BY LISA SCONTRAS Part of the difficulty in determining exactly where the housing market is currently and where it might be headed centers around distressed sales homes owned by financial institutions and homes available via short sales and the impact on prices and market conditions. The research department at Prudential Locations gathered data, showing the […]

BY LISA SCONTRAS Why buy Waikiki? Lots of reasons, says Toan Doran, Realtor and partner at Prudential Locations. “The 2008 financial meltdown lowered prices in many of the buildings in Waikiki,” says Doran. “Plus, investors can get interest rates in the low 5 percent right now, which is incredible. A few years ago, investor rates […]

BY LISA SCONTRAS With budding signs of a housing recovery on the horizon, you may be thinking now is the right time to start shopping for a home. But before you jump into the car with the open house guide in hand, your first priority should be making sure your credit score is in top-notch […]

Eight ways to beat the recession blues in today’s real estate market BY LISA SCONTRAS OK, let’s review. When life throws you lemons, what do you do? It’s amazing how many people forget that, even in a down economy, real estate is bought and sold every day. You just have to know how to make […]

With Thanksgiving Week just ahead, here at VA Mortgage Center of Hawaii we are reaffirming our gratitude for the blessings brought by affiliation with our new parent company. On becoming the Hawaii affiliate of VA Mortgage Center, we also adopted a Code of Values that we display on the walls of our new office…and, in […]