Are You a Property Owner or Do You Manage Rentals? You can’t afford to miss this seminar! This year’s theme: “Facing The Challenges” The Hawaii Chapter of the National Association of Residential Property Managers will present its popular annual “Mom and Pop” seminar geared to owners who manage their own property Tuesday, August 20, from […]

Pacific Heights, one of Honolulu’s oldest hillside neighborhoods, has become a unique mix of vintage homes, remodels, and contemporary designs. Homes considered historically important due to original ownership or architecture have been placed on State and National Registers of Historic Places. Although many of the original kamaaina estates have been subdivided, century-old trees and gardens […]

LAURENE H. YOUNG, (B) MPM, RMP, REALTOR Young Hawaii Homes, Inc. 2011 President, Oahu Chapter National Association of Residential Property Managers Q. My tenant wants to do the yard work in exchange for a decrease in his rent. I’m afraid the tenant won’t do a good job and don’t know if this is a good […]

Real estate experts have long considered Kahala to be one of Oahu’s “leading indicator” neighborhoods. “As goes Kahala, so goes the rest of Oahu,” said John Connelley, principal broker for Locations. “When home prices rise in Kahala, you can bet that they will begin to rise from Waialae Iki to Hawaii Kai, too. And the […]

Located on a hillside just southwest of Waimea Bay, The Bluffs at Waimea is now virtually built out with 18 custom homes completed. The project gathered momentum about ten years ago with extensive upgrading of the infrastructure. Access from Kamehameha Highway is via Tutu Road, which extends up to the rocky hillside and connects with […]