Ryan Oda

I recently listed a single-family home. We had over 70 showings and 11 offers. 9 of the 11 offers were above list price. Sounds easy, right? Well, not really. Prior to listing, our client spent months prepping the property for sale. In addition to general home maintenance, our client had to meet with his attorney and financial advisor. Even though the market is hot, it was important that he knew the tax implications of the sale. In addition, our seller took the time to survey

Here are our real estate updates for June 2021.

COVID-19 decimated Hawaii's economy. Since people are fearful of traveling, tourism slowed down. Since tourism slowed down, there was a lack of spending and economic growth. Since there was a lack of spending, there was a shortfall in tax revenue. As we made our way through 2020, it was apparent that construction and real estate were two essential industries. Despite high rates of unemployment, our housing market was firing on all cylinders. In certain neighborhoods, like Kap

When I was growing up, I would help out at my Uncle's real estate company. Uncle Sonny's speciality was association property management. In addition, he also did residential property management and sales too. Uncle Sonny had a team of people who specialized in niche tasks. One person who always fascinated me was the employee who sat at the front desk. At the beginning of every month, people would be lined up outside the front door to drop off their maintenance fee or rent pay

Here is July's housing updates.

I recently had a new client meeting. While discussing the purchase process, my friend asked, “Does real estate slowdown during Christmas break?” The Honolulu Board of REALTORS® recently released December’s housing statistics. Interestingly, single-family homes and condo sales increased 14.8% and 23.8% respectively from the same time last year. In addition, to no surprise, the median sales price for both single-family homes and condos increased as well. People are speculating