Mortgage interest rates reach record lows at First Hawaiian Bank BY LISA SCONTRAS If you’re in the market to buy anything right now, you’ve probably found that the only thing good about the bad economy is that just about everything is on sale, including mortgage interest rates. Last week’s rates at First Hawaiian Bank hit […]

Twelfth in a series By the 1950s, Manoa had become one of Oahu’s most densely developed neighborhoods. The verdant, amphitheater-like valley attracted builders and buyers from the early decades of the 1900s, as it does today, with its natural beauty, convenience to town, and presence of numerous educational institutions. As development progressed into the valley, […]

LAURENE H. YOUNG, RMP, REALTOR Lui & Young Realty, Inc. 2011 President, Oahu Chapter National Association of Residential Property Managers     Q. I’m not sure what I have to declare as rental income on my taxes? What if my tenant does work for me in lieu of rent? What if I want to rent […]

Whether you are thinking of purchasing your first home, upgrading to a larger home, buying investment properties, or refinancing your current mortgage, the historically low interest rates are tugging at your ankles to make a decision NOW. There are several reasons why some people are still on the fence. It may be that you’re waiting […]

By Lisa Scontras Wonder what you can buy on Oahu for $600,000? With the median price of a single-family home on Oahu at $591,000, one Prudential Locations agent wanted to show would-be buyers a sampling of how much home you can buy in that price range. So, he generated this hot sheet of properties. “These […]