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House for sale at a condo price

Buying a new home can be a stressful time in your life, especially when finding the perfect home that fits your budget seems next to impossible. If you’re like most first time home buyers, you probably think you need to purchase a condominium because houses here are too expensive.

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Well there’s a very charming single family house in Honolulu that’s available at a condo price. It’s not a CPR so there are no condo maintenance fees. In addition, the entire house has been recently renovated and includes a new kitchen and bathroom. All kitchen appliances and washer are brand new. And there’s also yard space for gardening.

If you’re interested in learning more about this little gem near downtown Honolulu, please contact me.

人生において家の購入は大きな事でストレスの元、特に予算内に完璧なものを見つけるのはほとんど不可能に近いものがある。同感している不動産購入初心者の多くは経済的理由で一戸建てをあきらめコンドミニアムに焦点を絞っている。

実は、ホノルルの中心でとてもチャーミングな一戸建ての家がコンドミニアムしか買えない値段で売りに出されている。 コンドミニアムのように共同使用区間がないので管理を毎月支払わなくていい。それに、真新しいキッチン、浴室を含め この家は最近プロに手直しされている。台所家電や洗濯機も新品である。

ホノルルダウンタウン近郊にあるこの小さな宝石箱のような家、ご興味がある方はこちらまでお問い合わせください。

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Spectacular Lightning Show over Honolulu

2011.02.23 Mineko @ 10:00 pm | Hawaii Lifestyle,Honolulu,Makiki

There was a rare lightning show over Honolulu tonight. I was able to capture some of it on video…

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It’s the first time I’ve experienced the lightning without the thunder.

今晩ホノルルで珍しいライトニング(稲妻)のショーがありました。ビデオに少し撮りました。

私にとって初めての音無の雷の経験でした。

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Home Improvement

2010.11.10 Mineko @ 11:48 pm | Buyers,Clients,Kakaako,Real Estate

Have you ever considered renovating your home? There are dozens of home improvement television shows that will inspire you to turn your home into your dream home… yourself.

But in reality, there’s a lot more detail involved than what you see on TV. And it’s not uncommon for the novice do-it-yourselfer to run into problems, go over budget and take much longer finish the project than they initially planned (if they finish at all). Sometimes it may just make sense to find the perfect home, instead of building it (or renovating it) yourself, where someone else already dealt with the headaches of the renovation.

I know of such a home.

There’s great listing with an unobstructed ocean view that has been fully renovated this year. A total of $115,000 was put into renovations to convert this spacious one-bedroom unit into a dream home.  The listing is being offered at $579,000 and is in perfect move-in condition.

You won’t see a deal like this on a TV show.

自分でするリホーム考えた事ありますか?  たくさんあるリホームのテレビ番組を見てい ると自分でドリームホームを創ってみたくなりますよね。

でも、実際はテレビで見ているよりもっと難しくて、初めての人だと面倒くさい事ばっか  りになったりするなんて結構あるみたいです。予算オーバーしたり、予定より時間がかか  ったり。時には自分でドリームホームを創るよりもう実際にドリームホームに近いものを  買うほうが良かったりします。それだと頭痛のしそうな面倒なことを自分は対処しなくて  いいですよね。

そんな物件知っています。

今年完全リホームされた1寝室タイプのコンドミニアムでそこから見える海の景色は最 高。11万5千ドルほどリホームに費やされた  この広い1寝室タイプはまさにドリーム ホーム。

テレビなんかではこんな物件なかなか紹介されないですよね。

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Happy Independence Day Hawaii!

2010.07.05 Mineko @ 10:30 pm | Hawaii Lifestyle,Honolulu

I’ve always enjoyed the Ala Moana Fourth of July fireworks show from afar. But this year we decided to brave the traffic and enjoy the show up-close.  The beachfront strip was packed as tents were literally touching each other end-to-end for the length of the strip.

Crowd at Ala Moana Beach

Ala Moana Beach Crowd on the 4th of July 2010

The traffic was a nightmare, and the parking was a mess, but it was totally worth it.

Here’s a clip of the last 3.5 minutes of the fireworks.

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Hawaii’s hidden treasures

2010.06.23 Mineko @ 11:56 pm | Hawaii Lifestyle,Honolulu

Oahu may be a small island, but there are a lot of hidden treasures waiting to be discovered. For example, Iolani Palace in downtown Honolulu. Iolani Place is one of my favorite places to visit. I love to go there on Fridays at noon to enjoy the Royal Hawaiian Band and hula performance on lawn. Last month there were guest performers from Japan where over 250 hula dancers performed with the Royal Hawaiian Band under a big tree in front of the Palace.

Hula performers from Japan

Another place I love to visit is the Honolulu Academy of Arts. It’s one of my all-time favorite buildings, and they have something for everyone. On the third Sunday of each month Bank of Hawaii sponsors Family Sundays with free admission, and fun activities for the family.

In the photo below, kids were invited to catch koi with fishnets, and take home the fish they catch.

Catching koi with fishnets

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Honolulu foreclosures still high, but rank better than most cities

2010.01.28 Mineko @ 11:22 pm | foreclosures,Honolulu

There were 3,985 Oahu properties in foreclosure in 2009, a 142 percent increase over the number of foreclosure filings in 2008, and a 672 percent increase over 2007. But Hawaii foreclosures ranked well below other metropolitan areas (128th out of 203). Las Vegas ranked number one.

I believe there is reason to be optimistic. There was a surge in home sales in December 2009, and Paul Brewbaker, principal of TZ Economics is calling January 2009 “the bottom of this cycle.”  People rushed to cash in on a federal $8,000 first-time homebuyers’ tax credit, and the November 30 deadline has been pushed back to April 30.

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Virtual tour of 425 South Street, Makai 901 (One Waterfront Tower)

Just posted a virtual tour of 425 South Street, Makai 901… also known as One Waterfront Towers, two classic icons near the Kakaako waterfront.

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This is a corner 2-bedroom, 2-bath unit on the ’01′ stack with views from Diamond Head to the Leeward coast and great views of Honolulu Harbor.

425 サウス通り マウカ 901号室のバーチャルツアーを載せました。 カカアコのウォーターフロントにあるツインタワーのひとつ。

2寝室2浴室タイプの01号室は角部屋でダイヤモンドヘットよりリーワードの岸辺の辺りまで見渡せる。特にホノルルのハーバーは絶景。

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Virtual tour of 616 Kumukahi Pl (Spinnaker Isle)

Just posted a virtual tour of 616 Kumukahi Pl on Spinnaker Isle in Hawaii Kai.

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This single level Spinnaker Isle home on the marina waterfront offers a large study room, living room and dining area. The house has a large open lanai, boat dock and boat ramp (under the wooden deck) for your boat.  We just hosted our first open house today, please contact me if you would like to schedule a showing.

For more virtual tours of this property, please visit my YouTube Channel.

バーチャルツアー 616クムカヒ プレース (スピナカー アイル)
ハワイカイ スピナカーアイル (住所616 クムカヒ プレース) のバーチャルツアーをたった今載せました。

このマリーナワーターフロントに建っている一階建の家は4寝室3浴室に加え大きな勉強部屋、リビングルームそしてダイニングエリアがあります。 この家には大きなオープンスペースのラナイ(屋根のある屋外スペース)、ボードドック(ボートを留めるところ)そして今は使用していないのでカバーしていますがボードランプ(ボードを引上げるところ)があります。今日は第一回のオープンハウスを行いました。 本当に多くの方が興味をもって訪問されました。 ショーイングのご予約は私に直接ご連絡ください。

For more virtual tours of this property, please visit my YouTube Channel.

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Virtual Tour of 1994 Ala Mahamoe Street

Check out this virtual tour of 1994 Ala Mahamoe Street.

This property features 7 bedrooms and 3 baths in 2830 total square feet. More virtual tours of this property can be found on my YouTube Channel.

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バーチャルツアー体験してみてください。 1994 アラ マハモエ 通り
2830スクエアーフィートの広さにある7寝室3浴室の物件. もっと物件の事が詳しくわかるには私のYouTube へ.

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Oahu home median sales drop in May

2009.06.03 Mineko @ 12:35 am | Honolulu,Sales,Statistics,ホノルル,不動産,価格,統計

According to the Hawaii Board of Realtors residential resale statistics for Oahu, median home prices dropped in the month of May.

The median home price dropped from $585,000 in April, to $550,00 in May (compared to $649,000 May 2008).

Condo prices fell from $310,000 in April to $305,000 in May (compared to $337,000 in May 2008).

According to Honolulu Board of Realtors president Sandra “Sam” Bangerter, our housing market may be showing signs of bottoming out “Single-family home sales rebounded a bit in May and the sales speed of 49 days was faster than at the same time last year. While prices were lower for single-family dwellings, the condominium median price has been holding quite steady at just over $300,000. These are just some of the signals that our housing market may be starting to return to normalcy.”

オアフ島5月統計価格下落
ハワイ不動産協会によるオアフ島の 中古住宅物件統計 では5月の中央価格下落。

4月は中央価格の$585,000。 5月は$550,000。(去年の5月は$649,000)

コンドミニアムは4月で $310,000 5月は $305,000 (昨年は5月は $337,000)

ハワイ不動産協会会長のサンドラ サム バンガーターによると 住宅市場は底をついた兆しを見せているようだ。5月の一軒家売り上げはリバウンドで、昨年の同時期に比べると49日も売り上げに掛かる日数が早まっている。 一軒家の住宅価格は下がったにも関わらず、コンドミニアムの中央価格は$300,000強を少し動くくらいで安定化をみせている。 このような事から住宅市場回復の兆しを見せ始めているのがわかる。

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