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Where will you dine tonight? Happy Aloha Friday to all the restaurants and eateries that opened up again! 🍽🍹🍧🥢

Tiered of traffic? Would you love to walk to the store or bike to work? Just listed a cute-as-a-button 1/1/0 in Makiki for only $265,000 FS. Questions? I have answers.

Great little finds. The rental market is getting pretty tight and that can be very frustrating for renters. Look for rental agencies and ask to see their inventory lists. It's a lot safer than picking through Craigslist.

What You Can Rent For ,000 in Honolulu Every month, we look at rental rates across O‘ahu. This month: Kalihi, Punchbowl and Waikīkī.

The good: Hawaii developers cancel plans to build luxury condo tower. The bad: Construction cost was rising by 13 percent in 2014 — the highest percentage in the United States and more than double the national average. The ugly: That fact will keep affordable housing not so affordable for many who need it.

Hawaii's Kobayashi Group and The MacNaughton Group cancel plans to build luxury Kakaako... Construction costs in Hawaii, which jumped by a staggering 13 percent in 2014 — the highest percentage in the United States and more than double the national average.

This get's straight down to the basics. If you are really a buyer, this is a must read. If you are just looking, this is a great article to help you getting off the fence.

These Experts' Advice For First-Time Homebuyers Will Up Your House-Hunting Game We grow up and fly the nest. We meet that special someone and start a family. We work hard and save up and look to turn our sweat and success into something tangible and lasting. The paths we take

22 billion dollars was reportedly spent by Chinese buyers on US real estate according to the NAR, just how did they get their money out of China? Bitcoin + Real Estate.

How Chinese Use Bitcoin to Funnel Money out of the Country The digital currency provides a secret way for ordinary Chinese to get money out of the country.

Single family home under $500,000 in Metro Honolulu? Yup! And it's move-in condition and has killer views! If you can master 80 stairs to the front door and don't mind street parking, your home!
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Open House Pick of the Week: A Hidden Home in Kalihi With Views of Kalihi Valley Three-bedroom, two-story home for 5,000.

Hawaii is taking out all the stops. After a summer of numerous hurricanes and a tsunami, what could be more fitting that blowing off the top?

USGS Release: USGS Volcano Alert Level for Mauna Loa Elevated from Normal to Advisory Status... Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have elevated the Volcano Alert Level for Mauna Loa from NORMAL to ADVISORY.

Small spaces, big opportunities. So perfect for Hawaii, we are already used to small rooms and this could be the answer to a lot of housing issues we are dealing with right now.

Teahouse In Portland, Oregon | A Look at 3 Fancy Tiny Houses: Small Space, Big Style Pietro Belluschi, the architect responsible for much of the Portland skyline, and his son Anthony, conceived a 236 square foot “teahouse” on the same property as the family’s main dwelling.(Source: ti…

'Worst house in Australia' hits market, unleashing onslaught of interest. The house, said to have 3 bedrooms and 1 bath, heads to auction this month with in Brisban, Queensland, Australia. The agent Gunther Behrendt declined to tell how much money the owners are aiming for: "The executors just need to sell the property, so each buyer needs to determine their own sense of value." The median house price in the area is about 750,000 Australian dollars — about $500,000 in the U.S.

"It will be certainly an interesting auction on August 22nd," he told us.. At least we are not alone in the housing craziness.

'Worst house in Australia' hits market, unleashing onslaught of interest 'This is the first time the poor condition of a property is a selling point,' the listing agent says.

For Sale: 1558 Monte St, Honolulu, HI 96819 Hey all - I'm listing a home for sale at 1558 Monte St. Please share this with anyone you think might be interested. Thanks!

Did you know that VIEW is the new LOCATION? At this property you get the best views for the lowest price.

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This is exciting news! Street Grindz, Eat The Street every day!

NEW POP-UP LOCATION OPENS TODAY! Our new DAILY POP-UP, Street Grindz: Kewalo OPENS TODAY from 10am-10pm 1011 Ala Moana Blvd (the former Fisherman's Wharf)

Really great article on those not-so-pretty aspects of preparing your home for sale. Staging will get you buyers in the door, bad foundations or plumbing make them leave again. A good investment for any seller is to hire a home inspector themselves before they list there house to get a reasonable evaluation.

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Only in Hawaii. Tako Tuesday!

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Congratulations! If you make $31.61 per hour you CAN afford to rent a 2-bedroom apartment in Hawaii!

What Hourly Wage You Need to Afford a 2-Bedroom Apartment in Your State - The Atlantic It highlights the mismatch between dipping job wages and soaring housing costs.

First automobile in Honolulu was an electric car! I hope we are coming full circle.

The first car ever imported to Hawaii (1899) was an electric car. Really interesting news article up at http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83025121/1899-10-10/ed-1/seq-4/. Interessted in getting an electric car? Check out Hawaii Energy's EV page https://hawaiienergy.com/for-homes/ev.

It is hard to argue against nearly 12,000 new homes in a community that is in an anemic state of housing. It is also hard to justify to take precious agricultural land away in a community that already totally depends on the outside world for its food supply. What do you think?

D.R. Horton gets OK from Honolulu City Council for 11,750-home Hoopili project in West Oahu -... The Honolulu City Council voted 9-0 to approve the rezoning request for the Ewa development, said Cameron Nekota, vice president of D.R. Horton — Schuler Homes.

Come and get it while you can!

The 4 factors fueling homebuying this season It's not just temperatures that are on the rise these days. Interest in home buying is way up, too.

Great guide for the terrible day in your life. Even better, get an alarm system from Security One Hawaii and don't worry about it.

Break In? What You Must Know | Safety Blog If your Oahu home has had a burglary, follow these 7 guidelines to know how to respond.

If security is on your mind, don't hesitate to call Security One in Honolulu. The give you peace of mind and a lot more.

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Yes, it's getting HOT!

Liliha-Kapalama Home For Sale For sale: $445,000. Lush Mountain Retreat in the City! 80 stairs lead to the front door of this private property. The layout is airy & light with sweeping views from the mountain to the sea. Freshly painted in & out, plus gorgeous hardwood floors provide a canvas to create a dream home. Move-in cond…

This article is particularly true for Hawaii. If you look at all the planned and currently under construction developments, the over 24,000 affordable housing units needed by 2016 are not being build.

In Tepid Housing Market, Builders Cater to Desires of Well-Off Home sales of $1 million and higher account for only a small share of the overall market, but it is an increasingly reliable sweet spot for building companies.

Zillow has just concluded the purchase of Trulia.com and is planning to run both real estate listing sites the way they did before consolidation. As it turns out, there is only a small group of users that overlap and running both as usual will give the consumer what they want and Zillow will have a broader audience. Sounds like a win win to me.

Zillow Group seeks restraining order to keep listings flowing to Trulia | Inman ListHub agreement was scheduled to run until June 2016

Lux sells in Hawaii! Waialae Iki is not to only neighborhood with prices pushing up. All East-Oahu ridge communities are on the rise.

Oahu's Luxury Housing Market Sets Record in 2014 HONOLULU – Sales of luxury homes on Oahu hit record highs in 2014 according to Coldwell Banker Pacific Properties, Hawaii’s leading residential real estate firm and a specialist in high-end real estate sales.The figures are based on Multiple Listing ...