Category Archives: Newsletters

January – March 2012 Quarterly Newsletter

By George Stott | Published: April 11, 2012
Click here to download the PDF version of the newsletter.   Our newsletter is designed for absentee owners of rental properties on Oahu. There are two topics we update and repeat every few years. The first is property management, which is included in this newsletter. We manage over 400 rentals on Oahu. Our property management [...]
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October – December 2011 Quarterly Newsletter

By George Stott | Published: January 11, 2012
Click here to download the PDF version of the newsletter.   In December, sales of both houses and condos on Oahu declined compared to a year ago. There were 268 sales of houses compared to 312 sales a year ago and 333 sales of condos compared to 356 sales a year ago. Far more meaningful [...]
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July – September 2011 Quarterly Newsletter

By George Stott | Published: October 13, 2011
Click here to download the newsletter in PDF format. In September, sales of both houses and condos on Oahu improved compared to a year ago. Sales of houses increased to 284 compared to 273 a year ago while sales of condos increased to 364 compared to 306 a year ago. Year-to-date sales (January through September) [...]
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April – June 2011 Quarterly Newsletter

By George Stott | Published: July 8, 2011
Click here to download the PDF version. We have recently added over six hundred absentee owners to the distribution list for our quarterly newsletter. For those of you that are receiving your first newsletter . . . welcome aboard! We are a family real estate company that has been in business on Oahu for over [...]
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January – March 2011 Quarterly Newsletter

By George Stott | Published: July 8, 2011
Click here to download the PDF version. Oahu’s housing market is showing some improvement at the start of this year. The following statistics reflect first quarter data for 2011 compared to first quarter data for 2010. Sales of Houses: 634/611 (+3.8%); Sales of Condos: 903/846 (+6.7%); Median Sales Price of Houses: $559,000/$591,500 (-5.5%); Median Sales [...]
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October – December 2010 Quarterly Newsletter

By George Stott | Published: January 12, 2011
Click here to download the PDF version of the newsletter. Over the past three months we have added nearly six hundred absentee owners to the distribution list for our quarterly newsletter. For those of you that are receiving your first newsletter . . . welcome aboard! The last page of the newsletter provides background information [...]
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July – September 2010 Quarterly Newsletter

By George Stott | Published: January 11, 2011
Click here to download the PDF version of the newsletter. Virtually all mortgages are held in the name of MERS, which stands for Mortgage Electronic Registration System. The MERS system was set up by banks to enable mortgages to be bundled into securities and sold without having to pay a recording fee on each sale. [...]
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April – June 2010 Quarterly Newsletter

By George Stott | Published: July 9, 2010
Click here to download a PDF version of the newsletter. In late-June, mortgage rates fell to an average of 4.69%, the lowest rate since the 1950’s making this an ideal time to purchase a new home. It is also a time to examine if it is cost-effective for readers to refinance their mortgage(s). The old [...]
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January – March 2010 Quarterly Newsletter

By George Stott | Published: June 16, 2010
Click here to download the PDF version of the newsletter. It appears we may have turned the corner on sales. Comparing the first quarter of 2010 to the same period in 2009, sales of houses were up 36.6% (608 compared to 445) while sales of condos were up 48.7% (837 compared to 563).  Median sales [...]
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October – December 2009 Quarterly Newsletter

By George Stott | Published: January 6, 2010
Click here to download the PDF version of the newsletter. Welcome to the Year of the Tiger. According to the Chinese Zodiac, it begins 2/14/10 and ends 2/2/11. The Tiger is the 3rd of 12 animal signs and is a sign of courage. This fearless and fiery fighter is revered by the ancient Chinese as [...]
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