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New Purchase & Renovation Home Loan Product: “Home Style” 5% Down Loan

In Hawaii you’ll tend to find many homes in need of some serious TLC. Some homes require titanic efforts to bring them back to their former prestige, like the one in the picture below. Historic Oahu Tudor home For those homebuyers willing to take the plunge and put some sweat equity in a property, the […]

Oahu’s Military Benefit from BAH Increases in 2015

Despite what you might have heard, Basic Housing Allowance will be increased in 2015! Overall, BAH is increasing by 0.5%. This is great news for military families that dream of Hawaii homeownership. How BAH allowance amounts are derived in reality has nothing to do with housing expenditures like mortgage costs. BAH allowances are actually based […]

Vacation Rental Ownership Tips from Oahu’s North Shore

If you’ve visited the Hawaiian Islands, you understand its beauty and cultural prestige. You might have also realized Hawaii certainly knows how to market itself well. Why not use this to your benefit? If you’re like me and you’ve decided to make Hawaii your home, and have also decided to invest in real estate, then […]