shore. A spur road off Kamehameha Highway, Papailoa Road has been described as the North Shore’s “Kahala Avenue.” The approximately two dozen homes that occupy the large lots between the road and the beach range from luxurious residences to […]

Third in a series Over the past decade prices for Oahu’s prime oceanfront properties have continued to climb, reaching the eight digit level in the Kahala-Diamond Head area. New records were set by beachfront real estate on the Windward Coast. Now the Island’s North Shore is seeing escalation of property values to multi-million-dollar price points, […]

CATHERINE M. MATTHEWS (R), GRI Broker-In Charge, Callahan Realty, Ltd. Past President, Oahu Chapter National Association of Residential Property Managers Q. Now that there are new laws regarding medical marijuana in Hawaii, what are the landlord’s obligations and liabilities if a tenant has a medical marijuana license and wishes to grow his or her own […]

Military borrowers have access to the most powerful home purchasing program on the market. So it stands to reason that the same would hold true when it comes to a refinance loan. A mortgage refinance allows borrowers to capitalize on historically low interest rates and carve out some financial breathing room, on top of potentially […]

A new Kakaako condominium development, The Block 803 Waimanu, will add 153 affordably priced residential units to the neighborhood. According to project broker LIST Sotheby’s International Realty, prices will start in the mid $200,000s. Seventy-six units have been priced according to the guidelines of the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), allowing for a maximum income […]