Note: I worked with Julie Ziemelis on this, and with her permission I posted this directly from her blog - 365Kona Note from Julie Z: I am helping the West Hawaii Association of Realtors with information about the housing...

January 3, 2012 - Interview with Kailua Kona Realtor Lance Owens (RS) Aloha Kona Realty Inc. Ok we all know 2011 was a good year for Real Estate Recovery in Hawaii, but every now and then I like to break it down and see who...

Hawaii Act 48: It sure didn't take long for someone to find the first loophole in Hawaii's new Act 48 - designed to help homeowners in foreclosure. And wouldn't you guess, its Mortgage Giant Fannie Mae -You...

Act 48, Hawaii's new Foreclosure law - will it help homeowners or hurt them in the long run? I just wanted to bring a few things to light about it.Glass Half Empty: The banks are going to close up office and stop doing...

Still bucking the Real Estate Industry trend - 2011 vs 2010 - All 3 areas of sales, are up at least 20% according to the Hawaii MLS statistics. More interesting than that were last years numbers - Home sales 2010 over 2009...