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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Obtaining Free Credit Reports
This article was initially published in the Jul-Sep ’09 newsletter and has since been revised and republished in the Jul-Sep ’11 newsletter. There are advertisements that advertise a “FREE” credit report and then charge you for various services. If you have to provide your credit card number to obtain your credit report, it is [...]
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Improving Your Credit Score
This article was initially published in the Jul-Sep ’09 newsletter and has since been revised and republished in the Jan-Mar ’11 newsletter. Background: Gone are the days when lenders leaned over backwards to qualify borrowers for mortgages. After all the subprime lending problems, it has become increasingly more difficult for many potential homebuyers to qualify [...]
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Rental Market Comments
The slump in the housing market coupled with low interest rates make the current rental market very attractive for investors that are interested in upgrading their portfolios. The investors need to be thinking long-term when analyzing the existing market. In most areas, there is a healthy supply of rental units on the market resulting in [...]
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July – September 2009 Mixed Plate of Talk Story
On Friday 8/21/09 Hawaii celebrated 50 years of statehood to far less hullabaloo than I would have expected. Rather than a grand parade, bonfires or block parties, the state had a group of speakers talk to an all-day crowd of some 2,100 attendees at the Convention Center about the future of tourism, education, the economy, [...]
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April – June 2009 Mixed Plate of Talk Story
Hawaii tourism continued to struggle in May with visitor arrivals plummeting for the 15th consecutive month. The declining tourism and tough economic times have impacted upon the occupancy rates of vacation rentals and hotel pool properties in Waikiki. As a result, many owners have shifted their furnished condo units to long-term (six months or greater) [...]
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January – March 2009 Mixed Plate of Talk Story
Here is a link to Beach Villas at Ko Olina, an oceanfront development that may be of interest to some readers. The link takes you to a photograph of the area. Beach Villas are the two towers overlooking the second lagoon from the top. The public golf course is to the right with the marina [...]
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October 2009 E-mail Update
I send an e-mail update near the beginning of each month after statistical data for the prior month has been posted on the Honolulu Board of Realtors’ website. For months like October when we are mailing a quarterly newsletter, I also wait until our newsletter has been posted on our website here where it can [...]
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October 2009 Windward E-mail Update
The goal of this newsletter is to highlight Windward news and real estate. My father sends a monthly e-mail as well which covers the entire island and in depth real estate information. If you want to be included in that, let me know. We sell and manage property throughout Oahu. Many of the recipients live [...]
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July – September 2009 Quarterly Newsletter
Click here to download the PDF version of the newsletter. Mary Lou and I were off-island in August and September. It seemed as though every state we visited had problems similar to what Hawaii is experiencing. Reading the various local newspapers, you could put almost put any state in many of the articles and the [...]
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Tax Guide for Real Estate Investors