“We were overwhelmed with the quality and volume of the entries we received for this year’s ASID Design Excellence Awards,” said Michele D’Amico ASID of d’Amico Design Group, President of the Hawaii Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers. “The 2009 competition attracted 26 projects, which were entered in various categories in residential and […]

Richard Vierra RMP Past President, Oahu Chapter National Association of Residential Property Managers Director of Property Management Hawaii Reserves, Inc. Q. Five years ago I pulled cash out of a refi and invested in a small multi-unit building in a nice Honolulu neighborhood. The tenants are a mix of young people saving up to buy […]

The opening of the Construction Training Center of the Pacific (CTC) in its new location at Mill Town Center Industrial Park in Waipahu will be formalized with a blessing and dedication on Tuesday, November 17. Classes at the new $7.8 million, 16,000 square foot facility, which are open to the industry at large and anyone […]

The U. S. Congress has passed a bill that both extends the sunset date and expands provisions of what has been known as the “First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit.” Due to expire on November 30, 2009, the $8,000 Federal tax credit has been extended to April 30, 2010 and various provisions affecting eligibility have […]

VA Loans Hawaii President Tony Dias said the free educational seminars he launched just two years ago have become so popular that he has continued to increase their  frequency and add special programs for Realtors. He now conducts five seminars a month at various locations on Oahu as well as on the Neighbor Islands. In […]