808 Hawaii Real Estate Paradise

06/06/2020

Where will you dine tonight? Happy Aloha Friday to all the restaurants and eateries that opened up again! 🍽🍹🍧🥢

05/10/2016

Tiered of traffic? Would you love to walk to the store or bike to work? Just listed a cute-as-a-button 1/1/0 in Makiki for only $265,000 FS. Questions? I have answers.

04/19/2016

Great little finds. The rental market is getting pretty tight and that can be very frustrating for renters. Look for rental agencies and ask to see their inventory lists. It's a lot safer than picking through Craigslist.

Every month, we look at rental rates across O‘ahu. This month: Kalihi, Punchbowl and Waikīkī.

01/25/2016

The good: Hawaii developers cancel plans to build luxury condo tower. The bad: Construction cost was rising by 13 percent in 2014 — the highest percentage in the United States and more than double the national average. The ugly: That fact will keep affordable housing not so affordable for many who need it.

Construction costs in Hawaii, which jumped by a staggering 13 percent in 2014 — the highest percentage in the United States and more than double the national average.

12/04/2015

This get's straight down to the basics. If you are really a buyer, this is a must read. If you are just looking, this is a great article to help you getting off the fence.

We grow up and fly the nest. We meet that special someone and start a family. We work hard and save up and look to turn our sweat and success into something tangible and lasting. The paths we take

11/08/2015

22 billion dollars was reportedly spent by Chinese buyers on US real estate according to the NAR, just how did they get their money out of China? Bitcoin + Real Estate.

The digital currency provides a secret way for ordinary Chinese to get money out of the country.

09/26/2015

Single family home under $500,000 in Metro Honolulu? Yup! And it's move-in condition and has killer views! If you can master 80 stairs to the front door and don't mind street parking, your home!
Open house on Sunday 9/27 from 1 to 4 pm.

Three-bedroom, two-story home for 5,000.

09/17/2015

Hawaii is taking out all the stops. After a summer of numerous hurricanes and a tsunami, what could be more fitting that blowing off the top?

Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have elevated the Volcano Alert Level for Mauna Loa from NORMAL to ADVISORY.

08/03/2015

Small spaces, big opportunities. So perfect for Hawaii, we are already used to small rooms and this could be the answer to a lot of housing issues we are dealing with right now.

Pietro Belluschi, the architect responsible for much of the Portland skyline, and his son Anthony, conceived a 236 square foot “teahouse” on the same property as the family’s main dwelling.(Source: ti…

08/03/2015

'Worst house in Australia' hits market, unleashing onslaught of interest. The house, said to have 3 bedrooms and 1 bath, heads to auction this month with in Brisban, Queensland, Australia. The agent Gunther Behrendt declined to tell how much money the owners are aiming for: "The executors just need to sell the property, so each buyer needs to determine their own sense of value." The median house price in the area is about 750,000 Australian dollars — about $500,000 in the U.S.

"It will be certainly an interesting auction on August 22nd," he told us.
.. At least we are not alone in the housing craziness.

'This is the first time the poor condition of a property is a selling point,' the listing agent says.

07/27/2015

Hey all - I'm listing a home for sale at 1558 Monte St. Please share this with anyone you think might be interested. Thanks!

07/25/2015

Did you know that VIEW is the new LOCATION? At this property you get the best views for the lowest price.