Lance Owens

Note: I worked with Julie Ziemelis on this, and with her permission I posted this directly from her blog - 365Kona Note from Julie Z: I am helping the West Hawaii Association of Realtors with information about the housing...

January 3, 2012 - Interview with Kailua Kona Realtor Lance Owens (RS) Aloha Kona Realty Inc. Ok we all know 2011 was a good year for Real Estate Recovery in Hawaii, but every now and then I like to break it down and see who...

Vista Waikoloa Condominium Complex, has a surprising amount of Foreclosures and Short Sales. In fact, the Association Of Apartment Owners (AOAO) has foreclosed on 7 units alone, now operating 6 of them as rental units....

Hawaii Act 48: It sure didn't take long for someone to find the first loophole in Hawaii's new Act 48 - designed to help homeowners in foreclosure. And wouldn't you guess, its Mortgage Giant Fannie Mae -You...

Act 48, Hawaii's new Foreclosure law - will it help homeowners or hurt them in the long run? I just wanted to bring a few things to light about it.Glass Half Empty: The banks are going to close up office and stop doing...

OK, I always like to take a look at what sold, at what price, and why. So here we go. Home Sales. Kailua Kona Hawaii, short sales, foreclosures, REO, and even regular sales. Total Home Sales: 42 - Up 20% over 2010 ...

Still bucking the Real Estate Industry trend - 2011 vs 2010 - All 3 areas of sales, are up at least 20% according to the Hawaii MLS statistics. More interesting than that were last years numbers - Home sales 2010 over 2009...

Aloha from Kailua Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii With recent headlines (last week) stating that Hawaii Foreclsoures are up over 174%, it has drawn a lot of attention to the great deals going on. Even better, are the short...