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video – “the realtor” – funny

cmy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:30:43 +0000

The RealDeal.com snapshot of the 5th Annual Forum

cmy — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:46:12 +0000

blast from the past – Tom Vu

cmy — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:43:19 +0000

The Realities of Real Estate – a video

cmy — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:36:50 +0000

Funny Real Estate Commercial -1

cmy — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:11:52 +0000

SOLD – 122-B Kekela St., Hilo, HI

cmy — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:02:19 +0000

Hilo Home Sold 10/22/2009

122 B Kekela St.
Lot 6-C TMK (3) 2-2-39:120
10,774 sqft lot 1,056 sqft 3/1.5 home
Sold 10/22/2009
Sale Price: $195,000.00

Located centrally in Hilo Town. Fixer Upper with a lot of potential.

In regards to planning (wink wink Hilo) – Quote of the day

cmy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:09:55 +0000

Density is necessary but not sufficient for walkable, transit-friendly urban(e) communities…without adequate baseline densities, communities can wind up building a lot of sidewalks that hardly anybody walks on. – Nathan Landau

Gary Fong Real Estate – hilarious!

cmy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 06:41:12 +0000

$8000 tax credit and Sales Activity?

cmy — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:27:51 +0000

The current First Time Homebuyer’s Tax Credit of $8,000 is due to expire on December 1, 2009. On the Island of Hawaii we are seeing an uptick in activity over the past few weeks. Presumably part of that activity is driven by these First Time Homebuyer’s eagerness to qualify for the credit.

Based on some of the numbers I posted last week for Residential Sales for the Big Island, overall we have seen an increase of 25.27% in activity Year-to-Date. That is a significant number for the Island, in regards to activity, although at the same time we have seen an overall Median price decrease for the Island of 18.75% with 7 of 9 districts showing a decrease in Median home prices.

While the Tax Credit is not the sole reason for the increase in activity, it is a major factor. That is why the National Association of Realtors is pushing hard for an extension of the program. One of the fears voiced, should this program end, is that activity will slow significantly which will put further downward pressure on Median home prices.

At its best the $8,000 tax credit has been described as a tool to increase activity and sales in the Residential Real Estate market at its worst its been called a prop which only stalls the inevitable, falsely holding up a market that needs to fully correct before it can be healthy.

As the deadline for the sunset of this credit nears and then passes, we shall see.

Waipio

cmy — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:06:25 +0000

Waipio