Friday, November 7th, 2008
The collapse of mainland real estate markets, particularly in California, has created tremendous investment opportunities for Hawaii investors. This opportunity couldn’t have come at a better time as millions of Americans scramble to salvage what’s left of their retirement portfolios following the brutal carnage that has taken ...
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Depending on your area, many times it is not that hard to find a great real estate deal. In some areas you’ll see 20 to 50 percent as distressed sales. Even with this type of market, there tends to be an elite class of properties that stand out ...
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
Current real estate markets nationwide have created countless opportunities for buyers looking to purchase real estate priced well under market value. Many buyers have turned to short sales, foreclosures and bank owned (REO) properties hoping to be able to purchase real estate for pennies on the dollar. The ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
I thought this was an interesting video:
History of the Housing Market
Source: Yahoo Video / ABC News
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Sunday, February 17th, 2008
One of the fastest growing segments in real estate has been in vacation and resort type properties. There are many reasons given for the growing interest, but condotels are very different from a condominium and it’s important that buyers know what these differences are.
Nothing New
While it’s quite possible ...
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Saturday, January 26th, 2008
There was a recent response to the post "Secrets for Timing The Real Estate Market". It brought up a valid point that I thought would be worth discussing here. The response was this:
"Like any real estate advice, this seems very positive. I agree with everything that was said, ...
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Beating the Market by Timing Home Buying and Selling
There are 33 American billionaires that made their fortune from real estate. All of them collectively agree that nobody can precisely time any real estate market, not even them. So if these 33 people (whose combined net worth made from ...
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