By Lisa Lee You’ve been waiting to save up more money, or maybe you’ve been waiting for home prices to rise even higher. Maybe you’ve set a target date for the future, such as when the kids reach a certain age. If you’ve been planning to move into a bigger or better home “someday,” now […]

Second in a series Located on the shores of Laie Bay is a palatial “beach house” built by a family who modeled it after their ancestral baronial home in Germany. Constructed primarily of masonry, it was built to last and weather the winds and salt air of Oahu’s Windward Coast. The 3.88-acre estate consists of […]

Bank of Hawaii loan officers who conducted seminars at the Hawaii Homebuyers Fair, presented by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser at the Convention Center last Saturday, report that hopeful homebuyers were eager for information on how to qualify for their first mortgage loan and many were ready to take the first big step. “Our seminars were well […]

Catherine M. Matthews (R), GRI Broker-In Charge, Callahan Realty, Ltd. Past President, Oahu Chapter National Association of Residential Property Managers During our NARPM-sponsored seminar in August, there were lots of good questions for our speakers. I have listed below several submitted questions that have short answers. As always, whenever referring to a lease, I refer […]

Gentry Homes continues to raise the bar on new home energy efficiency on Oahu. At the single-family new home community of Sandalwood at Ewa by Gentry, homeowners benefit from a host of energy-saving features. “The Sandalwood homes, which start in the high $500,000 range, incorporate numerous Gentry Green Living features that are included in the […]