Waikiki Real Estate

June 12, 2013

What Are Deficiency Judgements and How Are They Obtained

What Are Deficiency Judgements?

When an asset is repossessed, or a home foreclosed on, because the debtor is in arrears, the asset (or home) is generally sold at auction and the monies raised used to pay off the debt.  Typically, the money raised does not cover the remaining debt ...

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May 30, 2013

Tips for Showcasing your Home

Are you planning to showcase your home for sale? 

If so, you probably already know the obvious:  repair broken items, clean, organize, etcetera.  But maybe you haven't thought of everything.  Following are some things that may help you get that home sold even faster:

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May 24, 2013

10 Tips for Online Prospecting

Connect with the world...Online!

Everyone knows that in today's world, if you're not using the internet, you're missing out.  But a lot of folks don't think about the fact that like anything else, it's not just using it, but it's how you ...

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May 18, 2013

Tenants Rights with Foreclosures

Tenants Rights when a Property Forecloses

Like other types of property, real estate that is used as rental property can be sold, or may be affected by foreclosure proceedings.  However, sales and foreclosures don't just affect the owners of rental properties, but also the tenants or renters of ...

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May 12, 2013

Singles Delve Into Real Estate

Singles are Becoming the Top Buyers in Real Estate

Did you know that singles (especially single women) are making up more and more of the real estate market now?  As recently as 2011, statistics showed single women made up 20% of all home buyers and single men accounted for ...

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May 7, 2013

Short Sale and Your Credit Score

How will a Short Sale effect your Credit Score?

Conflicting Information

It used to be that lenders wouldn't even consider a short sale if your payments were current, but that has changed.  However, often, lenders will typically be more willing to negotiate if your payments are in arrears ...

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May 1, 2013

Seller Insight - Buyer Tips for Gathering Information

Gather the right Information before Buying a Home

When you're buying a home, you'll want to get as much information as you can about the property.  You will get title information from your escrow officer, and a lot of information from your agent, but there are many ...

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April 27, 2013

Return of the Homebuyer Tax Credit

Could we possibly see the return of the Home Buyer Tax Credit?

The National Mortgage Complaint Center, a consumer advocacy group, is asking Congress to introduce legislation to restore the federal tax credit for home buyers in order to “rescue the U.S. residential real estate markets” and prevent home ...

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April 9, 2013

National Recovery - Bad for Renters?

Could the National Recovery be bad news for Renters?

According to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies’ latest report on America’s rental housing, rental markets are tightening, with vacancy rates falling and rents climbing.  With little new supply of multifamily units, rents could rise drastically as demand increases ...

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April 2, 2013

March 2013 Data on US Housing Market

U.S. Housing Market shows people are ready to sell

March data on the U.S. housing market shows growing optimism and confidence among potential sellers. Market data indicates that while the national housing inventory went down 15.22% since last year, the number of listings went up 2.36 ...

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