First in a series Consistently rated the best beach in Hawaii, and among the best in the world, Kailua Beach has become one of Hawaii’s most sought after beachfront neighborhoods. Today its estate-size properties have reached multi-million dollar price points rivaling Kahala and Diamond Head. Along the three-mile sandy shore of Kailua Bay, century old […]

LURLINE R. JOHNSON (R), ABR, CRB, CRS, GRI, RMP Property Manager Property Profiles, Inc. Past President, Oahu Chapter National Association of Residential Property Managers Q. My tenant signed a lease renewal for one year last week. Now she is informing me that her circumstance has changed and she wants to change to a six month […]

Gentry Homes, Ltd. recently partnered with U.S. VETS to improve the non-profit organization’s Barbers Point at Kalaeloa facility so that it might better serve the nation’s veterans. U.S. VETS provides housing, employment, counseling and family services to veterans who are in need. Its facility serves 350 veterans daily and provides affordable, long-term, supportive housing and […]

Twentieth in a series Hana is the quintessential Hawaii retreat and one of the most scenic, unspoiled regions in the islands. With its lush tropical vegetation, the Hana countryside has the appearance of a natural garden. Minimally developed, the 11-square-mile community has a resident population of less than 2,000. Due to its isolation on the […]

Resolve to reap the benefits of home ownership It’s a new year, a time of renewal and resolutions. Do you resolve to make the American Dream come true for you, to own your own home? Despite rising real estate prices in Honolulu, the dream is still within reach, because interest rates are also still at […]