BY LISA SCONTRAS Buying a home just got a little easier, thanks to a state program geared for owner-occupants Home prices are down and interest rates are at an all-time low. But that doesn’t help if you’re strapped for cash and can’t come up with a 20-percent down payment. Now for a bit of good […]

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. I have a “what if” kind of question. As an owner of two rentals, I’ve been careful and fortunate for the most part in the tenants I’ve rented my units […]

The westernmost of the East Oahu ridgeline neighborhoods, St. Louis Heights takes its name from the school that occupies approximately 52 acres at the base of the ridge together with Chaminade University. Also located on the campus are the Marianist Center of Hawaii, the new Clarence T. C. Ching Learning and Technology Center, and the […]

Visitor industry development got a late start on Molokai and was focused entirely on the western part of the island. The first and only resort, Kaluakoi, a joint venture of Molokai Ranch, Limited and Louisiana Land & Exploration Company, began receiving visitors in the late 1960s when resorts on Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island […]

The State of Hawaii on April 9 launched the Hula Mae first time home buyer program. Hula Mae is a mortgage program available to Hawaii residents who are U.S. citizens over the age of 18. Applicants cannot be previous recipients of the program and the home must be owner-occupied until the loan is repaid. This […]