By Lisa Scontras Banks are as popular as gyms when it comes to New Year’s resolutions. New Year’s resolutions typically focus on health issues, vowing to quit smoking or losing weight, but many are determined to improve their financial health in the new year by getting out of debt or at least managing it better. […]

Nineteenth in a series As large country estates become scarce in other parts of Oahu, Leeward Oahu, especially Makaha, is seeing a surge in buyers in the market for private retreats in pristine, minimally developed areas. Realtor Travis Palmer, a Leeward resident who specializes in the area and works out of the Kapolei office of […]

CATHERINE M. MATTHEWS (R), GRI Broker-In Charge, Callahan Realty, Ltd. Past President, Oahu Chapter National Association of Residential Property Managers Q. My Landlord is recommending that I get Renter’s Insurance and telling me it is important for me to have. Can you please tell me why? I would think a landlord should have insurance that […]

As 2014 draws to a close, experts are reflecting on the unusual trends in Oahu’s real estate market. Home prices have hit record highs while inventory remains at record lows, and interest rates — instead of rising as many expected — have dropped again to record lows, incentivizing people to buy. What does that mean […]

Eighteenth in a series The entire island of Lanai is itself a retreat…minimally developed with the exception of resort properties that began changing the landscape of “The Pineapple Island” in the 1990s. Long favored by residents of other Hawaiian islands for hiking, camping, hunting, and fishing, Lanai added to its attractions all the amenities of […]