Your February #HomeChecklist

Outsmart winter weather by making your home inside a clean, cozy and healthy haven. Put a pot of soup on the stove, plan a trip or get a jump-start on spring cleaning with a whole-house refresh, from the air you breathe to the floors underfoot. And since this is a leap year, you’ll have an…

#Homeownership Makes Sense Financially

We have reported many times that the American Dream of homeownership is alive and well. The personal reasons to own differ for each buyer, with many basic similarities. Eric Belsky, the Managing Director of the Joint Center of Housing Studies at Harvard Universityexpanded on the top 5 financial benefits of homeownership in his paper –The Dream Lives On: the Future of…

Decorating #IslandStyle

You’ve finally found your perfect Hawai‘i dream home and now it’s time to decorate. Decorating island-style is easier than you think! Creating a timeless, laid-back, beachy or tropically inspired interior is definitely more fun than stress. It’s easy to find Hawa‘i-inspired furnishings at locally owned boutiques, or you can get creative and craft some designs…

#BoomerangBuyers To Enter #RealMarket

TransUnion recently released the results of a new study titled “The Bubble, the Burst and Now – What Happened to the Consumer?” The study revealed that 1.5 million homeowners that were negatively impacted by the housing crisis could re-enter the housing market in the next three years. TransUnion defined “negatively impacted” as… “…those who were 60+ days…