Aloha! ? Often when it’s time to once again get my Monthly Newsletter into your e-mail boxes I scramble for worthy material. After 17 years without missing a month I guess that’s to be expected. This month, though, my Inbox has been inundated and it’s been a matter of...
Aloha! ? While our priorities continue to focus on keeping ourselves, our family, and others safe from the coronavirus (i.e., wearing masks and social distancing), the economy cannot afford to stagnate too much longer. The “experts” continue to search for definitive...
Aloha! Wow! What a difference a month makes. In our wildest Sci-Fi dreams could we have imagined then where we are now? Many of you probably already know what’s going on in Maui (not much!) but for those who don’t, I’ll give you a brief update. Our Mayor Mike...
Aloha! ? I know many of you who receive my Monthly Newsletter either own a short-term (vacation) rental unit on Maui or aspire to own one in the future. As a reminder, and as defined by the County of Maui, short-term rentals are any time period less than six months....
Aloha! ? (ah…those Mai-Tais!) Sorry 49’er fans (me included) but it was a great run. Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs (from Missouri!), and let’s move on to Real Estate. Year-end statistics for 2019 are in so here’s a quick overview: The quick...
Greetings! ? Yes, a slightly new look for the new decade. I hope the emoji doesn’t cause this to go into your spam folder! A new year always presents with great expectations and high hopes, and a new decade even more so. Of course, few of us were around for the...
Aloha! While there are many reasons why Maui Real Estate is of interest to an International audience, the predominant attraction continues to be Condos or Homes that can be used as Vacation Rental properties. Reasons range from the obvious—that being the income...
Aloha! Sure it’s only October, but I’m about ready to pull a Rip Van Winkle and go into a slumber—not for 20 years, but until 2020 and call 2019 a “done deal”; wake me when it’s over! Enough already! There’s the daily news constantly filling the air waves with the...
Aloha! At the risk of sounding a bit self-serving, I came across a well-written article on the value a Real Estate agent can bring to a transaction for both buyers and sellers. After 30 years in the business, I still flinch a little when I hear comments that all we...
Aloha! One of the recent news items that impacts Real Estate is the announcement that the Feds are cutting interest rates to as low as 2%. Sighting “sagging business confidence, concern about trade disputes and tariffs, and slower economic growth” the move was...