Senior housing is in high-demand and the waitlists are mounting. Over the past year there has been a surge of interest for senior housing that is due, in large part, to the demographic trend of our aging baby boomer population. In Hawaii, it is estimated that our senior population, age 65 and older, is increasing […]

CATHERINE M. MATTHEWS (R), GRI Broker-In Charge, Callahan Realty, Ltd. Past President, Oahu Chapter National Association of Residential Property Managers Q. I have a lease for another 8 months on the property I rented only 4 months ago. I was just notified that the property is going to be placed on the market for sale. […]

Located between Kamehameha Heights and Nuuanu, Alewa Heights is one of the oldest hillside neighborhoods in Honolulu with residential development dating back to the 1920s. Alewa Drive heads upward from North School Street to an elevation of just over 1,000 feet at the top of the Kapalama Ridge. Like other west Honolulu heights, it was […]

Have you had this happen to you? You call a lender to ask what their rates are. Or you look at the newspaper/internet and like the rates you see from a particular lender. Then you go to that lender and the rate is not what you received on the phone or what you saw in […]

Mortgage interest rates continue to trend down this spring. Coupled with stable prices and increased inventory in many neighborhoods, a “perfect storm” may be brewing for buyers during the hot summer home-buying season. In late 2018, mortgage interest rates reached nearly 5 percent, giving would-be homebuyers pause. However, rates have been trending down since then, […]