http://www.lanikaiproperties.com Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:17:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en           Tucked between a mountain ridge and the magical Mokulua Islands is a special Oahu neighborhood called Lanikai - Hawaiian for "Heavenly Water".  It's actually part of the larger community of Kailua (not to be confused with Kailua-Kona on the "Big Island" of Hawaii) on Windward Oahu.            Situated just south ... http://www.lanikaiproperties.com/tips/41/           I recently attended an informal lunchtime presentation and Q & A session with our Honolulu City & County Mayor, Mufi Hannemann.  Mayor Hannemann spoke frankly about the challenges that our fine city is facing and about the actions being taken to try and ease us through these tough times.  According to the Mayor, our ... http://www.lanikaiproperties.com/tips/40/         The Honolulu skyline is changing!  Several new high-rise condominium buildings have been built in the last couple of years, and they are fine additions to our fair city.   I had the opportunity to work with a real estate investor from Southern California recently, and I thoroughly enjoyed visiting many of our ... http://www.lanikaiproperties.com/tips/39/           If you will be putting a property on the market in the near future you'll need to select a real estate professional that can partner with you to make the sale of your property happen. The agent or team of agents that you select to navigate the potentially challenging ... http://www.lanikaiproperties.com/tips/36/          One of the many reasons we enjoy living in Hawaii is the opportunity to visit historical sites - especially from World War II. Visiting Pearl Harbor - and specifically the USS Arizona Memorial - is an experience almost beyond compare. If you are considering a visit to Oahu check-out ... http://www.lanikaiproperties.com/tips/35/           I had an interesting conversation with a Seller client recently. We were talking about how to price his property for sale. I made the comment that his home was NOT worth what we might list it at. Okay, that's fairly obvious! I went on to tell him that it ... http://www.lanikaiproperties.com/tips/34/           These days I'm completely sold on "staging" (most) residential properties before putting them on the market for sale. Now there are different definitions of staging. For some, putting a couple of placemats and dinner plates on the kitchen counter and some nice hand towels in the bathrooms is staging. ... http://www.lanikaiproperties.com/tips/33/           It's been an interesting week! About 10 days ago I got an email from a dear friend and client with the subject line - "We are desperate!" Long story short, their North Shore / Waialua condo was not selling, and they were ready to throw in the towel. We ... http://www.lanikaiproperties.com/tips/32/ Aloha and welcome to the launch of my Lanikai Properties website! I'm Allison Green, and I hope to offer you timely information and helpful insights into the Hawaii real estate market. Over the weeks and months ahead I'll share thoughts on the current credit/mortgage environment in Hawaii, investment property strategies ... http://www.lanikaiproperties.com/tips/27/