Yearly Archives: 2011

LĪHU‘E, HI - December 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- County officials announced that more tax relief is now available for eligible homeowners. Prior changes in the Circuit Breaker and Home Exemption programs also resulted in savings to eligible property owners.

LĪHU„E, HI - December 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- County officials announced that changes in two of the county‟s real property tax relief programs – the Circuit Breaker and Home Exemption programs – are now in effect.

Luise Palaita (RA) - September 30, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- CHS with EXIT Hawaii Dream Realty has earned the nationally recognized Short Sales and Foreclosure Resource (SFR) certification. The certification program includes training on how to qualify sellers for short sales, negotiate with lenders, provide proper disclosures, and manage risk exposure, and provides resources to help Realtors stay current on national and state specific information as the market for these distressed properties evolves.

Kaneohe, HI - September 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- EXIT Hawaii Dream Realty in Kaneohe, Hawaii, welcomes Kacey Shreve to our EXIT ohana. Kacey is a Realtor Associate joining us from Hawaii Realty Experts of Kaneohe. Kacey was attracted to EXIT because of our vast training opportunities available in-office, one-on-one, and online. She is excited to become a part of our select online team to work with our online lead generation program.

EUGENE, OR - September 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Michael Zimmerman, of Realty Executives Oahu, to the growing group of professional real estate agents and brokers dedicated to supplying their clients with a dynamic and simple real estate search page. Home seekers can now experience an unprecedented level of freedom and accessibility, while exploring the Hawaii Central MLS (HiCentralMLS) database of detailed property listings. Never before has such a thorough or comprehensive home search process been so simple and readily available for potential buyers online.

Kaneohe, HI - September 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Last week was the Hawaii Real Estate State Convention which took place this year in Waikiki. Like most trade conventions, the Realtor convention included vendor exhibits, break-out sessions and a series of top notch speakers including the National Association of Realtors’ Chief Economist, Mr. Lawrence Yun. Theresa Harden, Principal Broker of EXIT Hawaii Dream Realty, attended the convention to take advantage of first hand knowledge from our industry leaders. Additionally, EXIT Realty Hawaiian Islands participated as one of the vendor exhibits. Howard Richmond, Principal Broker of EXIT Realty Hawaiian Islands, and EXIT Realty regional owner, Dorretta Richmond, passed out EXIT’s signature large, fabric teal bags while sharing the EXIT story with the hundreds of convention attendees.

Kapolei, HI - August 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) today hosted the first of two free community events titled, “You’re Not Alone: Community Resources for Foreclosure and Fraud Prevention.”

August 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Honolulu FBI is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying residents of Hawaii who may have been defrauded by a Missouri-based company doing business as 1st Financial Resource LLC and 1st Federal Resource LLC. The company claimed to have been operating a foreclosure abatement program demanding advance fees of $2,000 to $5,000 from Hawaii residents who had fallen behind on their mortgage payments

LĪHU‘E, HI - August 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- County officials would like to remind Kaua‘i property owners that the first installment of real property taxes for the 2011-2012 tax year is due on Aug. 20

Washington, DC - July 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Hawaii Congresswomen Mazie K. Hirono and Colleen Hanabusa and Alaska Congressman Don Young today introduced a bipartisan bill to continue programs providing housing assistance for low-income Native Hawaiian families. H.R. 2648, the Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2011, also creates homeownership opportunities for Native Hawaiians by expanding the State of Hawaii’s Department of Hawaiian Home Land’s access to loan guarantees.

EUGENE, OR - June 24, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has forever changed the way Honolulu, Hawaii home seekers find their dream home, by suppling David Nash with his own customizable IDX solution. The IDX Broker software integrated onto the website of Nash extracts raw listing data directly from the Hawaii Central MLS (HiCentral) and displays it online. Dynamic search features help potential Honolulu buyers to narrow and focus their online property search, while simultaneously matching them with a concise group of real estate listings. IDX Broker software simplifies the real estate website Nash hosts, giving home seekers a fast, easy and comprehensive online property search.

LĪHU'E, HI - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- – In an effort to prepare residents for home ownership and increase awareness about housing opportunities on the island, the County Housing Agency is partnering with the Kaua'i Board of Realtors on a housing fair scheduled next month.

LĪHU'E, HI - May 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- In response to the high volume of requests for changes and clarification, county officials have extended the deadline to May 31 for property owners to make changes to their residential refuse collection assessment (RRCA).

Honolulu, HI - May 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- After a federally declared disaster, such as the Hawaii Tsunami of March 11, 2011, receiving federal funds is a critical part of the response and recovery process.