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Real Estate Tips What First-Time Hawaiʻi Homebuyers Need to Know There’s a lot to consider when buying your first home in the Islands, so here are a few helpful tips to get you started. There’s no doubt about it, buying a home—especially in Hawaiʻi—is a daunting task for first-time homebuyers. From qualifying for a mortgage loan to deciding on a location and learning what schools […]
Our Agents 5 Tips for Mainland Buyers Who Want to Own a Piece of Paradise – Hawai‘i Magazine List Sotheby’s real estate agent Drew Read shares his advice for potential Hawaii residents.
Oahu Neighborhoods Living at the Beach or in the Mountains: How to Make the Decision With some of the most scenic coasts and mountain ranges in the U.S., here’s how homeowners can decide between the two...
Art / Lifestyle Caribbean Sees Boost From Remote Working As companies extend remote-working options, faraway tropical paradises in the Caribbean are cementing their appeal for luxury home buyers...
Luxury Outlook 2022 Boomerang Buyers Stimulate Markets Back Home—Particularly In Australia And New Zealand One of the pandemic’s significant effects on the global property market is the boomerang-buyer phenomenon...
Luxury Outlook 2022 What’s Next:Gen-Z Home Buyers Gen Z, the generation behind millennials, with the oldest members in their early 20s, have their sights set on homeownership...
Our Agents 5 Ideas That’ll Increase the Value of Your Home – Hawaii Home + Remodeling magazine These small- to large-scale home projects will surely enhance your home...
Luxury Outlook 2022 Luxury Buyers Keep Cities Thriving Despite Pandemic For hundreds—or sometimes thousands—of years, cities around the globe have defied predictions of their death, including alarms set off during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic...
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Luxury Outlook 2022 Is There Relief Ahead From The Market Frenzy? While the current state of the housing market is great news for sellers, for buyers, the past year and a half has felt like they can’t catch a break...
Luxury Outlook 2022 Second-Home Transactions Cooling Slightly, But Demand And Prices Still High Second-home markets have been experiencing high demand since mid-2020, with luxury buyers motivated to seek out properties in holiday destinations...
Luxury Outlook 2022 Material Supply Issues May Put Long-Term Pressure On Home Prices With delivery schedules delayed and prices of material goods rising, pandemic-induced supply-chain issues have dominated headlines for much of 2021...
Luxury Outlook 2022 Irrepressible Cities Poised For Growth While urban areas have rebounded more quickly than anticipated from the global disruption created by the Covid-19 pandemic, some cities managed to...
Luxury Outlook 2022 Amid Inflation And Relatively Low Interest Rates, Luxury Real Estate Remains A Trusted Investment The expansive growth in the luxury-home market during the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to continue in 2022, albeit at a slower pace, as low interest rates and inflation fears...
Luxury Outlook 2022 Tax Havens Around The World There’s no income tax, capital-gains tax, or inheritance tax in the commonwealth, though there is a value-added tax on goods and services...
Art / Lifestyle Run On Luxury Properties In Secondary And Tertiary Markets Heralds Long-Term Change The seismic shift in home buyers’ priorities since the pandemic’s onset has led high-net-worth buyers from primary markets...
Art / Lifestyle Reimagining The Multifamily Building While most of the luxury high-rise buildings currently selling units were designed prior to the age of social distancing and more-consistent disinfecting...
Luxury Outlook 2022 Millennials Make Their Mark Millennials are entering the home-buying market en masse, shedding their title of the “renter generation” as they reach new life milestones...
Luxury Outlook 2022 Tax Changes Around The Globe From the U.S. to France and Oman to Ireland, governments and city authorities are looking to property as a way to raise funds...
Our Agents When Is The Best Time For Buying A Home In Hawaii? By Scott Startsman – You're thinking of buying a house in Hawaii? The best moment really depends on your individual situation. Watch the video to learn more...
Brand News Domestic Buyers Dominate These Hot Markets…But How Long Will It Last? The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions on international travel have hindered foreign buyers from investing in overseas real estate, and as a result, domestic buyers are dominating many luxury markets...