Happy 2013! It’s a brand new year, a time to reflect on what was achieved in 2012, and what we can achieve in the unfolding year. Is your financial house in order? Does your home need a bit of sprucing up? Did you put off those bath or kitchen renovations, the photo-voltaic system on your […]

BY LISA SCONTRAS With the volume of home sales up and inventory levels down, Oahu’s housing market is expected to continue its steady recovery in 2013. “As 2012 comes to a close, we can be extremely optimistic about the strength of the market going into 2013,” says Joe Paikai, president of the Honolulu Board of […]

With the start of a new year, many people turn their attention to improvements. If your New Year’s resolutions include home improvement projects, it might be wise to evaluate them not only for the benefits they will bring you while you live there, but the value they will carry when it’s time to sell. If […]

Second in a series One of Hawaii’s most scenically varied and dramatically beautiful coastal regions, Windward Oahu embraces long stretches of white sand beach washed by turquoise waters and backed by the forested cliffs of the Koolaus. Along the approximately 50 mile coast between Makapuu Point and Kahuku are beaches rated among the best in […]

CARL L. FRAZIER (R), PB Owner, Principal Broker Cornerstone Properties Past President, Oahu Chapter National Association of Residential Property Managers and National Conference Speaker Q. I am going to be renting out my house. I have heard that it is important to complete an Inventory and Condition Form for a home prior to moving in […]