RICHARD VIERRA (B), RMP Principal Broker & Director of Property Management Hawaii Reserves, Inc. National Association of Residential Property Managers Regional Vice President / Past President, Oahu Chapter Q. A couple has rented from me for a long time in a second story walk-up. The wife is now having a problem walking and I am […]

The Royal Summit hillside neighborhood in Aiea is one of approximately 90 developments undertaken by legendary homebuilder Herbert K. Horita over approximately five decades. Developed in three phases between 1980 and 1984, the Royal Summit consists of 560 homesites which were marketed both as house/lot packages and vacant lots by Herbert K. Horita Realty. “The […]

BY LISA SCONTRAS The median sale price of an Oahu home is down, from its peak of $645,000 in 2007 to $595,000 in 2011. During that same timeframe, the U.S. dollar also has lost 35 percent of its value against the Japanese yen effectively increasing the yen’s value here in Hawaii. And during the same […]

Tony Dias Branch Manager, VA Mortgage Center of Hawaii President, VA Loans Hawaii NMLS #222836 The last few years have proved a mixed bag for home buyers and home owners alike. Borrowers who qualify have reaped the benefits of government-sponsored tax credit programs and record low interest rates. At the same time, the subprime mortgage […]

Hawaii’s most famous landmark, Diamond Head, is not only an icon of the 50th State…the now extinct volcano is also responsible for the creation of some of the world’s most prized real estate. Residential development within the Diamond Head/Waikiki section of the south shore of Oahu includes both single family homes and condominiums representing a […]