According to the Hawaii Housing Demand Survey, there’s a continuing need for down payment assistance for low to moderate income (LMI) homebuyers. A survey of Hawaii renters who plan to purchase a home indicated that 85% are low and moderate income. About 40% said they have at least $5,000 saved to use as a down […]

Q. I am a tenant who just moved into an apartment, sight unseen. I paid my deposit and signed a 6 month lease, but the day I moved in, I discovered dozens of adult and baby roaches in the kitchen and bathroom cabinets and drawers. I tried spraying with roach spray on the first day […]

Today’s empty nesters and retirees may be looking to downsize, but that doesn’t mean they are downgrading. Many still aspire to live in their dream home – but it has a different definition now. Condominiums offer an attractive lifestyle for people ready to leave behind the home maintenance and other concerns that come with single-family […]

Tony Dias Branch Manager Veterans United Home Loans of Hawaii NMLS #222836 The month of May is celebrated nationwide as “Military Appreciation Month.” Three years ago, in May, former U.S. Marine Tony Dias opened the Hawaii branch office of Veterans United Home Loans. “The best way I know to show appreciation to our military for […]

Fourth in a series The 40-story Hokua, completed in January 2006 on a choice four-acre site directly overlooking Ala Moana Beach Park, remains one of Hawaii’s most desirable highrise condominium residences. The mission of the developers-the Kobayashi Group, the MacNaughton Group, and A& B Properties-was to create a luxurious condominium residence where each unit would […]