January Updates
THE CONVERSATION The value of your home, less than any liens (mortgage), can be defined as your home equity. It is important to remember...
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Ryan O.
- Dec 1, 2022
- 3 min
December Updates
THE CONVERSATION Hawaii has a housing crisis and it needs to be addressed now. The problem is worsening due to the not in my backyard...
Ryan O.
- Nov 1, 2022
- 4 min
November Updates
Owning a home on Oahu can be one of the best longterm investments you can ever make. Unlike other locations, land is very scarce on Oahu...
Ryan O.
- Oct 1, 2022
- 5 min
October Updates
The Honolulu Civil Beat recently reported that Dean Uchida, the Director of the Department of Planning and Permitted (DPP), resigned. In...
Ryan O.
- Sep 1, 2022
- 4 min
September Updates
How did we get to record high inflation? During the start of the pandemic, there was an increase in the money supply since millions of...
Ryan O.
- Aug 1, 2022
- 5 min
August Updates
When the pandemic started, many industries came to a standstill. Businesses temporarily closed and people hunkered down at home. Unlike...
Ryan O.
- Jul 1, 2022
- 5 min
July Updates
When I was in college, I recall my college professor discussing Oahu's homeless crisis in our Sociology of Urbanism class. I graduated...
Ryan O.
- May 1, 2022
- 4 min
May Updates
Danielle Hale, Realtor.com’s chief economist, predicts U.S. home prices will slow down in 2022. Locally, the median price for a single...
Ryan O.
- Apr 4, 2022
- 4 min
April Updates
A recent study by Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University reported that Honolulu homes prices are are...
Ryan O.
- Mar 1, 2022
- 4 min
March Updates
KHON 2 recently reported that a Maili homeowner owes $18,000 to Hawaiian Electric (HECO) to pay for street lights on Halemauliha Place....
Ryan O.
- Feb 1, 2022
- 4 min
February Updates
For the past few years, the United States government has come close to defaulting on its obligations. Matter of fact, in December 2021,...
Ryan O.
- Jan 1, 2022
- 4 min
January Updates
Happy New Year! Here are the housing updates for January 2022.
Ryan O.
- Dec 1, 2021
- 4 min
December Updates
After the Marco Polo condo fire, a law was passed to requiring certain buildings to install fire sprinklers or to pass a Life Safety...
Ryan O.
- Sep 1, 2021
- 4 min
September Updates
Stocks vs. Real Estate is a never-ending debate. Both are great financial vehicles and you should probably own both. There are two unique...
Ryan O.
- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
Land Use Ordinance Amendment
The Honolulu Department of Permitting and Planning has updated a draft bill. Here is one major a takeaway: 180 Days Rentals The bill...
Ryan O.
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
Here Comes The Regulation
The Honolulu Board of Realtors recently released July 2021’s housing statistics. To no surprise, the median single family home price is...
Ryan O.
- Aug 5, 2021
- 2 min
Was It Worth It?
I was showing properties to a client the other week and we started to talk. ”Hey, Oda. If you could do it all over again, would you still...
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